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He was on the gymnastics team - what a cheater!
As a veteran of action films (check out my website) I agree with Oz - it’s a classic line.

As I’ve just been fringedwelling season 1 I’ve just noticed that Oz is wearing the same ‘Peep Show’ T-shirt worn by Xander in 'Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight' - trivial, but entertaining.

Angel gets his first ‘Yes Ma’am’ moment of the season

"If I was blind I would see you" no, really you wouldn't

SMG looking stunning on a beach there.

You can tell Buffy’s holding back the urge to decapitate the guy who smacks her ass.

That tattoo is huge, and must a) have cost a fortune, b) hurt like a son of a bitch and c) be extremely high quality, cause even after Ricky's aged 80 years, his tattoo is still jet black instead of going all green and yucky

People are actually taking books out of the library, surely that's not allowed?

I wouldn’t have thought Giles could just pack up and leave in the middle of a school day!

Convincingly grotty hair for the homeless kids

The first shot of hopeless homeless people is used in the title sequence of 'Angel'

I didn’t realise at first that the mumbly old guy is Ricky.

Is there ever an un-depressing night in the Bronze?

I really like that song. Anyone know the name of the group playing at the Bronze here?

Comedy “Ow!” can be heard from someone when Buffy and Lily go to the blood bank.

"Can't just close your eyes and hope they're going to go away" surely that's exactly what Buffy has done by going to L.A.?

"All I want is a room somewhere..." Buffy has a terrifying 'My Fair Lady' moment. Or even worse, a Virginia Woolf one.

Buffy doesn’t know what a tea-cosy is? I know it’s kinda British but come on…

Seize him! Sorry, had a Three Amigos moment there.

I’m just wondering what the hell these demons are up to, that they need to kidnap humans to do the work - what the bloody hell is the work they’re doing?

"He remembered your name" probably because it was permanently carved into his arm, handy reminder there

How come Buffy misses out on the flattering beige smock?

For once Buffy dresses practically for a rescue mission, right down to the shoes

Buffy’s response to “Who are you?” is just class. Buffy kicks some serious ass in this episode!

Fabulous fight scene.. it had me punching the air viciously and everything! Stellar!

OW! Rusty iron spikes through the calves!

I love Buffy’s impression of Ghandi.

You have to feel sorry for all those people still trapped when the gateway closes.

Dead Man's Party

Now that really is a good place to hang the mask, to hide the hole Joyce has just made in the wall.
Joyce proves that Raymond Chandler was right and the only part of a California house you can’t put your fist through is the front door
"Nighthawk"? Well at least it isn't "Lilac" I think my codename would be Solid Snake.
Emotional Giles hides in the kitchen.
No way Cordy - Rambo will never be over!
Snyder remains as funny as ever.
Joyce sticks to her crappy parenting form but sows the seed of the women we all mourn in Season 5 with her treatment of the ‘nasty bigoted little rodent man'
Does Joyce have no normal friends?
What is it with Mothers and special crockery? People aren't going to suddenly dislike you because your plates don't match
The basement’s a funny place to keep framed photos.
Pointless dream sequence inserted solely so David Borenaz can get paid for appearing in this episode
Well, Buffy said Giles needed a pet...
I love Buffy’s cry of “Mom!!!” when cornered by Pat.
I do feel sorry for Buffy in this episode, especially when Evil Xander rears his head. But I don’t condone her trying to run away again.
I second that "Americans"
Zombies don’t have the same panache without some voodoo guy with big hair chanting wildly in the background.
Watch Jonathan wield a guitar in the background.
Cordy and Oz make quite a good tag team!
Shovel in the eyes - what a beast!
Nothing brings people together like violence - violence, the supreme authority from which all other forms of authority are derived. Ten points if you can name the film that quote comes from - it’s not hard, come on...
Oh it's so good so see Ripper back
Marti Noxon is a goddess. (So we forgive her the shite zombies plot)

Faith, Hope and Trick

I love Xander and Oz’s double team on Willow.
Yes, here he comes! Mr.Trick!
Urgh! Crushing the ring into his hand! Unnecessary! And then freaky monged Angel!
Go Joyce! I love that incredibly petty touch. Just the sort of thing I would indulge in shamelessly!
I make that clucking sound with my tongue. I’ve never noticed Giles’ ‘cluck-cluck’ sound, has anyone else?
If the test is about speaking coherent English then Buffy is really screwed. I wish Aberystwyth gave us credit for just speaking English.
Ooh look, it’s the band that does the 'Angel' theme music.
I could never pull off the use of ‘mosey’.
Slut-o-rama coming from Cordelia in that dress?
Ooh, helllooo Eliza Dushku! Great casting by Joss & co.!
And yes, even I can dance better than that vampire.
Thank God Eliza Dushku gets better at the whole subtlety thing
Wow, can Faith kick some ass! She even has cool guitar music too!
Look at the size of that stake!
Giles is obviously far to important to take out of the field just so he can visit the retreat. Or that's my story and I'm sticking to it
Does nobody ever tell Giles anything? Surely he should know about the other Slayer?
Notice Willow doesn’t raise her hand to think ‘ew!’ about Faith and Giles.
Can I just say I like Buffy’s outfit at this point (in the library).
Again more than I needed to know about Xander and Cordelia's relationship
That vamp went through a table! I love Faith’s fighting style!
Must be a pretty small parade
Oh yeah, suddenly Buffy can lecture people on running away from their problems and leaving other people to deal with them, because she really has the moral high ground on this issue
That stake big enough for you Kakistos? Waa haa haa!
Giles is a devious bastard, and I'm so proud of him
Angel falls naked from the sky, he falls naked, from the sky, just falls. Naked. Why does this never happen when I'm around? Oh and ouch, cause that must have hurt
This actually classes as a big Angel "getting it" moment, despite being a gratuitous skin shot. The man fell naked from the sky, if you didn't get it then, you ain't never gonna get it
What a bastard Angel can be. It’s just like 'The Prom'. He waits until she accepts it’s time to let him go and then he comes back and screws her up all over again
Can I just say that if Angel landed on the Claddagh ring - OUCH!

Beauty And The Beasts/All Men Are Beasts

Sorry Faith but all men are not beasts. I feel compelled to stand up for my kind.
Have you ever met "Mr I love The English Patient"? Does he exist? Quick 'Vengeance Unlimited' quote "Have you ever been beaten half to death with wooden rakes?" "Well I sat through The English Patient..."
I’m being Ben pretty much full time.
Anyone else notice Scott’s mini-smirk (dirk) after Buffy kisses him?
There is no way a wolf could fit through that window
Who the hell attacked Oz's hair?
Where did Angel find clothes? Not that I'm... no actually I am complaining, why did Angel find clothes?
Willow has a Scooby Doo lunchbox.
Comedy scorch marks on the floor.
How come Giles isn't pissed at Buffy for falling asleep on the job?
"Hills are alive" Oh well done Buffy, way to cause painful flashbacks
Naked Angel chained to stuff. Where do they find all these chains from? Do they just have them hanging around (no pun intended)?
Oh, and naked Oz, just to be thorough
Pointless bit of speculation, but I always thought that werewolves changed into well, wolves, not some bizarre beasty thing
Always the woman's fault. Yeah right
The "I walked into a door", classic excuse if you've been hit, but really, really embarrassing when you actually have walked into a door. Everyone thinks you've been beaten up, but no I actually was that stupid. And it wasn't even a see-through glass door, just your average solid, highly visible wooden one
I’ve never quite understood this episode.
Now Oz goes through a table! And then he takes an overhead slam to the stairs! How does he get up from that?!
That's one damn fast acting tranquiliser
Angel needs a good wash with some hot soapy water. Any volunteers? Is it a bucket job, or do we get a jacuzzi? Will that affect your answer? Hell no
Good job Angel broke Pete’s neck, or we’d have a chemically-enhanced werewolf running around. Poor Debbie, though. She didn’t deserve to die. I hate being stuck with serious thoughts all day.

