You And Dru Can Always Use Another Pair Of Hands.

[rionaleonhart]

I'm coming up to the end of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. More episode notes!


'Killed by Death':

All of Buffy's friends jumping on Angel to protect her when she's too ill to fight at full capacity!

That was a nice little exchange between Joyce and Giles in the hospital. This show has a lot of awkward conversations, and I tend to enjoy them a lot. (Having caught a bit of a later episode, I already know that there will be some degree of Giles/Joyce, which is a slightly weird thought in a way I enjoy.)

I bet that one scene where Angel gets right up in Xander's face spawned a lot of fanfiction.

Cordelia is capable of being surprisingly insightful, it turns out! (Also surprisingly eager to learn. Giles was getting frustrated with her questions about what various beasties did, but, hey, at least she's interested!)


'I Only Have Eyes For You':

Willow feels like she's gained a bit of confidence. Perhaps through teaching? Perhaps through beginning to develop an interest in magic?

I'm increasingly annoyed with every Angel-Drusilla-Spike scene in which they fail to have a threesome, although to be fair to them they do seem to be having a solid crack at it. Angel and Drusilla have absolutely, no-question banged in front of Spike and I want to see the fanfiction about it.

Interesting that Evil Angel's response, on coming back to himself and finding himself kissing Buffy on account of ghostly possession, is to snarl and run, not to attack. I also like that he has a shower immediately afterwards in a desperate effort to scrub away all these feelings.


'Go Fish':

This is one of the very few Buffy episodes I'd previously seen, as I was curious about Wentworth Earl Miller III's role in it. It's... a weird episode.

It's still extremely surreal to hear Michael Scofield saying, 'Dude, what is that foulness?' I might be able to handle it if he didn't have the prison haircut! (And those unmistakable, very intense eyes. Look, Wentworth Miller, is it really so much to ask that you perform all non-Prison Break roles with your eyes closed? In... including the roles you played before actually working on Prison Break?)

I can't believe Michael Scofield is interacting with Buffy! Getting bitten by Angel! Asking Buffy to walk him home! There should be crossover fanfiction in which Buffy meets Actual Michael Scofield.

Comments

[wolfy_writing]

Angel and Drusilla have absolutely, no-question banged in front of Spike and I want to see the fanfiction about it.

I absolutely agree about this.

Interesting that Evil Angel's response, on coming back to himself and finding himself kissing Buffy on account of ghostly possession, is to snarl and run, not to attack. I also like that he has a shower immediately afterwards in a desperate effort to scrub away all these feelings.

I really like the contrast with Evil Angel versus Spike, where Spike's all about "Do evil things because I am a vampire, blood is delicious, and torturing people can be really fun", while Evil Angel is all "Hooray evil! Goodness and love are weird and upsetting!"

I can't believe Michael Scofield is interacting with Buffy! Getting bitten by Angel! Asking Buffy to walk him home! There should be crossover fanfiction in which Buffy meets Actual Michael Scofield.

That would be so confusing in a really interesting way! (Also, did I tell you there's a show called Legends of Tomorrow where Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell play criminals who are friends? Wentworth Miller's character is Captain Cold and has an ice gun, and Dominic Purcell's character is Heat Wave and sets fires.)

[rionaleonhart]

Angel's evil definitely feels more performative. Spike's just having fun, whereas Angel's going 'okay, I know I was good for a while, that's very embarrassing, but I'm evil now, okay? You know I'm evil, right?'

RD told me about Legends of Tomorrow, and my response was 'This is definitely not a real show.'

[wolfy_writing]

He takes everything too seriously, including being evil.

I feel like it makes more sense as a weird dream I once had than an actual TV show.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Yes yes yes about Angel's evil.

[keltena]

Cordelia is capable of being surprisingly insightful, it turns out! (Also surprisingly eager to learn. Giles was getting frustrated with her questions about what various beasties did, but, hey, at least she's interested!)

Cordelia tries her best! (Probably.) I imagine it's hard being, from her perspective, the only person with any common sense.

I'm increasingly annoyed with every Angel-Drusilla-Spike scene in which they fail to have a threesome, although to be fair to them they do seem to be having a solid crack at it. Angel and Drusilla have absolutely, no-question banged in front of Spike and I want to see the fanfiction about it.

They absolutely have. If this weren't the 90s, I have no doubt these events would be accompanied offscreen by a series of increasingly incensed (and more than slightly alarming) r/relationships posts.

Interesting that Evil Angel's response, on coming back to himself and finding himself kissing Buffy on account of ghostly possession, is to snarl and run, not to attack. I also like that he has a shower immediately afterwards in a desperate effort to scrub away all these feelings.

The great vampire Angelus, a terrible creature with centuries of the cruelest bloodshed and torture to his name, feared and reviled by all those who know of him, possesses but one lone weakness: cooties.

[rionaleonhart]

Oh, wow, I would love to read those r/relationships posts. 'How do I [150M] ask my girlfriend [160F] to stop shagging my ex [240M] in front of me?'

Half the responses are very concerned about the age differences involved.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Heee! :)
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