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3.20 The Prom Willow: "I mean, you've seen one big hairy bringer of death, you've seen them all." Leave it to Buffy and Angel, after three years of passionate highs and lows, to break up in a sewer. It was certainly time. They've been spending way too much time together and getting awfully close to sleeping together again (snuggling under the covers? can you say playing with fire?) and Joyce paying a visit to Angel and trying to appeal to the adult in him was all it took for Angel. But even with all that, I still got a little teary when Buffy broke down and cried in Willow's lap. I want Angel and Buffy to live happily ever after, even though they can't. Ah, well. BtVS doesn't usually do schmaltz, but they did it three times in this episode -- no wait, four times -- when Xander paid off Cordelia's prom dress; when he didn't tell anyone what he had learned about her financial state; when the senior class voted Buffy "class protector"; and when Angel showed up at the prom to give her a perfect high school moment. I loved it. I like Angel. I like David Boreanaz. He has a really interesting face and manner, he's physically imposing, and he can actually act (maybe not at the beginning of the series but he can now) -- and I like looking at him. Especially in a tux; the one he wore to the dream wedding was gorgeous on him. But I digress. They've brought Anya back twice now since "The Wish" and it's just delightfully karmic that she's still trapped in high school. I'm sure Amy is still a rat, too, and that we'll be hearing about her later. Too bad that she missed her prom. Bits and pieces: -- Interesting that sex was the big issue here, and young people often have sex for the first time on prom night. Buffy and Angel can never have sex again. The notebook with "buffy and angel 4ever" on it is a clever illustration of Buffy's youth and Angel's lack thereof. -- Jonathan presented the Class protector award to Buffy. Which made a lot more sense after we finally saw "Earshot," which we didn't the first time. Buffy's parasol, coincidentally, matched her dress. -- It would have been an interesting touch to have Angel show up in the same tux he wore in the dream wedding. -- Geez. If this class has the lowest mortality rate in years, what was Sunnydale like before Buffy showed up? -- Another red dress for Willow! Hubba hubba. I loved Buffy's and Cordelia's dresses, too. Cordelia was absolutely stunning. (She sure didn't look eighteen.) The sadness and disappointment Cordelia has endured this year has made her prettier, I think, as well as a lot more interesting. -- The sock puppet of love. :) -- Angel and the take-out blood again. So that's where he gets it. "Where did I think you get your blood, McPlasma's?" -- The brain-eating hell hounds didn't do much for me, but I really enjoyed the stack of videos Tucker the bad guy was showing them. That was a hoot. -- Seeing as this was an episode about hellhounds, there were many, many dog references. Quotes: Angel: "The prom?" Buffy: "End of high school rite of passage thingy. Think cotillion with spiked punch and electric slide." Anya: "I don't have a date for the prom." Xander: "Well gosh. I wonder why not. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with your sales pitch?" Anya: "Men are evil. Will you go with me?" Xander: "One of us is very confused, and I honestly don't know which." Anya: "Look, I know you find me attractive. I've seen you looking at my breasts." Xander: "Nothing personal, but when a guy does that, it just means his eyes are open." Oz: "Anya, huh? Interesting choice." Xander: "Choice is kind of a broad term for my situation. See, it's either Anya or the sock puppet of love for this boy." Buffy: "Well, at least we all have someone to go with now. Some of us are going with demons, but I think that's a valid lifestyle choice." Buffy: "It's not his fault. He's 243 years old. He doesn't exactly get the prom." Cordelia: "You know the part that totally weirded me out? That thing had good taste. I mean, he chucks Xander and went right for the formal wear." Xander: "That's right. He left behind his copy of Monsters Wear Daily." Buffy: "The great thing about being a Slayer, kicking ass is comfort food." Welsey: "Mr. Giles. I'd like your opinion. While the last thing I want to do is muddle bad behavior in front of impressionable youth, I wonder if asking Miss Chase to dance would..." Giles: "For God's sake, man, she's eighteen. And you have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone. Just have at it, would you, and stop fluttering about." This one is at least a three and probably a four, Billie |
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