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5.2 Real Me Harmony: "I've been doing my homework. Reading books and stuff." Spike: "What? 'Evil for Dummies?'" So who -- or what -- is Dawn? We really got knocked over the head with her during this episode, and I thought it was done rather well, especially if the purpose was to give us more questions than answers. Everyone is acting as if Dawn has been around forever (Riley referring to Buffy as the "firstborn," Buffy saying "It's not like Dawn hasn't grown up in this house knowing all the rules") and there is a lot of serious Mom-always-liked-you-best resentment of Dawn on Buffy's part which is somewhat jarring. Understandable, since Buffy hasn't had fourteen years to get used to being a big sister, even though she may think she has. I caught that reference to something Faith said in Graduation Day II ("Little Miss Muffet counting down from seven three oh") when the crazed guy in the street says to Dawn, "I know you. Curds and whey. I know what you are. You don't belong here." Duh, I think we know now that she doesn't belong. I'm not certain how I feel about Dawn being a new focus of this series, but that may not be what Joss Whedon intends to do. Maybe I should just sit back and trust him. Loved the "new" Harmony, her minions, and her hotter clothes and more adult look. She's now much more the sort of vamp that would attract Spike (although she's still an idiot and no Drusilla, of course). I also enjoyed what they're doing with Giles -- the new focus on Buffy's training, his being seduced by a red convertible, and his interest in taking on the magic shop. I was trying to add up how many owners of the magic shop have there been, and how many sets they've put it on. Doesn't it seem bigger? Weren't there steps going down into it before? Did we ever know the name of the place? Anyway, it seems appropriate. After all, the gang does a lot of shopping there, and now they may be able to cut operating costs by buying wholesale. Bits and pieces: -- Whatever or whoever Dawn is, it looks like she'll be around for awhile since Michelle Trachtenberg is now in the cast. -- Are Tara and Willow now living together? It sure looked like they were unpacking together. It was also interesting that Tara identifies with Dawn. Maybe they're the same type of creature. -- Fourteen is indeed a bit old for a sitter, but maybe not in Sunnydale. Thirty-four probably isn't too old for a sitter in Sunnydale. -- Dawn gets to be in the infamous shackles already, and it's just her second episode. Quotes: Buffy: "Suck up." Riley: "What? It's a nice outfit. Besides, 'I'm here to violate your firstborn' never goes over with parents." Buffy: "Giles, are you breaking up with your car?" Giles: "Well, it did seduce me, all red and sporty." Buffy: "Little two-door tramp." Willow: "That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic." Buffy: "Oh, no. Do they make an ointment for that?" Vamp 1: "I had to get her something. She sired me." Vamp 2: "Sire-whipped." Riley: "So you want your mother to give you space to be a slayer, and shield you from it at the same time." Buffy: "Thank you, logic boy. Did I mention this is a rant? Sense really has no place in it." Buffy: "Boy, you've really thought this through. How bored were you last year?" Giles: "I watched 'Passions' with Spike. Let us never speak of it." Two out of four stakes, with great curiosity (and possible reservations) on where this plot line is going, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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