Excerpt of the Day: Buffy the Vampire Slayer S02E03 (School Hard)
I know I regularly wax poetic about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I would allude to its excellently snarky dialogue, the fun pop-culture references, spectacular character development, solid seasonal storylines/mythos, Joss Whedon, Buffy/Spike (yes, Buffy/Spike!), and just about everything about it. So featuring the series for my Excerpt of the Day Project has been long overdue.
As in Supernatural, I am not an early-adopter of this series. (Although I think I never really early-adopt anything. XD) I watched it, but didn't become a loyal fan until much later. Maybe because I never cared for the Angel/Buffy angle, which was one of the main storyline-drivers during the first couple of seasons. Angel is a tad too emo for my taste.
I loved Spike, though! So it's not such a surprise that I enjoyed how his relationship with Buffy slowly evolved into... whatever it was it evolved into! ;P
This excerpt is from the episode Spike first appears in (season 2). He drives into Sunnydale in a truck, sporting the cool, rebel-without-a-cause look, a different brand of vampire from the previous season's old fashioned religious fanatics. A fun vampire at last, and with snark to match! ♥
Random vampire minion of the Anointed One (RVMAO): This weekend, the night of Saint Vigius, our power shall be at its peak. When I kill her, it will be the greatest event since the crucifixion. And I should know. I was there.
Spike: (striding in) You were there? Oh, please! If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.
RVMAO: (turns to Spike) I will rip your throat out!
Spike: I was actually at Woodstock. That was a weird gig. I fed off a flower person, and I spent the next six hours watching my hand move. So. Who do you kill for fun around here?
The Anointed One: Who are you?
Spike: Spike. You're that anointed guy. I've read about you. You have Slayer problems. That's a bad piece of luck. Do you know what I find that's real good with Slayers? Killing them.
The Anointed One: Can you?
Spike: A lot faster than nancyboy there. Yeah, I did a couple of Slayers in my time. I don't like to brag. (laughs) Who am I kidding? I love to brag!
***
Spike: Angelus!
Angel: Spike!
Spike: I'll be damned!
Angel: I taught you to always guard your perimeter. You should have someone out there.
Spike: I did. I'm surrounded by idiots. What's new with you?
Angel: Everything.
Spike: Hm? Come up against the Slayer yet?
Angel: She's cute. Not too bright, though. Gave the puppy-dog, I'm-all-tortured act. Keeps her off my back when I feed.
Spike: People still fall for that Anne Rice routine! What a world.
***
Anne Rice vampire references, how quaint! The good old 90s, with its Lestat and Louis, and a whole host of other romantic and tortured vampire souls. Fast forward to today, when all we have is Twilight and its teenage sparklies. Blech.
(Actually, there's a Supernatural vampire episode making fun of Twilight. Maybe I'll feature that next. Or when I'm not too lazy to dig up the DVD. XD)
Excerpt of the Day Project
As in Supernatural, I am not an early-adopter of this series. (Although I think I never really early-adopt anything. XD) I watched it, but didn't become a loyal fan until much later. Maybe because I never cared for the Angel/Buffy angle, which was one of the main storyline-drivers during the first couple of seasons. Angel is a tad too emo for my taste.
I loved Spike, though! So it's not such a surprise that I enjoyed how his relationship with Buffy slowly evolved into... whatever it was it evolved into! ;P
This excerpt is from the episode Spike first appears in (season 2). He drives into Sunnydale in a truck, sporting the cool, rebel-without-a-cause look, a different brand of vampire from the previous season's old fashioned religious fanatics. A fun vampire at last, and with snark to match! ♥
Random vampire minion of the Anointed One (RVMAO): This weekend, the night of Saint Vigius, our power shall be at its peak. When I kill her, it will be the greatest event since the crucifixion. And I should know. I was there.
Spike: (striding in) You were there? Oh, please! If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.
RVMAO: (turns to Spike) I will rip your throat out!
Spike: I was actually at Woodstock. That was a weird gig. I fed off a flower person, and I spent the next six hours watching my hand move. So. Who do you kill for fun around here?
The Anointed One: Who are you?
Spike: Spike. You're that anointed guy. I've read about you. You have Slayer problems. That's a bad piece of luck. Do you know what I find that's real good with Slayers? Killing them.
The Anointed One: Can you?
Spike: A lot faster than nancyboy there. Yeah, I did a couple of Slayers in my time. I don't like to brag. (laughs) Who am I kidding? I love to brag!
***
Spike: Angelus!
Angel: Spike!
Spike: I'll be damned!
Angel: I taught you to always guard your perimeter. You should have someone out there.
Spike: I did. I'm surrounded by idiots. What's new with you?
Angel: Everything.
Spike: Hm? Come up against the Slayer yet?
Angel: She's cute. Not too bright, though. Gave the puppy-dog, I'm-all-tortured act. Keeps her off my back when I feed.
Spike: People still fall for that Anne Rice routine! What a world.
***
Anne Rice vampire references, how quaint! The good old 90s, with its Lestat and Louis, and a whole host of other romantic and tortured vampire souls. Fast forward to today, when all we have is Twilight and its teenage sparklies. Blech.
(Actually, there's a Supernatural vampire episode making fun of Twilight. Maybe I'll feature that next. Or when I'm not too lazy to dig up the DVD. XD)
Excerpt of the Day Project