batboy99
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Post by batboy99 on Jan 27, 2009 19:01:41 GMT -5
LOVE this episode! i get chills everytime I watch it. Its so awesome.
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Saturn 5
Descendant of a Toaster Oven
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Post by Saturn 5 on Mar 5, 2009 23:49:58 GMT -5
Welcome to the Hellmouth
Ok, now on to Buffy proper;
The Good; Great opening scene, straight from every slasher flick ever but with a Joss twist. Brian Thompson is an excellent villain with a real sense of menace about him as anyone who saw him on the X-files can tell you. He plays a very similar role in the excellent Fright Night pt2. The Master is pretty OTT but like Darth Vaders first appearance in Star Wars you really get the sense this is the baddest guy in the universe and no mistake.
The bad; not much although it's early days yet. The one thing they could have improved upon is putting Eric Balfour in the opening titles, when you don't see him it's a big clue that Jesse isn't going to make it
Best lines; Instantly fell in love with Giles when he states that "You didn't hone". Also a good one from Xander when he recovers Buffy's stake "All I can think of is that you're building a really small fence"
Observations and questions; And here we have the REAL Willow although we'll never again see her so nerdy, from now on she dresses more like Cassandra from the movie. We also never see Buffy wear either her Jehovah Witness dress or her PVC number which is a shame on both counts. Nonetheless both Buffy and Cordy dress scandalously in these early eps, obviously going for the ratings. Darla is also lovely although she really does look too old to be a schoolgirl. But everyone looks SO young. SMG is a little more voluptuous and DB is a lot thinner and it suits both of them We see Buffy's vamp sense again but it now seems more based on her fashion taste than cramps. Presumably Aura who has the dead guy in her locker is the same girl who calls Cordy in the Angel ep 'Rm w/a vu'? (Do the Cordettes stay constant or do they change over time?) Cordy has a mobile phone! We won't see one of those again until season 1 of Angel and the Sunnydale Scoobies won't have them until season 7 Another point against Normal Again, Buffy doesn't want to be the Slayer and is trying to leave her past behind her. Presumably either the council or PTB arranged Joyce's job in Sunnydale? Buffy/Cordy fancy James Spader presumably for Pretty in Pink (although that's an 80s film when Cordy and Buffy would both have been toddlers). You wonder what they thought of him in S&M fest 'Secretary' although considering what both get up to in later seasons maybe that would be ok with them (or they'd like him MORE?). Still I guess Buffy is over her Christian Slater phase? Who's John Tesch? A strong opener that hints at great things to come but not overtly brilliant in itself, I'll give it 3/5
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Mer
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Post by Mer on May 14, 2009 18:43:42 GMT -5
I found inconsistencies. I can't recall all of them, but I found it. Why is it I can find them in public, but not in private? O__O;; I still love Buffy...After the time and money I spent, I still love it even if sxome episodes have a bit of bad. I'm so glad rofl. And it made me remember the old days. The hair, the outfits, jewerly...the campiness of being in HS. I'm currently rewatching it with a friend of mine. So it's nice to go through memory lane.
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Darth Rosie
Ensouled Vampire
I do doodle
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Post by Darth Rosie on Apr 5, 2010 6:43:17 GMT -5
Still one of my favourite TV episodes ever - clearly 10/10. A beautiful beginning. So many wonderful scenes with dialogue to die for.
Buffy: Uh, Hi! Willow, right? Willow: (looks up) Why? I-I mean, hi! Uh, did you want me to move? Buffy: Why don't we start with, 'Hi, I'm Buffy,' and, uh, then let's segue directly into me asking you for a favor. (sits next to her) It doesn't involve moving, but it does involve hanging out with me for a while. Willow: But aren't you hanging out with Cordelia? Buffy: I can't do both? Willow: Not legally.
I mean, to say somethink like "lets segue" - that's extraordinary.
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TheDancingSlayer
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Post by TheDancingSlayer on Apr 6, 2010 3:57:22 GMT -5
This episode is so underrated! I just re-watched it and it it's pretty good!
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Silver
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Post by Silver on Apr 13, 2010 19:40:41 GMT -5
Watched this the other night again, it is a classic. Not only is the one that started it all but aside frim that it excellent. It gave the Slayer a good start which was needed for it too be a success. I have all the episodes and this is the one I have watched most which is crazy because my favourite episodes are The Wish and Dopplegangland!
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