Homecoming

Cordy being her usual direct self there.
Hmm... Angel’s recovered his humanity after hundreds of years of torment in just 2 episodes?
Angel tries to drink his blood through the plastic lid
Buffy doesn't mean someone she can rely on, she means someone she can walk all over. Witness Riley
Scott Hope, you UTTER FOOL! Speaking on behalf of guys everywhere, you DO NOT turn down Sarah Michelle Gellar. NO! But she's spending more time with her undead ex than she is with Scott, he's got every right to walk
The evil mastermind guy always has to be in a wheelchair.
Cleanliness is generally right next to severe mental illness What type of dictionary do you use? Cleanliness is actually between cleanly and cleanse. You actually looked that up didn't you? There is nothing I can say that will make this situation any better for me, is there?
Xander pulls off an awesome dirk for his photo.
Ooh, Buffy and Faith in sportswear!
Oh dear, Lyle Gorch. You know he’s not gonna be a threat.
Mr. Trick is a comedy genius!
I know I'm a guy, but Willow and Xander's kiss is a really touching scene, I still think they should be together
Check out the list of Cordy's weaknesses - includes 'Brie' and 'Xander'
Buffy does have actual friends, which is more than Cordelia does
Contains possibly the single most romantic line of all time (and an attitude to be looked for in any future spouse) "as Willow goes, so goes my nation." Oz
I love Buffy breaking the glass bottle there.
I can't believe those shoddy campaign tactics actually work. How fickle and unprincipled are these kids?
One of the German guys looks like Ben Affleck
"Vapid whore" can't wait to use that one. Ah-ha! now I know why I didn't get this one when we were playing 'quote challenge'! I've got the 6:45 version and "Vapid whore" isn't in it!
Equally skanky dresses for Buffy and Cordelia. Did they get a 2 for 1 deal on that material?
They actually had a designer on to do the 'Slayerfest' logo didn't they?
Giles' unique brand of humour has no effect on Willow and Xander. Also, his "just kidding" sounds worryingly like Ethan
Bear trap to the foot - beast!
Thank you Faith, nothing like the sweet smell of revenge
Cordelia and her spatula - instrument of death! Okay, sorry, sorry about this, but that isn't a spatula, it's a fish slice
I admire the vampire for keeping it's cool and not screaming like a watcher and running for it's life

Band Candy

"We haven't had a B in forever" is a perfectly valid way to deal with a multiple choice paper, and is probably the right answer. It got me through my theory test last Saturday.
We get A Levels (or now AS Levels). Americans get multiple-choice SAT’s. Fair? I think not!
Does whisky age better in a shrunken head than it would in, say, a bottle? Although presumably he kept the bottle in the head, rather than just pouring the whisky out of the head, cause that would be gross
Buffy has a point. Whenever “The Real World” house gets a mention in something I can’t help but think of the version of it in ' She’s All That' that has Matthew Lillard in the house...hysterical!
“What would I do with 40 candy bars?” - Joyce misses the obvious point of possessing 40 bars of chocolate.
Tony Head, the King of Smirks, shows us how it’s done during the bit where Buffy’s blindfolded.
Comedy Tai Chi
"Didn't know you could do that" do what exactly? Wave his hands around in pretty patterns? Anyone can do that, lets see him try a Mexican wave, now that takes talent. Especially solo.
“I’m feeling better,” he says, promptly collapsing.
ETHAN RAYNE! Guaranteed to add humour to any episode!
Cordy mentions the infamous 10 minute rule
"I like chocolate. There is no bad here." Spot on, Xander
"Usually no one dies"?
Sorry, I'm just such a sucker for Willow and Xander
Giles has gazelles on his mantelpiece (or possibly antelope)
It worries me that Giles smokes like a Nazi
Totally unlicenced drivers can go on the road with no supervision whatsoever in America. Well that must be fun, and just slightly worrying. I can’t believe American kids can just get in the car and drive like that.
Ripper!
Giles comes over all Paul Heinried in 'Now Voyager', lighting two cigarettes and handing one to the girl
Stage-diving is not for amateurs
You get the feeling that Ethan objects to the guy's neck getting broken, not due to the death or anything, but simply because it's in terribly poor taste. And because he'll have to find someone to take his place
In the face of Snyder's approval, Oz clearly feels the need to shave all his hair right off
Notice that when Giles steals Joyce that coat he bags himself a pimp hat!
Young Snyder is hysterical! "Woah Summers! You drive like a spaz!"
"Like Burt Reynolds" take that back, he's way sexier than Burt Reynolds, and doesn't have a moustache
Reaction to this episode best summed up by a friend of mine, who walked into my doorway, muttered "Oh My God, wasn't Giles GORGEOUS", fell sideways, hit the doorframe, slid down it and landed in a kind of puddly heap on my floor. I think this counts as Giles' first "getting it" moment
Nice to see they've remembered Giles' tattoo
Xander feels no need to finish that thought
It’s cool how the same corridor of chocolate boxes is used over and over again during the chase sequence.
Love Ethan's disgust at being thought of as merely a diversion
Yes, because handcuffs are going to hold a powerful warlock/wizard whatever the hell he is. They must have kept Giles busy for a while. Actually, the sex kept him busy, the handcuffs just kept him still
I love the way Giles' accent slips as he turns back into knowledge guy
Snyder's fear is unfounded, the sewers are completely bare, there's nothing to splash around in
The Mayor can get mobile phone reception in a sewer? He must have a made a demon pact for that
The demon doesn't seem all that picky about the size of his food
It's worth mentioning that Giles gets soaking wet at this point
"It happened battling evil" I wish I had that kind of excuse

