Did anyone else get a sort of dawn/Kennedy vibe for a moment there?
No. Also, no Dawn/Andrew vibe this week. And no Spike/Anya vibe. Anya sures seems lonely, though.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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!
DXMachina - Feb 18, 2003 11:00:21 am PST #1490 of 6793
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2003 11:03:59 am PST #1491 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"It's my bone!"
Sorry. Loved that moment, and the disquiet on Spike's face as Anya clamoured after him.
Buffy's refusal irritated me, but it was very Checkpoint, and now she regrets it. I think Willow was much nicer than she should have been after Buffy's crack-attack-yelling fit, but at least it got me my darling Spike back, cigs and all.
I love that Kennedy's backing off Willow.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 18, 2003 11:04:38 am PST #1492 of 6793
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
And no Spike/Anya vibe. Anya sures seems lonely, though.
Yup. I really liked the non-vibe there, though!
Sophia Brooks - Feb 18, 2003 11:06:35 am PST #1493 of 6793
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
"It's my bone!"
This is one of those things that make me wonder how the show can be on at 8 pm.
I also noticed (and I am not offended or anything). That they seem to be swearing more. I was so weirded out by "assface" and then it seemed like they were using a lot of low-level swear words this episode.
Laura - Feb 18, 2003 12:08:00 pm PST #1494 of 6793
Our wings are not tired.
I still think he said bassface.
Still in absorbing mode. Mmmm Spike. Yay Kennedy getting smacked down. More later..
victor infante - Feb 18, 2003 12:09:14 pm PST #1495 of 6793
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think maybe it was just an everybody being cranky moment.
That'show I took it.
I also thought that the Buffy's ourney to not-demon and Spike's journey back to himself were meant to be a parallel (obviously) but I couln't quite grasp of what-- Buffy refused and Spike didn't.
They're both beginning their journey back to balance within themselves. Buffy's been too much the Slayer...forgetting that her humanity has always been an assett. Spike's become far too human, forgetting that the beast has always been his.
Plus, Spike is Buffy's Jungian shadow self, so if one achieves balance of sorts, the other has to.
§ ita § - Feb 18, 2003 12:15:01 pm PST #1496 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Buffy's been too much the Slayer...forgetting that her humanity has always been an assett
Has she? She's been running around being boss lady and yelling a lot, but it's more like she's been being Giles than anything inhuman.
She should have taken the damn power. All that "you're not doing anything!", and then she turns down a weapon, even though they have no idea what to do next.
Sue - Feb 18, 2003 12:23:56 pm PST #1497 of 6793
hip deep in pie
She should have taken the damn power. All that "you're not doing anything!", and then she turns down a weapon, even though they have no idea what to do next.
Yeah, I thought that too. I also thought one of the potentials should have stepped up and called her on her bitchiness. These girls are just dealing with death, let alone having to step up and be warriors.
Megan E. - Feb 18, 2003 1:05:32 pm PST #1498 of 6793
I also thought one of the potentials should have stepped up and called her on her bitchiness.
Kennedy did, but only when Buffy's comments were more geared toward Willow.
Jeff Mejia - Feb 18, 2003 3:35:42 pm PST #1499 of 6793
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
She should have taken the damn power. All that "you're not doing anything!", and then she turns down a weapon, even though they have no idea what to do next.
I think a key point to this comes from the line in "First Date" where Buffy says "you can't defeat evil by doing evil - I know that" or words to that effect. There is also still the rebellion against (male) authority that's being played out.
Yeah, I thought that too. I also thought one of the potentials should have stepped up and called her on her bitchiness. These girls are just dealing with death, let alone having to step up and be warriors.
I think the Giles' point last week really has hit home for Buffy, and Chloe's death just intensifies it. I think Buffy has decided that it's the sink or swim time now and she has no energy or time left to cushion the harsh reality of what's coming.