Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 01
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01. Welcome to the Hellmouth
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My view/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - undecided
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - undecided
The Master - undecided
02. The Harvest
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - undecided
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - undecided
The Master - leaning towards like (for a bad guy)
03. The Witch
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
04. Teacher's Pet
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - absent
Angel - undecided
The Master - absent
05. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - undecided
The Master - like
06. The Pack
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - undecided
Giles - like
Cordelia - absent
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
07. Angel
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - understandable
The Master - like
08. I Robot, You Jane
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - absent
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
09. The Puppet Show
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
10. Nightmares
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
11. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral - hint of humanity showing
Angel - neutral
The Master - absent
12. Prophecy Girl
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My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Angel - annoyed
The Master - like
Overall Ranking
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Very Good
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Prophecy Girl
Angel
Good
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Welcome to the Hellmouth
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Average
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Nightmares
The Witch
Poor
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The Puppet Show
The Harvest
The Pack
Very Poor
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Teacher's Pet
I Robot, You Jane
Musings on life and other matters.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Prophecy Girl
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face The Master and she will die. Upon hearing this, Buffy breaks down and tries to quit her Slayer duties. But when vampires massacre a group of students on campus, she realizes that she must face her destiny in order to save her friends... and the world.
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BUFFY: I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you.
While up 'till now the series hasn't really excelled this is the first episode that almost pulls it all together. While the beginning of this episode has numerous examples of rejection the team seem to really come together by the finale, even Cordelia. The tone of this episode is darker than most of the season as well. More quite and sinister. While there are some things left hanging, it still feel like a very satisfying conclusion for the season.
This episode has one of the first real emotional / poignant moments 'till now; Buffy hearing of her imminent death at the hands of the Master. Although she tries to run from her calling / destiny she does finally come to accept her fate and face her fear, after her conversation with Willow. When Buffy does accept her calling she crosses her first threshold on the hero's journey. Where she is finally ready to leave mundane reality and the known limits of her world behind and venture into an unknown/dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown. While Buffy hereafter still longs for the life of a normal girl, she never seriously abandons the slayer's journey.
Angel's "I have no breath." really annoys me. If vampires don't breathe, then how can they talk, sing, smoke, etc. Just a personal pet peeve.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Angel - annoyed
The Master - like
Overall I consider this a very good episode compared to the rest of the season.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face The Master and she will die. Upon hearing this, Buffy breaks down and tries to quit her Slayer duties. But when vampires massacre a group of students on campus, she realizes that she must face her destiny in order to save her friends... and the world.
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
BUFFY: I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you.
While up 'till now the series hasn't really excelled this is the first episode that almost pulls it all together. While the beginning of this episode has numerous examples of rejection the team seem to really come together by the finale, even Cordelia. The tone of this episode is darker than most of the season as well. More quite and sinister. While there are some things left hanging, it still feel like a very satisfying conclusion for the season.
This episode has one of the first real emotional / poignant moments 'till now; Buffy hearing of her imminent death at the hands of the Master. Although she tries to run from her calling / destiny she does finally come to accept her fate and face her fear, after her conversation with Willow. When Buffy does accept her calling she crosses her first threshold on the hero's journey. Where she is finally ready to leave mundane reality and the known limits of her world behind and venture into an unknown/dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown. While Buffy hereafter still longs for the life of a normal girl, she never seriously abandons the slayer's journey.
Angel's "I have no breath." really annoys me. If vampires don't breathe, then how can they talk, sing, smoke, etc. Just a personal pet peeve.
- Buffy dies for the first time in this episode, not from the Master's bite, but from drowning in the pool of water after he feeds on her. This means a new Slayer, Kendra is called.
- Buffy is now essentially cut off from the Slayer line (no new Slayer is called after her second death), with Kendra, and later Faith, being the ‘active’ Slayer, although most of the characters assume in later episodes that Buffy's death will still activate a new slayer. Nonetheless, Buffy is still referred to as the Slayer and not just a Slayer, though this is understandable once Faith becomes inactive due to a) coma and b) incarceration.
- The Master, the season's Big Bad, dies. Unlike lesser vampires, The Master's bones are left behind after his death.
- In this episode, it is first revealed that the Hellmouth is actually directly beneath Sunnydale High School library.
- As seen in this episode and the earlier episode "Angel", Buffy tends to favor the crossbow when heading to face a particularly dangerous vampire.
