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Elfflame has been a fangirl since she first started watching Star Trek back in the 70s, and never looked back.

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Elfflame and Foodie will be working their way through full seasons of TV shows and leaving their reviews episode by episode. Each will post their reaction to watching the episode, whether for the first time or for the hundredth.

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June 2nd, 2012
Anya: For a thousand years I wielded the powers of the Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I’m stuck at Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I’m flunking Math. * Buffy: I just - well, I want to do…Willow: Better than Faith?Buffy: So very shallow.Willow: Competition is natural and healthy. Plus, you’ll definitely ace her on the psych tests. Just don’t mark the box that says, ‘I sometimes like to kill people.’Buffy: I know Faith’s not going to be on the cover of ‘Sanity Fair,’ but… she had it rough. * Mayor: No Slayer of mine is gonna live in a fleabag hotel. That place has a very unsavory reputation. There are immoral liaisons going on there.Faith: Yeah, plus all the screwing. * Oz: There’s something about you that’s causing me to hug you. It’s like I have no will of my own. * Willow: Old reliable? Yeah, great. There’s a sexy nickname.Buffy: Well, I didn’t mean it as…Willow: No, it’s fine, I’m Old Reliable.Xander: She just means, you know, the geyser. You’re like a geyser of fun that goes off at regular intervals.Willow: That’s Old Faithful.Xander: Isn’t that the dog that the guy had to shoot…?Willow: That’s Old Yeller.Buffy: Xander, I beg you not to help me. * Willow: What do you need?Anya: Oh, it’s nothing big. Just a little spell I’m working on.Willow: A spell? Oh, I like the black arts.Anya: I just need a secondary to create a temporal fold. I heard you were a pretty powerful Wicca, so…Willow: You heard right, mister! I’m always ready to work some dark mojo. So, tell me, is it dangerous?Anya: Oh, no.Willow: Well, could we pretend it is? * Anya: I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.Willow: Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell? * Buffy: Willow, you’re alive.Willow: Aren’t I usually? * Willow: I love you guys, too. Okay, oxygen becoming an issue. * Buffy: It was exactly you, Will. Every detail. Except for your not being a dominatrix… as far as we know.Willow: Oh, right, me and Oz play Mistress of Pain every night.Xander: Did anyone else just go to a scary visual place?Buffy: Oh, yeah.Giles: (raises glasses) * Angel: Buffy, I… something’s happened that… Willow’s dead. Hey, Willow. Wait a second.Xander: We’re right there with you, buddy. * Evil Willow: Well, look at me, I’m all fuzzy. * Willow: It’s horrible. That’s me as a vampire? I’m so evil, and skanky. And I think I’m kind of gay.Buffy: Willow, just remember, a vampire’s personality has nothing to do with the person it was.Angel: Well, actually… That’s a good point. * Cordelia: What? Do I have something on my neck?Evil Willow: Not yet.* Evil Willow: This world’s no fun.Willow: You noticed that, too?

Anya: For a thousand years I wielded the powers of the Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I’m stuck at Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I’m flunking Math.

*

Buffy: I just - well, I want to do…
Willow: Better than Faith?
Buffy: So very shallow.
Willow: Competition is natural and healthy. Plus, you’ll definitely ace her on the psych tests. Just don’t mark the box that says, ‘I sometimes like to kill people.’
Buffy: I know Faith’s not going to be on the cover of ‘Sanity Fair,’ but… she had it rough.

*

Mayor: No Slayer of mine is gonna live in a fleabag hotel. That place has a very unsavory reputation. There are immoral liaisons going on there.
Faith: Yeah, plus all the screwing.

*

Oz: There’s something about you that’s causing me to hug you. It’s like I have no will of my own.

*

Willow: Old reliable? Yeah, great. There’s a sexy nickname.
Buffy: Well, I didn’t mean it as…
Willow: No, it’s fine, I’m Old Reliable.
Xander: She just means, you know, the geyser. You’re like a geyser of fun that goes off at regular intervals.
Willow: That’s Old Faithful.
Xander: Isn’t that the dog that the guy had to shoot…?
Willow: That’s Old Yeller.
Buffy: Xander, I beg you not to help me.

