tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post3314045499091777568..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: DVD review - Buffy season 3, episodes 14 and 15Martin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-50307871003425147142009-04-23T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:38:00.000-04:00I loved that comic strip exchange. Totally random...I loved that comic strip exchange. Totally random but totally pop-culture-y. Kids might not have gotten it all, but us old farts sure do!Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-27527437236396937212009-04-23T19:15:00.000-04:002009-04-23T19:15:00.000-04:00BAD GIRLS - And things just got real. Major turni...BAD GIRLS - And things just got real. Major turning point happening here. This is what our Faith appearance has been leading up to.<br /><br />Ah, but first, another important Buffyverse moment - the first appearance of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce! Love this guy - hilarious in his prissiness and manufactured confidence...and just generally a dork. And there's something just funnier about British dorks. "Is he evil?" - love the Buffy reaction. "Screw that." - love the Faith reaction even more. Giles is officially replaced. At least he still has a job as a librarian...even if no one ever comes in the library. The whole thing with Faith's bad influence on Buffy is awesome - the great power without the responsibility, the freedom, all things that are tempting. Yes, it did get them into plenty of trouble - with a fat demon, for one (yes, going to have to call that the #1 most yuck demon in the Buffverse right there). My favorite part of that whole encounter was the Giles/Wesley stuff, and Wesley showing that all his bravado doesn't work out in the field. Weasel! Ha. Oh...forgot a moment from earlier. The comic strip conversation. Family Circus vs. Marmaduke. Awesome. And the Deputy Mayor chiming in with Cathy. Looks like he had to pay for THAT mistake...inadvertently thanks to Faith. Oops! Murder most pointy. You're right...something like that just isn't going to go away. I sense the fun with Faith has just ended. Bad spot Buffy's in... And yeah...invincible mayor! Sweet! Makes you wonder how big this "ascension" of his is going to be if becoming invincible is just the first step. One worries...<br /><br />CONSEQUENCES - Okay, the big "boo" of this episode? Good-bye Mr. Trick!!! Noooooo!! I loved that guy! Hated to see him go out so quick. I was always hoping he, with his big plans, would be maneuvering things to his advantage and set himself up as the new big power in Sunnydale. Guess NOT! Stake!! Too bad. I miss him all over again. Yeah, we find out for sure, if we didn't know it last episode, that Faith has gone totally Anakin Skywalker on us. The thing with the murder gave her two choices, and she chose the dark side, and it shows in every decision she made this ep. A bad slayer. THAT can't be good... Great character moments abound here, like Buffy confiding in Willow after Willow's cold shoulder routine...bringing them back together as best friends. And, yes, the poor Willow reaction to the Xander/Faith throwdown. The Giles/Buffy moment you mentioned, wherein Giles AIN'T that stupid. And yes, the Wesley/Cordy moment. Perfect timing on the "She's a student" - brilliant. But things got dark quickly with the Xander/Faith meeting, where we found out just how far gone she really is now that she's gotten a taste for murder. Great Angel appearance, and great use of his character to try to turn her back. If not for that damned council again, it might have worked. At least they were nice enough not to stake him in the process... So, yes, our permanent break between Faith and the gang has gone down. And in yet another destructive choice, she turns to the mayor. I sense badness coming...Michael O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025339925056909540noreply@blogger.com