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3.22 Graduation Day (2) Giles: "There is a certain dramatic irony that's attached to all this. A synchronicity that borders on predestination, one might say." Buffy: "Fire bad, tree pretty." At least they got their priorities straight; they saved all the books in the library before they blew it up. I couldn't help but notice that a variety of kisses were key in this episode. Willow and Oz exchanging passionate ones, Cordy and Wesley in an endearingly comic exchange -- was he just a bad kisser, or was she, or was it just not working between them? -- and that incredibly erotic vampire kiss at the beginning of the episode. Did you notice that he was between her legs? and that he didn't fight her very hard? He must have wanted to do that for a long time, soul or no soul. Faith's knife was key, too. The episode both started and ended with the knife, which I guess was a literary (or televisionary) device that stood for Faith and what she meant to the Mayor and to Buffy. Faith and the Mayor's relationship was always sort of a flip side of Buffy's relationship with Giles. Dan and I had a bet going again. I said that Faith would turn on the Mayor and save Buffy, and he said she wouldn't. I'm not sure I really won the bet, but the dream sequence was touching and I'm glad that Faith didn't die. In fact, leaving Faith in a coma was a perfect plot device. As long as Faith is still technically alive, there will be no second slayer; and they have a great character waiting in the wings who could wake up at any time and re-enter the fray -- and we don't know which side she'll be on. All in all, there was enough in this episode for two good Buffy episodes, and I'm definitely satisfied. It was worth the wait and as good as everyone said it would be. "There's a certain dramatic irony attached to all this, a synchronicity that borders on predestination, one might say." One might. Bits and pieces: -- The parallel scenes with the Mayor planning his ascending and Buffy planning to thwart him were very nicely done. -- Angel was noticeably quicker and MUCH stronger after his little snack, wasn't he? -- Nearly all of the guest students that had survived all year were in this episode. That was nice; the Sunnydale student victims got to fight back. -- Did Cordelia look really thin to anyone else? Her face looked bony to me. -- "Little Miss Muffet coming down from the seven three oh." ? Does anyone know what this means? -- Giles does drink coffee, not tea. At least sometimes. -- It was nice that Xander, after all the growing he did this season, got to be in charge of the Battle of Sunnydale. He did well, too. -- The plot point I heard at the con was the school blowing up, which was why the WB held this episode for awhile. It was uncomfortably like Columine. I think I agree, too; it was better to run this while school was out. Quotes: Xander: "Here is your cup of coffee. Brewed from the finest Colombian lighter fluid." Giles: "Thank you. (Takes a sip.) Horrible." Xander: "Aren't you supposed to be drinking tea anyway?" Giles: "Tea is soothing. I wish to be tense." Xander: "Okay. But you are destroying a perfectly good cultural stereotype here." Cordelia: "I demand an explanation." Xander: "For what?" Cordelia: "Wesley." Xander: "Inbreeding?" Cordelia: "I personally don't think it's impossible to come up with a crazier plan." Oz: "We attack the Mayor with hummus." Cordelia: "I stand corrected." Oz: "Just trying to keep things in perspective." Cordelia: "No! No, we'll get a box with the Ebola virus and, and, or it doesn't even have to be real, we can just get a box that says Ebola on it and chase him. With the box." Xander: "I'm starting to lean towards the hummus offensive." Oz: "He'll never see it coming." I'd say this was a five out of four stakes. Excellent. Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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