(Review) BtVS 8.14 'Wolves at the Gate' Part 3

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Joss, you bastard.

Or possibly, Drew, you bastard.

Whoever thought this plot twist up, they're making a pretty good job of turning Toru and his gang into the sort of villains you really, really hate. So even though I urgently want to see them receiving a righteous smackdown in the next episode, I'm also kind of hoping they escape to return again in

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I don't think Joss should get any form of crap for the Black Chick gor killed thing. I agree that just cause Satsu and Renee aren't white doesn't mean they don't get to get the established bad luck of the verse. And sadly in both Buffy and Angel, dating people, or even liking people from the core scoobies puts them in the position to be in danger. It's a lesson that goes as far back as Season 1, with Owen.

And it doesn't even apply to people with powers. Tara, Jenny, for example.

They battle the forces of darkness. The Scoobies choose this life, and the people their around it choose it too. And some times there's casualties. It's just how it is, and it's the norm and one of the reasons I can respect the Buffyverse. They're not afraid to kill off characters.

It's it expected? Maybe. But as you said here, it's effective. The last page was justy shocking and surprising and it did grip me.

As for how this will affect the over all arc? I think this will end up with Satsu realizing Buffy's right about loving her = death too. Everyone complained about Buffy and Satsu sleeping together when A Beautiful Sunset seemed to indicate things were pretty clear and over. But I think the pay off for that will come at the end of these events.

Also, I would love if this is the reason Xander ends up being the Traitor. We have yet to hear what went on with him and Drac while he mourned Anya. And I wouldn't be all surprised if he blamed Buffy a little for it.

Of course, I may be stretching it a bit there.

I am sad that Renee didn't turn out to be a demon. They finally broke Xander's demon chiclk track record.

Mantis Praying Teacher.
Inca Mummy girl.
Cordy (A demon after they stopped dating, but a demon none the less.)
Anya.
Lisa.

Though if slayers were made out of the heart of a demon, does that mean that she counts as a demon?

Also, all these girls are dead. And as much as Buffy and Willow wanna bitch about their love lives, not all the people they liked ended up underground.

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I agree, pretty much - they're fighting life and death battles, they can't all expect script immunity.

And while Slayers seem to count as human for most purposes, they're certainly demonic-fuelled killing machines, so I think Renee fits in the fine Xander Harris tradition.

Everyone complained about Buffy and Satsu sleeping together when A Beautiful Sunset seemed to indicate things were pretty clear and over

I didn't, because I got the exact opposite message from 8.11. I read that as Buffy trying to convince herself (and Satsu) that there was nothing between them, while all the time her body language was saying the opposite. See icon. :-)