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6.20 Villains Willow: "Bored now." Willow chilled me, right from the beginning; arguing with (and blasting) Osiris; walking away and not telling anyone that Tara was dead; healing Buffy in such a matter of fact way. The print from the books going up her arms, into her hair and eyes and turning them black, whoah... that was probably one of the most dramatic effects they've ever done. It seemed like the magic took over at some point, and the essential Willow was gone, gone, gone. I was with her throughout the entire episode and even during the mouth thing and the bullet thing, but when it got to the skin thing, it was like the Gentlemen in "Hush" cutting that boy's heart out -- too much for me. It was easier to watch the second time, though, because it was clear that Warren was either dead because of it, or unconscious. (It was Xander saying, "Oh, my god," not Warren. I checked.) Give Adam Busch credit; he was a good villain. Warren was a human who wanted to be a monster; he was laughable early in the season, and then he was despicable. But as evil as he was and as much as he deserved death, I felt sorry for the misogynistic creep at the end. And wasn't it kind of sad how he kept expecting the Sunnydale lower crust to have heard of him, and none of them had? The line between human and demon has become increasingly blurred this season with demon lovers and human villains. Rack told Warren, "She's going to blow this town apart, starting with you." And Willow said "One down," right before she vanished. These were references, I'm assuming, to next week's episode, "Two to Go." Andrew and Jonathan certainly aren't safe in jail, but it's not the other inmates they need to fear. Poor Dawn -- coming home and finding Tara dead. But if Spike is an Evil Attempted Rapist, which was, like, a few hours ago for them, how come Buffy is ready to leave her little sister with him again? Bad continuity, no biscuit. (Not that I think Spike is an Evil Attempted Rapist, because it just doesn't work for me.) Plus, wait a minute, Spike can't actually protect Dawn against Warren, can he? Where the hell did Spike go? Trees... drums... was that Swahili or something ... how could he have gotten to Africa so quickly? Did he take the Concorde? (Thanks for that one, Rebecca.) And hey, airplanes, sunlight issues? Maybe it was just a bunch of ex-patriot Africans having a party in Malibu? Oh, well. Moving right along, why wasn't Spike extremely careful about what he wished for? In 128 years, he's never read "The Monkey's Paw?" The demon said, "And you want to return to your former self?", and Spike said yes. But which former self? The demon confirmed that Spike was there because of Buffy, but what does Spike really want to be? Big Bad, or Victorian Nerd? What does he want, the Slayer's gruesome death, or a quickie wedding in Vegas? Bits and pieces: -- Osiris told Willow that "you may not violate the law of natural passing." Which backs up why Willow could raise Buffy but not Tara, and why Dawn couldn't raise Joyce. There are rules even in the Buffyverse. -- Andrew still thinks Warren cares about him... making him a tad more naive than Jonathan, who has long had Warren's number. Andrew is to be commended for his taste at least in one instance, though; he thinks Spike is hot. -- Xander and Buffy finally learned that Anya is once again in the vengeance business, except she doesn't seem to be all that vengeance-y. Maybe D'Hoffryn should take those powers back; Anya's not doing her job. -- Xander: "You said it yourself, Will. The magic's too strong. There's no coming back from it." Willow: "I'm not coming back." Dan doesn't think that Willow as a character can come back from this. (But I can't help thinking, didn't Angel? Blurred lines between humans and demons now?) -- Clem was cute, as usual, staking out Spike's deserted crypt, with the Country Time lemonade, Bugles, liverwurst, and "I've been dying to see 'The Wedding Planner.'" -- The second time I watched this, I noticed the following exchange: Rack: "The Slayer is the least of your problems." Warren: "You're right. Let's talk about my skin troubles." Like I said, Mutant Enemy is Evil. -- Adam Busch should have shaved his chest before his death scene. Or at least thinned it out a bit. I guess one could say that Willow did it for him. Please forgive me for that terribly sick joke. Quotes: Andrew: "You have got to chill out. This isn't Oz. It's like Mayberry." Andrew: "Like 'Wargames.' Remember that decoder that Matthew Broderick used?" Jonathan: "Oh, yeah, that was rad. The one he made from the scissors and the tape recorder?" Andrew: "I miss Ferris Matthew. Broadway Matthew, I find him cold." Xander to Buffy: "You gotta stop doing this. This dying thing's funny once, maybe twice." Xander: "Can I just ask, what's with the makeover of the damned?" Good episode, chock-full of plot, but I was conflicted about it and it didn't all work for me. Three out of four stakes, Billie |
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