Revelations

Buffy’s teasing the guys about her and Faith shouldn’t be allowed, I had a really nice mental picture until she revealed it wasn’t true.
Synchronised slaying! Faith kicks ass
Giles’ reaction to Gwendolyn Post’s arrival is priceless. It's so satisfying when you dislike someone immediately for no good reason and then they actually turn out to be evil. Makes you wonder just what happened to Mr. Post
To have 12 cemeteries Sunnydale must be a really big town.
Jesus, does the man ever actually put clothes on during this season?
Blatant co-ordination from Angel so he ends up touching Buffy.
Buffy neatly blames Angel
Xander and Willow together again. All together now - awwww!!
Double negative rule in full force there!
Death as a peace offering. I like that a lot
Xander was just the worst person to see them together wasn't he? Although he does make a lot of extremely valid points. Angel will be around for a lot longer than Buffy and he could well turn bad again when she isn't around to sort it out
I love Giles' brutal speech to Buffy, it's so effective. I leapt off the bed shouting "You ***king tell her Giles!" but that's just me. Oh, believe me, you weren't the only one, although I saved most of my bile and ire for Buffy's crass remarks in 'Amends'
Good point but what a wanker! This is the second time Xander tries to get Angel murdered even though he has a soul. Xander crosses to the Dark Side
So has Giles had another Slayer in the past? And then Gwendolyn Post hits him with what looks suspiciously like the fertility idol Joyce unpacks in season one. Probably is, one thing you can't accuse these people of is not re-using their props
I'm sorry but how much does Faith kick ass? Angel would be ashes if Buffy hadn't stopped her!
The Buffy/Faith fight in my opinion, the best fight of the series. All of it. brilliantly co-ordinated and thoroughly satisfying, exactly what a fight between two slayers ought to be like Slayer vs Slayer - the stuff of my dreams (and probably no-one else's)! Well you're on your own on this website, at least until they start having some equal opportunities pre-destination and get some male slayers

Lover's Walk

MARSTERS! All that needs to be said!
Bowling is neither classy nor sexy
Look at the picture of Xander dirking in Cordy’s locker!
Alyson Hannigan has the best facial expressions - "It's a little pez witch!"
I've been watching this show too long, because I wondered if that was metaphorical too
How come big broody heroes always try and read Sartre? Although admittedly "hell is other people" is probably Angel's motto for life. And at least they're letting him read the novel instead of pretending he understands the philosophy (nobody understands existentialists, not even the French)
Ah, actually Spike, you’re going down.
"We don't carry leprosy" which is comforting
How would they advertise for a position in a magic shop? Especially since it seems to be a fairly temporary, and deadly position
Spike's hair is curly in this episode
Nice shot from the Mayor.
“It’s bleurgh!” - I love that.
"Are you brain dead?" No she just doesn't have all the relevant information yet
More ammunition for why Drusilla is insane, she dumped Spike
Angel has recovered enough to have good lurk
Spike revels in some petty one-upmanship. Watch Spike taunting Angel behind Joyce’s back - he dirks!
“You great poof” - Spike comes up with a class nickname for Angel, kinda revenge for the taunts he suffered in season 2. I'm particularly fond of "peaches" it has a nice Angel-esque ring to it
Angel doesn't want Spike dead
There are homeless people in Sunnydale, they just don't last that long
Willow carefully doesn't answer Xander's question
It worked for Westley in 'The Princess Bride', so I don't see why it shouldn't work for Xander “As you wiiiiish!” Sorry, I burst into hysterics whenever I think of that.
Never, ever do that, cause you know you're gonna get caught
For the love of God, OW! Impalement!
A huge vampire brawl! As Spike says, a decent spot of violence really puts things in perspective
Okay, cruel joke by making us think Cordy’s dead.
Again we see Buffy's attitude to a balanced relationship, she is allowed to walk out on Angel, but when he leaves her it's the end of the world "I'm just trying to keep from dying", yeah right
For the first time since he fell naked from the sky, Angel remains completely clothed for the entire episode
Buffy does 'Ally McBeal' ending with a montage of all the main characters alone and miserable
Whilst James Marsters can actually sing, Spike really can't (although he's not as bad as Angel) Ben’s Trivia Corner (TM) The version of ‘My Way’ that Spike is singing along to is being sung by Gary Oldman!

The Wish

This is probably my most favourite episode ever
Yay! Amy gets a mention.
What I want to know is why Anyanka turns up at all - Cordy didn’t summon her. Was she just in the neighbourhood?
I love Cordelia's attempt at Spanish
"You guys are still together?" yeah, that really does suck
Note how they're too cheap to buy evil!Xander a leather coat of his very own, and he has to drown quietly in Angel's, which is far too big for him. In fact he's wearing Angel's entire wardrobe
Vampire Willow and Vampire Xander manage to be both really cool and really freaky at the same time - how do they manage it? I want to know! I'm stuck on being freaky at the moment
It never does get answered. Why is Giles there?
Presumably the Master escaped at The Harvest and not via the prophecy with the Anointed, which would have needed Buffy to be there in order to work
The Master - all time great comedy villain. Particularly when he says "He'll be dealt with soon enough." To think he was in National Lampoon's Animal House! And a 'Twisted Sister' video, which is where I recognise him from (I only realised that a month or so ago)
OK. While at Sunnydale Buffy has died, fallen in love with a vampire, lost her virginity to him, had him turn against her, had him torture and kill her friends and just as she gets him back, had to kill the love of her life. She’s been expelled, thrown out by her mother, run away from home, gone to hell and come back. When she finally makes it home she gets roasted by the few friends she has left. So, my question is this: what the hell happened to her in Cleveland that made her even more cynical than the Buffy in Sunnydale? The mind just boggles!
And another thing - Can’t they dress in Cleveland?
This Oz is a lot chattier
I wonder who turned Xander and Willow?
Have to put down Bitca's first reaction to hearing about the 'puppy', "Oh they've got a poor dog back there?". Well not quite... She’s so innocent, bless. In my defence… No. There isn’t one. I am deeply, deeply ashamed
The Master’s plan - it’s a bit, well, James-Bond-Archvillainish isn’t it?
Great plan Buffy
Using your subordinates as a shield never helps develop loyalty in the ranks
"Your only power lies in the wishing" and in the fact that she's a demon obviously. Giles forgets that you don't need super powers just to beat the crap out of a librarian
The deaths are strangely affecting
This episode contains two of the most brutal killings I've ever seen on Buffy: 1) when Vampires Willow and Xander do the double neck-drain on Cordy (nasty) and 2) The Master breaking Buffy's neck. The first time I saw this was when I bought the season 3 video box sets, and I hadn't realised that when I'd seen this on Sky it had been cut. I was unprepared for the brutal neck cracking and I couldn't help leaping from the bed and shouting "Ohhh!"
Is it just me, or when Angel is killed by Vamp Xander, is this the first time we've seen a vampire die who isn't in "Vamp Face," if you know what I mean? Not hugely important, but irritating me nonetheless
I consider the vampire dustings in this episode the best they’ve ever looked on Buffy, where you can see the skeleton and everything. Going into seasons 5/6 the “new and improved” dustings have gotten a lot worse in my opinion.
What about all the innocent people Buffy's saved in Cleveland, who Giles has just condemned to a horrible bloody death? Oops. Americans seem to dislike Cleveland in many other TV shows and movies I’ve seen, so Giles is just trying to fit in with the local (ahem) culture.
"Never again knows the touch of a woman" for a lot of writers out there, not going to be a problem