*

Willow: What do you need?
Anya: Oh, it’s nothing big. Just a little spell I’m working on.
Willow: A spell? Oh, I like the black arts.
Anya: I just need a secondary to create a temporal fold. I heard you were a pretty powerful Wicca, so…
Willow: You heard right, mister! I’m always ready to work some dark mojo. So, tell me, is it dangerous?
Anya: Oh, no.
Willow: Well, could we pretend it is?

*

Anya: I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.
Willow: Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

*

Buffy: Willow, you’re alive.
Willow: Aren’t I usually?

*

Willow: I love you guys, too. Okay, oxygen becoming an issue.

*

Buffy: It was exactly you, Will. Every detail. Except for your not being a dominatrix… as far as we know.
Willow: Oh, right, me and Oz play Mistress of Pain every night.
Xander: Did anyone else just go to a scary visual place?
Buffy: Oh, yeah.
Giles: (raises glasses)

*

Angel: Buffy, I… something’s happened that… Willow’s dead. Hey, Willow. Wait a second.
Xander: We’re right there with you, buddy.

*

Evil Willow: Well, look at me, I’m all fuzzy.

*

Willow: It’s horrible. That’s me as a vampire? I’m so evil, and skanky. And I think I’m kind of gay.
Buffy: Willow, just remember, a vampire’s personality has nothing to do with the person it was.
Angel: Well, actually… That’s a good point.

*

Cordelia: What? Do I have something on my neck?
Evil Willow: Not yet.
*

Evil Willow: This world’s no fun.
Willow: You noticed that, too?

Cordelia: Don’t let me interrupt. Wait, let me interrupt. I’m in a hurry. * Cordelia: What’s your deal?Wesley: Uh, I, uh, well… I’m, uh…Faith: New Watcher.Cordelia: Oh.Wesley: Does everybody know about you?Buffy: She’s a friend.Cordelia: Let’s not exaggerate. * Wesley: My. She’s… cheeky, isn’t she?Faith: First word, ‘jail,’ second word, ‘bait.’ * Stein: Somebody stabbed this guy through the heart. Strange thing is, the weapon, it was made out of wood. Any of this mean anything to you?Faith: Yeah. That whoever did it wasn’t hip to the Bronze Age. * Angel: Sorry about the chains. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s… Actually, it is that I don’t trust you. * Faith: You sent your boy to kill me.Mayor: That’s right, I did.Faith: He’s dust.Mayor: I thought he might be, what with you standing here and all.Faith: I guess that means you have a job opening.

Cordelia: Don’t let me interrupt. Wait, let me interrupt. I’m in a hurry.

*

Cordelia: What’s your deal?
Wesley: Uh, I, uh, well… I’m, uh…
Faith: New Watcher.
Cordelia: Oh.
Wesley: Does everybody know about you?
Buffy: She’s a friend.
Cordelia: Let’s not exaggerate.

*

Wesley: My. She’s… cheeky, isn’t she?
Faith: First word, ‘jail,’ second word, ‘bait.’

*

Stein: Somebody stabbed this guy through the heart. Strange thing is, the weapon, it was made out of wood. Any of this mean anything to you?
Faith: Yeah. That whoever did it wasn’t hip to the Bronze Age.

*

Angel: Sorry about the chains. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s… Actually, it is that I don’t trust you.

*

Faith: You sent your boy to kill me.
Mayor: That’s right, I did.
Faith: He’s dust.
Mayor: I thought he might be, what with you standing here and all.
Faith: I guess that means you have a job opening.

Elf’s 12 Things About Buffy - Bad Girls

* I do like this part of Buffy and Faith’s relationship—patrolling together, exchanging ideas and stories. Kendra was far more condescending, despite being the newer slayer.

