tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post7951116507387577367..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Buffy Rewatch Week 14Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3330275712292373362011-04-07T01:46:08.088-04:002011-04-07T01:46:08.088-04:00@EBeth: Feral Angel Pants is my new band name.<br>@EBeth: Feral Angel Pants is my new band name.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-73425705283285019062011-04-07T00:31:37.346-04:002011-04-07T00:31:37.346-04:00Joss says in the commentary that he made Nerf Herd...Joss says in the commentary that he made Nerf Herder re-record the theme because they got off tempo in the first version, and they didn't have time to fix it in the rush to production. I love this new, hard-rockin' version that starts with Season 3!<br /><br />Steve: You are blowing my MIND with the musical commentary! I wish there was some way to link audio samples in while reading the text. . .it's hard for me to cue them up and listen again later. <br /><br />I love the Mayor! <br />Colleen/redeem: re: feral Angel pants--the censors put them on him;)<br /><br />My favorite line delivered by Oz: "something's gonna happen that you won't believe. . .or maybe you would." <br /><br />Starfury, I am with you all the way about your discomfort with the Beauty & The Beasts themes and its treatment of the Buffy/Angel dynamic. I don't know why but this episode always really troubled me. It seems like the show sells the Buffy/Angel relationship as this big epic, doomed romance, then this episode comes along and we're supposed to see Buffy as a victim of domestic violence? But then at the end it seems like Angel can really change? But Pete couldn't, so Debbie's supposed to look stupid/like a fool (for taking him back), but Buffy isn't (for taking Angel back)? I can't really condense my thoughts here, but like I said, troubling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997191228899274706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59323855727765733132011-04-06T22:42:01.723-04:002011-04-06T22:42:01.723-04:00Giles "giving the gang a scare" at the h...Giles "giving the gang a scare" at the homecoming dance was the flat-out funniest moment of the entire series so far!<br /><br />Also, how HOT did Buffy & Cordy look in their homecoming outfits?! I can't wait for the Prom episode now! :PThe Question Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-23288613072493625082011-04-06T15:54:32.937-04:002011-04-06T15:54:32.937-04:00@Nikki: “Look! David Boreanaz looks like he’s in a...<br>@Nikki: <i>“Look! David Boreanaz looks like he’s in a boy band!” “When does he NOT look like he’s in a boy band?!”</i><br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />@Marebabe: <i>Willow and Xander playing footsie!</i><br /><br />I found that all kinds of adorable, even borderline hot in its adolescent expression of the chaste lust, but also hate how my heart aches for all concerned in this scenario.<br /><br />@redeem: <i>Jennifer Hetrick (Vash from ST:TNG) is wasted as Buffy's teacher.</i><br /><br />Ah... Vash! <i>Thank</i> you! I knew that she was familiar and could not place the face.<br /><br /><i>Still</i> don't get how Jean-Luc Picard would not giggle at a woman named Vash... <br /><br />@redeem: <i>If Angel is feral, where did he get pants and who put them on him?</i><br /><br />My first reaction to this is that I've wondered the same thing, as well as who's been helping him shave and trim his hair. My second reaction is that if I didn't know better I'd think that you were asking this with a little too much Xanderness, if you get my drift — and I don't know better. 8^)<br /><br />@redeem: <i>Would somebody explain SATs again to me? My little Canadian brain doesn't get it.</i><br /><br />They're what we call standardized tests, although recently an essay has been added. In my day, and during this episode, you had a Math section and a Verbal section worth a possible 800 points each, so a combined perfect score was 1600 and anything from, oh, the mid-1300s on for sure was going to help you get into the more exclusive schools. Each section was broken down further into subsections, with the Verbal having a bunch of analogies to complete, grammar to correct or validate, and, like the scene with Giles here, passages to read for which you had to determine the most fitting title or moral of the story (often with a laughable ringer among the possible answers).<br /><br />@redeem: <i>I think I like candy-filled Joyce more than over-protective humourless Joyce - though she's still a square.</i><br /><br />I don't hold myself up as some paradigm of coolness, but I think it's hysterical that Joyce is talkin' all tough, smackin' her gum like a bad-ass, and speaking reverently of <i>Juice Newton</i>.