I hadn't forgotten Happy Anniversary, but I don't see the similarities. Billy never wanted to use the freeze ray on Penny, he wanted to use it on Capt. Hammer.
Tara ,'First Date'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Vortex - he use it on her, in a way. In the laundromat song, in his imagination.
But did he actually shoot her with the freeze ray or did he just sing to her while she wasn't moving? Which is a common musical tactic.
I don't know if we should hold metaphorical freeze-ray usage against him.
Vortex - given the subject matter of the song, I'd say shooting her with the freeze ray was implied.
Oh, now I remembered (iTunes doesn't like my country, so I have no way to watch it now) - he points at her while singing about his freeze ray, so I agree with tommyrot it was implied.
I read that as more, " If my freeze-ray were operational, I could freeze time until I could think of the perfect thing to say to Penny because when I see her I can't talk to her" - you know?
I wouldn't, but perhaps I'm not remembering the lyrics. It is a classic musical tradition to sing to your unrequited love while he/she is frozen in time.
I agree, sumi. Only by what I could see, the freeze ray doesn't freeze time, but it freeze the person in time (while Penny is "frozen", the other laundromat people are still in motion).
Hey, if you missed Dr. Horrible, or want to see it again, it's up on Whedontube. [link]
When is the soundtrack coming out ?!?! :)