Great Buffyverse Rewatch of 2015: Gingerbread

[gillo]

This should have been posted on Friday, but RL got in the way. My apologies - we should be back to the twice-weekly schedule again next time.

So, now we have an episode about the power of fairy-tales, of mass hysteria, bullying and rubbish parental choices.

Comments

[velvetwhip]

It's another one of those episodes that seems better than it is the first time you view it and then falls apart with the application of thought, I'm afraid.

Gabrielle

[gillo]

Yes, I fear it isn't wholly coherent on rewatching. Some very good Espenson lines, though.

[velvetwhip]

I wondered about Angel's curious absence from rescuing Buffy and Oz and Xander's chummy teamwork even the first time I saw it.

Gabrielle

[gillo]

Angel really should have been there for the burning at least - Faith too, for that matter. They could have skipped some of the silly symbol stuff and included them (or at least Angel, as he was a regular, though Faith, only a recurring character, would have needed extra pay I suppose.)

[velvetwhip]

Yes, Eliza would have had to be paid for the day. But DB was already on salary. They easily could have used him. And should have. Also - you are so right about the red herring symbol folderol. Blecch.

Gabrielle

[gillo]

Frankly, Angel/Oz rushing to the rescue would have made far more sense to me. Or Angel/Oz/Xander. I did like the heroes to the rescue arriving just too late, but the pairing was nonsensical. Angel is only in this episode to set up themes for his own show.