Reptile Boy

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Giles is pushing Buffy in her Slayer training, her mother's rules are becoming more and more strict, and Angel is growing more overprotective Buffy is feeling pulled apart. When Cordelia's college crush shows up on campus with a friend who has eyes for Buffy, Cordelia convinces Buffy to come with her to the frat party. But the party soon turns sinister, and Buffy learns the connection between the fraternity and the local girls who have recently gone missing. Xander, Giles, Angel and Willow must crash the party before all Hell breaks loose.
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BUFFY: Look, seven days a week I am busy saving the world. Once in a great while I wanna have some fun. And that's what I'm gonna have tonight. Fun!


This one has two out of the three things normally going for a Buffy episode. Good character development and witty dialog with a pretty mediocre plot and is just overall lackluster. It never quite strikes the right balance between the light and dark elements.

I like Willow's lecture to Angel and Giles, where she reams them for not taking Buffy's feelings into account.

The is the first time someone uses magic to try and make their situation in life better.

As a side note inside the snake costume is Robin Atkin-Downes, who was Byron, a telepath on Babylon 5.

On the whole this episode wasn't terrible. Just another MOTW, which just can't stand up against the season's real story arc.



Foreshadowing
ANGEL: This isn't some fairy tale. When I kiss you, you don't wake up from a deep sleep and live happily ever after.
BUFFY: No. When you kiss me I wanna die.

CORDELIA: You'll go to college someday, Xander. I just know your pizza delivery career will take you so many exciting places.

Willow becomes more confident and outspoken this episode.



My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - neutral
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Spike - absent
Angel - neutral


Overall I consider this a poor episode compared to the rest of the season.