That's Not The Kind Of Thing You Just Forgive.
More notes on the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered':
DON'T GET INVOLVED IN LOVE SPELLS, XANDER
DON'T GET INVOLVED IN LOVE SPELLS, XANDER
YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME, XANDER
I love Giles trying to make coaxing-a-rat noises.
I really like Oz. He's so chill. So entirely devoid of awkwardness when Buffy changes back from being a rat to find herself nude; he just goes 'sure, I'll find you some clothes.'
I also like Cordelia a lot, actually. She's self-absorbed and image-conscious, but she's fun, and her heart's... well, it's not necessarily in the right place, but it's at least in the general vicinity of her chest. I felt so bad for her in this episode.
After the opening scene where Amy tricks the teacher into thinking she's handed in her work, I thought this would be a standard 'oh, no, we have to stop the witch' episode. I wasn't expecting it to end up at 'everyone's wildly in love with Xander; meanwhile, Buffy narrowly avoids being eaten by a cat'.
'Passion':
I've been thinking this for a while, but Buffy/Angel was probably a formative pairing for Stephanie Meyer. Angel is absolutely Edward Cullen and it's hilarious.
Willow and Giles having an awkward conversation about Buffy and Angel having sex was pretty incredible. Scenes in which Willow is alone with anyone other than Buffy or Xander are generally fantastically awkward. I enjoyed the scene where Angel visits her bedroom in 'Lie to Me' as well.
I loved Giles going 'er, perhaps I should intervene on Buffy's behalf with her mother?' when he realises Buffy's in trouble for sleeping with Angel, and I'm disappointed we didn't get the well-meaning awkwardness of him actually trying to help.
Joyce: I guess that was 'the talk'.
Buffy: So how'd it go?
Joyce: I don't know. It was my first.
Joyce, your daughter is seventeen and you should probably have had the talk with her earlier.
I'm looking forward to Angel presumably getting his soul back and feeling absolutely horrible.
'Passion' was the first episode that genuinely surprised me. Buffy has a disadvantage when it comes to surprising me, because I've already been spoiled for all the major developments! Or so I thought!
I was very distressed during the date scene. I love fictional suffering, but for some reason I absolutely did not want this suffering.
'Poor Giles,' Xander said to himself, and somehow just those two words raised him greatly in my esteem. (I don't hate Xander, but he frustrates me. Still, apparently I'll give anyone points for caring about Giles!)
The 'I've got everything under control.' (MOLOTOV COCKTAIL) moment was great.
I am so here for Buffy punching Giles in the face and then hugging him and crying.
I sort of want Rupert Giles and Sazh Katzroy to meet and commiserate over accidentally adopting a bunch of ridiculous kids.
'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered':
DON'T GET INVOLVED IN LOVE SPELLS, XANDER
DON'T GET INVOLVED IN LOVE SPELLS, XANDER
YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME, XANDER
I love Giles trying to make coaxing-a-rat noises.
I really like Oz. He's so chill. So entirely devoid of awkwardness when Buffy changes back from being a rat to find herself nude; he just goes 'sure, I'll find you some clothes.'
I also like Cordelia a lot, actually. She's self-absorbed and image-conscious, but she's fun, and her heart's... well, it's not necessarily in the right place, but it's at least in the general vicinity of her chest. I felt so bad for her in this episode.
After the opening scene where Amy tricks the teacher into thinking she's handed in her work, I thought this would be a standard 'oh, no, we have to stop the witch' episode. I wasn't expecting it to end up at 'everyone's wildly in love with Xander; meanwhile, Buffy narrowly avoids being eaten by a cat'.
'Passion':
I've been thinking this for a while, but Buffy/Angel was probably a formative pairing for Stephanie Meyer. Angel is absolutely Edward Cullen and it's hilarious.
Willow and Giles having an awkward conversation about Buffy and Angel having sex was pretty incredible. Scenes in which Willow is alone with anyone other than Buffy or Xander are generally fantastically awkward. I enjoyed the scene where Angel visits her bedroom in 'Lie to Me' as well.
I loved Giles going 'er, perhaps I should intervene on Buffy's behalf with her mother?' when he realises Buffy's in trouble for sleeping with Angel, and I'm disappointed we didn't get the well-meaning awkwardness of him actually trying to help.
Joyce: I guess that was 'the talk'.
Buffy: So how'd it go?
Joyce: I don't know. It was my first.
Joyce, your daughter is seventeen and you should probably have had the talk with her earlier.
I'm looking forward to Angel presumably getting his soul back and feeling absolutely horrible.
'Passion' was the first episode that genuinely surprised me. Buffy has a disadvantage when it comes to surprising me, because I've already been spoiled for all the major developments! Or so I thought!
I was very distressed during the date scene. I love fictional suffering, but for some reason I absolutely did not want this suffering.
'Poor Giles,' Xander said to himself, and somehow just those two words raised him greatly in my esteem. (I don't hate Xander, but he frustrates me. Still, apparently I'll give anyone points for caring about Giles!)
The 'I've got everything under control.' (MOLOTOV COCKTAIL) moment was great.
I am so here for Buffy punching Giles in the face and then hugging him and crying.
I sort of want Rupert Giles and Sazh Katzroy to meet and commiserate over accidentally adopting a bunch of ridiculous kids.