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amezriYes, finally caught up on Buffy Alias is on the way. SPOILERS below.
Yes, finally caught up on Buffy.
SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.03: SAME TIME, SAME PLACE
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Um, okay, I saw the preview for this and UPN's marketing scheme for Buffy is a tad ridiculous. The promo made this episode seem like it was going to be an all out comedy or something. Realistically, it was quiet disturbing and the quaint ew factor was more like a gut-wrenching nausea ew factor. Who's head of promotions? They need to be fired.
Awww, Xander made a sign with yellow crayon! And bitchy Buffy. Okay, I understand that Willow was very crazed and tried to destroy the world, but come on. Cut the poor girl some slack. It's not like you've never gone nuts and tried to kill people. Sheesh.
Good lord, this creepy skin eating demon Gnarl is freaky. It's just.. ew. I think it's mostly the voice that skeeves me.
Okay, at first, I didn't really get what was going on. First thought - Langoliers-type time delay or parallel universe. But.. Willow sees other people, so no Langoliers and then the chat with Anya, so probably not an alt-universe. Little clues, like she can hear the door close, but doesn't see anyone and they can hear Will clomping down the stairs, but they don't see her. The weird thing - wasn't Willow on the couch? Aren't they sitting on her? (Which, no they aren't, they just go through her.) I really wasn't expecting the spell to have been cast by Willow - sort of an opposite "Invisible Girl" thing. And if Willow can subconsciously cast spells, isn't that bad?
Willow and Anya. Very cute. Especially with her sitting and chatting with Willow about where everyone is. And then when Willow goes to Anya for help, they both accuse each other of skinning the boy. LOL And then when they are about to do the spell, Anya goes, "This isn't gonna get all sexy is it?" Very cute when she waved at her own blinking light.
Okay, so, flayed guy - Buffy automatically think that Willow did it. I mean, I guess, but let's keep in mind that Willow didn't skin Warren for shits and giggles - she did it because he killed Tara.
Spike & Willow - fun scene. He's talking to Willow, but he's also talking to Buffy and Xander. Nice Dru-like ramble: "Everyone's talking to me; no one's talking to each other. Someone's not here. Button, button, who's got the button? My money's on the witch. Red's a bad girl."
Aww.. poor Anya. Can't teleport anymore unless it's official business and she has to file paperwork and a flight plan and stuff.
Side note: Willow is a much better dresser this season. Looks like control wasn't all she was learning in England.
Dawn is all research-girl now -- she finds Gnarl. And still, Buffy blames Willow. Ugh, does she even want to help Willow or believe that she could be helped? Hm. Back to Research Girl - it's a little too spunky, but I'm glad someone knows how to read and surf the web.
I thought they were going to stop making Xander the butt-monkey? Why was he the butt-monkey idiot who didn't know the plan? ::frowns::
Gnarl is scary (and a Golem rip-off). Did enjoy the whole paralyzing of Dawn bit. Especially when Xander goes, "Oh, you're poseable!" Heh. That whole sequence with Gnarl feeding on Willow was just really gross and unnecessary. The taunting bit was good, though. Interesting way to reinforce Willow's doubt about her friends and if they would accept her back into the group.
More Willow/Anya cuteness. And how quickly Buffy turns face to "aw, poor Willow!" Pfft. And the guilt-free "I miss you?" Yeah, right. But, it was good of her to confess it and really nice that Willow understood why she thought that way. So.. pax all around, I guess. And I think people gave Buffy some grief over the final scene, like she was trying to force herself to help Willow. But.. I thought it was appropriate of her to at least offer to help Willow heal. It was sort of a needed return to old-school friendship.
Overheard in Chat:
*note: The weirdness about this chat was that someone with the screenname Adam929 came in and no one knew who this person was and the never said anything. It was weird.
EyE2eYe18: must have been the langoliers!!!
Brak45: extra security
Brak45: they make everyone go through a time dimension thingy
SciFi 1701D: heh
Brak45: to preview if they have a bomb
Proto Nuke: Why would anyone want an Xbox? It couldn't fit in anyone's room.