<br /><br />@Page48: <i>I was just getting my ears trained to catch the Love Theme every time it came on and now I have to move on? Watching, listening, it's all very demanding.</i><br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />@Starfury: <i> Sunnydale High IS right on top of the Hellmouth, so maybe they're stuck in some kind of time loop bubble thing and nobody has noticed them sitting there having the same conversation over and over and over again for THREE YEARS.</i><br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />@karoliinahv: <i>does she have a standard travelling kit of dolls and shackles?</i><br /><br />Doesn't everyone?<br /><br />@JS: <i>I do not understand Trick's lollipop</i><br /><br />Vamps love them the sucking. Maybe it's made of blood. 8^)<br /><br />VW: <i>errific</i> — Exceptional at making mistakes.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-54303841228577828352011-04-06T15:30:05.612-04:002011-04-06T15:30:05.612-04:00On "Homecoming":
I love that the all-ov...<br>On <b>"Homecoming"</b>:<br /><br />I love that the all-over-the-place list of Cordelia's weaknesses includes "fake smile", "brie", and "Xander".<br /><br />Early on, Buffy left her stake in a vamp when she dusted it. She now holds on to the pointy weapon at hand, which is great in terms of both "Reduce Reuse Recycle" and presumably the special-effects budget — but not so great in terms of suspension of disbelief. The dusting in general is getting a little too easy, not just for the non-Slayers (Doesn't anybody remember that in the old Dracula movies Van Helsing and friends had to pound a stake in with a frickin' <i>mallet</i>?) but for our super-strong Slayer herself, who even with an uncanny sense of aim should need to do more than tap a vamp in the chest with any old vaguely sharp piece of wood. And a No. 2 pencil would not survive the experience, even if Buffy could straw-in-a-hurricane it through a breastbone before it splintered.<br /><br />Willow and Xander... <i>Grr...! Arrgh...!</i><br /><br />On <b>"Band Candy"</b>:<br /><br />I'm curious whether the first-timers think it was too obvious that something was up with the chocolate bars too soon. Rewatch-wise I don't know if I noticed that Joyce was suspiciously addicted to the band candy right away because I was looking for it or because it was telegraphed, and I can't remember my own reaction watching it as a newbie a decade ago. <br /><br />The unlikely duo of the Mayor and Mr. Trick, love child of Rick James and John Waters, is a hoot. And while I can't help but feel that the character hasn't really lived up to his potential, Ethan's return had me flashing on how awesome it would be to see a Legion of Doom roundtable of Buffy's most colorful adversaries — not the one-off (save for Gorch), second-string (Gorch!?!) ensemble seen in "Homecoming" — plotting and bickering in a volley of witty Whedonesque dialogue. <br /><br />I can't be the only one who hears "band candy" and looks at Willow thinking, "This <i>one</i> time, at <i>band camp</i>..."<br /><br />VW: <i>boation</i> — Whedonesque for having a seafaring craft.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-88332730610911777142011-04-06T15:21:30.812-04:002011-04-06T15:21:30.812-04:00As much as I love "Band Candy" my #1 fav...<br>As much as I love "Band Candy" my #1 favorite scene in this trio of episodes is Willow playing CSI (before <i>CSI</i> — and more like playing Quincy, really, or actually, given the situation, more like Mulder or the Winchester boys; <i>CSI</i> just came to mind first) with her Scooby-Doo lunchbox. Total win!<br /><br />On <b>"Beauty and the Beasts"</b>:<br /><br />I'm not one of those with an encyclopedic knowledge of <i>Buffy</i>. The Rewatch is fun partly because I haven't even seen some of these episodes more than once, and, as the new viewers are no doubt realizing, going through the series with hindsight is quite rewarding. I don't really have more than a season-by-season grasp (if that) of what's coming up when, or coming up <i>at all</i>, until a given episode foreshadows things or outright launches a subplot.<br /><br />So it's not a spoiler to say that when the Jeckyll-&-Hyde allusion in this episode hit, I wondered how many old-school monster stories there were left to riff on. We've had vampires (duh), werewolves, witches, an invisible girl, a mummy, a Frankenstein / patchwork man, and a version of Death itself, as well as a bug lady, reptile creature, evil robot duplicate, and nightmares made real — plus whatever I'm plumb forgetting. I know that there are more sci-fi and supernatural tropes left to mine, but it sure seems like we've gone through the classics and plenty of less easily definable neo-classics too.<br /><br />This is really just an off-the-cuff observation, although if anyone wants to point out a big blind spot of mine in the Spoiler Forum, go for it. (Not here! Unless you're just spitballing ideas without any actual foreknowledge...)<br /><br />VW: <i>fisekul</i> — Less successful phonetic version of Olivia Newton-John's 1981 radio hit.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3235349253880855492011-04-06T14:10:50.424-04:002011-04-06T14:10:50.424-04:00'Beauty & The Beasts'