- The monster that comes out of the Hellmouth reappears in "The Zeppo".
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Angel - annoyed
The Master - like
Overall I consider this a very good episode compared to the rest of the season.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
An invisible force is attacking the students and teachers at Sunnydale High. Buffy and the gang must find a way to stop this unseen menace, and determine why it seems to be centering its attacks on Cordelia.
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BUFFY: (to Cordelia) So you've come to me for help.
A decent episode. We get a closer look at the loneliness/alienation experienced by Buffy as opposed to Cordelia and Marcie. Good example of Buffy's selfless nature after being excluded and yet still supporting Cordelia and giving her encouragement.
A good attempt at adding some depth to Cordelia, by showing her as more than just a bitch queen. She actually starts acting human around Buffy when they are alone, but she still has a ways to go, as she demonstrates with her boyfriend at the end.
Giles finally meets Angel, who then recovers the rare Pergamum Codex for him.
First of three episodes to feature invisibility. Season Six episode "Gone" where Buffy assures her friends that her invisibility is not a result of the same condition as Marcie's. This is again seen in the Season Seven episode "Storyteller" when Buffy witnesses a girl slowly disappearing.
Almost forgot that, "Crush, kill, destroy"; was the famous phrase of IDAK Alpha 12 from Lost in Space.
Just love the Scooby Doo t-shirt Willow is wearing in this episode.
The US government involvement at the end of the episode is a great lead in for season four's Initiative.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral - hint of humanity showing
Angel - neutral
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a good episode compared to the rest of the season.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
An invisible force is attacking the students and teachers at Sunnydale High. Buffy and the gang must find a way to stop this unseen menace, and determine why it seems to be centering its attacks on Cordelia.
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
BUFFY: (to Cordelia) So you've come to me for help.
A decent episode. We get a closer look at the loneliness/alienation experienced by Buffy as opposed to Cordelia and Marcie. Good example of Buffy's selfless nature after being excluded and yet still supporting Cordelia and giving her encouragement.
A good attempt at adding some depth to Cordelia, by showing her as more than just a bitch queen. She actually starts acting human around Buffy when they are alone, but she still has a ways to go, as she demonstrates with her boyfriend at the end.
Giles finally meets Angel, who then recovers the rare Pergamum Codex for him.
First of three episodes to feature invisibility. Season Six episode "Gone" where Buffy assures her friends that her invisibility is not a result of the same condition as Marcie's. This is again seen in the Season Seven episode "Storyteller" when Buffy witnesses a girl slowly disappearing.
Almost forgot that, "Crush, kill, destroy"; was the famous phrase of IDAK Alpha 12 from Lost in Space.
Just love the Scooby Doo t-shirt Willow is wearing in this episode.
The US government involvement at the end of the episode is a great lead in for season four's Initiative.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral - hint of humanity showing
Angel - neutral
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a good episode compared to the rest of the season.
Nightmares
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
When strange things start happening to the students at Sunnydale High, it seems that everyone is living their worst nightmares. Buffy and the gang must hold together to stop the phenomena before reality and the nightmare world become one.
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BUFFY: Scary! I'll tell you something, though. There are a lot scarier things than you. And I'm one of them.
Nightmares for everyone this episode, however Buffy is the only one who gets a extra dose of her fears. Being late for an exam that she didn't study for, in a class she never really attended. Her dad abandoning her, the Master killing her, being buried alive and then returning as a vampire. Most of these come true literally, and the last, returning as a vamp also comes to pass, metaphorically, since it is learned that Buffy's powers come from distilled essence of a demon (vampires being demons).
The Scoobies nightmares are all the run of the mill fears lots of people have, being naked in front of classroom, having to perform in front of an audience, a scary clown. Giles and Cordelia's aren't to far out there, bad hair day and forgetting a vital skill.
A lot of the good points for this episode only comes in retrospect. The different elements, story, theme and plot, just don't mesh that well.
After Buffy gets turned, she's in the graveyard in the pocket nightscape. She travels to the hospital, which is bright daylight. How did that happen, ala Spike running and smoking across town?
Buffy's tombstone puts her date of birth at 1981. Speaking of tombstones, Sarah Michelle Gellar had a morbid fear of real graveyards and being buried alive. She did overcome her fear of grave/yards as shown in the Blackwood interview.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
The Master - like
Overall I consider this an average episode compared to the rest of the season.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
When strange things start happening to the students at Sunnydale High, it seems that everyone is living their worst nightmares. Buffy and the gang must hold together to stop the phenomena before reality and the nightmare world become one.