EyE2eYe18: you know what i need...one of those um...EXPLANATIONS
Proto Nuke: Am I bad person for wanting to tie up Dawnie in my closet?
SciFi 1701D: yes
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SciFi 1701D: For what purpose?
Proto Nuke: You know, this and that.
EyE2eYe18: welll...no...just a little creepy
OzW 703: like a puppy :-)
EyE2eYe18: they got laws in this country...
EyE2eYe18: ...just don't get caught
Proto Nuke: Squeezing in his eyes killed it?
Quotage:
"I saved the world with talking - from my mouth. My mouth saved the world!" - Xander
"She didn't finish? She didn't finish being not evil?" - Dawn, re: Willow
"I gotta get a job where I don't get called right away for this stuff." - Buffy
"This is my place! You need permission to be here. You need a special slip with a stamp!" - Spike
Spike: [to Willow] They think you did it - the Slayer and her boy.
Xander: Her boy? I'm her boy?
Anya: Well, causing pain sounds really cool, I know, but it turns out it's really upsetting. Didn't used to be. But Now it is.
Willow: Is it like you're scared of losing that feeling again, and it - having it be okay to hurt people and then you're not in charge of the power anymore, because it's in charge of you?
Anya: Wow. That was really over-dramatically stated, but yeah.
Willow: I get it. Believe me
Anya: I'm sorry Willow, I wish it were better for you.
Willow: You, too.
Anya: It did get a little sexy, didn't it?
"William's a good boy. Carries the water. Carries the sin. It's supposed to get easier, isn't it? It's supposed to help to help, but it doesn't. It's still so heavy." - Spike
Xander: We should've put a leash on him.
Buffy: Yes, let's tie ourselves to the crazy vampire.
"I'm insane. What's his excuse?" - Spike, re: Xander
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END SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.03: SAME TIME, SAME PLACE
SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.04: HELP
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Okay, I know the gang regularly did funeral parlour patrol, but hiding in coffins? *sigh* The thing with Dawn constantly picking on Buffy's hieght? It was amusing the first few times, but can we move on now? Or at least spread it out over the season.
The montage with the students talking to Buffy. Very funny. The Hispanic kid was the only slightly normal kid who came inwith him being a guy not being able to express his fear and emotions about his brother joining the Marines. Bwahahaha! Fantastic Buffy/Dawn sequence! Great guest-spots from Zachery Bryan (Home Improvement) and Azura Skye (Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane).
Xander with the appropriate analogy. Thank you for not bringing back butt-monkey Harris.
It's about damn time someone remembered Tara. And remembering that Willow's Jewish (with the placing of the stones).
A girl named Cassie (Cassandra) who can see the future. Har. Har. ::rolls eyes::
Principal Wood is talking about his high school days and Buffy automatically assumes he's from "the 'hood"? *sigh* Whatever.
Interesting tie with Cassie's dad being a violent drunk and Xander's own family problems. I'm sorry, Xander has a spiffy car. It's coooooool.
Cassie's speech, though moving, was a bit drawn out, I think. After the first bit, I think we got the point. This paralleled Buffy's speech in "Prophecy Girl" about not wanting to die at such a young age.
I know Buffy hates Spike and I know he was really horrid, but I don't like the way she treats him. Why deal with him if you don't want to? Either stop dealing with him or be a tiny bit more considerate. The guy is insane because he has a soul.
Um, these high school kids with their Get Rich Quick scheme - so very "Reptile Boy." And Avilas looks a tiny bit like Skip.
Of course Spike saves her. He's always talking about "no hurting the girl," but I think he's talking about Buffy. Er, I know he's talking about Buffy, even though Buffy seems to be ignoring that fact.
Cassie's message to Spike was.. interesting. I dunno if I want to know. And as much as I liked Cassie, I think her death was the right move. It would have been a cop-out if Cassie lived, only because it would be cheating fate and the message that we got was so much better. What do you do when you know that sometimes you can't help? You try anyway.
Trivia: Tara was born October 16, 1980.
Overheard in Chat:
SciFi 1701D: Spike.. is all zoned
Sharvan17: spikes STONED!
EyE2eYe18: too many shrooms
OzW 703: thats IT?!
SciFi 1701D: what the hell
OzW 703: she just DROPS dead?!
Sharvan17: uhhh what
queenmaabus: yup
SciFi 1701D: the hell was that
OzW 703: what the FUCK was all of that for?! lol!
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EyE2eYe18: the sad thing is...i'm not even sad for her
EyE2eYe18: SHE WAS NOT YOUR FRIEND!
SciFi 1701D: she was your friend for 3 days!
OzW 703: oh my GOD
EyE2eYe18: she knew her for a day and a half
OzW 703: they're acting like nobody ever died before
Quotage:
"I think you underestimate your familiarity with the world of weird and tricky." - Xander
Willow: Have you Googled her yet?
Xander: Willow, she's 17!
Willow: It's a search engine.
Willow: A lot of teens post some pretty angsty poetry on the web. I even posted a melodramatic love poem or two back in the day.
Xander: Love poems?
Willow: I'm over you now, sweetie.
Xander: Love poems.
"This is normal teen stuff. You join chat rooms, you write poetry, you post Doogie Howser fanfic. It's all normal, right -- let's see what other sites there are." - Willow
"I want to be here... do things. I want to graduate from high school and I want to go to the stupid Winter Formal. I have this friend, and it would be fun to go with him. Just to dance and hear lame music. To wear a silly dress and laugh and stuff. I'd like to go. There's a lot of stuff I'd like to do. I'd love to ice skate at Rockefeller center and I'd love to see my cousins grow up and see how they turn out 'cause they're really mean and I think they're going to be fat. I'd love to backpack across the country or.. I dunno, fall in love. But I won't. I just never will." - Cassie Newton
"I hurt you Buffy and I will pay. I will pay because I hurt the girl." - Spike
"She's a girl, right? Making boys crazy is like your job description." - Mike
"You're asking my sister the dance? And she's your second choice?!" - Buffy to Mike
"She'll tell you. Someday she'll tell you." - Cassie to Spike
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END SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.04: HELP
SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.05: SELFLESS
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Yay! An all about Anya episode! And Willow goes back to school. Fun! Oh, creepy scene with a room full of bodies and a blood-covered Anya regretting her actions.
I dunno if I like the Olaf/Aud flashbacks. The film style and the Swedish and I dunno. It's weird. But It's nice to know that in the beginning, Anya was kind and was willing to give out her excess bunnies away in goodwill. Aww. I wonder when the bunny fear came into play.
Poor Spike, hallucinating that Buffy actually caring about him and wanting to help him. Even listening to his rambles about Drusilla. That is, until the real Buffy shows up and demands that Spike get out of the school's basement. "I don't have anywhere else to go."
Hmm.. Anya missed a spot of blood on her wrist (how the hell did she manage that?) and Willow suspects something's up. Ugh, man that frat house looks like.. I dunno. Then Willow find the girl who made the wish whimpering in a closet. Dark!Willow comes out for a moment as Willow fends off the giant spider and the girl in the closet won't stop whining.
So.. Anya's always had that rambling problem. Interesting.
Anya's really not into the whole vengeance thing, especially after her stint as a human for the last four years. And Halfrek is annoying. I dislike her and was not at all sad when D'Hoffryn wiped her out.
Xander's all mad at Willow for not telling him, but it was a good move, because now Buffy has to go kill Anya. Buffy is apparently all about killing her friends when they go nuts. First of all, yes, Anya's a demon, but can we cut her a little slack? Geez. See quotage below. Yay for continuity!
Victorian flashback: Anya started the Russian revolution war thingy? Um. All while she spews revolutionary theory and not caring much about the world around her.
Mmkay, so Willow won't go with Buffy, but she will do a spell to call D'Hoffryn. The guy is like a bad car salesman. But maybe sneaky, tricky Willow will work out a nice deal with him.
