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Buffy ep by ep; Welcome to the Hellmouth
Aug 29 2009, 5:27 AM EDT
Welcome to the HellmouthOk, now on to Buffy proper; The Good; Great opening scene, straight from every slasher flick ever but with a Joss twist. Brian Thompson is an excellent villain with a real sense of menace about him as anyone who saw him on the X-files can tell you. He plays a very similar role in the excellent Fright Night pt2. The Master is pretty OTT but like Darth Vaders first appearance in Star Wars you really get the sense this is the baddest guy in the universe and no mistake. The bad; not much although it's early days yet. The one thing they could have improved upon is putting Eric Balfour in the opening titles, when you don't see him it's a big clue that Jesse isn't going to make it Best lines; Instantly fell in love with Giles when he states that "You didn't hone". Also a good one from Xander when he recovers Buffy's stake "All I can think of is that you're building a really small fence" tbc Do you find this valuable?
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1. RE: Buffy ep by ep; Welcome to the Hellmouth
Aug 29 2009, 5:28 AM EDT
Observations and questions; And here we have the REAL Willow although we'll never again see her so nerdy, from now on she dresses more like Cassandra from the movie. We also never see Buffy wear either her Jehovah Witness dress or her PVC number which is a shame on both counts. Nonetheless both Buffy and Cordy dress scandalously in these early eps, obviously going for the ratings. Darla is also lovely although she really does look too old to be a schoolgirl. But everyone looks SO young. SMG is a little more voluptuous and DB is a lot thinner and it suits both of them We see Buffy's vamp sense again but it now seems more based on her fashion taste than cramps. Presumably Aura who has the dead guy in her locker is the same girl who calls Cordy in the Angel ep 'Rm w/a vu'? (Do the Cordettes stay constant or do they change over time?) Cordy has a mobile phone! We won't see one of those again until season 1 of Angel and the Sunnydale Scoobies won't have them until season 7 Another point against Normal Again, Buffy doesn't want to be the Slayer and is trying to leave her past behind her. Presumably either the council or PTB arranged Joyce's job in Sunnydale? Buffy/Cordy fancy James Spader presumably for Pretty in Pink (although that's an 80s film when Cordy and Buffy would both have been toddlers). You wonder what they thought of him in S&M fest 'Secretary' although considering what both get up to in later seasons maybe that would be ok with them (or they'd like him MORE?). Still I guess Buffy is over her Christian Slater phase? Who's John Tesch? A strong opener that hints at great things to come but not overtly brilliant in itself, I'll give it 3/5 Do you find this valuable? |
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2. RE: Buffy ep by ep; Welcome to the Hellmouth
Sep 1 2010, 5:32 AM EDT
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I am huge fan of this show. Buffy season 7 is aweoms series. I have watched its all episodes. It is amazing series.
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3. RE: Buffy ep by ep; Welcome to the Hellmouth
Sep 3 2010, 12:22 PM EDT
Season 7 could have been done better but it had some nice parts. The show did the right thing in recasting Willow. The other girl sucked and the show was looking cheesy, so its a good thing Joss fixed it are we may not have had the show to begin with. Go Joss! (in my cheerleader voice).
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