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dragonyphoenix) wrote2015-08-20 03:21 pm
dragonyphoenix) wrote2015-08-20 03:21 pm
Buffy Rewatch: 2.9 - 2.12
Note: Since I'm not exactly sure what might trigger someone: Trigger Warning for the Ted comments.
What's My Line? Part 1
What's My Line? Part 2
Ted
Bad Eggs
What's My Line? Part 1
- I don't recall this type of career test from my high-school days. Did anyone actually have to do something like that?
- Angel hugging Mr. Gordo. Did you know this was a love triangle?
- Buffy: You're the one freaky thing in my freaky world that still makes sense to me. Okay, and maybe I can see a bit why people like the Bangel. (But not for very long.)
- I doubt the image would iconize well, but Giles walking past the greenery carrying a tower of books. Oh my Goddess, and I just realized that was me in high-school. No wonder my sister ragged on me for carrying all my books home each night.
- Spike: I need to bring in the big guns. They'll take care of her once and for all. Riiiight. Because it worked so well when the Master called in The Three.
- Xander: That's untrue, Buffy, you totally contribute. You go for snacks! I thought fetching snacks was Xander's job, or is that only in fanfic?
- So Buffy broke into the skating rink. What, she and Angel couldn't go skating there while it was open? Do you get to just randomly break the rules when you're the Slayer?
- Angel: You shouldn't have to touch me when I'm like this. If it's bugging Angel that much, why doesn't he just shift his face back to human?
- Giles changed his tie by the time Buffy brought the Order of Taraka ring around, but Buffy's icing a wound. Is it the next day or not? And why does Buffy never bring these things to Giles the night she finds them anyway? She's all, oh it might be the end of the world. It can wait for morning.
- Giles: They won't stop coming until the job is done. I know I've commented on this before, but … riiiight. Or until the contract is conveniently null and voided.
What's My Line? Part 2
- Having two living Slayers at the same time is completely unprecedented. I don't want to dis the show – who am I kidding? I love to dis the show – but this is so big that every Watcher everywhere would have heard about it. There is no way the Council is keeping a lid on this info. Giles should have known there were two Slayers. Mr. Zabuto should have known there were two Slayers.
- Angel in the cage. That tiny window lets in so much light that Angel has no place he can hide from the sunlight?
- Cordelia: Oh, right! You think we should just slack here and hope that somebody else *decides* to be a hero? See? Cordelia. Totally kick-ass.
- I love it that when the Taraka cop has a knife to Jonathan's throat, Kendra looks totally kick-ass and Buffy, freaked.
- Buffy: But nobody messes with my boyfriend! And from Never Kill a Boy: Buffy: You killed my date! I don't see why Xander wants to date Buffy so much. It's sort of dangerous, but the heart wants what the heart wants.
- When Cordy and Xander kiss, the music is all Cordelia/Xander, a grand passion.
- Does Kendra even have a passport? Assuming, of course, that she isn't stationed within the U.S. proper. Do we know where she lives?
Ted
- This episode seriously creeps me out. I used to think it was boring. Creeps me out is better.
- How come fairy tales have wicked step-mothers but not wicked step-fathers?
- Huh, based on this video, Xander is right. Tennille was in charge. Aaaand, this song was popular?
- I used to know a guy who turned out to be a pedophile. He was likable in a very manipulative way. Just like Ted. This is part of the reason the episode creeps me out so. For a long time after I knew him, I did not trust anyone who was “too nice.”
- Ted: Beg to differ: *we* really want you to be okay with this. Way to set up the dynamic as Buffy vs. Mom and Ted as a couple.
- Ah and taking her aggro out on vampires. Shades of Faith. Speaking of, there is an excellent webcomic (unfinished) called Pillars of Faith. Basic stich: Faith is pulled out of jail by Justin, who has been trained from the age of eight to kill vampires. He belonged to a group called the Benandanti that has been doing this since I don't know when but a long ways back. Think Initiative but they're smart enough to use mages and are much better at killing demons. He's been vamped and knows that he can't avoid the Benandanti, who will kill him if they catch him, forever. So he plans to train Faith to fight, which the Council actually doesn't do well, and trade her to the Council for books that will tell him how he can become human again.
- Aw, I hate that Giles never gets a long-term relationship.
- I wonder how Dawn would have gotten along with Ted. I can see her breaking out her Harriet the Spy kit. Or is that another fanfiction thing?
- Buffy's comment that her mother's been different like a Stepford wife. Oooh, a clue as to what's up with Ted, and I'd never noticed it before.
- Neal (speaking about Ted): Nobody beats 'The Machine'. Another reference to robots. Gee, see what you notice when you're paying attention!
- Ted saying “and more honest” as he looks at Buffy. Could this be any creepier?
- Ted in Buffy's bedroom. Why yes, it could be creepier.
- After Ted falls down the stairs. No pulse! Ha ha ha. Of course he has no pulse. He's a robot!
- I've never appreciated before how creepy this episode is.
- Ted: Buffy, come out! I don't stand for this kind of malarkey in my house. Yes! It's the return of the cast iron frying pan. Usable for more than making the best mini-pizzas ever.
Bad Eggs
- Dreidle song:
- Buffy saying she and Angel can be responsible and then them being completely irresponsible in the cemetery reminded me of Lit Gal's Kin of the Heart where Angel actually does the responsible thing.
- Joyce: Wait till it starts dating. You know, I like Joyce.
- Xander's lecture on child rearing as he's tossing the egg about. *grin*
- Buffy: I figured there were all sorts of things vampires couldn't do. You know, like work for the Telephone Company. Vampires can't work for the phone company? I feel like I'm missing something here. And now I sort of want to see a Mr. Roger's Neighborhood episode where he talks to a vampire who works for the phone company. We'll just have to settle for death of a goldfish:Have I ever mentioned that Mr. Rogers spoke at my college graduation? That kind of thing happens when you go to school in Pittsburgh. Or used to happen. ;-(
- There's a security guard patrolling the high-school at night. Where was he when Darla ate that guy in the first episode. In fact, where was the patrolling high-school guard in every single other episode? Unless there is a security guard patrolling the high-school in another episode in which case oops.
- Buffy hunting the baby demon. Oh yeah, there was some sort of stinging insect flitting about my room the other night. I totally get that “oh no, where the hell is it?” feeling. Or the time I saw a tick on my hand and I freaked and whipped my hand back and forth until the tick flew off and vanished into … somewhere in my room.
- Timeline: So Buffy arrives at school and Xander almost eats a baby demon. With Willow and Cordy they head to the lab to dissect the creature. Willow and Cordy knock Buffy and Xander out, and then lock them in a closet. Suddenly it's the end of the school day because Joyce is in the library. And Buffy and Xander are only then waking up. I'm not buying that they were unconscious all day.
- I'm getting a bit bored with the Joyce lecturing Buffy on responsibility shtick.
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Gabrielle
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He probably got eaten first.
And yay for Mr Gordo love triangle!
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It's gonna be Xander's job starting from The Zeppo.
Xander defending Angel in What's My Line Part 2 is a favorite moment of mine - probably the Xangel in me.
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I love your commentary on these episodes. It amuses me.
Also, so cool that Mr Rogers spoke at your graduation!
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And yeah, I'm so glad we got Mr. Rogers. ;-)