We never did get much of a chance to see Anya fight in the past, but yeah, she can definitely hold her own. And how stupid are they? Did that little lock-in with Halfrek last season not teach Buffy anything? You can't just stab one of D'Hoffryn's girls. You have to break their power center. Although, I was afraid for a second that maybe the sword hit her pendant... there were no magic sparklies, though so I guess it's okay.
The "Once More With Feeling" flashback was kinda nice. Except Anya's hair was way too blonde and way too long. Really, way too blonde. Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins Harris? o_O Anya Lame-Ass-Made-Up-Maiden-Name Harris. LOL I really wish this song were on the soundtrack.
Anya is all noble and ready to die to bring back the 12 lives she took. However, D'Hoffryn is a sick twisted punk and takes Halfrek's life & soul instead of hers. "Who did you think you were dealing with? Did you think it would be that easy to get away?" D'Hoffryn sneers. Xander goes after Anya, probably trying to get her back, but he just lets her go.
Overheard in Chat:
SciFi 1701D: No, you don't have to kill Anya!!
EyE2eYe18: well just the demon part
OzW 703: you don't have to kill anyone you stupid whore! gahhh
OzW 703: slutty the vampire layer
EyE2eYe18: she can't die like that right?
OzW 703: ANYAKINS!!!!
EyE2eYe18: by mortal means?
OzW 703: she CANT die!
SciFi 1701D: No WAY
SciFi 1701D: o_O
EyE2eYe18: it can't be that easy
OzW 703: if she dies....who will i watch the show for? neutered spike?
Quotage:
Xander: I love being single. I'm a strong, successful male who's giddy at the thought of all the women I will no doubt be dating in the near future.
Buffy: Strong, successful males say giddy?
"Vengeance is what I do, Halfrek. Vengeance is what I am." - Anyanka
Buffy: Xander, I know this is hard for you to hear, but it's what I have to do.
Xander: Hard for me to hear? Buffy, you want to kill Anya.
Buffy: I don't want to.
Xander: Then don't! This isn't new ground for us. When our friends go all crazy and start killing people, we help them!
Willow: Sitting right here.
Xander: I'm sorry, but it's true.
Buffy: It's different.
Xander: Because you don't care about her the same way I do. Buffy, I still love her.
Buffy: I know. And that's why you can't see this for what it really is. Willow was different. She's a human. Anya's a demon.
Xander: And you're the Slayer. I see now how it's all very simple.
Buffy: It is never simple.
Xander: No, of course not. You know, if there's a mass-murdering demon that you're oh, say, boning, then it's all gray areas.
Buffy: Spike was harmless. He was helping us.
Xander: He had no choice!
Buffy: And Anya did. She chose to become a demon. Twice!
Xander: You have no idea what she's going through.
Buffy: I don't care what she's going through!
Xander: No, of course not. You think we haven't all seen this before? The part where you just cut us all out? Just step away from everything human and act like you're the law? If you knew what I felt--
Buffy: I killed Angel. Do you even remember that? I would have given up everything I had to be with-- I loved him more than I will ever love anything in this life and I put a swrod through his heart because I had to.
Willow: [meekly] And that all worked out okay.
Buffy: Do you remember cheering me on? Both of you. Do you remember giving me Willow's message? "Kick his ass."
Willow: I never said that.
Xander: This is different.
Buffy: It is always different! It's always complicated. And at some poinht someone has to draw the line, and that is always going to be me. You get down on me for cutting myself off, but in the end, the Slayer is always cut off. There's no mystical guidebook, no all-knowing Council. Human rules don't apply. There's only me. I am the law.
"Did everybody have their crazy flakes today? You guys are friends. How can you talk like this?" - Xander to Anya
"This is getting to be a pattern with you, Buffy. Are there any friends of yours left you haven't tried to kill?" - Anya
"It's like somebody slaughtered an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog." - D'Hoffryn
"Isn't that just like a Slayer? Solving all of her problems by sticking things with sharp objects." - D'Hoffryn
"From beneath you, it devours." - D'Hoffryn
Anya: Xander, what if I'm really nobody.
Xander: Don't be a dope.
Anya: I'm a dope?
Xander: Sometimes.
Anya: That's a start.
