Touched
I don’t really know what to say about this episode. Everyone’s just mucking about until the end of season. The First has no big plan. Buffy and pals have no big plan. Buffy spends the entire episode moping about, until Spike gives her a rousing speech which inspires her to go find a magical axe. I’m sure that it was a very moving scene for those who are interested in the Buffy/Spike arc, but I couldn’t give a damn. It had better have a very important influence on the final episode. The rest of the gang are a bit fearful of Spike and are happy to see him leave. The only one who really gets along with him is Buffy, thus keeping her isolated from the rest. The apocalypse is moving closer, but there’s still time for some more getting it on. The biggest surprise was that Buffy and Spike didn’t join in.
Kennedy is still getting Willow on the rebound. As much as I hate the whole Buffy/Spike thing, I have to say that Willow’s plotlines have been worse in the past two seasons. Willow keeps whinging about turning evil. The whole magic addiction has got out of hand. Kennedy’s quite able to seduce Willow despite her past and doesn’t give a damn about Willow’s dark side. Kennedy’s just after a bit of nookie. She’s been annoying the entire season and intends to end on a high. Hopefully she’s one of the ones who’ll die. Having been intramental in kicking Buffy out, she seems to want to be able to give orders on the basis that she’s the oldest potential. Is it too much to hope that Kennedy’ll betray Buffy to become a slayer?
I can understand the potentials” frustration. Having removed the autocratic Buffy, there was obviously some hope of a better system. Would you look at that. An oppresive regime was kicked out, only to be replaced by an equally undemocratic system. Anyway, so the gang spends the entire time arguing until eventually all the potentials (except Kennedy) retire to the basement and the Scoobies make the First envious.
No one has any idea about how to defeat the bad guy. I was hoping Giles might take control, being older than the rest of them. The younger kids are all worked up but Giles isn’t doing anything. His character’s been all over the place this season.
One final thing about Kennedy. I really thought that she was stupid enough to be walking alone in a dark street.
- Buffy’s making long speeches: no — she’s been kicked out.
- Buffy has trouble fighting: no — she can run rings around Caleb when she wants to.
- Someone questions Buffy’s ability to make difficult decisions: no.
- Flashbacks: no.
- Modern Weaponry: tick — a big bomb.
- Poke test to check for corporeality: no.
- Anya’s sole line: Complaining about lack of sex involving her.
- Andrew provides comic relief: Constant irrelevent babbling.
- The First does something: no.
- Strange behaviour by the gang: Still walking into traps.
- Getting it on: lots — Faith, Wood, Anya, Xander, Willow and Kennedy.
- Best quote: “Casualties, makes it sound so casual.”
- Biggest gripe: Kennedy.