Amends

This episode is a total waste of time. If you don't have a valid explanation for something, then you shouldn't try to explain it. We know that Angel's return from hell is inexplicable on account of it not being explained, we don't need 45 minutes with no explanation to tell us that it's inexplicable
Uh-oh. Flashback alert. Do I sense dodgy Irish accents coming?
Something has died on Angel's upper lip and is starting to grow mould
Ooh, I love the spooky violin music when Angel sees the ghost guy.
"Still kinda twitchy" Well, gee, if someone had tortured Buffy for hours, she probably wouldn't be all that relaxed in their company either
As opposed to a history that's in the future?
Quality Oz-ism: “It’s almost like I’ve lost an arm...or a torso.” Class. That must be really distressing to have lost a torso. Where would you put your head?
Christmas in hot countries must be weird
Why is everyone wearing coats?!
Tactical bail by Joyce there.
Where does Faith get the money for the motel, and can't the Watchers' Council spring for anything better?
I would have made Angel stand on the doorstep and explain
Maybe he wasn't sent back, maybe he just wasn't watching where he put his feet and fell through a gap
Angel sure is doing a lot of sleeping in this episode.
I find human Angel (Liam) hysterical!
Giles has a stocking in the library
Scary boning sequence there.
Willie cares for his clientele
How will decking and holly help?
I love Oz’s reaction to Willow’s love nest.
Barry White! Instant comedy!
Angel sounds surprised to see Buffy, he was hiding behind the door in her room
I wish I could dive out of windows like that!
Why does she have to stand there and complain at Angel, couldn't she just have clocked him over the head and dragged him inside?
Angel actually makes a lot of very good points as to why he should die. He very nearly had me convinced
How do we know that the big brewing evil didn't send the snowstorm to stop Angel topping himself? Because they don't want him dead either, in fact they could well have brought him back from hell in the first place, the PTBs could just be taking the credit. Or the PTBs could have brought him back to be the warrior and do good. See this episode explains NOTHING and is therefore totally pointless

Gingerbread

“Stay!” - Joyce immediately wanders off.
That is really icky water, it's obviously where the sewage goes, cause it clearly doesn't go in the sewers
"Someone with a soul did this?" wouldn't be the first time, and even if she can't kill them she could still kick the crap out of them
Yum-yum, Elizabeth Anne Allen...
Willow doesn't know whether to be offended or keep quiet
Why is Joyce embarrassed at having had sex with Giles? More to the point why is she keeping quiet about it? I'd be telling everybody
"Caring community" of vicious evil killers
Where did they get the skulls? Can you use reproduction skulls in a spell or would that ruin it?
Now there’s a really scary sight - Michael the warlock guy.
Am I the only one who thinks Amy has been underused?
The boy of witch is warlock (not wizard, that's a different kind of magic; or magician, which is Paul Daniels). Note the justifiable use of a semi colon in that sentence and the lack of a full stop at the end of this one Such inconsiderate grammar is really annoying, you know.
Nice take on a 'Apocalypse Now' line by Snyder.
You'd be surprised at the scary occult messages hidden in 'My Friend Flicka'
Willow’s rebellion speech is quality, particularly the goat line. You don't usually have to explain an absence of goats, in fact you usually have to work quite hard to explain the presence of goats
"Prince of night I summon you!" okay, how cool would it have been if he'd appeared just then? Might not have helped Willow's case, but it would have made her mother take a step backwards
Buffy's mum morphs into Joe McCarthy
They're worrying about nothing, no students ever go in the library to be led astray
Does Buffy's mum never question the fact that the dead children are talking to her?
Aargh! Freaky small children!
I'm going to be really picky here, just because it's Angel that said it. A dyke is actually the complete opposite of a dam, a dyke is a barrier (often just a big ditch) used to drain areas of land, whereas a dam is used specifically to flood areas of land. I'm from Lincolnshire, dykes are kind of an issue. Mostly because if we didn't have them, we'd lose half the county
"We've got things worth fighting for" says Mr. 'It's all a waste of time and I'm going to kill myself because of the hopelessness'. He sure got over that quickly
Is Willow permanently connected to the net? That must be v. v. expensive
Hansel and Gretel makes you wonder how many other fairy tales could be true - live in fear of a giant with an axe coming down a beanstalk near you!
"Happened in Salem" actually that was ergot, not mass hysteria
Damn, Xander beat me to the above Jack & The Beanstalk joke.
"Wake up in a coma" and then where would you be, aside from in a box. One of Giles’ best ever lines - “Wake up in a? Oh never mind.”
"Have lunch" discuss how you incinerated your children...
No Amy, don’t do it! It means we won’t see you 'till season six! Unless you count the brief naked glimpse in season four... naked Amy... where was I again?
Giles can pick locks and hotwire cars
Yes Buffy, you got it. Beast!
You’ve got to love the rescue attempt by Oz and Xander. Xander and Oz make a cool comedy double act - that was a spectacular fall. And Oz’s line - class.
Didn't Amy and Giles work the de-ratting spell on Buffy herself in Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered in season two? Surely Giles and Willow should be able to figure out how to change Amy back?