Is really over t...'Beauty & The Beasts'<br />Is really over the top in it's Domestic Abuse theme.<br />I don't like Pete(Actually I HATE Pete!!!I lived through what Debbie had for just afew months most of my childhood,I wish every time that debbie had the balls to KILL Pete),Scott(Oddly I liked him enough during the original run...Fab is Cute as a Button),Debbie(as much as I feel bad for her,She should have just kicked Psycho Pete to the curb..when she had the chance).<br />This ep just rubs me the wrong way.<br />(Still it's not the worst ep in the series,for me two eps tie for that spot and the 1st is 'Revelations'sadly the 1st ep of the next rewatch...Revelations and a S4 ep are the only two eps I truely can't watch)<br /><br />'Homecoming'<br />Is not so great but quite abit better then 'B&tB'.<br />Let me explain<br />Cordy rocking the temporary Slayer = UberKool(Something on rewatch is a blast to see so early in the BtVS)<br />Buffy reverting back to her Hemery High persona to out do Cordy for Homecoming queen is too funny(Buffy was Cordelia,theres a quote in an upcoming episode where Buffy says that Hemery High Buffy made Cordelia look like a Classical Philosopher)<br />Willow&Xander's Clothes Fluke(I love this because their my fantasy Couple :D ,Plus I adore Lisa Loeb's 'How' playing over that scene)<br />Lyle Gorch is back and has a fiance(WTF?Lol)<br />Giles & Faith are awesome in there supporting roles for this ep.<br /><br />'Band Candy'<br />A Fan Fav....for all the obvious and already stated reasons.<br />Rupert'Ripper'Giles & Joyce...and their teen shenanigans(One of the best things to EVER happen,the lasting effect is equally as hilarious)<br />Theres this scene between Ripper & Joyce...where their listening Giles' Cream Record the song 'Tales Of Brave Ulysses' is playing... it's beautiful,but for the sake of spoilers I can't say why that scene is precious in it's simplicity.<br />Buffy really really can't drive Lol,Aren't we all glad she didn't get her lisence last season?;)<br />Snyder is a huge dork :) and really looooves Oz' hair,who doesn't? :)<br />Willow is a Tree and couldn't remember who KISS was.Shame on you Willow ;)<br />Xander and Willow playing footsies is cute because their wearing the same shoes,only difference being colour and genderstyle.<br />Of course Cordelia is appalled at her mothers clothing Lol<br />Ethan Rayne is back YAY seriously thorn in Buffys side ,Farm fresh chicken indeed.<br />Mr.Trick helping out Sunny D's Mayor....Both characters are extremely fun to watch during their arcs.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sidenote: Willow and Xander are my fantasy couple but I still feel HORRIBLE for Oz & Cordy.<br />I really love Oz&Willow and Xander&CordyMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352179063117525571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33865400844549549952011-04-06T09:07:53.442-04:002011-04-06T09:07:53.442-04:00I have had trouble staying with the rewatch schedu...I have had trouble staying with the rewatch schedule and keep watching ahead (I just watched Consquences) and the episodes to just get better from here. <br /><br />I continue to struggle with the logic of and buget for Buffy's wardrobe and hair maintenance (wasn't she a red head a couple of episodes ago? highlights on a diner waitress's salary??) but I am working hard to put that aside in the spirit of enjoying what is on the screen. My minor, completely petty observations:<br /><br />Homecoming - Cordy says, "You don't call, you don't write?" Since I have been simultaneously re-watching LOST (again) I immediately thought of Charlie. Also, I do not understand Trick's lollipop? Is that just a bad guy thing or is he a Vamp/crack addict?<br /><br />Band Candy - I loved it so much I didn't take any notes. My favorite was Principal Snyder, and his total committment to nerd-hood. Of course he wants to hang out with the Scooby Gang, they are the coolest! And I am in love with teenage Giles.