A review by Mikelangelo "MikeJer" Marinaro
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I find this entire episode an amiable waste of time. There's a few good scenes in a horribly uninteresting, but surprisingly well-paced, main plot. This isn't a bad episode, it's just meaningless. The Gorch brothers don't add anything but some light Texan fun to the mix. An interesting digression, though, is that the little creatures that attach themselves to a host body remind me of the creatures from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode called "Conspiracy" where this alien lifeform is taking over Starfleet Command by using similar creatures as here to control Starfleet Officers. Anyway... The only things really worth mentioning, besides the many attractive shots of Buffy's cleavage, are the developing relationships. The Xander and Cordelia relationship is ridiculous. They can't keep making out in broom closets for very much longer before getting boring to watch. For now, though, there's still some amusement to be had. The Buffy and Angel relationship, though, is seriously heating up. Buffy says, "Angel, when I look into the future, a-a... all I see is you! All I want is you." They're all over each other here and you can tell that sex isn't far behind. It's also nice seeing Joyce slam her foot down on Buffy's seemingly bad behavior, even though it really doesn't do any good. Angel asks Buffy, "So you don't think about the future?" She replies, "No." In the series finale, Chosen (7x22), Buffy shows that she's learned something over the years by saying, "I'm not really thinking that far ahead. That's kinda the point ... (calling after him) Angel. (he pauses) I do sometimes think that far ahead." She finally realizes she is still young and does not need a serious relationship any time soon. Buffy really doesn't understand this concept right now. That's where all the fun ends though. The rest of the episode is filled with, well, simply nothing worth even mentioning except for the fact that now Cordelia of all people can knock Buffy out with one hit to the head. What in the heck is wrong with the writers!? This has become an annoying trend throughout this season and will be discussed further in the S2 review. So, that's about all there is to say about this one. This is definately the calm before the storm.
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| + | Willow instinctively wanting to partner with Xander on the egg project. | | + | Good conversation between Joyce and Giles. | | + | Cute bedroom window kissing at the end. | | - | Slow, ridiculous, and meaningless ending. It is kind of amusing seeing Buffy covered in goo though. |
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- The following dialog exchange really hints at the fact that Buffy will end up a single mother, which both foreshadows Dawn's introduction in Buffy vs. Dracula (5x01) and Joyce's death in The Body (5x16).
WILLOW: Well, there were an uneven number of students,and you didn't show, so...
BUFFY: I'm a single mother?
XANDER: No man of her own.
BUFFY: Do you know what this says about me? That I am doomed to lead my mother's life! How deeply scary is that?
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| JOYCE: | A little responsibility is all I ask. Honestly, don't you ever think about anything besides boys and clothes? | | BUFFY: | Saving the world from vampires? | | JOYCE: | I swear, sometimes I don't know what goes on in your head. |
| XANDER: | Well, you know, it's the whole 'sex leads to responsibility' thing, which I personally don't get. You gotta take care of the egg. It's a baby. You gotta keep it safe and teach it Christian values. | | WILLOW: | My egg is Jewish. | | XANDER: | Then teach it that Dreidel song. |
| BUFFY: | Oh, I told you, that faux parenting gig we're doing at school. Like I'm really planning to have kids anytime soon. | | ANGEL: | I wouldn't know. I don't... Well, you know, I, I can't. | | BUFFY: | Oh. That's okay, um... I-I figured there were all sorts of things vampires couldn't do. You know, like work for the Telephone Company, or volunteer for the Red Cross, or... have little vampires. |
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D |
Silly, useless plot. Poor execution of intended (if any) themes. No new important character development or insight. Offers no reason to bother rewatching it. |
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