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7.13 The Killer In Me Spike: "Who you gonna call? God, that phrase is never gonna be usable again, is it?" To my everlasting relief, the constant pitter-patter of teenage girlie feet departed long enough to give us a really terrific episode, with cliffhangers even. I'll admit that I cried during that scene where they re-created the season six shooting in the back yard. It makes sense that Willow felt more guilt about moving on after Tara's death than she did about killing Warren. Having her turn into Warren when she kissed Kennedy was a great plot idea, and Adam Busch did his usual good job. I always thought Warren made a great villain, and he still gives me the creeps. This was certainly a big episode for Kennedy, and Iyari Limon did well, too. I particularly liked the Bronze scene with the two of them talking about "lesbi-dar" and how Kennedy knew she was gay when she was five ("It was Gone with the Wind. I saw that and I knew I wanted to sweep Scarlett off her feet.") But wait a moment. How old is Kennedy? Aren't the Slayers-in-Training all teenagers? We've been given the impression that Kennedy is the oldest, but is she old enough for alcoholic drinks with umbrellas, and gay love with a 21-year-old woman? We got the beginning of a season five re-visitation, as Giles took the (thankfully off-camera) Slayerettes to quest in the desert. I'm so relieved that Giles isn't dead... but dammit, we still don't know what happened with the axe. All we know is that Robson survived the attack, and Giles is corporeal, and possibly ticklish. Will we be seeing the hokey-pokey again, and the First Slayer? Will the First Slayer be helpful in defeating the First Evil? (With them both being Firsts and all, that would make sense.) Amy is back, and wow, is she pissed. What's Amy's story, really? Did the First put her up to the "standard penance malediction" somehow? I think it did; it must have. Amy said the First's theme phrase, "This is not about hate. It's about power." And if Amy isn't allied with the First, how did she know that Kennedy was a Slayerette? Spike's chip has degraded and is causing him terrible pain. After an intimate little scene in the basement with the manacles and the cot and the blood, Buffy and Spike went a-bonding down in the Initiative cave (a big season four flashback) which clearly was not filled in with concrete, fought one of Adam's body-part half monster half soldier specials, and got back in touch with the government conspiracy guys. Leaving us with the big question: Will Buffy choose to keep Spike on his plastic leash, or will she set him free? I personally think that it's time for the chip to come out. Spike has more than proven himself, when he is himself, and the chip doesn't have any effect on the First, anyway. Bits and pieces: -- Did Gellar have a cold? She sounded stuffed up and hoarse in a couple of scenes. -- Aqua Man underoos? Don't ever tell us. -- It was fun to see the bake sale college Wiccans from season four again. -- Kennedy spent more time kissing "Warren" than Willow. More network homophobia, perhaps? -- Riley referred to Spike as "ass-face." Jealousy rears its ugly head again, so to speak. -- It just occurred to me. Spike has a soul now, and Angel doesn't. Quotes: Anya: "Rona won. You should probably let Molly out of the trunk." Spike: "Give us all a chance for a breather, eh?" Buffy: "From Giles?" Spike: "From the constant pitter patter of clomping teenage girlie feet." Willow: "Hey. How is he?" Buffy: "Oh, in the 'goes' part of 'comes and goes'." Buffy: "Remember when things used to be nice and boring?" Willow: "No." Buffy: "Well, we'll fix it. We'll hit serious research mode." Spike: "Good. Try Behavioral Modification Software Throughout the Ages." Andrew: "I know who you are now. I know what you made me do. Your promises of happy fields and dancing schnauzers and being demigods won't work on me anymore." Andrew: "Okay, well, if you leave me here alone, I'll do something evil, like burning something or gluing things together." Giles: "You think I'm evil if I bring a group of girls on a camping trip and don't touch them?" Any episode that makes me cry gets a four out of four stakes. That's my new rule. Billie |
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