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Post by William the Bloody on Aug 18, 2003 2:29:57 GMT -5
Written by Dana Reston Directed by Stephen Cragg Air date: 3/17/97
In an effort to inject some normalcy into her life Buffy tries out for the cheerleading squad - only to discover the competition wants her dead.
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Post by Alexandra on May 19, 2004 19:44:00 GMT -5
It may actually have started with the first episode and Joyce's interaction with Buffy, but does it seem as though all the mother figures in BtVS were portrayed as somewhat less than sterling?
Joyce comes out mostly ahead, except for a few major errors (Ted, and kicking Buffy out of the house come most to mind.) But this episode begins what appears to be a trend in absent, distant, or actively evil mothers.
The witch mother is just evil
Xander's mother is alcoholic? and/or worn down by the alcoholic father with no care left for Xander
Willow's mother is completely out of touch and self-absorbed
Spike's mom was clingy (perhaps normal for those times?) but later made to be horrific as a vampire
Nikki the slayer chose slaying over her son (she shouldn't really have had a child with her destiny but maybe the baby came before she was called)
It just seems as though Joss Whedon emphasizes the worst of motherhood; the flaws are always glaring, while most of the positive sides of motherhood are not presented except for occasional actions by Joyce.
Giles represents a strong father figure (Buffy's real father also was a loser) but no strong mother figure. Was Buffy supposed to represent the mother figure? I don't see it. I know the series was meant to be about growing up, high school, college, the real world - and how one copes. But if Giles was a running thread of good paternity, why was motherhood so maligned?
Alexandra
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Post by SpringSummers on May 21, 2004 11:35:39 GMT -5
It may actually have started with the first episode and Joyce's interaction with Buffy, but does it seem as though all the mother figures in BtVS were portrayed as somewhat less than sterling? Joyce comes out mostly ahead, except for a few major errors (Ted, and kicking Buffy out of the house come most to mind.) But this episode begins what appears to be a trend in absent, distant, or actively evil mothers. The witch mother is just evil Xander's mother is alcoholic? and/or worn down by the alcoholic father with no care left for Xander Willow's mother is completely out of touch and self-absorbed Spike's mom was clingy (perhaps normal for those times?) but later made to be horrific as a vampire Nikki the slayer chose slaying over her son (she shouldn't really have had a child with her destiny but maybe the baby came before she was called) It just seems as though Joss Whedon emphasizes the worst of motherhood; the flaws are always glaring, while most of the positive sides of motherhood are not presented except for occasional actions by Joyce. Giles represents a strong father figure (Buffy's real father also was a loser) but no strong mother figure. Was Buffy supposed to represent the mother figure? I don't see it. I know the series was meant to be about growing up, high school, college, the real world - and how one copes. But if Giles was a running thread of good paternity, why was motherhood so maligned? Alexandra I thought both parents got slammed now and then - didn't see Giles as a running thread of good paternity. He leaves them to their own devices to hang on to a "it's Jenny" theory in "I Only Have Eyes for You," and in "Helpless," he drugs Buffy. In "Lies My Parents Told Me," he goes behind Buffy's back to conspire to kill someone that he knows Buffy loves and does not want killed. And of course, Xander's father is worse than his mother, and Willow's father appears to have little interest in her as well. And Hank Summers - Joyce comes off much better than Hank. Anyhow, my feeling is that we see good and bad with both sides: maternal and paternal. Joyce makes mistakes but is mostly a good mother, and the positive effects of her love and constancy are seen in Buffy, (especially when contrasted with Faith). Giles makes mistakes but is mostly a good father. To me, it seems to be about the effects of loving and the lack of loving, and everyone does some of both.
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Post by Queen E on May 21, 2004 15:24:32 GMT -5
I thought both parents got slammed now and then - didn't see Giles as a running thread of good paternity. He leaves them to their own devices to hang on to a "it's Jenny" theory in "I Only Have Eyes for You," and in "Helpless," he drugs Buffy. In "Lies My Parents Told Me," he goes behind Buffy's back to conspire to kill someone that he knows Buffy loves and does not want killed. And of course, Xander's father is worse than his mother, and Willow's father appears to have little interest in her as well. And Hank Summers - