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4.14 Goodbye Iowa

Buffy: "Maggie tried to kill me."
Anya: "It didn't work, but they're all upset anyway."

Maggie created Riley, too? How are we supposed to take that particular comment? And what about Riley being "too important to the work?" Hmmm.

And we still don't know which way Riley will go. Good acting by Marc Blucas in this one; he went whacko several times but it could be attributed to his obviously painful drug withdrawal and it didn't completely cross the line. (Except maybe when he knocked Willow down; that ticked me off.) I knew that sooner or later he would find out about Buffy's pseudo-friendship with Spike and be majorly ticked about it, and of course it happened at the worst possible moment. Where are those shackles when you need them? They might have been a help with Riley. And it's not like Buffy hasn't chained up her boyfriend before.

Loved the slumber party in Xander's dank little basement, especially the three girls in bed together watching cartoons. I also liked the TV in the crypt scene with Spike under the skeleton, and the way the writers are continuing to move Spike, kicking and screaming, into the Slayer's camp by having his demon pals reject him.

Adam doesn't do much for me. I guess I'm not a Frankenstein fan, and it's hard for me to take it seriously; I keep hearing Gene Wilder saying "Frahn-ken-steen" in my head. The scene with the little boy (paralleling the traditional Frankenstein story) was clever, but it was also disturbing and it made me uncomfortable.

Bits and pieces:

-- I liked the tattoo on Tony Head's left inner forearm. That was from "The Dark Age."

-- Yummy sushi pajamas.

-- Meds in their food? I thought the meds were in their "vitamins."

Quotes:

Buffy: "Okay, everybody, grab a weapon. We gotta move."
Xander: "And storm the Initiative? Yeah, let's take on those suckers."
Buffy: "I was thinking more that we'd hide."
Xander: "Oh, thank God."

Giles: "Absolutely not. I will not squat in that dank hole."
Spike: "What, it was good enough for me, but you're above it all?"
Giles: "Precisely."

Buffy: "That would never happen."
Willow: "Well, no, Buff. That's why they call them cartoons, not documentaries."

Willow: "Well, look who's cranky bear in the morning."
Giles: "Yes I can't imagine why I didn't sleep well in my beach ball."
Anya: "Every time you moved, it made squeaky noises. It was irritating."
Giles: "Really? I'm surprised you could hear it over your Wagnerian snoring."
Buffy: "Okay, you guys, could we not, please? Everything's screwed up enough without you two doing scenes from my parent's marriage."

Buffy: "Riley was supposed to be Mr. Joe Guy. We were going to do dumb things like hold hands through the daisies going tra la la."

Buffy: "That probably would have sounded more commanding if I wasn't wearing my yummy sushi pajamas."

Buffy: "He's the only one with military experience."
Anya: "It's not like he was in the 'Nam. He was GI Joe for one night."

Buffy: "I'm the only one that can pass the retinal scan."
Xander: "The... ewww! I don't wanna see that."

Xander: "Why am I not entirely comforted by the arrival of the man-sized microwave?"

Willow: "There's got to be a flaw."
Buffy: "I think the part where he's pure evil and kills randomly was an oversight."

Two out of four stakes. And Faith returns next week! I knew it would happen,

Billie





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