* Just a clue, Buffy…Vampires with weapons? Never a good sign.

* And…new watcher… Hi, Wesley! :D He’s *such* a geek…

* I absolutely adore Faith’s reaction to Wesley—and Buffy’s reaction to her reaction. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

* I’d forgotten the repeat of the drowning season from the last episode of Buffy’s first season.

* And then we get a mini-recap of how she reacted the start of the second season, too, with she and Faith acting out.

* Angel and Wesley…that’s an interesting little meeting, though it seems like almost nothing.

* The Want. Take. Have. moment is fascinating, too. If for different reasons. Buffy’s gotten to the point where she trusts Faith more often than not, and with the bonding in this episode, even more so. Though obviously she’s about to regret it because of what happens at the end of the episode.

* And poor Willow doesn’t take well to their growing friendship, either. She’s not used to having to share Buffy’s friendship with other girls.

* I like the allusion to what happened between Xander and Faith in the previous episode, though Joss doesn’t spell it out.

* Definitely a step down the path for Faith. We always knew she was unbalanced, but her reaction to Buffy shows she’s really stepped past the light now. Even if she still claims to be with the “good guys.”

* And if the Mayor didn’t have a reason to specifically go after Buffy’s gang before, he definitely does now. Not a good at all.

Elf’s 8 Things About Buffy - The Zeppo

* This is one of the more unique episodes of Buffy, because the “real” plot—the one featuring the slayer—goes on in the background, rather than as the main story.

* I think this was another step on the road to getting us all to forgive Xander, because without this episode, the bad feelings over certain things would have lasted a good deal longer. But seeing things from his perspective helps. A little, at least.

* One of the flaws in this episode is the random bad dude showing up without having ever seen him before. But sometimes you need a character type, and don’t have one, so I guess it had to be done. They certainly couldn’t use Larry for it.

* I love Xander’s teen-life crisis—getting a car. It’s a pretty great one, too. Though I’m surprised he managed, given his home situation.

* I will say this has to be one of Xander’s worst days ever. And for someone who’s friends with the slayer, that’s probably saying a lot…

* It’s always cool to see roles reversed in Buffy, but this is one of the better instances, because even Willow is allowed to get in on the action while everyone’s desperately trying to shield Xander from it. A great take on the “Protect the week girl” Trope.

* And with Faith and Xander, now Willow’s the last of the Scoobs to be a virgin… Poor Xander, completely hit by a whirlwind there…

* It definitely is great seeing him being able to withstand Cordelia’s taunts. Shows the kind of man he will eventually become.

May 31st, 2012

Spoiling the Slayer

3.14-Bad Girls

*Cordelia, that’s just rude.

*I already don’t like the new Watcher…

*Faith reminds me of Ziva David from NCIS. She’s make a good Moussad agent, imo.

*I do like Giles being snotty too. It helps bond him with Buffy more.

*I still think she’s forgiven him rather quickly for drugging her.

*That baddie is horrifying.

*Both Buffy and Kaylee have a parasol. Parasols should be more popular than they are.

*Legolas would approve of Faith’s use of the arrow to stab vamps with.

*I have the Bad Girl disco song stuck in my head now.

Spoiling the Slayer

3.13-The Zeppo

*Poor emasculated Xander.

*I’m with Giles, that Superman quote was lost on me too.

*Bully freakshow using the R word is way not cool. This guy needs to not be here.

*Xander, you’re like this guy, who’s always around, when I don’t need a guy around. You’re this spare guy, this spare dude…You’re such a spare!

*Not good to hit the car of the guy who threatened to kill you…

*I do love how Joss breaks the tension in dramatic scenes. It’s quite awesome.

*I feel like I don’t have much to say about the episode but it was a lot to take in. There were a couple really different story lines going on and it took a lot of concentration to watch it all.

*It’s good for Xander to stop letting Cordelia have power over him. I am subtitling this episode, “How Xander Got His Groove Back.”

