Elena, in the Bitches thread you said:

Now I'm trying to remember if NS has a censor board

We don't have a "censor" board but we do have an agency that does Film Classification, aka ratings. They are under the alcohol and gaming authority so I picture the film classification people watching porn, drinking a lot of booze and cleaning their shotguns. I may be misguided.

I want a job there!

Though it should be porn, drinkng and gambling. No Guns.

I don't want to roll my eyes at Buffy! Sigh.

Laura - Did you like "The Zeppo"? Felt like the same level of Buffy mockage.

They have a destroyed school to explain. They have footage of the principal beating up students.

Ehh - No one will remember anything and they'll blame it on a gang that was using PCP. No different than in years past.

Gameing = gambling. I knew that.

Now I'm thinking about the heritage moment. "He never drew no gun! Why didn't I shoot him!?"

No one will remember anything and they'll blame it on a gang that was using PCP

It would be great if the tape fell into the wrong hands. I just don't remember it even being so blasé before. Whatever must the receptionist have been thinking?

And I loved the Cordy eyes.

Yeah, I enjoyed the ep. I think they worked the "I'm taping this" angle very well.

Disappointed about Willow and Kennedy, glad about Xander/Anya (if it's over), thought that Spike/Hottie could have been directed better, but Lenk was great.

I just don't remember it even being so blasé before. Whatever must the receptionist have been thinking?

That's what bugged me about the exploding student. It's one thing to be blase about weird stuff happening, but the frelling kid exploded! That said, that was the only thing I disliked. Totally got the Zeppo vibe.

It's interesting that Robin tried to off Spike when there was an opportunity to be able to cover it up from Buffy.

It's interesting that Robin tried to off Spike when there was an opportunity to be able to cover it up from Buffy.

I was wondering about that. I'm thinking he was under the influence of the Giant Manhole Cover, 'cause I don't think he'd otherwise try to off Spike. Not yet, anyway.

That's what bugged me about the exploding student. It's one thing to be blase about weird stuff happening, but the frelling kid exploded! That said, that was the only thing I disliked. Totally got the Zeppo vibe.

At first, I was thinking it was way too meta, but then the episode suddenly clicked and "The Zeppo" feeling hit for me.

I was wondering about that. I'm thinking he was under the influence of the Giant Manhole Cover, 'cause I don't think he'd otherwise try to off Spike. Not yet, anyway.

I like the ambiguity of this. Also, Hellmouth vibes is a good way of explaining the indifference that Buffy and Robin showed at the exploding boy. Plus, since there was a cut right after that (or was it a break?), how they reacted after is up to conjecture. I thought there was a line that they closed the school.

Still, I think Jane went for a quick joke there without worrying too much about what it implied.

I'm thinking he was under the influence of the Giant Manhole Cover, 'cause I don't think he'd otherwise try to off Spike. Not yet, anyway.

Disagree. I think he'd go after Spike at pretty much any opportunity -- that, and not hanging with the gang or going after the big bad, is his big motivation, after all.