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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 15, 2009 3:58:33 GMT -5
"Into every generation there is a chosen one, she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness...she is the slayer."Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: In an effort to inject some normalcy into her life, Buffy tried out for the cheerleading squad...only to discover the competition was deadly...It's Buffy Tuesday (a little late!)! Here we go, with Season 1, Episode 4... "Teacher's Pet" **Using Hulu is great, as it allows you to make the video a pop-up...so you can still view the forum if you want to while watching!**Next episode will take place on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009! Buffy Tuesdays are back on SlayAlive! Enjoy Buffy in all her Season One era glory. Watch. Discuss, here.
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 15, 2009 5:59:10 GMT -5
The good;
Sex raises it's ugly head in the Buffyverse and it's all the better for it. A lovely little bit between Buffy and her teacher (who is also in The Witch) and although a minor character you feel the loss for both Buffy and Giles (we know Buffy is a bright girl when she applies herself and here it's made clear that she's not just some blonde airhead). Angel's back although compared to what Buffy faces later this vamp is small change, he seems to talk it up rather unnecessarily, maybe it's just an excuse to see Buffy again. Some lovely humour around Xander and his teenage lust, especially love his Bronze fantasy.
The bad;
Really the She-Mantis itself, when you compare it to some of the monsters from the later seasons it really does look awful. This ep is really a filler ep, very much 'monster of the week', it's fun but if Buffy had kept up this sort of ep it would never have become the great series it is
Best line; Xander (looking at Miss French's cleavage) "It's a beautiful chest...I mean dress"
Questions and observations; Giles shows interest in a woman for the first time, if he hadn't I must say I thought he might be gay? Flutie takes everyone to see the counsellor, is that the same one Buffy goes to see in 'Beauty and the Beast'? In 'Doomed' Willow says she's always the one to find the bodies but actually it seems more often to be Cordy. The Sunnydale Police are also hunting the claw handed vamp, the last time they do anything useful in the history of the series. Maybe that vamp was an enemy of the Mayor's? This story is an interesting reversal of fictional norms, how often do you see the heroine racing to save the boys from losing their virginity to the villain and not the other way around? What happens the eggs? Presumably Buffy and co deal?
3/5 I think but that may be a little generous
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Post by amuk on Jan 15, 2009 8:18:18 GMT -5
Some lovely humour around Xander and his teenage lust, especially love his Bronze fantasy. ... 3/5 I think but that may be a little generous It's very generous. But Xander's fantasy in the teaser makes it all worthwhile. |
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Post by deathisyourgift on Jan 15, 2009 11:01:19 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for S1, and I love this episode. Probably because it is Xander-centric.
I love that the boys who brag about how many times they've "done it" are really virgins. I love that the first thing Buffy uses against the giant monster praying mantis is two cans of insect repellent. I love that Giles is constantly doubting Buffy's guesses, and then when she's right he usually slams his hand on the desk/table and shouts "Of course!"
Most of all I just love the typical Buffy ending of "oh no! eggs in the closet!!" And then we never deal with that again haha, thanks a lot Joss!!
I give it 4/5
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Post by buffyverseforever on Jan 16, 2009 1:26:22 GMT -5
You know-I think this episode makes Xander the first Scooby to have a disaestrerous relationship-Buffy doesn't really have one with Angel yet. He should probably get a trophy or something ;D
Best wishes,
Scott
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 16, 2009 4:26:15 GMT -5
Well Buffy's boyfriend in the movie dumps her on Prom night and then has sex in his car with one of her best friends?
Another thing this ep highlights is the double standard applied to men and women. Xander and co lust after the beautiful teacher and it's funny+every schoolboys dream (as is Buffy seducing RJ in season 7). But just imagine that it was Giles luring Buffy and Willow back to his flat and plying them with martinis. Would we all be scandalized?
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Post by darthrosenberg9 on Jan 16, 2009 14:08:22 GMT -5
Most of all I just love the typical Buffy ending of "oh no! eggs in the closet!!" And then we never deal with that again haha, thanks a lot Joss!! There's a line cut from "First Date" when Xander asks Lissa/Lyssa: “Did you hatch out of a preying mantis egg in the old high school?” I always just kind of kept that connection in my head. |
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Post by deathisyourgift on Jan 16, 2009 14:24:12 GMT -5
Most of all I just love the typical Buffy ending of "oh no! eggs in the closet!!" And then we never deal with that again haha, thanks a lot Joss!! There's a line cut from "First Date" when Xander asks Lissa/Lyssa: “Did you hatch out of a preying mantis egg in the old high school?” I always just kind of kept that connection in my head. No way!! Damn you Joss you are too clever for the likes of me!! Thanks for that, I'll keep my ears at the ready when I get to that ep. |
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Post by darthrosenberg9 on Jan 16, 2009 19:39:21 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the line was cut, so you won't hear it when you watch "First Date." I really wish that they had kept it in, though....it really would have leant itself to the "back to the beginning" theme of season seven.
