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2.17 Passion Giles: "Since Angel lost his soul, he's regained his sense of whimsy." Angel totally creeped me out not once but several times. He was the embodiment of everyone's nightmare ex-boyfriend, but with a supernatural, homicidal twist, as he obsessively stalked Buffy and her friends and even deliberately told Joyce that he had sex with Buffy just to hurt them both. That Angel/Joyce scene in the front of the house was amazing. I mean, this was way above and beyond the call of evil. The first time I saw this episode, I was still in everything-is-going-to-be-all-right-eventually mode and I was completely thrown when Angel actually killed Jenny. And then I was truly shocked at how he displayed her body for Giles the way he did. Could Angel have been any crueler? Having him break her neck instead of biting her was so un-ambiguous, too; in Sunnydale, where the dead come back all the time, we got the message loud and clear that there would be no resurrection for Jenny. The non-Angel-related scenes were also outstanding. I was blown away by Buffy telling Jenny that she didn't want Giles to be lonely; Giles dazed in front of the police; Buffy holding Giles as he cried; Buffy telling Giles, "I'm sorry I couldn't kill him for you." Angel warming his hands over the fire he made of Jenny's computer was symbolic of primitive violence and the supernatural defeating technology. But Angel may be defeated by technology in the end, though, since there is a disk with the curse that still survives. Bits and pieces: -- Gold acting stars for David Boreanaz, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Anthony Stewart Head. They were all amazing in this episode. -- Willow took over Jenny's classes. -- Jealousy ruled as Angel and Spike practically snarled at each other. Angel implied that he was already sleeping with Drusilla while Spike was incapacitated. -- I hate to bludgeon a stereotype, but we librarians do indeed know all about sex. We have access to all the books, and we have to answer questions about them, don't we? And some of us actually have sex, believe it or not. That was my sarcastic voice. -- It's way past time that Joyce knew about Buffy's calling. But then again, wouldn't Joyce be even more upset if she knew Buffy had slept with a vampire? It's bad enough that she thinks Angel is a nasty college boy who's stalking Buffy. -- Two kids came into the library... for books. Who would have thought? -- Angel has artistic talent. -- Willow said she had to go to Xander's house to see "A Charlie Brown Christmas" every year, and talked about Xander doing the Snoopy dance. -- Jenny's tombstone just said Jennifer Calendar; no dates are given. -- A little inside info. Anthony Stewart Head did the singing in the graveyard scene. -- Many obligatory puppy references. After Angel killed Willow's fish, she said, "For the first time, I'm glad my parents didn't let me have a puppy." Drusilla brought Spike a puppy to eat, and ended up carrying it around. At least they didn't show Dru chowing down on the puppy. Although I'm certain she eventually did. Foreshadowing: -- This is the first time we saw the Magic Shop, or Box, which is seen often in coming seasons. Drusilla killed the owner. -- The Orb of Thessalah, vault for the spirits of the undead, was mentioned. Inconsistencies: -- Did Jenny wear the same outfit two days in a row? Quotable quotes: Buffy: "When I woke up, I found a picture he'd left me on my pillow." Xander: "A visit from the pointed-tooth fairy." Giles: "It's classic battle strategy to throw one's opponent off his game. He's just trying to provoke you. Uh, to taunt you, to, to goad you into, uh, some mishap of some sort." Xander: "The nyah-nyah-nuh-nyah-nyah approach to battle?" Giles: "Yes, Xander, once more you've managed to boil a complex thought down to its simplest possible form." Jenny: "I know you feel betrayed." Giles: "Yes. Well, that's one of the unpleasant side effects of betrayal." Spike: "If you ask me, I find myself preferring the old Buffy-whipped Angelus. This new, improved one is not playing with a full sack." Another outstanding series-changing episode. Four out of four stakes, Billie |
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