Not alone, Laura. I'm still a Bitch. And the B/S here didn't bother me.
WHY are they allowed to raise the Tulakhan (sp?) twice? That bugs me.
I was hoping that when Ashanti had Xander up there and explained what she was doing he'd tell her she was too late. Because really, why weren't the Bringers calling up a host of them, otherwise?
The whole Xander plot bugged, becuase it was so freaking unnecessary to throw him back into manbitch territory - and for what? So we know that there are demons out there choosing sides? Duh.
As soon as Principal Hottie mentioned his mother I was doing the math - but I wish they'd drawn out the realization on his part a little more. But the FE telling him does have implications, I guess. His "thank you" at the end, after having been the only one to really keep a straight head when faced with the FE as a loved one really creeped me.
Giles seemed very off. I vote Ethan!
The whole Xander plot bugged, becuase it was so freaking unnecessary to throw him back into manbitch territory - and for what? So we know that there are demons out there choosing sides? Duh.
Yeah, it bugged me, too. The only reason I can come up with is because it made Anya jealous.
So I can't wait until later..
First Date thoughts:
Giles – I was cool with the squeaky shoed Bringer. They haven’t been shown as terribly clever. I was very annoyed with the cliché of Giles shouting at the Chinese potential to get her to understand him. Grrr.
Principal Hottie – It is about time Buffy checked what he was up to with the shovel. The abundance of storylines makes for odd sequencing. Yep, I bounced up and down when he said his mother was the slayer. Love it. And damn, can that man be any hotter?
Cool stuff:
The laughing at the notion that Buffy is a good counselor.
Not wasting time on showing the chipectomy.
Anya’s reactions to the dates.
Not so cool stuff:
Recycled Xander demon dating storyline.
Xander wants to be gay now babbling.
Anvils – yes, I get it, FE has plans for Spike, but not yet.
Principal Hottie – It is about time Buffy checked what he was up to with the shovel.
They didn't really explain the bloody knife, either. I think there's more going on with him that's yet to be explained.
I was kind of hoping that Buffy would pick up on the Spike connection before he did and have to grapple with what to tell and how. Except that it might lead to
Three's Company-esque
hiding behind the couch and stuff, so maybe it's just as well.
They didn't really explain the bloody knife, either.
He could've just run into a random evil red-blooded demon. I don't need an explanation for it.
He could've just run into a random evil red-blooded demon. I don't need an explanation for it.
Yeah, I can live with that. But it does make me wonder if he's not telling everything.
Here's a small but important bit that slipped last night: earlier, First!Jonathna sais he was one with light and hope. Last night, First!Jonathan said he was in a place of pain and torment (or some such.) What this means is that the First can and does lie.
Does anyone here know if Anya is living with Buffy? And Xander? I am confused!
It looked that way in this ep, which I hadn't thought was the case before now. It's kind of strange if she is.
Edit - looked like Anya was living there, I mean. Not Xander.
