The issue of vampire’s breath arises again in the episode 5.04 Out Of My Mind, when Harmony attempts to smoke. She chokes on the smoke which seems impossible as vampires can’t breathe. This isn’t really a goof as such, as it could be seen as her just not being used to having smoke filling her throat. A certain amount of artistic license has to be allowed for this kind of mythology. Yes, vampires shouldn’t really be able to smoke, cough or be out of breath. But if we’re going to be picky - vampires aren’t real either so that’s kind of a goof too!
Related episodes: 5.04 Out Of My Mind
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Puja on July 2nd, 2005 at 11:35 am
I
JayCee on July 2nd, 2005 at 11:36 am
My only thought on the CPR issue would be that there are so many processes oxygen takes when we
Red on July 2nd, 2005 at 11:38 am
I think the real answer, though, is probably that the actors are human. That it was convenient to the plot early on for Angel to not need to breathe, but then later it suited Spike
BringTheNoise on August 23rd, 2005 at 8:48 pm
I’m sure I read the ‘defiled’ theory on oxygen somewhere - either The Watcher’s Guide (vol 1) or possibly an interview with Joss Whedon.
Puja on August 23rd, 2005 at 10:22 pm
Cool. So I’m not just talking out of my arse?
I mean, of course I’m not!
BringTheNoise on August 24th, 2005 at 9:51 pm
Checked it last night. It IS in the Watcher’s Guide Vol 1 - although just a theory by the writers, rather than a ‘fact’.
marvin21st on August 26th, 2005 at 11:31 am
Who is the Watcher’s Guide Vol 1 written by.
ant4buffy on August 26th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Nancy Holder and Christopher Golden
Jess on August 31st, 2005 at 4:11 pm
You can also check out the Watcher’s Guides in the Resources page on this site.
All4Spike on April 22nd, 2006 at 12:52 am
Puja, I don’t know how Spike could have drowned in that puddle of water (I am assuming you are referring to the episode ‘Showtime’?) when we know that Angel certainly didn’t drown in his months of sitting at the bottom of the ocean between seasons 3 and 4, and also was able to sink down to the submarine in S5 ‘Why we fight’. I assumed that Spike’s difficulty arose from the fact that he was weak from loss of the blood to open the seal, and had been tortured by the Turok-Han.While he doesn’t breath it would be very uncomfortable to have lungs full of water.
TwoToGo-Grave on April 22nd, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Well, Angel was inside a box that was sealed (so perhaps that kept water out), but most importantly, Spike was never in any danger of drowning in ‘Showtime’, as far as I could tell. It was a lame form of torure (shouldn’t the evil be better at it than that?), but I am sure that the First never planned for him to drown, or would have considered it a possibility. That’s just my opinion, though, so take it for what it’s worth.
All4Spike on April 22nd, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Was Angel’s box sealed? I thought it just had that mesh stuff over the front allowing water to pass through, otherwise it would have been full of air and floated wouldn’t it?. I’ll have to watch that again…