The speechy episodes become so much better with judicious application of fast-forwarding.

I know it was *supposed* to be painful - but Empty Places ...I was fidgeting, cursing, I don't think I have ever been so uncomfortable during a Buffy ep ever. I understand where they were going but I don't like that episode - and not in the same way I don't like DMP or other eps where folks are mean to Buffy.

eta: essential "h"s

I understand where they were going but I don't like that episode - and not in the same way I don't like DMP or other eps where folks are mean to Buffy.

Oooh, I ranted at those bastards after that episode (the character bastards, not the writer-bastards). I liked it, in the sense that I hated what they did to my Buffy. I wanted to smack everyone who wasn't Xander or Faith.

I wanted to smack everyone who wasn't Xander or Faith.

You are kind Cindy. I wanted to smack Xander, too - eyepatch or no.

See - I got that I was supposed to be upset by it - but they just didn't sell it to me, personally. I did not buy them moving that quickly to kick her out of the house. I didn't buy her interactions with Giles through the whole episode. And I really thought two things that could have been great fell REALLY flat. Faith at the Bronze: I will watch a whole episode of nothing but sexyandbad!Faith dancing at the Bronze but redeemedandsober!Faith - NSM. And Spike and Andrew on a Road Trip - so much fodder there - but the onion thing just got a big ol' eye roll from me.

The entire kicking out of the house thing made me so angry. I wanted to slap Rona and kill Kennedy (thought that urge wasn't limited to this episode). I thought that Xander was the only one with sufficient current justification to do that to Buffy - and I was still surprised, because I thought he'd at least try to back her up, even if he rejected her idea. Mainly, though, I wanted her to tell Dawn that it would be her house too once she'd paid for a full copper re-pipe...

And what was the reason for getting her out? So she could cuddle all night with Spike? Was there not a better way to do this? Or, at least, could it have been because of the FE getting its fingers into things?

I thought that Xander was the only one with sufficient current justification to do that to Buffy - and I was still surprised, because I thought he'd at least try to back her up, even if he rejected her idea.

I would have loved it if Xander had been the only one to support Buffy, despite his injury. It would have been more like Xander, imo.

I figure I would have been okay with any reaction Xander had in that scene. I'd have bought if he continued on as Brave Little Toaster, but I kind of liked that the writers refused to take the St. Xander route, because really, the poor boy lost an eye. He'd be questioning her judgment.

Also? Paging Elena in Bitches for a professional question.

Be right there, Cindy.

And, yeah, Xander could do anything right about then, because losing an eye? Buys you a lot of social credit.

Huh. "First Date" was on tonight.

"Storyteller" is on next week.

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There's thievery afoot when following that link. Then again, the root URL isn't working right, either.