I totally and unironically like Spike's pimp chain. But I don't like Doublemeat Palace. Which, sadly, was the episode I tried to use to convert a good friend. He never watched another episode of Buffy, and I couldn't even blame him.
Lydia: Its removal from Burma is a felony and when triggered it has the power to melt human eyeballs.
Giles: In that case I've severely underpriced it.
'Potential'
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.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2010 9:38:41 am PDT #7547 of 10469
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 12, 2010 9:42:54 am PDT #7548 of 10469
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I think that's the episode I most dislike. Except possibly Bad Eggs.
Vortex - Oct 12, 2010 9:50:25 am PDT #7549 of 10469
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Except possibly Bad Eggs.
but that has the terribly unconvincing, yet amusing bit with Giles and the "gas leak". Yes, it's 2 seconds out of the show, but it made me laugh.
Shir - Oct 12, 2010 9:53:06 am PDT #7550 of 10469
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
We MST3Ked Doublemeat Palace here, as 3 lawyers from W&H, watching surveillance tapes from Buffy's life as punishment for screwing up minor things in the company. I also remember "Donna Martin Graduates!" getting in there, somewhere. And a lot of 12 year olds humor. And the Dead Parrot Sketch.
That was a good thing wrt this episode.
JZ - Oct 12, 2010 9:53:28 am PDT #7551 of 10469
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I can usually think of at least one good thing to say about every Buffy episode, but nothing is coming to mind on that one.
I did manage to convert a friend with that one - he was himself a recent fast food hell veteran, and the creepy, depressing orientation video they made poor Buffy watch had him simultaneously laughing, crying and screaming.
ChiKat - Oct 12, 2010 11:34:03 am PDT #7552 of 10469
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
The Doublemeat hat is good for a giggle. As is Xander's face when he thinks he ate people.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2010 1:24:43 pm PDT #7553 of 10469
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How did I just now learn that Halfrek actually was Cecily? I am so ashamed.
erin_obscure - Oct 12, 2010 1:35:05 pm PDT #7554 of 10469
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I thought it was just the same actress...was Cecily really a vengeance demon? That puts a whole new spin on Spike's creation story.
Typo Boy - Oct 12, 2010 1:35:58 pm PDT #7555 of 10469
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Spike said "Cecily?" as a throw away line. Not a plot point, but canon. Fan service.
erin_obscure - Oct 12, 2010 2:18:29 pm PDT #7556 of 10469
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
so if she was a vengeance demon on assigment while spike was lovelorn William, that was just a coincidence that they met? I mean, didn't she lean towards vengeance for children? What was she doing hanging out in high society having embarring poems written to her? Or did Joss just like the actress, re-cast her as Halfrek, and then have so many fans notice that he had to either confirm or deny them being the same character?