First Date
It's a small world, this Buffy Universe. I was really hoping Spike wouldn't have been the one to kill the mother but here we are. I am liking Wood a lot more with each episode. He and Buffy now knows each others secrets, which should help for the final episodes. I wonder if I write stuff if people just laugh because they know what happens and I'm here just speculating. My last episode I said that Buffy shouldn't remove the chip because it served as an insurance policy. Well, it pretty much happened off screen, and I'm still not sure I by the reason. Ok, so Buffy believes muzzling Spike is evil. Well, didn't she also pretty much say she had no choice but to kill Anya and not give her a chance at redemption because that was "Slayer Law"? I agreed with Giles here. That was a dangerous decision to make but I hope it works out.
I never knew Ashanti was an actress before turning to a singer. She wasn't bad here. I also loved Buffy's line about knowing someone who doesn't know about the Industrial Revolution. Also, the Chinese potential was funny, with the lactose intolerant comment.
Get it Done
Interesting episode. Got to learn a little more about the first slayer and wondering if slayer power is part demon power. I'm starting to wonder if being a slayer is a curse. Thinking about the first slayer being forced in the role with powers that she didn't want and also thinking about the whole theme of Death being a gift. Considering what Buffy experienced with Heaven and stuff, maybe Death being a gift is like liberation of sorts. My first question when I started the series was do I need to rewatch the movie. Well, the series has been sprinkling in these little details of the Slayer origin story and it's been quite fascinating to watch.
That army at the end though? No wonder the First was in "remission". This is like Lord of the Rings before LOTR became movies, in terms of big armies and such.
Also, a little side note, this is the second time in two seasons there was a mention of Star Trek Enterprise. I don't remember Enterprise referencing Buffy at all. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Maybe UPN felt Enterprise needed all the help it could get. This is 2003 so it is the second and much maligned season of that show.
Storyteller
They finally made Andrew a sympathetic character. I've been waiting for his big moment (Because I was told that he has a break out year) and he's been kinda annoying all throughout to the point where I was wondering when that Big moment was going to come. This was a good episode for him, maybe even the start of his redemption arc. I still wish this series would drop the trio though. I'm also not sure I'm liking the tension between Wood and Spike. It's amazing they haven't had those two deal with it yet, even though it got really close in the previous episode.
