*Sigh* Missed the watch-and-post. Again. Went ahead and watched it anyway.
One thing struck me on reflection; they could have gone much more conventional on the ending. Owen could have been freaked out by what happened and broken up with Buffy, which would have emphasized the "different=unloveable freak" equation for both Buffy and the audience.
This way, we see both Buffy's maturity, since she sees what she needs to do and does it, and that there's a reason Willow and Xander are on the team,
and
that she is, three episodes after the Harvest, fully on-board with being the Slayer.
Using a plot turn to illustrate character development - is that what they call
good writing?
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Got this off Whedonesque. Listen closely.
That was fun. Thanks P-C.
The conversation re: Owen reminds me one of the reasons why I didn't like Riley, and that's because I think Riley was in the demon-slaying thing for the adventure, as opposed to it being a calling (Buffy & Giles) or because s/he realized his/her town was full of vampires and other creatures of the night (Willow & Xander) and a decission was made to join the fight because it was the right thing to do. Both Owen & Riley got off on the thrill of danger. I like the idea of Owen's recklessness getting him vamped at some point.
One last thing on last week - this time through I noticed the bus Colin and the others were on wasn't a city bus; it says
Airport Express
on the side. So it didn't
totally
come out of the blue in "Bargaining."
"Family Matters" followed by Willow and Xander appearing.
I can't help feeling the monkey actions are symbolic of something.
Huh. Xander looking for a way to feel useful, which gets him posessed.
The visuals in the fat-joke bit make Xander a piece with the Pack.
Mid-day pig-cam!
