No one likes a non-budger

Mostly Filler, Installment 16

2:4 Inca Mummy Girl

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Oz says who's that girl

why wouldn't he know Willow

the school ain't that big

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Funniest Moment:

...she doesn't have to talk...

Funny in a that's-so-a-high-school-boy sort of way. I must say, I'm glad this kid didn't become a regular.

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Favorite Character: Willow

To me, this whole episode is about Willow. My heart gets broken for the umpteenth time when she says "well, I didn't choose yet." Sigh. And then again when she tells Xander to go to the dance with Amapata. And then again when her costume is so flippin' adorable, but of course, as usual, she is uber-uncool. Sigh.

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Best Dressed: Ampata

I just love this t-shirt and jeans. It's just simple and cute. I don't, however, understand where she got them. If this was their attempt at putting her in the boy clothes from her suitcase, it doesn't really work. That boy (before he got the life sucked out of him by ye olde mummy princesse would definitely not have fit into these petite, pegged jeans, sorry. Nonetheless, this outfit is adorable. Or perhaps any outfit would be adorable with that hair.

Worst Dressed: Willow

Overalls, bad shirt, bad hair. All around ugh.

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Musings, in no particular order:

• Ah yes, now I remember where I got the phrase "the uber-suck." I use it frequently, often to refer to Fox, the scary white house regime, and/or polymer clay fiascos.
• Much of this episode makes very little sense and is, to say the least, contrived. However, one thing that does make sense is that fact that Buffy gets an exchange student, but Willow and Xander don't, considering that Willow's parents are too busy living in high-falutin' acadamia to pay attention to her, and Xander's parents are also occupied being drunks and such.
• For some reason, the mummy eyes popping open make me giggle.
• I'm so stuffy, give me a scone.
• What's with Buffy and the belt skirts this episode? How many 3-inch long skirts does a girl need?
• Holy racism in this episode, batman. Maybe she could translate the seal? Please. And don't get me started on Cordelia. They don't even speak American. Makes me think wouldn't it be nice if all bigotry were this blatant? It's the subtle stuff that's hard to deal with.
• Is this the first time we see Dingoes? I want a rock band. I am a somewhat serious musician, I have two wonderful singing groups which I love and cherish. I teach lessons and write music. And yet, I want a rock band. Is there anyone on earth who doesn't want a rock band? Gentle viewer, do you want a rock band?
• Enter Jonathan. He's fun. I love the way he just pops up for a few seconds at random in episodes.

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Inca Mummy Girl Drabble

She’s not the kind of girl who I think about her lips that much.

It’s not like he hasn’t said it before, a hundred ways. So why does she let it get her every time? Why hasn’t she found a way to protect herself yet? She should know he’s got bad taste. So if he fell for her all of a sudden, what would that say about her? Bad news.

Love? Crush? Obsession? It doesn’t matter which, the result is the same. She knew she’d have to let it go eventually. But not quite yet. Longing was better than not.

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Neither creamy nor rinse-y

Mostly Filler, Installment 15

2:3 School Hard

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bye bye anointed

hello blondie bear and dru

home sweet bloody home

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Funniest Moment:

...and could you please send some aspirin...

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Favorite Character: Spike

Well, duh. Spike to me is like one of those things you didn't know you were missing until it shows up, and then it turns out you can't live without it. This is our first foray into the world of soulless beast in a relationship, which makes said soulless beast all the creepier. Plus, he's such a screw-up, and that is just fun. He shows up all macho and take-charge-y, and then proceeds to begin his long streak of mucking things up.

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Best Dressed: Spike

I love that red shirt, and I just want to touch it. It's got the whole monochrome stripey thing going on. I love that.

Worst Dressed: Buffy

There are no words. Plus, this screenshot doesn't even show the shoes. Eegads.

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Musings, in no particular order