May 27th, 2012
Mayor: Who knows, with any luck, they’ll kill each other. Then everyone’s a winner. Everyone, of course, meaning me. * Xander: Is anyone else intimidated? Because I’m just expecting thin slips of paper with the words “no way” written in crayon.Oz: They’re typing those now.Willow: I’m so overwhelmed. I got in! To actual colleges! And they’re wooing me. They’re pitching woo.Buffy: The wooing stage is always fun. * Willow: Chemistry’s easy. It’s a lot like witchcraft, only less newt. * Wesley: I have, in fact, faced two vampires myself. Under controlled circumstances, of course.Giles: No danger of finding those here.Wesley: Vampires?Giles: Controlled circumstances. * Faith: New Watcher?Buffy & Giles: New Watcher.Faith: Screw that.Buffy: Now, why didn’t I just say that? * Buffy: Look, I know this new guy’s a dork, but… Well, I have nothing to follow that. He’s pretty much just a dork. * Buffy: What about the assignment?Faith: Tell you what, you do the homework, and I’ll copy yours. * Wesley: Remember the three key words for any Slayer: Preparation… preparation… preparation.Buffy: That’s one word three times. * Wesley: You’re not helping.Giles: No. I feel just sick about it. * Faith: When are you going to get this, B? Life for a Slayer is very simple — want… take… have.Buffy: Want… take… have. I’m gettin’ it. * Joyce: They only don’t have calories if I make them for you. Mom logic. * Wesley: Stay calm, Mr. Giles. We have to stay calm.Giles: Well, thank god you’re here. I was planning to panic. * Wesley: What is that thing?Giles: That would be your demon. You know, the dead one?Wesley: There’s no need to get snippy.

Mayor: Who knows, with any luck, they’ll kill each other. Then everyone’s a winner. Everyone, of course, meaning me.

*

Xander: Is anyone else intimidated? Because I’m just expecting thin slips of paper with the words “no way” written in crayon.
Oz: They’re typing those now.
Willow: I’m so overwhelmed. I got in! To actual colleges! And they’re wooing me. They’re pitching woo.
Buffy: The wooing stage is always fun.

*

Willow: Chemistry’s easy. It’s a lot like witchcraft, only less newt.

*

Wesley: I have, in fact, faced two vampires myself. Under controlled circumstances, of course.
Giles: No danger of finding those here.
Wesley: Vampires?
Giles: Controlled circumstances.

*

Faith: New Watcher?
Buffy & Giles: New Watcher.
Faith: Screw that.
Buffy: Now, why didn’t I just say that?

*

Buffy: Look, I know this new guy’s a dork, but… Well, I have nothing to follow that. He’s pretty much just a dork.

*

Buffy: What about the assignment?
Faith: Tell you what, you do the homework, and I’ll copy yours.

*

Wesley: Remember the three key words for any Slayer: Preparation… preparation… preparation.
Buffy: That’s one word three times.

*

Wesley: You’re not helping.
Giles: No. I feel just sick about it.

*

Faith: When are you going to get this, B? Life for a Slayer is very simple — want… take… have.
Buffy: Want… take… have. I’m gettin’ it.

*

Joyce: They only don’t have calories if I make them for you. Mom logic.

*

Wesley: Stay calm, Mr. Giles. We have to stay calm.
Giles: Well, thank god you’re here. I was planning to panic.

*

Wesley: What is that thing?
Giles: That would be your demon. You know, the dead one?
Wesley: There’s no need to get snippy.

May 26th, 2012
Buffy: Willow, you okay?Willow: Yeah, I’m fine. The shaking is a side effect of the fear. * Buffy: Should I burn them?Willow: I brought marshmallows. Occasionally, I’m callous and strange. * Xander: But gee, Mr. White, if Clark and Lois get all the good stories, I’ll never be a good reporter.Giles: Hmm?Xander: Jimmy Olsen jokes are pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?Giles: Sorry. * Xander: I happen to be an integral part of that group. I happen to have a *lot* to offer. Cordelia: Oh, please. Xander: I do! Cordelia: ‘Integral part’ of the group? Xander, you’re the, the *useless* part of the group. You’re the Zeppo. ‘Cool.’ Look it up. It’s something that a sub-literate that’s repeated twelfth grade three times has, and you don’t. * Xander: What do I have?Oz: An exciting new obsession. Which I feel makes you very special.Xander: Now with the mocking.

