I always find the beginning of this when Angelus is stalking Buffy to be very creepy - especially the shot of him dropping the girl he's just fed on after the gang walk past the "necking" couple. And the one of him just outside Buffy's window as she goes to bed *shivers*
The voiceover gives the episode a bit of an unusual feel, I think. They don't do that very much at all.
"Yes, Xander, once more you've managed to boil a complex thought down to its simplest possible form." I like it when Giles appreciates Xander
I've got to say, I've always taken that as sarcasm and exasperation on Giles' part.
Xander seems to have forgotten what a library is. I still don't recognize Jonathan on sight
So how did you know it was him? I like the bit when he and the girl come back out of the stacks and the rest have vanished.
Why does Giles tell Buffy she can't tell Joyce that she's the Slayer? Or about Angel?
Personally I've always taken it as 'dumb plot device'. I think teaphile's idea that it may have to do with not wanting Joyce to be aware of the Slaying because she'll interfere, or try to, is interesting. What mother wouldn't try to get in the way of something like that to protect their child? But I still don't really see that as a justification not to tell her when her life is quite obviously in danger - Angelus does have a history of killing the family of people he's obsessed with after all - and I find it hard to reconcile Giles taking the 'secrecy is essential' line with that. He's not normally so hidebound. Leaving Joyce in the dark at this point is trusting to luck - if she had known he was a vampire when she drove up the drive and saw him she would have turned right back around and driven away somewhere safe. It's only sheer chance that Buffy and Willow are there at the right moment to stop Angelus going in the house, otherwise Buffy would have been coming home to a nice little display.
Given the restrictions on Buffy, I think she does quite well with her explanation of why Angel should be avoided. She can't go too far in making it clear how dangerous he is though or her mom would want to call in the police.
Giles: Yes. Well, that's one of the unpleasant side effects of betrayal.
It's a great line. Though I have to say Jenny's follow up of "I was raised by the people Angel hurt the most" always makes me go "wow, entitlement much?" From what they've said, he didn't do anything worse to them than he did to Drusilla's family.
Willow: For the first time, I'm glad my parents didn't let me have a puppy
That makes me think about Giles' line in Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered about "Angel nailed a puppy to..." and Buffy cutting him off because she doesn't have a puppy.
Though Spike and Drusilla currently do.
Drusilla: Now, open for Mommy…
I love the way she makes aeroplane noises for that bit. And that when she goes off with Angelus, Spike is left cuddling the puppy.
Buffy makes it clear she doesn't like or forgive Jenny
Yeah. Though Jenny's response of "Don't worry, I will." to Buffy telling her to keep feeling bad made me like her more than I have up until now.
It's interesting and scary that Angel does the drawing of Joyce. Even more so that he approaches her
And scary how he is just playing with her, getting her progressively more freaked out, enjoying the build up and then letting her get into the house so she'll think she's safe. Angelus likes to play games.
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Date: 2008-05-07 07:56 pm (UTC)The voiceover gives the episode a bit of an unusual feel, I think. They don't do that very much at all.
"Yes, Xander, once more you've managed to boil a complex thought down to its simplest possible form." I like it when Giles appreciates Xander
I've got to say, I've always taken that as sarcasm and exasperation on Giles' part.
Xander seems to have forgotten what a library is. I still don't recognize Jonathan on sight
So how did you know it was him? I like the bit when he and the girl come back out of the stacks and the rest have vanished.
Why does Giles tell Buffy she can't tell Joyce that she's the Slayer? Or about Angel?
Personally I've always taken it as 'dumb plot device'. I think
Given the restrictions on Buffy, I think she does quite well with her explanation of why Angel should be avoided. She can't go too far in making it clear how dangerous he is though or her mom would want to call in the police.
Giles: Yes. Well, that's one of the unpleasant side effects of betrayal.
It's a great line. Though I have to say Jenny's follow up of "I was raised by the people Angel hurt the most" always makes me go "wow, entitlement much?" From what they've said, he didn't do anything worse to them than he did to Drusilla's family.
Willow: For the first time, I'm glad my parents didn't let me have a puppy
That makes me think about Giles' line in Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered about "Angel nailed a puppy to..." and Buffy cutting him off because she doesn't have a puppy.
Though Spike and Drusilla currently do.
Drusilla: Now, open for Mommy…
I love the way she makes aeroplane noises for that bit. And that when she goes off with Angelus, Spike is left cuddling the puppy.
Buffy makes it clear she doesn't like or forgive Jenny
Yeah. Though Jenny's response of "Don't worry, I will." to Buffy telling her to keep feeling bad made me like her more than I have up until now.
It's interesting and scary that Angel does the drawing of Joyce. Even more so that he approaches her
And scary how he is just playing with her, getting her progressively more freaked out, enjoying the build up and then letting her get into the house so she'll think she's safe. Angelus likes to play games.