Helpless

Another biology point, but during the mock-fight with Buffy, Angel gets sweaty and breathless. Granted, we can’t expect David Borenaz not to get out of breath when doing active scenes like that, but if vampires don’t breathe and are technically dead, why does he get sweaty and breathless when they could stop filming, let him get his breath back and clean him up and then go on from there? The black top suits him much more than the baggy white ones though. And anyone complaining about David Borenaz getting sweaty and breathless is really missing the point
LOOK at the size of that stake!
I’m going to lower the tone again, I’m afraid. Buffy and Angel talking about Angel not having satisfaction - can’t Angel just beat off? Surely that wouldn’t trigger the curse? Would be lowering the tone if we hadn't discussed it in (very slightly innuendo led) detail in 'Untouched', and anyway, even if Angel can't finish, that's not stopping Buffy from having some fun
I've always wondered how you're supposed to know when your aura is dirty. Clearly me and Buffy think along the same lines. In which case you should be considering professional help
Sexual innuendo there with Buffy handling that stone.
A complete effort by that vampire. Why don’t you just jump onto the stake? Oh wait, you did.
Question: does vampire dust get up your nose? Wouldn’t it be considerate for a modern slayer to carry a dust buster? Let’s face it; she never has trouble concealing a stake. It is possible to secrete all manner of large/bulky/sharp objects about your person on TV without anyone being the wiser. (See Highlander if in any doubt)
Fancy being killed by a nameless vampire with your own stake. That would be really galling, wouldn’t it? As well as painful, of course. And terminal.
When Buffy is showing her suddenly crap throwing skills, she breaks something made of glass. What is it? I don’t remember a window being around that area before.
Nice bouquet
So, that crystal hypnotises Buffy. Fair enough, but what would happen if Giles accidentally looked at the flaw? He’d be stuck.
Surely even with slayer healing powers, there would be needle marks?
Is Faith older or younger than Buffy? Cuz if she’s older won’t she have gone through Cruciamentum already? I think the official explanation is that Faith was older than 18 when she was called, so she never had one, but the whole cruciamentum thing makes no sense anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much
Good God, what is Willow wearing in this episode? A sickly yellow sweater and matching tights, a pink skirt and a red tea cosy on her head. I thought that there were people paid to put together outfits for the characters to wear. Did they get sick and the security people have to do it? One feels that if we started on what Willow wore we'd never finish.
Posse? Oh dear. One step down from Crew.
I suppose the Cruciamentum works on the general principle of ‘whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’. But if it does, you’re dead. No it doesn't. Sometimes it just cripples you. Witness Spike ('What's My Line pt II') and Faith ('Graduation Day pt II' and arguably '5x5')
Zachary Kralik reminds me of someone but I can't think who it is ...this is going to bug me. Aargh, Kralik is played by that really annoying ‘Ray from Reef Radio’ from the Bacardi adverts.
Willow should keep that curse for lawyers, might just come in handy one day
Love the Superman debate there. Oz is right about the kryptonite, by the way.
I never noticed that before, the guy feeding Kralik his pills is the pretty British engineer guy from 'Enterprise' and 'Desmonds'
Buffy is so ungrateful! She gets an original edition of ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ (wrapped in a hanky, no less) by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and looks like she’s been kicked in the teeth. Then she goes and loses it! In all fairness, it is an ill thought out gift for a girl who specialises in the modern blurb. Sonnets from the Portuguese? Nooooooo!!!
Come on Angel, the old “warm your heart with my own” line never works! Another example here of how Buffy doesn’t really need us to send it up, as it does it really well itself. Angel has a very romantic speech in which he tells Buffy that he wanted to take her heart and warm it with his own. Buffy actually has the same reaction as I did, first of all being swayed by the sentiment, then grossed out by the imagery. The comedy, however, comes from Angel’s belated understanding of what he just said. Having much less of a romantic soul, my first thought was eeuugh!
Angel’s gonna be pissed that Buffy has lost his present.
Okay, over-dramatics from Buffy there. “Who are you?” - like Cordy says, he’s Giles!
Can you imagine going to school in a place where there could actually be a legitimate excuse note along the lines of “Dear Mrs Soandso, please excuse Cordelia from the test today because we thought the Apocalypse was coming and so gave her the evening off from her studies.” I know I’ve used excuses that hinged on less. To be honest you're not the only one, and it beats "the dog ate it" or "I was startled by the doorbell, jumped and poured blackcurrant squash over my word processor" oh no, hang on, that actually happened...
Where did he get the camera and the eighty five rolls of Polaroid film that he's used up?
Don’t ask me why but this is kinda like a dangerous version of 'Fun House'. All it needs is a vampire Pat Sharp. God, what a scary thought. That's a terrifying thought, okay now I'm going to have trouble sleeping...
Where can you buy holy water from, and how do you know that it is holy? I only ask because Buffy’s bottle looks like it came from a shop, and her cunning trick wouldn’t have worked if the shop owner had just filled it up from a tap. And if it's 'homemade' where does she get the labels from? And come to that, why does she need them? Does she keep other flasks of useless water around she could get confused with?
There are those overalls again! Making her look all vulnerable and helpless again
“Bite me.” Awesome.
What the hell is the point of this episode anyway? Let’s face it, whether or not she's all those things they are still stuck with her. The PTB's chose her, not the council, and by sheer definition, they should know what they are doing. Having said that, who's to say the next one would be any better? (As Faith proves, this is emphatically not the case.) And surely, if the slayer even gets to 18 she's already proved herself. What’s more, it's not as if she's ever going to have to fight without her powers is it? Not to show my age, but I remember a 'She-Ra' episode with pretty much the same plot, except that made sense, because she relied on the power of Greyskull and a poxy sword. Buffy’s powers are innate. It’s not as if she can forget to pack them or lose them at the supermarket is it? I should probably add that this is one of my all time favourite episodes, but that doesn't stop the premise of the thing being silly.

The Zeppo

Faith's got a really, really awkward way of holding that sword
Bellow - comedy word.
Willow defends her decision to bring marshmallows to the fight in preparation for the burning afterwards by saying ‘Occasionally I am callous and strange.’ Surely this marks her as a Fringedweller?
Wouldn't the smoke from the burning demon give the marshmallows a strange flavour?
I like “We’re gonna kick your ass till it’s a brand new shape” - I haven’t heard that one before.
Cordelia's really good at that
Xander spends a lot of time worrying about what the essence of cool actually is, and it’s sitting there in front of him. Oz is the essence of cool, obviously. I’ve often wondered about the cool thing, much akin to Xander here.
Willow must have a small dream cycle
Buffy asks about Xander’s car, ‘Is this a penis metaphor?’ The answer, unfortunately, is yes. This is why you want to start dating a man who drives a Nissan Micra. The car is nice though, in a big, American, not-an-Alfa-Spider kind of way
They probably have the Gatorade as well, they've got to wash the foe down with something
I don’t know why but I like O’Toole, there’s something funny about a psycho who names his knife.
I like Xander’s comedy violin music.
Strangely enough, Bob doesn't seem to be having ay of the raised from the dead trauma that Buffy has so much difficulty with in a couple of years time
You know, I’m a little bit concerned that if we Fringedwellers were in the same situation that Jack’s gang is in, the first thing we would ask when rising from our coffins would be “Did you tape Buffy/Angel/SG-1/The West Wing?” The difference being we would actually go home and watch the tapes without demolishing major buildings first. We would blow up major buildings afterwards, but we have priorities. 'Walker Texas Ranger'? Oh dear.
Giles was summarily dismissed by the spirit guides who sounded all the world like someone who had been pulled away from their favourite TV show just as it was starting to get good. However, had the spirit guides actually been Fringedwellers, they would have pretended not to be in when their favourite shows were on. The spirits need an answerphone
Again with Xander and his annoying comedy music
O’Toole and his gang are hysterical!
Penis metaphor or not, Xander’s car makes a really conspicuous getaway vehicle.
Nice Willow/Xander moment there.
O’Toole was killed in a drive-by? When did Sunnydale become part of the Hood?
O'Toole's dead and he's still been showing up for school? Hell, I used to bunk off if I had a cold
Doesn't look dislocated
Comedy bass line as Xander mentions he’s up. Lucky bastard, too.
When Faith leaps on the bed you can see the arm of the stunt person making sure she doesn't fall backwards
Nice bit of naked Xander btw
The poor boy must have been having a really bizarre night not to notice that the gang was robbing a hardware store for materials to bake a cake with. Now, my cooking in the past has been likened to many things stone-like, and it is quite possible that utensils from a hardware store would be necessary to break through the strata of my cooking, but I never started out with ingredients from a hardware store.
I love Xander’s thought process there.
There's a "last time you were a robot..." line there, "I can't watch you die again"
Again, the show sends itself up. Don’t you just love the change in intensity between Buffy and Angel when Xander turns up and the immediate switch back to that level of intensity when he leaves?
Yep, that'd be my first choice
Is it just me, or is the big evil plant thing that the Scoobies are fighting actually Audrey from 'Little Shop of Horrors'?
Having those fire axes in school is just a bad idea, in fact axes of any kind in a school situation worry me. Can't they just have big buckets of sand?
Surely defusing a bomb made by dead football players and petty criminals wouldn't be much more complicated than pulling the timer out? I can't imagine they've taken the time to set up a booby trap or a secondary detonator
O’Toole gives Xander a snapmare onto that box! Sorry, I get excited whenever I see wrestling moves being performed in TV shows and films. Imagine my delight when, at the end of 'Mission Impossible 2', Tom Cruise gave Dougray Scott the Rock Bottom!
Xander gets possessed by Clint Eastwood
Very nearly had a getting-it moment for Xander then