• As I may have mentioned earlier, the arrival of Spike (and Drusilla) is an occasion of celebration which fills me with glee and anticipation.
• Sheila. I would have liked to keep her around, either vamped or not. She could have been a fun character, maybe even a potential at some point.
• Why does Spike say Home sweet home? Is it just the hellmouth vibe, or was he in Sunnydale previously?
• Joyce, while I do love her character, is awfully pedantic and un-hip in this episode. I guess she's struggling with her denial issues and second year in a new town without any friends issues and mother-of-a-teenager issues. Nonetheless, she should be cooler, and instead she's all lecture-y and drab.
• A few moments of laughter: Xander's dancing, Buffy's je stink, Cordy's even slaves get minimum wage. And of course the Xander searching through purse for stake moment is pretty amusing.
• I love the Nickel song Stupid Thing playing at the Bronze. Not so much the lame words, but the overall sound and feel.
• The first words Spike speaks to Buffy: Nice work, love.
• Jenny and Giles are starting to make an absolutely adorable couple.
• Xander's comments that make him seem like a petty idiot start to really grate in this episode. Gah. Also, the Xander Angel rivalry is getting really old and kinda stupid.
• I want that olive green dress that Willow wears to parent night.
• I would have loved for Principal Snyder's character to get a little more depth like some of the other characters. I do like that we get the hint that just maybe he knows what's going on in Sunnydale.
• What I think is the worst inconsistency issue in the whole series happens in this episode. Spike saying you were my sire to Angel. And they never really fix it or smooth over it when later it turns out that Drusilla was Spike's sire. Bugs me.

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Jinxer!

Giles hearts Jenny

Arrival

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School Hard Drabble

Sheila


Her mom’s boyfriend was always telling her she’d go to hell for the way she acted. Little did he know. This wasn’t hell. This was power. She grinned and ran her fingers over her new fangs. This was the life. Now everything was going to change. No more teachers looking at her with that mixture of disappointment and fear. No more sit-ins with that little rodent they called the principal. No more cops at the door at odd hours of the night. She’d just help Spike out with this one thing, and then she was out of here. Maybe LA…

Do I deconstruct your segues?

Mostly Filler, Installment 14

2:2 Some Assembly Required

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Zombies? Demons? Nope.

Just two ghoulish nerdy kids

a bit misguided.

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Funniest Moment:

Uh, zombies, more likely. For most traditional purposes a voodoo priest would require more than one.

Well, sure, for most "traditional" purposes. Duh.

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Favorite Character: Giles

He's like a teenager himself, trying so hard to impress miss Calendar. It's just cute. Plus, his nerdy knowledge of all things zombie.

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Best Dressed: Jenny

I adore every single stitch of this outfit. First of all, the lace shirt is absolutely to die for. So pretty. Khakis are always of the good. The cut of the jacket is perfection. And I know my lack of fashion sense is showing here, but I think that belt is adorable. And the necklace matches the belt in a circly sort of way, which is cool.

Worst Dressed: Giles

I take serious issue with that pink vest. Not because I think men shouldn't wear pink. I just don't like it. That is all.

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Musings, in no particular order:

• OK, here's the thing. This episode has what we Americans call issues - most prominently, the inconsistencies out the oiseau. 1. Grave robbing - why on earth would they have left one open for Buffy to fall into and the other one completely closed up and re-buried for Giles and Xander to dig up? 2. Vampire rising - how the heck long does it take for a vamp to rise? Sometimes it takes overnight, sometimes a few days, sometimes ten minutes. Does anyone know the rules here? I would really like to know, because I don't get it. 3. Locker pictures - come on, seriously, that kid would not have had the picture of building the girl on his locker door. He just wouldn't. Not because he'd be afraid of someone seeing it, but because boys like that do not hang pictures in their lockers. 4. And last and also least, why the frilly heck is Giles wearing gloves to the football game? It's not cold.
• Angel is lame and bloody stupid in this episode. Just sayin'.
• I don't recall my high school ever having a science fair. Is this a real phenomenon? Did your school have science fairs? Did everyone have to participate? Do tell.
• I will admit, despite its issues, this episode does have some funny lines. It's a fruit. (Willow) ...men dig up the corpses and women have the babies. (Buffy) Miss Calendar's my father. (Jenny)
• The general and persistent ignoring of poor Cordelia in this episode amuses me. I like the idea that we all have our places where we are the uber-cool (well, we do if we're lucky), but move us to somewhere that's else and perhaps even the most popular of us become ignored nobodies.
• I like that Giles gets to start being a real person on a date. And I like the irony of him trying to mix his sacred duty with a social life much in the way our heroine is constantly attempting (and usually failing) to do.
• I liked Chris a lot. Wish they would have kept him as a recurring minor character. There could have been some great story line there.

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Some Assembly Required Drabble

Rules? Why were there rules?

Chris remembered his mom. How she used to be happy. She was on the PTA. She wore lipstick and cooked casseroles for dinner. She cheered at the football games and called Aunt Maddie when Eric won the science fair. She fed the cat and yelled at Daryl to take out the trash. She bought girl scout cookies from the neighbor kid and perused tabloids in the check-out line.

Chris wanted to bring her downstairs, give her son back, make her happy again.

But Daryl said no, they couldn’t tell her. That was breaking the rules.

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