Watched. Am here.
I liked it, because it made me feel tense. Plus they copped to confusion in The Gift. Metatext like that pisses some off, but I'm good with it.
Yah, yah, I knew Dawn was going to run off. She's always been that kind of dumb. I knew she wasn't going to die. But it wasn't until terribly close to the reveal that I realized that the chick wasn't evil of any sort.
Logistically, all sorts of issues. Locked doors unlocking, vamp waiting at the school for what? Roll call?
Buffy's lecturing -- I don't like it, but I feel it appropriate. The B/S tension? I'm with those that like the SiTs picking up on it.
And I have gone on record with hating SMG's okay. But let me repeat. Bugfuck, it drives me.
Andrew is not a mushroom. Andrew is tofu.
RahRah, I had that same thought.
How was the rest of the CBC radio show? How long was it? Hope I can find time to listen to it this weekend.
Also, as one of 10 people that actually likes Buffy, I have to say I'm not too enamored with the way she's being written this season.
Candy, it was an hour long, and it was pretty good. A general overview of the show, it's signifcance and it hit all the highlights of the past seasons.
I liked Andrew a lot this episode -- I really got the impression that Willow and Xander were just aching to let go and totally geek out with him.
I liked the episode, but a lot of it was relief that Dawn wasn't one of the pre-Slayers. I liked the scene with Xander a lot, and I've really been enjoying Andrew. I liked how his "womanhood" speech both freaked Xander out and demonstrated his tofu-ness. And I'll be pleased to see more of what's-her-name (Amanda?). She's great. "I'm really tired of everybody having such low self-esteem."
The final job fair that we are planning has just increased in size from about 250 students to 450. Kill. Me. Now.
Just watched the episode.
I LOVED it!!!!! Dawn!!! Finally she has a story of her own!!! That ending had me close to tears (and I never cry in movies or watching TV), but the rest was fantastic, from the Slayer-slayerettes interaction (and them picking up on Buffy-Spike) to the demon bar (and Clem!!!). As for Dawn's story, I can easily relate to that feeling of being left out, of not being among the "cool ones", so I was totally with her during the whole run, and specially when she passed the stake to Amanda.
When the spell pointed at her I laughed like a maniac, not only because we finally get to see more of her, but also because I was picturing the reactions of the people here at the prospect of "Dawn: the Next Generation Vampire Slayer". Nyah, I tell you.
I don't think that the slayerettes have gotten better acting-wise; I just think that now they actually have something to do, instead of standing there like furniture. Spike? I do think his chip still works; remember that, as long as he doesn't *think* of hurting someone, it doesn't kick in (see exchange in "Fool for love").
Loved it. One of the best of the season.
Am I allowed to make a point about last night's Angel here?
Or would I still have to white-font it????
(Sorry - still kinda new...)