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219841452322761803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48151128120140332011-04-06T06:09:18.091-04:002011-04-06T06:09:18.091-04:00The first five episodes of Season 3 I find just OK...The first five episodes of Season 3 I find just OK ("Homecoming" being indeed the lowest point of the season), but from "Band Candy" on, there's not a single episode that's mediocre, and some of them are among my favourites in the entire series. Oh, the brilliance that's about to come...<br /><br />"Beauty & the Beasts":<br />I've done a lot of work (both studying and practical) on the subject of violence against women by their spouses/partners, and I have to say that the Pete-Debbie realationship is a very good depiction of such: the combination of physical, psychological and emotional violence used by Pete and the effects it has on Debbie's behaviour and view of their relationship, the substance as an excuse, the blame on the victim, the outsiders (Buffy) who want to help but do it all wrong because they don't understand the workings of such relationships...<br /><br />"Homecoming":<br />I'm usually one to defend the Scoobies over Buffy, but in the case of the Homecoming Queen campaign, even if Buffy does act somewhat bitchy and even if it really is more important for Cordelia, I don't understand the Scoobies' clear siding with Cordelia. It's not as if they couldn't help them both!<br />Cordelia's confession that she is in love with Xander makes me even more annoyed at him for doing what he's doing with Willow. Even if I adore Oz and I would choose him over Xander without a second thought, I can understand Willow because she's had these unfulfilled feelings for Xander for so long, but Xander? Cordelia made a lot of sacrifices to be with him (and let's not forget how annoyed he was when she chose her "friends" over him in Season 2) and Willow has suffered a lot for him, and now he's not being fair to either of them.<br /><br />"Band Candy":<br />Teenage Snyder=Pure Awesomeness!!!<br />I was already in love with Giles even in his tweeds, but the Ripper style... whoa! Although I'd choose Watcher-Librarian Giles over Ripper, even if he dresses worse.<br />I love this episode, probably because it's a perfect mix of fun and threat.<br /><br />THE MAYOR!!! :)<br />Just in two episodes, he's become a very interesting and fun to watch character.<br /><br />And a question that popped into my head while watching "Beauty & the Beasts": so many episodes involve fighting in the library, and pretty much every time at least one bookstand is dropped; how do they put everything back in its place so fast?Efthymianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-25356312850362933942011-04-06T05:44:27.114-04:002011-04-06T05:44:27.114-04:00I like it how well Buffy knows Drusilla that she i...I like it how well Buffy knows Drusilla that she immediately goes to her doll chest to look for chains, but also - didn't Dru used to chain Angel up in the factory, which burned down, does she have a standard travelling kit of dolls and shackles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-40142650102299674582011-04-06T01:09:07.622-04:002011-04-06T01:09:07.622-04:00Tom D.: You're right, of course, that for all ...Tom D.: You're right, of course, that for all the parallels, the situations ARE different. I guess what I'm trying to say is that for me, they're not different <i>enough</i> for me to ever really get on board that ship.<br /><br />Also, I just want to point out that there is an establishing shot in "Homecoming," of three students talking (notice the girl standing in the yellow jacket with the short dark hair who vaguely resembles Jenny Calendar) in the HS courtyard by the fountain, just before Buffy talks to Ms. Moran, that has been used over and over again since early in season 1. Somewhere there's got to be a list of every episode that uses that scene. Every time I see it now, it totally breaks my Willing Suspension of Disbelief. OTOH the Sunnydale High IS right on top of the Hellmouth, so maybe they're stuck in some kind of time loop bubble thing and nobody has noticed them sitting there having the same conversation over and over and over again for THREE YEARS. OMG <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeBrilliance" rel="nofollow">FRIDGE BRILLIANCE!</a>StarfuryBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187521360431932620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-84604964527721178752011-04-06T00:46:19.872-04:002011-04-06T00:46:19.872-04:00Near the beginning of Beauty & the Beasts, the...Near the beginning of Beauty & the Beasts, there's a conversation between Willow and Xander about "the Oz full monty," or at least the "half monty." Xander asks her how far she's gone with Oz. She says, with an adorable grin, "wouldn't you like to know?" Xander gets a pensive look on his face for the rest of the conversation. Yeah, he'd like to know. In hindsight, I think this moment is where he starts being attracted to her.