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 17, 2009 7:39:50 GMT -5
Damn it Joss, bring out Special Edition Buffy DVDs with lines like that restored! I would especially like to see the rumoured scene at the beginning of season 7 where Dawn imagines introducing herself to her class by telling them her real life story.
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Post by buffyverseforever on Jan 17, 2009 19:29:15 GMT -5
Well Buffy's boyfriend in the movie dumps her on Prom night and then has sex in his car with one of her best friends? Another thing this ep highlights is the double standard applied to men and women. Xander and co lust after the beautiful teacher and it's funny+every schoolboys dream (as is Buffy seducing RJ in season 7). But just imagine that it was Giles luring Buffy and Willow back to his flat and plying them with martinis. Would we all be scandalized? Whoops-well,it has been a while since I've seen the movie.... Good point about the double standard.... Best wishes, Scott |
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 18, 2009 6:25:47 GMT -5
I should also be a bit more generous to the SDPD, that cop does save Xander outside the Bronze in The Zeppo
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Post by patxshand on Jan 18, 2009 9:52:29 GMT -5
I LOVE Miss French.
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 18, 2009 11:55:46 GMT -5
She is mighty fine and indeed pretty similar to Jenny?
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Post by birdandbear on Jan 18, 2009 19:30:26 GMT -5
Oh Jenny is way hotter than Ms. French! I don't know why but for some reason I just never found her (Ms. French) attractive at all. Maybe it's the predator vibe....I'm a sucker for vulnerability in a person.
Here is where Xander and Willow first lay eyes on Angel, and Xander takes an instant, indelible dislike to him. I love Xander to pieces, but one of his biggest faults, imho, is his tendency to snap to a judgement and then stubbornly cling to it forever after.
That's a very good point, saturn, about what if the roles were reversed. I've always thought Ms. French's seduction of Xander was all kinds of creepy, but if the shoe were on the other foot, and it was a male teacher seducing one of the girls? I think more people would be more grossed out.
The show is still obviously finding it's footing at this point. It's a little clumsy with it's red herring, and Angel still doesn't seem to have much of a point except for being all cryptic and taking off his jacket to make Buffy's heart go pitter-pat. (But, hey! Jacketless Angel!) And really, giant bug lady?
I came late to the Buffy party, starting with the dvd's right about the time season 7 was on the air. And the first time I saw this episode, it made me look slantways at my fanatical friends and go "Really guys? Seriously?" But I was already in it for the characters, and now it's that very cheese factor that I love so much about this episode.
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Post by theimmortaljedi on Jan 19, 2009 10:02:33 GMT -5
Teachers pet it's funny lines. The scene at the end when Giles tell Bufy wrong side and she has to flip the tape over is funny. WHat's funny is a saw a show on older woman who find young men seduce them get pregnant and then the boy is attached to them for life. Maybe this show is a metaphor for that. Some are even teachers who do it for fun or to have the guys kill their husbands.
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 19, 2009 12:22:57 GMT -5
Good point, this is the first time Xander and Willow meet Angel.
As for Miss French she's one of Kenneth Brannagh's Mistresses in Wild Wild West, one of the sirens in 'O Brother where art thou' but best of all Athena's girlfriend on Xena
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Post by deathisyourgift on Jan 19, 2009 12:34:41 GMT -5
Good point, this is the first time Xander and Willow meet Angel. As for Miss French she's one of Kenneth Brannagh's Mistresses in Wild Wild West, one of the sirens in 'O Brother where art thou' but best of all Athena's girlfriend on Xena ..you have too much knowledge.. haha |
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Post by Saturn 5 on Jan 19, 2009 12:49:27 GMT -5
the wonders of the Internet Movie Database
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Post by amuk on Jan 20, 2009 13:10:21 GMT -5
Oh Jenny is way hotter than Ms. French! I don't know why but for some reason I just never found her (Ms. French) attractive at all. Well, she's clearly quite attractive. But I, too, find myself more attracted to Jenny. "Ms. French" is too plastic. For this episode, that look serves its purpose but I'm glad we got Robia for the longer haul. |
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