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Okkie dokes, time to pop Alias in and do some reviewage before the new episode tonight. Wheee!
Yes, finally caught up on Buffy.
SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.03: SAME TIME, SAME PLACE
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Um, okay, I saw the preview for this and UPN's marketing scheme for Buffy is a tad ridiculous. The promo made this episode seem like it was going to be an all out comedy or something. Realistically, it was quiet disturbing and the quaint ew factor was more like a gut-wrenching nausea ew factor. Who's head of promotions? They need to be fired.
Awww, Xander made a sign with yellow crayon! And bitchy Buffy. Okay, I understand that Willow was very crazed and tried to destroy the world, but come on. Cut the poor girl some slack. It's not like you've never gone nuts and tried to kill people. Sheesh.
Good lord, this creepy skin eating demon Gnarl is freaky. It's just.. ew. I think it's mostly the voice that skeeves me.
Okay, at first, I didn't really get what was going on. First thought - Langoliers-type time delay or parallel universe. But.. Willow sees other people, so no Langoliers and then the chat with Anya, so probably not an alt-universe. Little clues, like she can hear the door close, but doesn't see anyone and they can hear Will clomping down the stairs, but they don't see her. The weird thing - wasn't Willow on the couch? Aren't they sitting on her? (Which, no they aren't, they just go through her.) I really wasn't expecting the spell to have been cast by Willow - sort of an opposite "Invisible Girl" thing. And if Willow can subconsciously cast spells, isn't that bad?
Willow and Anya. Very cute. Especially with her sitting and chatting with Willow about where everyone is. And then when Willow goes to Anya for help, they both accuse each other of skinning the boy. LOL And then when they are about to do the spell, Anya goes, "This isn't gonna get all sexy is it?" Very cute when she waved at her own blinking light.
Okay, so, flayed guy - Buffy automatically think that Willow did it. I mean, I guess, but let's keep in mind that Willow didn't skin Warren for shits and giggles - she did it because he killed Tara.
Spike & Willow - fun scene. He's talking to Willow, but he's also talking to Buffy and Xander. Nice Dru-like ramble: "Everyone's talking to me; no one's talking to each other. Someone's not here. Button, button, who's got the button? My money's on the witch. Red's a bad girl."
Aww.. poor Anya. Can't teleport anymore unless it's official business and she has to file paperwork and a flight plan and stuff.
Side note: Willow is a much better dresser this season. Looks like control wasn't all she was learning in England.
Dawn is all research-girl now -- she finds Gnarl. And still, Buffy blames Willow. Ugh, does she even want to help Willow or believe that she could be helped? Hm. Back to Research Girl - it's a little too spunky, but I'm glad someone knows how to read and surf the web.
I thought they were going to stop making Xander the butt-monkey? Why was he the butt-monkey idiot who didn't know the plan? ::frowns::
Gnarl is scary (and a Golem rip-off). Did enjoy the whole paralyzing of Dawn bit. Especially when Xander goes, "Oh, you're poseable!" Heh. That whole sequence with Gnarl feeding on Willow was just really gross and unnecessary. The taunting bit was good, though. Interesting way to reinforce Willow's doubt about her friends and if they would accept her back into the group.
More Willow/Anya cuteness. And how quickly Buffy turns face to "aw, poor Willow!" Pfft. And the guilt-free "I miss you?" Yeah, right. But, it was good of her to confess it and really nice that Willow understood why she thought that way. So.. pax all around, I guess. And I think people gave Buffy some grief over the final scene, like she was trying to force herself to help Willow. But.. I thought it was appropriate of her to at least offer to help Willow heal. It was sort of a needed return to old-school friendship.
Overheard in Chat:
*note: The weirdness about this chat was that someone with the screenname Adam929 came in and no one knew who this person was and the never said anything. It was weird.
EyE2eYe18: must have been the langoliers!!!
Brak45: extra security
Brak45: they make everyone go through a time dimension thingy
SciFi 1701D: heh
Brak45: to preview if they have a bomb
Proto Nuke: Why would anyone want an Xbox? It couldn't fit in anyone's room.
