tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post8056128989779367110..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: DVD review - Buffy season 2, episodes 7 and 8Martin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-16128461317186691922009-03-30T06:17:00.000-04:002009-03-30T06:17:00.000-04:00I love all the triangles: Buffy-Xander-Willow, An...I love all the triangles: Buffy-Xander-Willow, Angel-Buffy-Xander, Angel-Dru-Spike that have shown up so far. That time of life was all about the triangles. I did not realize Juliet Landau is Martin's daughter. That explains why she does creepy/crazy so well. Well-acted - subtle and scary. And staking the rising Ford at the end inbetween conversation beats with Giles was the perfect ending.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-33509425388700644182009-03-30T03:02:00.000-04:002009-03-30T03:02:00.000-04:00"The Dark Age"Sweeeet!And may I point out - I want..."The Dark Age"<BR/><BR/>Sweeeet!<BR/><BR/>And may I point out - I want Jenny Calendar to make me squirm...<BR/><BR/>Didn't have to wait to long to Giles' past to come back to haunt him, did we? Or for more Ethan, for that matter, which is awesome, as he is so eeeeevil...in a great way. You just want to smack the guy. Great use of Cordelia in this one, yes...especially her sudden desire to help and everyone being like "Huh?". I really enjoyed the theme on this one, of young people realizing that "old" people are people, too, were once young, and have their own demons (not usually this literally) and regrets. It reminds me of a line from the film "Citizen X", where Max Von Sydow says (don't have the exact quote, but this is pretty close), "It's terrible to see grown men run from their responsibilities. It is like seeing your parents drunk for the first time." Whether she liked it or not (and she clearly didn't), Buffy was finally forced to see the human side of her father figure, and while it was unpleasant, in the end, it brought them closer together. Very good watchin'! Bay City Rollers rock! If I'd only gotten to this ep last night, I could have said that I saw it on S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y...night!Michael O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025339925056909540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-35425720634010513852009-03-29T23:20:00.000-04:002009-03-29T23:20:00.000-04:00"Lie to Me".Yeah, pretty obvious this was a Joss e..."Lie to Me".<BR/><BR/>Yeah, pretty obvious this was a Joss episode, huh? The man understands THEMES, baby! Lies and their consequences. Love it! I thought the whole Anne Rice nerd sub-culture was brilliant. Look how those wacky goth kids are NOW in a world where vampires DON'T really exist (or do they...?). Loved their "cosplay" lifestyle and complete disconnection from reality (vampires don't want to harm us!). A lesson well-learned.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the dead bird thing was a perfect way to show just how nuts Dru is. And it's even creepier knowing that it was Angel who drove her that bat-poodoo. Fascinating backstory vampirical triangle growing here, hmmm? Oh, more trivia - Juliet Landau (Drusilla) is the daughter of actor Martin Landau. In case you didn't know that. <BR/><BR/>Great twist with Ford at the end, revealing what led him down the path to all this. You felt for the guy. And that made that final scene at the grave site so much heavier, her just waiting there to stake him. Great acting from everyone on this one. Having Joss direct it, of course, probably helped that a great deal.Michael O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025339925056909540noreply@blogger.com