<br /><br />Regarding Starfury's comments on the problematic nature of the Buffy/Angel relationship: What would you have her do? Shun him? I mean, yes, he's a metaphor for a lot of bad guys in real life -- guys like Pete, who really do have a choice and who deserve whatever they get -- but I think it's important to acknowledge what's literally going on within the fiction. It's not a character flaw that made Angel go bad; it's a curse. When Debbie says it's not Pete's fault and he's not himself, that's untrue; but if Buffy were to say that Jenny's death isn't Angel's fault and he wasn't himself, there would be a lot of literal truth to that statement.<br /><br />Of course, what I'm saying here is probably too simple. Jennifer Knoch makes an interesting comparison by quoting Dr. Jekyll about having two natures competing within him and being radically both of them. I'll stop there; more could be said, but it would be spoilery.Tom D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-77904440741344819742011-04-06T00:12:01.228-04:002011-04-06T00:12:01.228-04:00"Beauty and the Beasts" has always been ..."Beauty and the Beasts" has always been a problematic episode for me. There are obviously deliberate parallels between Buffy and Angel, Pete and Debbie (and Willow and Oz, to a lesser extent). But it's quite a mixed message.<br /><br />Take, for instance, the post-battle scene where Angel clings to Buffy for comfort. It's clearly echoing the earlier scene where Pete monsters out, does some violence, and returns to his human face before putting his head in Debbie's lap to be comforted by her (though she's the one who has been hurt by him). While it's significant that Buffy makes no move to comfort Angel in the latter scene (she seems rather paralyzed), she isn't running away from monstrous erstwhile boyfriend either. <br /><br />Recall too, how Buffy harshly rebukes Debbie in the bathroom scene: "So while you two live out your grim fairy tale, two people are dead." Uh, and how many people did Angel kill when he went bad?<br /><br />On the one hand, the parallel might be seen as lending Buffy greater moral authority in her chastisement of Debbie (been there, done that, sent him packing--to hell). But on the other hand, at this point in the episode she knows Angel is back, she knows he's dangerous, and she's not asking for help, any more than Debbie is.<br /><br />I know, I know, Angel has a soul, and he didn't when he was bad and killed all those people. In other words, to quote Debbie again, "It's not his fault. He's not himself when he gets like this."<br /><br />It's clear that the authors WANT the audience to feel uncomfortable about Buffy and Angel's relationship, yet still squeeze out every drop of romantic melodrama they can get from it. The problem for me is that they're just TOO GOOD at pointing out everything that's wrong with Buffy and Angel's relationship. I feel the same way about another relationship that develops later in the series, which rivals Buffy/Angel in fan popularity, but neither of them ever worked for me.*<br /><br />"Band Candy." Oh how I love this episode, let me count the ways! Giles. Giles with an earring and pomade in his hair. Giles with the less-posh accent. Giles taking down the cop. Giles playing tongue hockey with Joyce (twice!). Giles generally being Act-Before-You-Think Guy. Giles gleefully watching Buffy beat the crap out of Ethan (air punch!). Buffy's creeped-out reaction to all of the above. The rest of the gang's creeped-out reaction to the whole situation. Also, pretty much every scene with Snyder. But, you know, mostly Giles.<br /><br />*I will say this in B:TVS's defense, however: as much as I can't really swallow any iteration of vampire/human romance that's played straight, "Buffy's" is infinitely better handled than the one in that other series with that sparkly guy, where it's played as Not Creepy At All.StarfuryBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187521360431932620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-137724742045315232011-04-05T22:59:48.299-04:002011-04-05T22:59:48.299-04:00Hey, I love Scott. He's a cutie.