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
BUFFY: Scary! I'll tell you something, though. There are a lot scarier things than you. And I'm one of them.
Nightmares for everyone this episode, however Buffy is the only one who gets a extra dose of her fears. Being late for an exam that she didn't study for, in a class she never really attended. Her dad abandoning her, the Master killing her, being buried alive and then returning as a vampire. Most of these come true literally, and the last, returning as a vamp also comes to pass, metaphorically, since it is learned that Buffy's powers come from distilled essence of a demon (vampires being demons).
The Scoobies nightmares are all the run of the mill fears lots of people have, being naked in front of classroom, having to perform in front of an audience, a scary clown. Giles and Cordelia's aren't to far out there, bad hair day and forgetting a vital skill.
A lot of the good points for this episode only comes in retrospect. The different elements, story, theme and plot, just don't mesh that well.
After Buffy gets turned, she's in the graveyard in the pocket nightscape. She travels to the hospital, which is bright daylight. How did that happen, ala Spike running and smoking across town?
Buffy's tombstone puts her date of birth at 1981. Speaking of tombstones, Sarah Michelle Gellar had a morbid fear of real graveyards and being buried alive. She did overcome her fear of grave/yards as shown in the Blackwood interview.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
The Master - like
Overall I consider this an average episode compared to the rest of the season.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Puppet Show
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
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The new principal forces Giles to run Sunnydale High's annual talent show, and Buffy, Willow and Xander have to perform against their will. As if this isn't bad enough, things go further awry when one of the talent show participants is found with her heart removed. Buffy and the gang race against the clock to find the killer, and all the clues point to Morgan and his ventriloquist dummy.
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SNYDER: Kids today need discipline. That's an unpopular word these days, 'discipline.' I know Principal Flutie would have said, 'Kids need understanding. Kids are human beings.' That's the kind of woolly-headed liberal thinking that leads to being eaten.
Introduction of Principal Snyder. I quite enjoyed this the first time watching, but loses its novelty after repeated viewings. Its a murder mystery, and when you know the ending it loses its appeal. For first time watching it would pass as good, but I've come to expect more from Buffy.
Cordelia 'sings' the Whitney Houston hit 'The Greatest Love Of All' during the talent show rehearsals. She's so bad, you'd think she's beating a cat with a hot iron.
Yet another of the only eight episodes of the series not to feature at least one vampire. Its interesting to note that four of these eight episodes appear in the first season. That's 1/3 of the episodes for the first season, quite a lot, considering the title of the show.
The end credit sequence, with Buffy, Xander, and Willow has me in stitches every time.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a poor episode compared to the rest of the season.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
The new principal forces Giles to run Sunnydale High's annual talent show, and Buffy, Willow and Xander have to perform against their will. As if this isn't bad enough, things go further awry when one of the talent show participants is found with her heart removed. Buffy and the gang race against the clock to find the killer, and all the clues point to Morgan and his ventriloquist dummy.
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
SNYDER: Kids today need discipline. That's an unpopular word these days, 'discipline.' I know Principal Flutie would have said, 'Kids need understanding. Kids are human beings.' That's the kind of woolly-headed liberal thinking that leads to being eaten.
Introduction of Principal Snyder. I quite enjoyed this the first time watching, but loses its novelty after repeated viewings. Its a murder mystery, and when you know the ending it loses its appeal. For first time watching it would pass as good, but I've come to expect more from Buffy.
Cordelia 'sings' the Whitney Houston hit 'The Greatest Love Of All' during the talent show rehearsals. She's so bad, you'd think she's beating a cat with a hot iron.
Yet another of the only eight episodes of the series not to feature at least one vampire. Its interesting to note that four of these eight episodes appear in the first season. That's 1/3 of the episodes for the first season, quite a lot, considering the title of the show.
The end credit sequence, with Buffy, Xander, and Willow has me in stitches every time.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - neutral
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a poor episode compared to the rest of the season.
