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4.20 The Yoko Factor

Riley: "I take it you're not an Angel fan either?"
Xander: "Well, it's not like I hate the guy. Just, you know, the guts part of him."

I KNEW IT! I knew that there was something we didn't know about Riley. Could he perhaps be an artificial person, Maggie Walsh's first attempt?

The Angel/Riley brouhaha didn't actually have anything to do with the plot, but I enjoyed it so much that it didn't matter. I'm not surprised that Buffy didn't tell Riley everything about Angel, but Riley might not have lost it in such a big way if she had told him more and he'd had some time to adjust. David Boreanaz was a hoot; I really loved the deliberately half-joking jealous touches, like "he started it," "I don't like him," and best of all, "you actually sleep with this guy?" Riley held his own fairly well with Angel, too, all things considered. And he gets points for not listening at the door while Buffy and Angel were talking in the hall.

And we got more Spike! Spike was the Yoko factor in the title; he planted that Army thing on Xander, the "retired librarian" barb on Giles, and the Tara thing on Willow. That scene with the Buffy/Willow/Xander argument with Giles' drunken interjections from upstairs was way overdue and really, really wonderful.

Forrest is dead. Rats. I rather liked Forrest.

Bits and pieces:

-- There was mention of the Slayerette housing situation changing. I wonder what will shake out.

-- Only Spike would have the nerve to call Adam "Mr. Bits."

-- Where does Anya live and how does she make a living? This is the first time it's been referred to; is she making a living doing phone sex?

Quotable quotes:

Spike: "Wow. I mean, yeah. I get why the demons all fall in line with you. You're like Tony Robbins. If he was a big, scary, Frankenstein looking... you're exactly like Tony Robbins."

Xander: "And you know what makes Angel happiest? I'll give you a hint. It's not creme brulee."

Xander: "Hey, man. That's all ancient history."
Riley: "She went running to L.A. to bone up on her history."
Xander: "No. I'm sure it's boneless."

Xander: "It happens I'm good at a lot of things. I help out with all kinds of stuff. I have skills and strategems. I'm very... (to Anya) Help me out."
Anya: "He's a Viking in the sack."

Spike: "Can you fix it?"
Willow: "Crack a government encryption code on my laptop? Easy as really difficult pie."

Buffy: "Okay, well, how long before you un-crypt it?"
Willow: "Hours. Days maybe. Anyone suggesting months would not be accused of crazy talk."
Giles: "What ever happened to Latin? At least when that made no sense, the church approved."

Xander: "You and Willow go do the superpower thing, I'll stay behind and putter around the Bat Cave with crusty old Alfred here."
Giles: "Ah-ah, no. I am no Alfred, sir. No, you forget. Alfred had a job."

Xander: "And if I did join the Army, I'd be great! You know why? 'Cause they might give me a job that couldn't be done by any well-trained border collie."

Willow: "Look, I'm not the one being judgmental here. I'll leave that territory to you and Buffy."
Buffy: "Judgmental? If I was anymore open-minded about the choices you two make, my whole brain would fall out."

Three out of four stakes. Very good,

Billie





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