And kissing ...Hey, I love Scott. He's a cutie.<br /><br />And kissing him would mean no neck strain.Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-25288427849753506842011-04-05T22:39:18.912-04:002011-04-05T22:39:18.912-04:00"Band Candy" was the highlight of this t..."Band Candy" was the highlight of this three-pack. <br /><br />Giles and Snyder, in particular, were a riot. Add the wholesome goodness of the Mayor, Trick, and that hottie, Ms. Barton, and this was a very entertaining eppie.<br /><br />"Homecoming" was not my fave, by a long stretch. Cordy relapsed into the spoiled rotten brat chick we met in S1, and Buffy didn't do herself any favours, either, jumping into the battle for Homecoming Queen Supremacy. Conduct unbecoming for both Cordy and the Buffster. Good thing neither of them won. <br /><br />Giles gets a tranq dart in the backside, but manages to voice his displeasure ("oh, right, bloody priceless") before passing out. Awesome.<br /><br />Why didn't Gorch and/or his hunny kill Giles instead of just K-O'ing him. Didn't want to spoil their dinner? <br /><br />I couldn't wait for Buffy and Scott to break up. We're just not that into you, Scott. <br /><br />The Scoobies have unfettered access to the Sunnydale Morgue. It's like they have the Key to the City. I love it.<br /><br />Death by spatula. Of all the ways to go.<br /><br />I was just getting my ears trained to catch the Love Theme every time it came on and now I have to move on? Watching, listening, it's all very demanding.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-62421996434428056742011-04-05T22:17:58.964-04:002011-04-05T22:17:58.964-04:00@Marebabe said..."At the beginning of “Beauty...@Marebabe said..."At the beginning of “Beauty & the Beasts”, when Buffy and Faith were patrolling together, they were strolling along and chatting, completely at ease and unconcerned...Buffy and Faith were behaving like teenagers at the Mall. I thought maybe the reason they were acting that way was because of their supreme confidence in their Slayer abilities. But Buffy, at least, shouldn’t have that attitude. She died (temporarily) not so very long ago."<br /><br />I always got the impression that Buffy was delighting in having someone who could completely relate to who she is as the Slayer. She can't have that conversation with any of the Scooby's so having this opportunity to converse to someone who understands what being a Slayer means has to be a relief for Buffy.<br /><br />"I was wondering about the wounds on Pete’s arm. Would he have turned into a werewolf himself at the next full moon?"<br /><br />I had the same question as we have not seen any 'creature' that is a blend of two or more of the creatures we have seen the gang encounter.<br /><br />"What a troubling development with Xander and Willow (and Oz). Timing is SO important, Xander! Couldn’t you have become smitten with Willow a couple YEARS ago?!"<br /><br />I totally agree. This makes me feel even more uncomfortable than it did in previous viewings. Even though Willow and Xander have had a long relationship, it just shows that it does not take much for things to move in a direction where everyone is in jeopardy.<br /><br />"Principal Snyder!"<br /><br />Just love the comment about things 'not being fair' re. being Principal. I think I feel that way almost every day as a teacher! LOL<br /><br />@Colleen/redeem147 said..."I have a few problems with Oz' cage. It has a window? And Pete can rip off the door like tissue paper, but Oz can't?"<br /><br />If you look closely at the window, there is NO way that Oz got out of through that. His size as a werewolf versus the space when the window is open does not match. I have those sized windows in my basement - I am not going through those either. :) Re. Pete and the door - yup, totally agree with that one. Nope, should not be happening.<br /><br />"Cordy is so badass she can defeat a vampire with her words . She should have been a Slayer."<br /><br />Even before becoming a part of the gang, a look from Cordy could stop the world. A vamp is nothing when she is in full Cordelia mode!<br /><br />"Would somebody explain SATs again to me? My little Canadian brain doesn't get it."<br /><br />Think of SATs as something like a BIG version of the EQAO tests here in Ontario... or an entrance exam to get into college or university. As there are many people in the US vying for the limited number of spaces, students have a better chance of getting in if their scores are higher.<br /><br />I had the opportunity to take SATs a number of years ago in San Francisco to get a license to teach in California. The material I received in the mail was like comparing a comic book to a hard cover version of War and Peace that those from the US taking this test. Mine had 80 sample questions; theirs - unbelievable. Oh, and I passed and got my license.Cindy/SenexMacDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-83549073378325705942011-04-05T21:02:43.069-04:002011-04-05T21:02:43.069-04:00Oh, and by the way, Happy Rewatch Birthday, Nikki....Oh, and by the way, Happy Rewatch Birthday, Nikki. :)Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-21614988444220297142011-04-05T20:47:34.818-04:002011-04-05T20:47:34.818-04:00The dangers of a show being dated - Manimal refere...The dangers of a show being dated - Manimal references and the sound of a modem (which in Homecoming is supposed to be state of the art.)