Aw, cute three-way banter! I like the tension between Buffy's affection for both these doofuses, her anxiety that they're going to start fighting over her, and her belated remembering of Dawn. The poor girl is really trying, gotta give her that.
And Angel is lotsa fun, alternating between funny self-deprecating banter and grim seriousness and weird paranoia. He's like a combination of Batman and Doctor Who. As for Spike... just sit on the couch and drink your blood, buddy. Buffy and Angel will call you if they, you know, need you.
Hm, what else? The balcony scene is very nice - the setting of the scene, Buffy eavesdropping on the vamp-champs' private argument, the gratuitous slash-y banter, the pair of them marching up to her door like scolded children. One almost expects Buffy to call a time-out and send them to their respective rooms.
She marched over to the door and jerked it open. "Well? What are you waiting for?"
An invitation, maybe? Although that line in itself probably qualifies, saving the boys from the awkwardness of explaining that they've already been cleared by what's-his-face.
I just... I can't do both of you at once. Understand?
Oh, I think Buffy should give herself more credit. Never know until you try.
Really. You deciding who I can and can't see is not about me.
Yeah, that one's gotta be a bit of a tough sell. I'm really in Buffy's corner here, which is a pleasant change.
So you're into law now? What did you do, go to night school?
Haw! Yeah, it would have to be night school, wouldn't it?
And then we neatly dispense with the "Girl In Question" recap, and my, wasn't that an awkward little moment. Let's not speak of it again. :-)
You were lucky not to come home to Helter Skelter all over your walls.
Oh my. I see Spike's feeling a little more like his old self.
But when you gave Spike that amulet... everything changed.
Aww, that's the Buffy we know and love. Wrecker of prophecies, destroyer of destinies, the fly in the ointment of cosmic order. Good for her!
She got it now, why they were together, why Angel had wanted Spike to stay away from her. The mission was always more important. Always the mission. Angel had always gotten that.
And suddenly I'm seeing the grim Commander Buffy of the final season as her attempt to emulate not Giles, but Angel. Which makes sense, I suppose - who better to teach her about the necessity of sacrificing her emotional connections for the good of The Cause?
The interlude with Buffy commenting on Spike's hair is nice - a little distraction, a brief interlude from the heavy exposition, and at the same time an illustration of how she's starting to accept the inevitability of change.
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And Angel is lotsa fun, alternating between funny self-deprecating banter and grim seriousness and weird paranoia. He's like a combination of Batman and Doctor Who. As for Spike... just sit on the couch and drink your blood, buddy. Buffy and Angel will call you if they, you know, need you.
Hm, what else? The balcony scene is very nice - the setting of the scene, Buffy eavesdropping on the vamp-champs' private argument, the gratuitous slash-y banter, the pair of them marching up to her door like scolded children. One almost expects Buffy to call a time-out and send them to their respective rooms.
She marched over to the door and jerked it open. "Well? What are you waiting for?"
An invitation, maybe? Although that line in itself probably qualifies, saving the boys from the awkwardness of explaining that they've already been cleared by what's-his-face.
I just... I can't do both of you at once. Understand?
Oh, I think Buffy should give herself more credit. Never know until you try.
Really. You deciding who I can and can't see is not about me.
Yeah, that one's gotta be a bit of a tough sell. I'm really in Buffy's corner here, which is a pleasant change.
So you're into law now? What did you do, go to night school?
Haw! Yeah, it would have to be night school, wouldn't it?
And then we neatly dispense with the "Girl In Question" recap, and my, wasn't that an awkward little moment. Let's not speak of it again. :-)
You were lucky not to come home to Helter Skelter all over your walls.
Oh my. I see Spike's feeling a little more like his old self.
But when you gave Spike that amulet... everything changed.
Aww, that's the Buffy we know and love. Wrecker of prophecies, destroyer of destinies, the fly in the ointment of cosmic order. Good for her!
She got it now, why they were together, why Angel had wanted Spike to stay away from her. The mission was always more important. Always the mission. Angel had always gotten that.
And suddenly I'm seeing the grim Commander Buffy of the final season as her attempt to emulate not Giles, but Angel. Which makes sense, I suppose - who better to teach her about the necessity of sacrificing her emotional connections for the good of The Cause?
The interlude with Buffy commenting on Spike's hair is nice - a little distraction, a brief interlude from the heavy exposition, and at the same time an illustration of how she's starting to accept the inevitability of change.
And then, back to the plot...