Bad Girls

Jokes about American cartoons are lost on us Brits, methinks.
I love how, hidden amongst skulls and things, there are handy-wipes.
Can the Mayor not put his own litter in the bin? Does he really need his deputy to do it?
One of Xander’s funniest moments there with Cordy. I think that everyone has been in Xander’s situation when he is stuck for a clever retort for one of Cordelia’s bitch-attacks, and has to resort to ‘I won’t waste the perfect comeback on you, but don’t think I don’t have it. Oh, yes, its time will come.’ Unfortunately, in my experience that time is always about twenty minutes after you really need it.
I'm watching this after 'Forgiving', filling in some fringedwellings, and it's a very strange experience seeing Wesley in this. He was always gorgeous though wasn't he?
He found that just by looking under 'swords'? I'm impressed
Here Buffy tries to milk (and cookie) the system by playing off her old watcher against her new watcher. This episode marks the first appearance of Wesley, although this is Wesley with a pole up his backside rather than the Wesley that we’ve all come to know and lust after in 'Angel'. Well, some of us lust after. Lusted after by those of us who prefer our men with basic language skills and the ability to use rudimentary tools.
You’ve gotta love Faith’s response to Wesley. I do like Faith’s brevity. ‘New watcher?...Screw that.’ Oh, any time, given half the chance!
Sorry for the above comment, that was crude. Wesley actually worries me quite badly. Usually I detest men who flutter and faff unnecessarily, but for some reason I'm willing to make an exception for Wes. It might be a rare example of me actually going for physical appearance instead of personality. Or it might be the fact that the first time I saw Alexis Denisof in anything, he murdered Anita Dobson with a breeze block. For that I will put up with almost anything. Although I have just realised after nearly a year, it's because he reminds me of Tim Stimpson, and by definition Tim Stimpson's legs.
Big Hurrah! to Buffy for standing by her Watcher
The stereo glasses polishing was a nice touch.
Nothing wrong with Faith’s grunting, in my opinion.
Wesley reading Giles’ Watcher diary is pure comedy.
Call me crazy, but I thought that the three words most important (or one word repeated three times) for a Slayer would be ‘Stake, stake stake.’
I know I'm almost unreasonably pro-Wesley, but you've got to feel sorry for him. As far as I can tell, he was sent to Sunnydale specifically because he wouldn't be able to cope on his own, so there was no chance that he would do what Giles did and do any kind of work without consulting the council, and if something did go wrong, so he'd do exactly what he does in 'Choices' and go straight back to headquarters for advice. I certainly can't believe they picked him on merit because he was the best, most experienced person they had. He was set up to fail, and both Buffy and Giles are doing their best to make sure that happens
Since when did the Bronze switch from the usual music to slit your wrists by and play techno instead? Whenever the plot required it, obviously. See 'Teacher's Pet' and 'Never Kill A Boy On The First Date'
Balthazar is gross but really funny! Oh God, if I ever needed encouragement to stop snacking in between meals, I’ve got it now. I could end up looking like Balthazar! On the subject of Balthazar, how come he gets to have minions? And why is he so scary if he just sits around like Jabba the Hut? If someone disobeyed him, what could he physically do about it? Gob on them, maybe, but that’s about it.
You have to feel sorry for Faith, she really didn’t know it wasn’t a vampire.
Angel's hair's all rumpled, I didn't think that was possible
Love Giles' attitude, "if it's for me to scrub those hard to reach areas..."
“Pull off his kneecaps!!”
'Angel-The Series' - you can see it’s going to happen. First 'Amends' and then this - Angel stops being the wussy fighter who constantly gets his arse pummelled in Season 2 (even as Angelus) to a rock hard fighting machine here. Nice work from Giles too, although they do cut away when he has to change his grip round
What is it with vamps and their powers? Will it never stop!! (When the plot doesn't need it obviously)
I’m sure that special effect of the Mayor was impressive at some point.
Oh the mayor would have a tick sheet, and he’s even the sort of person that would tick things off on it.
The costume department desperately need lessons in subtlety. Buffy the Bad Ass Bitch in black and Buffy the Moral Pinnacle of Slayers in pastels. Dear oh dear. I'm particularly fond of the change from skin-tight leather to calf-length pleated skirt, that's really understated

Consequences

Of course Joyce just happens to be watching the news at that moment.
Giles really isn't getting into this ex-watcher thing is he? Especially since Wesley's right
“Book me” - nice Cordy-ism.
Angel puts two-and-two together - no wonder he becomes a PI.
You can't justify killing someone just because they're dull, I know we've all wanted to, but nonetheless...
Faith starts on her journey to the Dark Side - once you begin down the Dark Path, come back you cannot.
The trick with cover stories is to check the Radio Times and see what actually was on TV last night
I know Willow's good, but does nobody have any kind of computer firewall against hackers that she can't get through?
Oh, stop it Willow. You’re with Oz, you knew Xander wouldn’t lose his virginity with you.
Xander lets that "5 minutes" line slip out again
How did Angel get into Faith’s apartment? Comedy view though as he smacks her with the baseball bat.
"Evil takes Mastercard" that is just the coolest line ever
Wesley, despite being pathetic and cowardly and so on (allegedly), is quite prepared to stand up to Angel with just a cross and very little backup. Quite a bit of back-up actually, just all useless
Although he is kinda dumb sometimes, yes let's go closer to the psychotic murderer with the superhuman strength
Mr.Trick lays the smack down on Buffy at the docks. A pity Faith kills him though, he was funny!