I Robot, You Jane
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
In 1418, a group of Italian priests use magic to trap the demon Moloch in a book, only to be released if the book is ever read aloud. In 1997 Sunnydale, the computer teacher, Ms. Calendar, is working on a project to digitally scan all the books in the library. When a new arrival, in a strange language, is scanned, Moloch is released into the computer... and into every computer connected to it. Now Buffy must face Moloch's human minions, while Giles must figure out how to exorcise a demon from the Internet.
Meanwhile, Willow meets a nice boy online. His name is Malcolm...
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GILES: Nonsense! I simply don't adhere to a knee-jerk assumption that because something is new, it's better.
Unfortunately in this case something old isn't exactly good either. This has got to be one of the worst episodes of Buffy, in my opinion. The only positive to come out of this episode is the intro of Jenny Calender.
One of the few vampire-free episodes, the others being "Witch", "The Pack", "The Puppet Show", "Inca Mummy Girl", "Living Conditions", "Fear, Itself" and "Beer Bad".
When Moloch accesses Buffy's file, her birthday is listed as October 1980 and she is listed as a senior with a GPA of 3.4, then as a sophomore with a GPA of 2.8. When Chris pulls up her file immediately after that shot, her birthday is listed as May 1979 and listed as a senior. Also, both files list her as having only one absence, highly unlikely given her slayer duties. As noted elsewhere, Moloch being a Corrupter and "corrupting" the database, it is likely that he was altering these--along with other--files. Season two's Surprise reveals that Buffy was born in mid January 1981. In season four's Doomed, she tells Riley that she is "Capricorn, on the cusp of Aquarius." Which translates to approximately January 19th. Finally, in Season five's episode "The Gift" Buffy's headstone states 1981 as her year of birth. I mostly discount season one info. in this case, and go with the latest info. as the correct info.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - absent
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a very poor, if not the poorest, episode compared to the rest of the season/series.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
In 1418, a group of Italian priests use magic to trap the demon Moloch in a book, only to be released if the book is ever read aloud. In 1997 Sunnydale, the computer teacher, Ms. Calendar, is working on a project to digitally scan all the books in the library. When a new arrival, in a strange language, is scanned, Moloch is released into the computer... and into every computer connected to it. Now Buffy must face Moloch's human minions, while Giles must figure out how to exorcise a demon from the Internet.
Meanwhile, Willow meets a nice boy online. His name is Malcolm...
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
GILES: Nonsense! I simply don't adhere to a knee-jerk assumption that because something is new, it's better.
Unfortunately in this case something old isn't exactly good either. This has got to be one of the worst episodes of Buffy, in my opinion. The only positive to come out of this episode is the intro of Jenny Calender.
One of the few vampire-free episodes, the others being "Witch", "The Pack", "The Puppet Show", "Inca Mummy Girl", "Living Conditions", "Fear, Itself" and "Beer Bad".
When Moloch accesses Buffy's file, her birthday is listed as October 1980 and she is listed as a senior with a GPA of 3.4, then as a sophomore with a GPA of 2.8. When Chris pulls up her file immediately after that shot, her birthday is listed as May 1979 and listed as a senior. Also, both files list her as having only one absence, highly unlikely given her slayer duties. As noted elsewhere, Moloch being a Corrupter and "corrupting" the database, it is likely that he was altering these--along with other--files. Season two's Surprise reveals that Buffy was born in mid January 1981. In season four's Doomed, she tells Riley that she is "Capricorn, on the cusp of Aquarius." Which translates to approximately January 19th. Finally, in Season five's episode "The Gift" Buffy's headstone states 1981 as her year of birth. I mostly discount season one info. in this case, and go with the latest info. as the correct info.
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - absent
Angel - absent
The Master - absent
Overall I consider this a very poor, if not the poorest, episode compared to the rest of the season/series.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Angel
These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
After Angel saves Buffy from a gang of vampire warriors (the Three), their relationship starts to become more intense. As their love blooms, Buffy learns that Angel has been hiding a dark secret. She hesitates, not sure what to believe, but when Angel's secret puts someone she loves in danger, she knows what she has to do.
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Angel: The elders conjured the perfect punishment for me. They restored my soul.
Buffy: What, they were all out of boils and blinding torment?
I find this one of the better season 1 episodes, mostly in retrospect. A lot of the future storyline in season 2 is hinted at here.
Lots of backstory in this one.
One of the few gunfight sequences of the series. I'm no gun expert but does Darla ever run out of bullets?
