I thought the Giles resolution was a huge letdown. They set us up for weeks only to find out he just happened not to touch anything that anyone could remember? There better be more to the no-touching business than this.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Wolfram - Feb 04, 2003 2:17:49 pm PST #1336 of 6793
Visilurking
PaulJ - Feb 04, 2003 2:22:19 pm PST #1337 of 6793
Well, dunno if I should say this but...:
I mentioned weeks ago that I had been spoiled for the "Giles: dead or alive?" question. Well, to be specific, what I read was a location shoot report from an onlooker, and although what happened in it pointed in the same direction (Giles being alive), the scene they described was NOT the one we have seen in this ep.
Laura - Feb 04, 2003 2:28:36 pm PST #1338 of 6793
Our wings are not tired.
hope that they don't repeat the "Spike's in trouble/we have to save him" storyline.
It seems to me that they just have to get rid of the chip for some future storyline purpose. I'd have been more pleased with it being non-functional without bringing the army guys back.
I enjoyed the Giles resolution, but actually thought it could have been played for more laughs. Tackling him wouldn't make much sense if he was the FE. Anya and Andrew trying to slying cop a feel to see if he was real could have been fun. More humor to balance what I found to be quite angsty drama in the Willow/Warren story. That really worked for me.
Morty - Feb 04, 2003 2:29:38 pm PST #1339 of 6793
Now is the discount of our Winter Tents
Another out of context line was Spike's reaction to having said "Who you gonna call?" First off, pretty American phrasing of the question, and was Spike really watching Ghostbusters? Better line in someone else's mouth.
Have to disagree there. I'm definitely not American and i use the phrase often - intentionally and unintentionally 'quoting' the film. Just watched the ep with two (non-american) friends and the three of us obviously yelled 'ghostbusters' in unison in reply to spike's question. so his comment really cracked us up.
amych - Feb 04, 2003 2:50:30 pm PST #1340 of 6793
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I can't say I was disappointed by the Giles resolution, just because even before I was spoiled for it, I never thought for a moment that he was dead.
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2003 3:48:55 pm PST #1341 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm definitely not American and i use the phrase often
I'm not American either, and I use it, ironically or by mistake. But neither of us are undead folk who were busy pillaging Europe in the 80s.
I don't think.
If he was quoting Passions or Sid Vicious lyrics, I'd get it. I just can't see him in the Ghostbusters frame of mind.
Morty - Feb 04, 2003 3:59:24 pm PST #1342 of 6793
Now is the discount of our Winter Tents
If he was quoting Passions or Sid Vicious lyrics, I'd get it. I just can't see him in the Ghostbusters frame of mind.
Well maybe while he was watching soaps there was also ghostbusters showing on hbo !!!! *grin*
But neither of us are undead folk who were busy pillaging Europe in the 80s.
lol ! not so much undead ... but pillaging and europe ... errr yes !!!!!
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2003 4:01:32 pm PST #1343 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well maybe while he was watching soaps there was also ghostbusters showing on hbo !!!!
Dude, you can't get HBO from a crypt!!!
t /ignoring the obvious
Morty - Feb 04, 2003 4:05:26 pm PST #1344 of 6793
Now is the discount of our Winter Tents
Dude, you can't get HBO from a crypt!!!
Oh dear really ? my bad !!!! you see, i got it in the last motel room i stayed in. soooo grotty ... thought you'd get it anywhere.
edited to add script that cats deleted by jumping on keyboard
Megan E. - Feb 04, 2003 4:21:06 pm PST #1345 of 6793
But neither of us are undead folk who were busy pillaging Europe in the 80s.
wasn't Spike in the US in the 1980s? Did he leave after killing Nikki in NYC in the 1970s?
Spike is very pop-culture aware. I'm sure he would know Who You Gonna Call?, Where's the Beef?, and other such phrases.