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6.4 Flooded Buffy: "You're telling me I'm broke? But I haven't spent any money! I was all dead and frugal." Buffy can deal with multiple apocalypses, but real life is a lot harder ("No... more... full... copper... re-pipe!") There was a real homey feel to a lot of this episode -- the Mommy Dearest with the plumbing, the cutesy reject sheets (we all have them) Buffy used to make up the couch for Giles, the whole bank loan thing (loved the report cards). But the truth is, Buffy is not quite right. She's Buffy, and she's not; her depression and emotional distance are almost tangible. Willow knows Buffy is unhappy, but she just isn't getting the reason. I expected Giles to pick up on Buffy not talking about where she had been -- but I wasn't expecting the venom during that Giles/Willow fight in the kitchen. Giles was justifiably furious, but wow. "Stupid girl," and "a rank, arrogant amateur," no punches pulled there. And Willow's reaction, that thing about not pissing her off? That was shuddery. And "I wasn't lucky, I was amazing"? Also shuddery. On to our new comic relief villains. The Buffy Powers That Be seem to be going for a light touch in order to balance out the underlying dark tone of this season; I'm reserving judgment on this plot point for now. I do like Jonathan and always have, and I remember Warren, the creator of the Bot (who seemed to be playing the heavy here), but who is Andrew? He hasn't been on before, because I am not remembering flying demon monkeys at the school play. The only plot point left to cover is the Xander/Anya engagement thing. Is Xander getting frosty extremities? This thing isn't going away; I'm betting we get some serious Xander/Anya angst fairly soon. Bits and pieces: -- Giles says that he met with the Council, got a flat in Bath, met up with old friends, and almost made a new one. Is this spinoff info? -- Spike called Buffy "love." They're still connecting; it's fascinating. -- I'm liking Dawn even more this year, maybe because she's not a plot point any more. "Mmmm. Vashnik. Like mmmm, cookies?" -- Okay, I wrote it down, here's the Sunnydale Nerd's to do list: "Control the weather, Miniaturize Fort Knox, Conjure fake IDs, Shrink ray, Girls, Girls, The gorilla thing." And of course, "Hypnotize Buffy." -- Buffy: "Who's calling me? Everybody I know lives here." (and maybe she's not that happy about it?) -- The Buffy/Angel thing is resolved as we learn that they're going to meet somewhere between L.A. and Sunnydale. Off camera. Nuts. Quotes: Buffy: "So. We meet at last, Mister Drippy." Willow: "Um, Buffy, I know you're still getting back on your feet after..." Buffy: "Lying flat on my back?" Dawn: "So, what do we do?" Buffy: "Easy. We burn the house to the ground and collect the insurance. Plus, fire, pretty. You guys, I'm kidding. It's bills, it's money. It's pieces of paper sent by bureaucrats that we've never even met. It's not like it's the end of the world. Which is too bad, you know, 'cause that I'm really good at." Xander: "I'm supportive. I'm totally supportive. I'm a flying buttress of support." Xander: "Score one for Captain Logic." Anya: "No, no. Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat. I smell Captain Fear at the wheel." Dawn: "You know, if you don't let me look at the pictures, I'm gonna learn everything I know about demons on the street." Buffy: "And now you're back." Giles: "Yes." Buffy: "Wow. Giles, are you miserable about it, or just really British?" Giles: "I'm proud of you." Buffy: "Well, actually, it wasn't me. Willow brought me back. I just lay there." Giles: "You know... I meant..." Buffy: "I know what you meant. It was just a little post post-mortem comedy." Andrew: "Hello! Screen-wipe, new scene. I had nothing to do with the devil dogs. I trained flying demon monkeys to attack the school play. School play, dude." Warren: "That was cool. That was kinda cool." Jonathan: "Remember, everyone was like, 'Run, Juliet'!" Dawn: "You ever try mixing parts of every cereal you got in one bowl?" Giles: "Does it work?" Dawn: "Gonna find out. Wanna come join the experiment?" Giles: "I'm an ideal control group. I find as you get older that you lose patience with throwing up." I'm not sure I was crazy about this episode, but I sure wrote a lot about it and I was eager to see it a second time. 2.5? 3? My rating system falls apart as soon as I start really thinking about it, Billie |
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