Buffy realizes that she is in love with a vampire, and ponders what to do. On the one hand, Buffy says (reflecting Xander's somewhat self-serving letter-of-the-law argument - Slayer. Vampire. Dead vampire), she simply should get over her feelings so she can kill him. It has been noted elsewhere that if this is taken as a straightforward principle then Buffy's duty is clear. They go on to state that the Slayer shouldn't kill Angel because he has a soul, and Slayers shouldn't kill anyone with a soul. I personally think that there is actually a finer line to this than that. I think that Buffy adopts the moral guideline that she won't kill someone with a soul that has a chance and and some hope for redemption. For example, Anya as a demon has a soul. As long as Anya wasn't on a wholesale slaughter kick, Buffy didn't go after her, but once she killed those boys in the frat house she went after Anya, soul or no soul. Similar situation here with Angel. Angel is shown to have a soul, and Buffy forgos killing him, because he can possibly be redeemed. I don't think this is a conscious decision yet, but something that she is still working out, and will come into play in Spike's arc of redemption in season 7.
Just a note to anyone who happens to be reading this blog. My own prejudices will obviously color these commentaries. I cannot stand David Boreanaz's acting at this point. His heavy, stuttered breathing just annoys the bejeezus out of me. If this bothers anyone, well that's just the way it is. Not everyone likes the same things, nor should they.
Foreshadowing
Darla asks Angel if she thinks Buffy will ever be able to kiss his true face. What's My Line?
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - understandable
The Master - like
Overall I consider this a very good episode compared to the rest of the season.
----------------------------recap----------------------------
After Angel saves Buffy from a gang of vampire warriors (the Three), their relationship starts to become more intense. As their love blooms, Buffy learns that Angel has been hiding a dark secret. She hesitates, not sure what to believe, but when Angel's secret puts someone she loves in danger, she knows what she has to do.
--------------------------end recap--------------------------
Angel: The elders conjured the perfect punishment for me. They restored my soul.
Buffy: What, they were all out of boils and blinding torment?
I find this one of the better season 1 episodes, mostly in retrospect. A lot of the future storyline in season 2 is hinted at here.
Lots of backstory in this one.
- It is revealed Angel is a vampire with a soul who was named Angelus (The One with the Angelic Face) and killed his own family when he first became a vampire. It is revealed that he is 240 years old and has a tattoo on his right shoulder blade. The origin of his gypsy curse, which will play a major role in Season Two, is also revealed.
- It is revealed that Darla, a 400 year old vampire, was once romantically involved with Angel and that she sired him.
- Darla dies (for the second of four times, as revealed in later episodes of Buffy and Angel), but is resurrected three years later at the end of the first season of Angel.
- This episode is the first time Joyce meets Giles and Angel.
One of the few gunfight sequences of the series. I'm no gun expert but does Darla ever run out of bullets?
Buffy realizes that she is in love with a vampire, and ponders what to do. On the one hand, Buffy says (reflecting Xander's somewhat self-serving letter-of-the-law argument - Slayer. Vampire. Dead vampire), she simply should get over her feelings so she can kill him. It has been noted elsewhere that if this is taken as a straightforward principle then Buffy's duty is clear. They go on to state that the Slayer shouldn't kill Angel because he has a soul, and Slayers shouldn't kill anyone with a soul. I personally think that there is actually a finer line to this than that. I think that Buffy adopts the moral guideline that she won't kill someone with a soul that has a chance and and some hope for redemption. For example, Anya as a demon has a soul. As long as Anya wasn't on a wholesale slaughter kick, Buffy didn't go after her, but once she killed those boys in the frat house she went after Anya, soul or no soul. Similar situation here with Angel. Angel is shown to have a soul, and Buffy forgos killing him, because he can possibly be redeemed. I don't think this is a conscious decision yet, but something that she is still working out, and will come into play in Spike's arc of redemption in season 7.
Just a note to anyone who happens to be reading this blog. My own prejudices will obviously color these commentaries. I cannot stand David Boreanaz's acting at this point. His heavy, stuttered breathing just annoys the bejeezus out of me. If this bothers anyone, well that's just the way it is. Not everyone likes the same things, nor should they.
Foreshadowing
Darla asks Angel if she thinks Buffy will ever be able to kiss his true face. What's My Line?
My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - understandable
Giles - like
Cordelia - dislike
Angel - understandable
The Master - like
Overall I consider this a very good episode compared to the rest of the season.
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