"Into the Woods" transcript:
BUFFY: The guy got himself bit by a vampire! (Xander is surprised) He lied to me. He ran around behind my back and almost got himself killed! And now he tells me that he's leaving with some covert military operation at midnight unless *I* convince him not to. Now tell me that you understand. Because I sure as hell don't.
-- which reads pretty much like Buffy telling someone to me.
And yes, Xander knew about Parker. Buffy told him herself ("I'm a slut, I'm a ho" in "Beer Bad," plus Xander remarking on the idiocy of any guy who'd turn down the Buff in "Fear, Itself.").
which reads pretty much like Buffy telling someone to me.
You could argue that Xander understood it as "Riley went patrolling without telling me and got bit." I think that between the language she used in that speech and her emotional reaction to voluntary biting earlier in the episode, it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect him to put two and two together, but I can see where the people who say he couldn't have known are coming from.
Been a while since I saw ITW, but I remember his speech as "Make up your mind. And I'd better make up mine."
NSM pro-Riley as anti-dithery-Buffy.
If Aimee were around she might even throw in the C word.
Perkins, this truly brightened my morning. I laughed my butt off!
Also seconding that it should be FaithnBuffy4EVAH!!!!
If Aimee were around she might even throw in the C word.
I would, I would. I can always be counted for that.
Perkins, this truly brightened my morning. I laughed my butt off!
Yay me! I'm pretty sure I won't accomplish anything better today. Can I go home now?
sends Perkins home
Sigh. I tried to explain to people that I had an edict from the Empress, but they didn't buy it.
Stoopid people.
But see, I saw Xander's speech in ITW as being roughly, he's going to leave in 20 minutes. Regardless of how angry you are about the ultimatium, if you actually care about the guy you need to stop him. That he thought she was blinded by the pissed offness, and making a decision that she'd regret later. I never heard Buffy blaming.
AYW, yes, mountains of Buffy-blaming, it's just appalling. That ep gives me actual shudders everytime I give any thought at all to what it seems to be saying. But that's a season 6 issue, not season 5.
