INCA MUMMY GIRL

[Saturn 5]

Inca Mummy Girl.

The Good;
Another doomed romance for Xander with a demon/older woman. Will's lovely Eskimo outfit and the first appearance of Oz and Devon, the first of Jonathon since the pilot. Buffy's identification with Ampata is lovely. A good enough ep but not a great one. Xanders as a cowboy from the country of Leone

The Bad;
Nothing really bad here, just a little lacking in sparkle

Best line;
Oz; What impresses me in a girl involves a feather boa and the theme from a summer place (the mind boggles but I'm sure it's been covered in fanfic).

Questions and observations;
The only ep in season 2 with no Angel in it whatsoever. No Jenny either. The cordettes are back but no Harmony. The mummy's way of killing people is reminiscent of an extremely so bad it's brilliant British sci-fi horror film called Lifeforce. We discover that Xander can drive and that he is aware of Willow's crush on him (which makes him turning her down all the more cruel). How does the mummy know to call Ampata's name at the bus station? Ampata shares Buffy's room, what about the one Dawn will eventually inhabit? Willow plays with a toy frog although it's later established that she fears real ones. This marks the beginning of Willow deciding to try for boys other than Xander. Buffy comments that one day Giles will have to get a proper car and indeed he does. Does Amapata have to drain people totally? Couldn't she just take little bits of Lifeforce so she doesn't kill anyone?
4/10

[Just Willow]

i sort of hate this episode. it just bugs me when whats-his-name is trying ot pull the seal out of the mummy's grip and it is so clearly not grippin git very hard. It's very sad to see Willow and Xander, and her efforts ot get his attention and failing. the only pure awesome thing is the giant Eskimo suit that Aly is in. it just makes me laugh every time.

[VampSlayer]

Yeah, this isn't one of my favs either, JW. It's okay, just not very good. :/

[Saturn 5]

I like the empathy that Buffy has with the Princess, they're both doomed by their fate. Does Joyce not get concerned that Giles pops around to see her daughter in her bedroom?

Probably best remembered as the ep that brought us Oz

[iamthewalrus]

i don't get what makes this episode any more worse than any other of the early stand alone episodes
i enjoy it, it had a lot of inconsistencies but oh well

i certainly wouldn't give it the worst episode title, that's saved for Some Assembly Required
it's always annoyed me how the mummy knew to call Ampatas name aswell

Cordelia and her exchange student (Sven is it?) are HILARIOUS