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6.5 Life Serial Giles: "If you think of the store as a library, it will help you to concentrate on service rather than selling." Buffy: "Yes, and then I'm going to marry Bob Dole and raise penguins in Guam." This one was really wonderful, and I sure couldn't tell it would be from the preview. We have Buffy making three attempts to enter into a normal life, and all three are screwed up by our trio of supervillains. The time slip at school was fun and the construction site thing was okay, but they pale next to Buffy's experience in retail. I thought the whole mummy hand sequence was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on this show. I absolutely loved our villain trio this time. What frightened me was that I got every single geek reference -- the Death Star; the Logan's Run references; the specific X-Files and TNG episodes they mentioned; I even got the Monty Python reference. (Dan and I were actually saying "this is an ex-mummy hand!" before it came up.) Talk about funny? Warren: "Well, you know what homophobia really means about ya, don't cha?" Jonathan: "Stop touching my magic bone!" Dan and I were also howling over the Connery/Moore/Dalton controversy. Buffy is more like Buffy in this episode -- except for the drinking. But I loved Buffy getting drunk with Spike. Buffy is still Buffy, but she's going through some heavy changes right now and I totally believed her getting drunk. I also loved the sound Buffy made every time she chugged one down. Was this their first real date? Is it official that Buffy is now dating a neutered vampire who cheats at kitten poker? My only complaint about this one is why didn't Buffy rescue the kittens? :) Bits and pieces: -- In the "not as good as a crossover bit but at least it's something" department, Buffy tells us it was intense seeing Angel. That was more than we got from him on Monday night. -- Knowing Giles is always going to be there makes Buffy feel safe. But he isn't going to be around for long, is he? -- The construction boss called Buffy Gidget, Britney, and Princess, all in the space of about three minutes. Sexist much? -- It was probably for the best that Buffy's retail experience didn't work out because truthfully, who'd want Anya as a boss? -- The effects and makeup got better, didn't they? Must be all that new UPN money. Quotes: Willow: "You're not dumb. Just rusty." Buffy: "Maybe I should ease back in with some non-taxing classes, like, introduction to pies, or maybe advanced walking." Jonathan: "I need you to hold hands." Andrew: "With each other?" Warren: "Well, you know what homophobia really means about you, don't you?" Jonathan: "Stop touching my magic bone!" Female customer: "I need something for a prosperity spell. I heard you have it. The mummy hand?" Buffy: "Uh, yeah, actually, I saw one downstairs. It's kinda hairy, though. Maybe it was a daddy hand." Buffy: "And you get the dagger of Lex for free with it! See the inlaid mother-of-pearl underneath the black oozing goo?" Female customer: "This hand is dead. The power is gone, I'm not giving you money for this!" Buffy: "Oh, it's just playing dead. (swats the mummy hand) Little scamp." Anya: "Don't worry, don't be nervous. Do what I do. Just picture yourself naked." Buffy: "Fingers sold separately." Spike: "You're not a schoolgirl. You're not a shop girl. You're a creature of the darkness. Like me." Buffy: "Look at stupid Buffy. Too dumb for college. And freak Buffy, too strong for construction work. And my job at the magic shop? I was bored to tears even before the hour that wouldn't end! And the only person I can even stand to be around is a neutered vampire who cheats at kitten poker." Warren: "I mean, there's a shot of like pigeons doing double-takes when the gondola blasted by. Moonraker is inexcusable." Very funny; loved it. Three out of four stakes, Billie |
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