REPTILE BOY
Now before I even start this episode, the title it's self is telling me to switch my expectations down to "NONE" Oh boy I could be wrong and it could be great or this is going to be a LONG 45 minutes.
What better way to kill time with your two best friends than to watch a foreign movie with no subtitles! At least Willow knows what is going on to explain it to the others.
Is it me or did I see a tombstone in the cemetery where the name was simply "Mother" and a head stone titled "Dad"? Oh and teens dressed as Druids are never good. So far we have had bad bollywood, bad props, druids and Cordelia giving bad advice and we are not even 5 minutes into the show, Oh boy.
Buffy is swooning again over Angel again. It will never work he's a vampire, she's a slayer (oh wait that's the point!). Now Giles is one of my favorite characters but he is not working in the "Mr. Miyagi" role. It's hard to swallow when the student can kick the teachers butt constantly. But he had a valid point "The facts are we have to do things we don't like!" Great advice.
Wow this Tom fellow is smooth, I should take notes! Even though the training is a joke, I do enjoy watching them. "Buffy these men are Rich and I'm not being shallow" Cordelia you never cease to amaze me!
Now I never did understand the whole American Fraternity thing. Thank the Lord we don't have anything remotely like that here! XANDER GIVE UP MAN!!! She is not interested. (Another Comic reference from Cordelia, Bizarro World is the place that Bizarro the backwards Superman lives. Also the Hulk is referred to. The score right now is DC 3 to Marvel 3)
Didn't Cordelia tell Buffy not to wear black? Doesn't she ever listen to the advice of her mentors? First Giles who she lied to now Cordelia (who am I kidding no one listens to what she has to say anyway.) What a great question to Angel, Willow! The reflection thing, how do you shave? It's great to see her put both Angel and Giles in their place! YOU GO GIRL!
Well I was WRONG! This was a good episode! The Dialog was good, I liked the double meaning in the title and also it highlighted Willow's strength as the voice of reason in the group (even though the Monster was cheesy, but he wasn't on screen long enough for me to hate it!)
7.5/10
Halloween
I can't believe it has taken this long to do a Halloween theme episode, although I guess everyday in Sunnydale is Halloween. Now I've seen it all Vampires with Video Camera's (good thing for Buffy that Youtube was not around in those days!)
Last time I checked, Teachers are NOT aloud to touch students let alone grab them by the arm forcefully. Well at first when Buffy was saying that Halloween was a quiet but when you think about it it would be like a holiday for them. Man I wish they would bring back Dr. Pepper to Australia. (Gotta try to find some!). If only Cordelia would not talk then she would be perfect, and I wonder why they didn't spin off this show with "Cordelia the Dating Slayer!"
Now this is why I like Spike as an Enemy, he is studying his enemy before he strikes!
Boy does Willow have some real self esteem issues what a shame. Now this is cool everyone is turning into what they dressed up as for Halloween. A concept that was "Borrowed" by the Simpsons years later! Come to think about it I guess it was a good thing Willow wore the the sheet because I don't think they could of aired the show if she turned into what she was dressed up as underneath. And why didn't Cordelia turn into some hideous cat woman? Why do good things always happen to annoying people! (Another Comic reference BTW "Catwoman" DC 4, Marvel 3).
Timing is everything, with Buffy returning back to her normal self just in time. Props to the real hero of this episode, Giles! (who would of thought he could lay a mean right cross when needed!) Does everyone in this show have some sort of Secret or hidden agenda?
Once again familiarity is the key to enjoying this Episode.
8/10
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2 comments:
Ok (are you sick of my comments yet?)
5-6 did much better then i expected honestly.
just off that bat reptile boy scores a 10/10 just for having bollywood in it!!! LOL.....i actually didn't like the rest of it much though
it did slightly touch on the negatives of underage unsupervised binge drinking (with the hint at date rape)
i love the fact that they realised the metaphore for it was so shallow that they included it in the dialogue.
"Buffy: I told one lie, I had one drink.
Giles: Yes, and you were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture."
Not much else to say in this episode
Halloween - aaaahhhh the eternal female mistake of trying to be somone you're not just to please a guy....when will we ever learn....
keep pretending to be somone you're not and it eventually becomes who you are. (and you may not like it, chances are the guy won't like it either)
gotta respectthe guy code buffy! poor xander......
anways that's it for now.....these episodes don't exactly have the depth that i love in buffy (although the dialougue as always is great)
oh and cordy didn't turn into a cat becuase she got her costume at partytown not ethans...did you miss willows explanation to giles?
Gotta love this line though
"Buffy: I don't! I was brought up a proper lady. I-I wasn't meant to
understand things. I'm just meant to look pretty, and then someone nice will marry me. Possibly a Baron."
till "lie to me" and "The dark age"
oooo only 6 episodes till "surprise" and "innocence"
Not sick of your comments, they add the depth and credibility that mine so seriously lack!
I guess I enjoyed reptile boy because it was character driven and it showed that you should never let your emotions influence your decisions and that danger comes in all different packages. no matter how smooth and charming he may be. (The girl that was chained up with them told them to watch out for Tom as he is the most dangerous.) Had Buffy not of been so upset with Angel (what she sees in him I'd never know) she never would of gone to the silly frat party (those wacky Americans!) It was a very Degrassi: Next Generation type episode: (http://www.degrassi.tv) A great Canadian teen drama that originally aired in the 80’s only to be reinvented and modernized in 2001
I did like the whole exchange between Buffy and Giles at the end!
As for Halloween I got the explanation for Cordilea not becoming a cat (eventually, I must admit I was about to go into a whole "the inconsistency is killing this show" tyrade!) but I really wanted her to suffer! (She really erks me so!) And Props to the real hero of this episode the Awesome Willow!! And sometimes a $2 costume is all you need boys!
And sometimes it ok to enjoy a show where there is no real depth or alternative meaning just a fun story that was ripped off by the Simpsons years later! (This is the ultimate in compliments when pop culture is involved!)
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