Dopplegangland

D’Hoffryn! Comedy demon.
Anya, mortal, powerless and bitching about it, but then, wouldn't you?
"Princess Margaret" would probably have done better if he'd taken his tank top off whilst exercising Faith. Love the comment about defibrillators, Wesley gets more good lines than you think he does
That is a fantastic apartment
Faith and the Mayor are a good pairing, you have to admit.
I know Mayor Wilkins is a demon wannabe megalomaniac, but don't you find him so likeable as a person?
Oz may not say very much, but he manages to distill a Jilly Cooper 'novel' worth of emotion into about a sentence. In this case very romantically
I love that - “Xander, I beg you not to help me.”
"And I'm eating this banana..." now there's rebellion
What kind of sofa do they have in hell? Is it chintz or does Satan shop at Ikea?
So this is a foolish question, but if the wish is broken, and Cordy's alternate universe never happened (because she never wished for it) then where does Vamp Willow come from? And why does she materialise in the factory? They were obviously expecting the necklace to appear at the place they were doing the spell, so why doesn't she?
You’ve gotta love Vamp Willow.
One of my favourite songs from the 'Buffy' soundtrack is playing in the Bronze here.
Wouldn't you love to do this to anyone picking on you? the whole scene with Evil Willow in the Bronze is a joy
Doesn't Evil Willow seem oddly childlike?
Vamp Willow fights a lot better than she did in 'The Wish'.
Super reaction, "And... Holy God you're Willow"
Love the way Giles can be insulting and comforting at the same time, "much, much better"
Great use of the "Hey, who died" line, right up there with Richie in 'The Hunters'
OK I rewound the video 20 times and Anya definitely uses no 'r'. That is definitely "a f***ing beer!" except on the Beeb, obviously, where it isn't a beer at all
Devon heading down the Status Quo route to musical stardom
Oz and Angel again the laconic twins. They should be a double act, wouldn't that be cool? Short though
The girl Sandy that Willow turns here is one of the vampire whores in season 5.
Love how Giles raises his glasses there.
Poor Angel, two Willows is just too much for him. You've got to feel sorry for the guy haven't you
What was Willow getting? Can you say ‘contrived plot point’?
Willow’s first clue to her impending lifestyle choice - an evil version of herself. I love Angel’s “Well actually...it’s a good point.”
John Wayne never gave a damn about the casualty rate but he was a rabid Nazi. I prefer my heroes more compassionate (and able to walk in something other than a lope)
Look at what? There's nothing there!
Surely someone other than Oz noticed Willow's little wave?
How do the vamps not know she's human?
Surely shooting fish in a barrel is actually quite hard. They’re slippery buggers you know
I love the whole Vamp Willow/Cordy exchange, particularly the look on her face as Cordy drones on and on.
Wesley screams like a watcher
Inventive use of a pool ball by Angel. OK. Angel's fight was impressively flashy but he totally fails to make any headway
Notice nobody tells Angel what happened to him in that world, you'd have thought Vamp Willow would have taunted him with it at least
Percy's very cute when he's had the attitude beaten out of him. Especially the apple
Definitely my fave episode ever. Ever

Enemies

At least it was a foreign porn movie so they'd be distracted by having to read the subtitles. Also, movie watching? Not exactly the place you go to brood in misery. Angel needs to get out more, or at least start reading Empire
Got milk, Faith?
Maybe it means that someone ascends? Just a wild guess
Angel is wearing burgundy, and lilac
Like Faith's attitude, "more of a long weekend"
I wonder how many ways you can skin a cat.
"Wasn't about to burst into glorious song". Shame. Loved the 'side helping of sod all' though
Can you get a receipt for under the counter bribes?
Yes, yes I do trust you, that's why I'm slowly and carefully backing away
I have a flaw on the tape here, so this spell makes my TV go blank for a second
Angelus! Okay, so I know its not him really, but he still rules!
That was a really girly kick
Angelus' balls take a hammering again. That sex thing is looking less and less likely every time he fights
Actually, I think Cordelia's running this meeting
Did nobody notice the reflection in the name plate? And I know they couldn't have avoided him reflecting, but couldn't they have just moved the shiny thing?
It's obvious that he isn't Angelus, cause he doesn't stand like Angelus, and I can't work out if this is a good piece of acting or a bad one. Also he's not in the leather trousers, dead giveaway. Also Angelus is funny. Angel doing Angelus isn't.
Angel enjoyed doing that
If Angel had turned he would have ripped Xander's insides out, not punched him in the face
They have tried chains before, but Angel was the one in them
As long as you know the other person is going to turn on you, you're prepared and it's not really an issue
Is Faith menacing Buffy with cooking tongs?
Psyche! Quality.
Angel takes Xander down again
"Kill me?" no, but she'll take off those split ends for you
I really really like the Mayor

Earshot

Xander sums up basketball in one simple sentence
Giles is so busted
The boys of all schools are disturbed, it's not exclusive to Sunnydale
Iago's motives are spurious because Shakespeare didn't think them through properly
This is bullshit, Angel is just covering to disguise the fact that his head is empty. The only things Buffy's going to sense in there are tumbleweeds
"I've been saying for years that the lunch lady's going to do us all in" and for once Xander is absolutely right
I certainly did, I just didn't have a semi-automatic to hand
That's it Giles, lie to the telepath, see how far that gets you
The demon heart is all kinda blue and liquidy
If you were going to kill the entire school, why would you write them a note letting them know? If you did your job right there wouldn't be anyone to read it
Yes but she still gets to be beautiful and athletic which mitigates the pain somewhat. You may be in pain, but we're in pain and fat and unattractive as well
How is he going to take out the school with one bullet?
The rifle - kind of an unlikely choice for a suicide. Unless he has really long arms

Choices

That knife is very ugly, and must be very awkward to use with that curved handle
Did Angel make a joke about the fire demon nest? Sometimes his humour is just buried so deep even he doesn't know he's being funny
See - I’m not the only one! Buffy makes 'Star Wars' analogies too!
Why Oxford? Why not Cambridge (far superior school!) or somewhere really classy like PCA/UWA? “That’s where they make Giles’s!” - this gave me a scary mental picture of a factory line putting together hundreds of Tony Heads... That's a scary mental picture? I think it's a great idea, then there'd be enough to go round
Not all slayers stayed in Sunnydale, it's been slayer-less for quite some time, so why is it so important that Buffy stay?
"I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty..."
Why does the vampire look repulsed at Faith cutting that guy's hand off?
"Hop on the train or get off the tracks" Is this the phrase Josh was busy looking for in 'The Leadership Breakfast'?
I really need a badge with that on "Yes, I really am as stupid as I look", also a valid disclaimer
What the hell is 'essence of toad'? Presumably it's boiled and reduced and dried, like a toad stock cube
Willow uses that same witchcraft book every time.
All that fuss and magic ritual and it didn't occur to anyone that there might actually be a burglar alarm?
Did they really need the winch thingy? Surely Angel could just have pulled Buffy back up
Possibly just me and my obsession, but doesn't Wesley have a point here?
No “the pencil is mightier than the sword” jokes, please.
I’m glad someone stopped being touchy feely about Faith. As Buffy herself said "you're opting for mass murder here and nothing you can say is gonna make that okay."
Why didn't they just have a fake box?
He acts more mature than you do Angel, I act more mature than you do
Comedy choice of shield by Snyder.
Willow must be congratulated for being fantastic, and then slapped for actually tearing pages out of a book
"We're back where we started" No Wes, now you have the pages
Angel is wearing a pattern-y shirt