EyE2eYe18: you know what i need...one of those um...EXPLANATIONS
Proto Nuke: Am I bad person for wanting to tie up Dawnie in my closet?
SciFi 1701D: yes
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SciFi 1701D: For what purpose?
Proto Nuke: You know, this and that.
EyE2eYe18: welll...no...just a little creepy
OzW 703: like a puppy :-)
EyE2eYe18: they got laws in this country...
EyE2eYe18: ...just don't get caught
Proto Nuke: Squeezing in his eyes killed it?
Quotage:
"I saved the world with talking - from my mouth. My mouth saved the world!" - Xander
"She didn't finish? She didn't finish being not evil?" - Dawn, re: Willow
"I gotta get a job where I don't get called right away for this stuff." - Buffy
"This is my place! You need permission to be here. You need a special slip with a stamp!" - Spike
Spike: [to Willow] They think you did it - the Slayer and her boy.
Xander: Her boy? I'm her boy?
Anya: Well, causing pain sounds really cool, I know, but it turns out it's really upsetting. Didn't used to be. But Now it is.
Willow: Is it like you're scared of losing that feeling again, and it - having it be okay to hurt people and then you're not in charge of the power anymore, because it's in charge of you?
Anya: Wow. That was really over-dramatically stated, but yeah.
Willow: I get it. Believe me
Anya: I'm sorry Willow, I wish it were better for you.
Willow: You, too.
Anya: It did get a little sexy, didn't it?
"William's a good boy. Carries the water. Carries the sin. It's supposed to get easier, isn't it? It's supposed to help to help, but it doesn't. It's still so heavy." - Spike
Xander: We should've put a leash on him.
Buffy: Yes, let's tie ourselves to the crazy vampire.
"I'm insane. What's his excuse?" - Spike, re: Xander
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SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.04: HELP
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Okay, I know the gang regularly did funeral parlour patrol, but hiding in coffins? *sigh* The thing with Dawn constantly picking on Buffy's hieght? It was amusing the first few times, but can we move on now? Or at least spread it out over the season.
The montage with the students talking to Buffy. Very funny. The Hispanic kid was the only slightly normal kid who came inwith him being a guy not being able to express his fear and emotions about his brother joining the Marines. Bwahahaha! Fantastic Buffy/Dawn sequence! Great guest-spots from Zachery Bryan (Home Improvement) and Azura Skye (Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane).
Xander with the appropriate analogy. Thank you for not bringing back butt-monkey Harris.
It's about damn time someone remembered Tara. And remembering that Willow's Jewish (with the placing of the stones).
A girl named Cassie (Cassandra) who can see the future. Har. Har. ::rolls eyes::
Principal Wood is talking about his high school days and Buffy automatically assumes he's from "the 'hood"? *sigh* Whatever.
Interesting tie with Cassie's dad being a violent drunk and Xander's own family problems. I'm sorry, Xander has a spiffy car. It's coooooool.
Cassie's speech, though moving, was a bit drawn out, I think. After the first bit, I think we got the point. This paralleled Buffy's speech in "Prophecy Girl" about not wanting to die at such a young age.
I know Buffy hates Spike and I know he was really horrid, but I don't like the way she treats him. Why deal with him if you don't want to? Either stop dealing with him or be a tiny bit more considerate. The guy is insane because he has a soul.
Um, these high school kids with their Get Rich Quick scheme - so very "Reptile Boy." And Avilas looks a tiny bit like Skip.
Of course Spike saves her. He's always talking about "no hurting the girl," but I think he's talking about Buffy. Er, I know he's talking about Buffy, even though Buffy seems to be ignoring that fact.
Cassie's message to Spike was.. interesting. I dunno if I want to know. And as much as I liked Cassie, I think her death was the right move. It would have been a cop-out if Cassie lived, only because it would be cheating fate and the message that we got was so much better. What do you do when you know that sometimes you can't help? You try anyway.
Trivia: Tara was born October 16, 1980.
Overheard in Chat:
SciFi 1701D: Spike.. is all zoned
Sharvan17: spikes STONED!
EyE2eYe18: too many shrooms
OzW 703: thats IT?!