<br /><br />You know as soon as they introduce the cool guidance counselor that he's doomed. Speaking of staff, Jennifer Hetrick (Vash from ST:TNG) is wasted as Buffy's teacher.<br /><br />I have a few problems with Oz' cage. It has a window? And Pete can rip off the door like tissue paper, but Oz can't?<br /><br />If Angel is feral, where did he get pants and who put them on him?<br /><br />When Willow was examining the body for bite marks with Xander, I had a Scully/Mulder moment.<br /><br />Are they sure Oz isn't a weregorilla? He sure doesn't look like a wolf.<br /><br />Buffy really should give Angel back his jacket. He needs the clothes.<br /><br />I think Buffy competes for Homecoming queen because she wants to regain who she was rather than face who she is. And I want a cupcake.<br /><br />Am I wrong to think Tony is equally hot in Giles suit at the dance and his Rocky Horror costume?<br /><br />Why is Buffy wearing her corsage as a bunny tail? And how did she pin it on?<br /><br />I liked Buffy's antler bat-leth.<br /><br />Cordy is so badass she can defeat a vampire with her wordsG. She should have been a Slayer.<br /><br />Band Candy! Yay Jane Espenson (my next favourite Buffy writer after Joss.)<br /><br />Would somebody explain SATs again to me? My little Canadian brain doesn't get it.<br /><br />I think I like candy-filled Joyce more than over-protective humourless Joyce - though she's still a square.<br /><br />Evil enchanted chocolate! Well, isn't it all? And is it sad that I act like that pretty much all the time without eating it?<br /><br />Someone should teach Buffy some manners - she walks into Giles' place without knocking.<br /><br />Buffy knows she doesn't have a license and doesn't know how to drive. She's old enough to know what a bad idea taking the car is and comes off looking pretty stupid.<br /><br />It's disturbing that Giles in teenage form is quite eager to shoot Ethan - did he ever kill anyone as a kid?<br /><br />All that chaos for four babies? They could have just knocked out the hospital staff (or kidnapped quads.)Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31648827034785951082011-04-05T20:19:10.885-04:002011-04-05T20:19:10.885-04:00At the beginning of “Beauty & the Beasts”, whe...At the beginning of “Beauty & the Beasts”, when Buffy and Faith were patrolling together, they were strolling along and chatting, completely at ease and unconcerned. I guess the reason I noticed this is the fact that they are at war with the forces of darkness. Pretty serious stuff. And in any TV or movie scene where you have soldiers or cops moving through enemy territory, they are quiet, possibly stalking, alert for visible signs or sounds of the enemy, weapons held ready. It’s life or death, and they know it. Buffy and Faith were behaving like teenagers at the Mall. I thought maybe the reason they were acting that way was because of their supreme confidence in their Slayer abilities. But Buffy, at least, shouldn’t have that attitude. She died (temporarily) not so very long ago.<br /> <br />Pete, talking to Debbie, reminded me of the Hulk: “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” And later, after tangling with Werewolf Oz, I was wondering about the wounds on Pete’s arm. Would he have turned into a werewolf himself at the next full moon?<br /> <br />And I didn’t expect to see the return of “good Angel” so soon. Glad he’s back!<br /> <br />For me, “Homecoming” was a weird episode, perhaps my least favorite so far. I really didn’t like seeing Buffy deliberately being petty and sinking to Cordelia’s shallow, vain, and self-centered level. I get that Buffy’s desire to have a normal teenager’s life was what motivated her. But it was behavior unbecoming to “she who will save us all”. (A little LOST reference, there. Can’t help it.)<br /> <br />What a troubling development with Xander and Willow (and Oz). Timing is SO important, Xander! Couldn’t you have become smitten with Willow a couple YEARS ago?!<br /> <br />I seriously overused exclamation marks in my notes for “Band Candy”. There was so much to love about this episode. Getting stoned on chocolate! Buffy dispatching a vamp with her No. 2 pencil! Willow and Xander playing footsie! Giles and Joyce playing tonsil hockey! Principal Snyder! And I respect and admire the writers for weaving some serious peril and menace into such a fun-filled episode. <br /><br />VW: moorturl - try saying THAT five times real fast!Marebabenoreply@blogger.com