The Prom

If Angel can smell the sunrise, how come he doesn't know that it's daylight?
Xander recaps for those who missed 'Dopplegangland'
The Sock Puppet of Love rocks!
Technically all of them are going with demons, or supernatural creatures at least
Demons, apocalypses, ascensions, none of this phases Angel, but he quails in the face of a quick chat with Buffy's mum. Meeting the parents is always nervewracking
Cordelia's not far wrong
Depends on the colour of the chenille
Ooh, literary reference from Buffy
Angel and Buffy are registering as Mr and Mrs Big Pile Of Dust. Only if the big pile of dust kept its maiden name. Scary wedding sequence . . . scary dress too! What do you call the bottom bit, is it the trail? (train, close) Buffy’s is huge!
"We need to talk," Angel not afraid of starting with a cliche there
"I've been thinking" I wondered what the noise was...
"You need someone..." with brains and muscle tone and chestnut brown hair...
Nearly everything in Angel's argument is wrong or pisses me off.
1.  Children?! She won’t live past 25! And anyway, many couples can’t have children. They could adopt like everyone else
2.  Normal life? A boyfriend who sleeps while she works and works while she sleeps?
3.  A normal boyfriend would not be able to kill evil beings and keep her alive (or himself for that matter)
The only real problems as I see it are (i) he can’t go into the light at all (see In The Dark) and (ii) the sex thing - the only real problem, but, and here is my question, if he knows that perfect happiness will cause him to turn evil and kill people again, how can he ever be perfectly happy again? Surely the misery of that knowledge alone will keep him broody and incapable of complete and perfect happiness? Ergo, they can have sex! So no worries. Angel (as usual) is being a tit.
Angel, you're not a freak-show, just a freak. There would have to be more of you to be an entire show
Very subtle twisted word thing here, he doesn't want her life to be with him, not that he didn't want to be with her
Bear with me on this one. Buffy just said Angel’s 243, but after spending all that time in a demon dimension technically he’s much older, isn’t he? In 'Anne' the guy Ricky was missing for maybe 1 day and then came out an old man - Angel spent months there, so I would have thought his age would be in the thousands now. What does everyone else think? You're absolutely right, but then we never do find out how long he spent in the hell dimension. Giles says it could be centuries, and 'Anne' would back that up (if it's the same kind of dimension), but I don't think we're ever told, and I doubt Angel kept count. Angel has age follies anyway, as do most people on the show
So where were the tears when she dumped Angel back in 'Lover's Walk'? Sorry to destroy a weepy moment but Buffy, you obviously can breathe as you’re still speaking!
I want a video that does this, Oz asks Xander to pause, they have a long conversation, then Xander presses pause and it's in exactly the right place
Giles having a surprisingly good crack at female bonding there
Who hates Alison Hannigan and why did they do that to her hair?
Despite the psychotic tendencies, and shortness, Jonathan managed to pull good on Prom night. Look at the babe on Jonathan’s arm!
Using 'Prom Night' to train the hell-hounds is clever. Y’see there’s a formula to it, a very simple formula - EVERYBODY’S A SUSPECT!
Love Tucker’s reason for destroying the prom.
"Wait till they see the mirrorball" well, fair enough
That song does suck.
Her hair is perfect and she hasn't worked up a sweat at all. The dress comes out of that bag without a crease in it too
Proof positive that Americans cannot wear suits properly, Oz gets away with it by adding the gold waistcoat, but Xander and Angel look like they should be standing on either side of the doorway, looking menacing and checking the guest list. Giles however, gets his second "getting it" moment of the season, by being by far the most attractive man in the room. And I'm including Wesley in that
I love Giles’ “blueberry scone” speech. Blueberry scone? I don't even know what one of them is, so I'm in no position to make snap judgments on their emotional maturity
Okay, so what the hell was Angel doing showing up like that? 'I've broken your heart, dumped you for the prom and trampled on every dream you ever had, so now I'm going to turn up in a suit and show you just what you're missing.'!? If I was Buffy, I would have staked him on the spot

Graduation Day pt1

Not that I'm bitter or anything, but how come Americans get to graduate from HIGH SCHOOL, where the rest of us have to spend three years at University before we get a ceremony. AND we don't get to chose the colours of our robes (the bitter ramblings of someone who had to graduate wearing a kind of sickly greeny-yellow colour).
I have never missed P.E. Me neither, not for one second
Ewww... dirty old man.
If they've finished their finals and all why the hell are they bothering to show up for class?
Demonic hangman
Xander paints a pretty accurate picture of men there.
Giles sword fights left-handed
More along the lines of loose beginnings
Can I just re-iterate how funny the Mayor is?
If ever there was an excuse for missing class...
That trip in the hallway so wasn't planned. Effort by Angel there, walking into the door.
Buffy understands the commas, she speaks their language, the language of commas, a comman language as it were
Buffy gets to Rio Bravo Angel
Willow has a tab at the magic shop
Xander isn't sorry at all, he's pleased and cheered and just a little bit smug
That rag is grim
More to the point, they've turned their back on her
"This is mutiny" and she'll be hung from the highest yardarm in the British fleet
And none of us turn a hair when Buffy turns into a murderer, Xander is the only one who notices
Ooh, Faith’s getting all sweaty...
“Well look at you, all dressed up in big sister’s clothes” - a Dawn hint, anyone?
What is it in 'Buffy' with the leather=evil? First Angelus, then Faith, now Buffy and again in season 4 'Who Are You?' when Faith in Buffy instantly changes into leather trousers. Also see 'Dracula'
A phrase which for various reasons has slipped into fringedweller legend, "You're gonna need a bigger boat"

Graduation Day pt2

The demon wears a hat?
He has literally had that sweat poured over him. That or someone has coated him from chest to forehead in Vaseline
Angel must really be out of it to confuse Willow with Buffy. The hair man, the hair!
That is really gross, he must have broken that blood capsule in his mouth and dribbled it all down her shoulder
For someone having their blood drained Buffy looks suspiciously orgasmic...
Might help if he actually covered her nose as well
For some reason I find the Mayor’s angry “you and your whore!” speech hysterical! But that’s just me.
Angel-the-Sailor-Man! Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh! Cuz I eats me spinach, something something something, it’s Angel-the-Sailor-Man! (Add mental picture of Boreanaz with anchors on his forearms and pipe in his mouth for best effect)
And cue adverts...
Let's not blame Angel too much, for once it's not entirely his fault
I really like this Buffy/Faith dream sequence.
We’re going to war! All together now, Charlie don’t surf!
What happened to Cordelia? She looks like she's done three or four turns in a basting oven
That really is just so classy
So that’s where Giles gets all his books in season 4 from - they clean out the library, scott free!
Wonder what the hand gesture was?
The parents have the right idea, they run away and in the opposite direction to the waiting vampires.
I spent my entire graduation waiting for the big snake to come crashing through the great hall, then hoping. My graduation was long. Then it was all translated into Welsh and was long again, but this time in a language I don't understand. I spent mine trying to keep my hat on my head and my sash on my shoulders and stop my tattoo from showing.
Well done Hawks, well done!
Kudos to Snyder for berating a huge snake demon with “This is unacceptable!” Got to give Snyder credit. He stood there and told that demon off!
Who are all the people with Angel and Wesley?
Finally Jonathan cuts loose
Only the Mayor could react to tonnes of explosives with “Well gosh!”
A very blokey ending. 'A big explosion will keep everyone happy!’ I found the whole snake thing a bit of an anti-climax. After all that 'if a pure demon ascends, be on another planet' a big snake, killed in little over 3 minutes is, quite frankly, crap. 4 minutes and 50 seconds actually, yeah I know, I have no life. Actually 1 minute exactly if you count from the time Buffy specifically engages him by taunting him about Faith. After all, that's the fight we were really waiting for. And the Mayor only sees off poor Larry and Snyder anyway

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