SciFi 1701D: what the hell
OzW 703: she just DROPS dead?!
Sharvan17: uhhh what
queenmaabus: yup
SciFi 1701D: the hell was that
OzW 703: what the FUCK was all of that for?! lol!
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EyE2eYe18: the sad thing is...i'm not even sad for her
EyE2eYe18: SHE WAS NOT YOUR FRIEND!
SciFi 1701D: she was your friend for 3 days!
OzW 703: oh my GOD
EyE2eYe18: she knew her for a day and a half
OzW 703: they're acting like nobody ever died before
Quotage:
"I think you underestimate your familiarity with the world of weird and tricky." - Xander
Willow: Have you Googled her yet?
Xander: Willow, she's 17!
Willow: It's a search engine.
Willow: A lot of teens post some pretty angsty poetry on the web. I even posted a melodramatic love poem or two back in the day.
Xander: Love poems?
Willow: I'm over you now, sweetie.
Xander: Love poems.
"This is normal teen stuff. You join chat rooms, you write poetry, you post Doogie Howser fanfic. It's all normal, right -- let's see what other sites there are." - Willow
"I want to be here... do things. I want to graduate from high school and I want to go to the stupid Winter Formal. I have this friend, and it would be fun to go with him. Just to dance and hear lame music. To wear a silly dress and laugh and stuff. I'd like to go. There's a lot of stuff I'd like to do. I'd love to ice skate at Rockefeller center and I'd love to see my cousins grow up and see how they turn out 'cause they're really mean and I think they're going to be fat. I'd love to backpack across the country or.. I dunno, fall in love. But I won't. I just never will." - Cassie Newton
"I hurt you Buffy and I will pay. I will pay because I hurt the girl." - Spike
"She's a girl, right? Making boys crazy is like your job description." - Mike
"You're asking my sister the dance? And she's your second choice?!" - Buffy to Mike
"She'll tell you. Someday she'll tell you." - Cassie to Spike
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SPOILERIES FOR BUFFY 7.05: SELFLESS
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Yay! An all about Anya episode! And Willow goes back to school. Fun! Oh, creepy scene with a room full of bodies and a blood-covered Anya regretting her actions.
I dunno if I like the Olaf/Aud flashbacks. The film style and the Swedish and I dunno. It's weird. But It's nice to know that in the beginning, Anya was kind and was willing to give out her excess bunnies away in goodwill. Aww. I wonder when the bunny fear came into play.
Poor Spike, hallucinating that Buffy actually caring about him and wanting to help him. Even listening to his rambles about Drusilla. That is, until the real Buffy shows up and demands that Spike get out of the school's basement. "I don't have anywhere else to go."
Hmm.. Anya missed a spot of blood on her wrist (how the hell did she manage that?) and Willow suspects something's up. Ugh, man that frat house looks like.. I dunno. Then Willow find the girl who made the wish whimpering in a closet. Dark!Willow comes out for a moment as Willow fends off the giant spider and the girl in the closet won't stop whining.
So.. Anya's always had that rambling problem. Interesting.
Anya's really not into the whole vengeance thing, especially after her stint as a human for the last four years. And Halfrek is annoying. I dislike her and was not at all sad when D'Hoffryn wiped her out.
Xander's all mad at Willow for not telling him, but it was a good move, because now Buffy has to go kill Anya. Buffy is apparently all about killing her friends when they go nuts. First of all, yes, Anya's a demon, but can we cut her a little slack? Geez. See quotage below. Yay for continuity!
Victorian flashback: Anya started the Russian revolution war thingy? Um. All while she spews revolutionary theory and not caring much about the world around her.
Mmkay, so Willow won't go with Buffy, but she will do a spell to call D'Hoffryn. The guy is like a bad car salesman. But maybe sneaky, tricky Willow will work out a nice deal with him.
We never did get much of a chance to see Anya fight in the past, but yeah, she can definitely hold her own. And how stupid are they? Did that little lock-in with Halfrek last season not teach Buffy anything? You can't just stab one of D'Hoffryn's girls. You have to break their power center. Although, I was afraid for a second that maybe the sword hit her pendant... there were no magic sparklies, though so I guess it's okay.
The "Once More With Feeling" flashback was kinda nice. Except Anya's hair was way too blonde and way too long. Really, way too blonde. Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins Harris? o_O Anya Lame-Ass-Made-Up-Maiden-Name Harris. LOL I really wish this song were on the soundtrack.
Anya is all noble and ready to die to bring back the 12 lives she took. However, D'Hoffryn is a sick twisted punk and takes Halfrek's life & soul instead of hers. "Who did you think you were dealing with? Did you think it would be that easy to get away?" D'Hoffryn sneers. Xander goes after Anya, probably trying to get her back, but he just lets her go.
Overheard in Chat:
SciFi 1701D: No, you don't have to kill Anya!!
EyE2eYe18: well just the demon part
OzW 703: you don't have to kill anyone you stupid whore! gahhh
OzW 703: slutty the vampire layer
EyE2eYe18: she can't die like that right?
OzW 703: ANYAKINS!!!!
EyE2eYe18: by mortal means?
OzW 703: she CANT die!
SciFi 1701D: No WAY
SciFi 1701D: o_O
EyE2eYe18: it can't be that easy
OzW 703: if she dies....who will i watch the show for? neutered spike?
Quotage:
Xander: I love being single. I'm a strong, successful male who's giddy at the thought of all the women I will no doubt be dating in the near future.
Buffy: Strong, successful males say giddy?
"Vengeance is what I do, Halfrek. Vengeance is what I am." - Anyanka
Buffy: Xander, I know this is hard for you to hear, but it's what I have to do.
Xander: Hard for me to hear? Buffy, you want to kill Anya.
Buffy: I don't want to.
Xander: Then don't! This isn't new ground for us. When our friends go all crazy and start killing people, we help them!
Willow: Sitting right here.
Xander: I'm sorry, but it's true.
Buffy: It's different.
Xander: Because you don't care about her the same way I do. Buffy, I still love her.
Buffy: I know. And that's why you can't see this for what it really is. Willow was different. She's a human. Anya's a demon.
Xander: And you're the Slayer. I see now how it's all very simple.
Buffy: It is never simple.
Xander: No, of course not. You know, if there's a mass-murdering demon that you're oh, say, boning, then it's all gray areas.
Buffy: Spike was harmless. He was helping us.
Xander: He had no choice!
Buffy: And Anya did. She chose to become a demon. Twice!
Xander: You have no idea what she's going through.
Buffy: I don't care what she's going through!
Xander: No, of course not. You think we haven't all seen this before? The part where you just cut us all out? Just step away from everything human and act like you're the law? If you knew what I felt--
Buffy: I killed Angel. Do you even remember that? I would have given up everything I had to be with-- I loved him more than I will ever love anything in this life and I put a swrod through his heart because I had to.
Willow: [meekly] And that all worked out okay.
Buffy: Do you remember cheering me on? Both of you. Do you remember giving me Willow's message? "Kick his ass."
Willow: I never said that.
Xander: This is different.
Buffy: It is always different! It's always complicated. And at some poinht someone has to draw the line, and that is always going to be me. You get down on me for cutting myself off, but in the end, the Slayer is always cut off. There's no mystical guidebook, no all-knowing Council. Human rules don't apply. There's only me. I am the law.
"Did everybody have their crazy flakes today? You guys are friends. How can you talk like this?" - Xander to Anya
"This is getting to be a pattern with you, Buffy. Are there any friends of yours left you haven't tried to kill?" - Anya
"It's like somebody slaughtered an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog." - D'Hoffryn
"Isn't that just like a Slayer? Solving all of her problems by sticking things with sharp objects." - D'Hoffryn
"From beneath you, it devours." - D'Hoffryn
Anya: Xander, what if I'm really nobody.
Xander: Don't be a dope.
Anya: I'm a dope?
Xander: Sometimes.
Anya: That's a start.
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Okkie dokes, time to pop Alias in and do some reviewage before the new episode tonight. Wheee!