Buffy: Willow, you okay?
Willow: Yeah, I’m fine. The shaking is a side effect of the fear.

*

Buffy: Should I burn them?
Willow: I brought marshmallows. Occasionally, I’m callous and strange.

*

Xander: But gee, Mr. White, if Clark and Lois get all the good stories, I’ll never be a good reporter.
Giles: Hmm?
Xander: Jimmy Olsen jokes are pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?
Giles: Sorry.

*

Xander: I happen to be an integral part of that group. I happen to have a *lot* to offer.

Cordelia: Oh, please.

Xander: I do!

Cordelia: ‘Integral part’ of the group? Xander, you’re the, the *useless* part of the group. You’re the Zeppo. ‘Cool.’ Look it up. It’s something that a sub-literate that’s repeated twelfth grade three times has, and you don’t.

*

Xander: What do I have?
Oz: An exciting new obsession. Which I feel makes you very special.
Xander: Now with the mocking.

Elf’s 11 Things About Buffy - Helpless

* Sparring with Angel…guess the not seeing each other is over, hm? No, no sexual tension *there*…

* Another big birthday for Buffy. Too bad she’s found a whole new way to define “big” birthdays…

* I have to say I love the focus on crystal lore here. Too bad it was pretty much ignored the rest of the series.

* Definitely bad to have a weak slayer. Only going to cause everyone trouble.

* I do have to say I love that she had other interests aside from boys and looking gorgeous. Her ice skating obsession is is a great character trait.

* It is extremely creepy to have Giles in on what’s happening to Buffy… A genius move on Joss’s part. Very unexpected.

* *sighs* OTP Love once more. I do love Buffy and Angel together. And I hate that Joss basically permanently denied them, because we know that no matter what, he can never have that “moment of happiness.”

* I like that Giles at least redeems himself by saving Buffy when it comes right down to it. And I think that’s why I like them as a father/daughter sort of relationship. Both have screwed up, but they always come together again, and he’s always there for her. Unlike her real father…

* Worst birthday ever—well, except for last year… :P

* At least Buffy won in the end. She proved that she’s an excellent Slayer, despite everyone’s view of her.

* The counsel, on the other hand…major fail. Setting a creature loose, even accidentally? Not okay. But then…yeah…well, we won’t go there now.

Elf’s 8 Things About Buffy - Gingerbread

* I have to say, even if this episode had turned out different? Joyce on patrol? Baaaad idea. Especially if it’s just her and Buffy. Very distracting, and she doesn’t know how to react to these things well. As we see in what happens. She was manipulated, yes, but a lot of that was still her basic visceral reaction.

* I love the slow and careful build of the explanation behind the kids, and that they turn out to be Hansel and Gretel.

* No one out-awkwards Xander (at least, not until much later in the series, and even then, Xander’s still damned good at it).

* I think this is the first episode to really deal with the Witch folklore in this verse. Jenny touched on it a little, but we really didn’t get to see much of anything until this episode. I think it was well-done on Joss’s part.

* Oooooh, GOODY. The Mayor’s going to be at the memorial. That won’t be a problem *at all*. Cause look at how much he’s brought the crime rate down…oh, wait…

* LOVE the awkward between Giles and Joyce, too.

* Love the jump on the bandwagon of this movement. It’s a little heavy-handed, but then, these things always are. How quickly things go from “that’s a horrible thing,” to “let’s crack down on everything (and everyone) just in case!”

* The reveal here is good and just a little silly, with the monster trying again even though it’s been revealed for what it is.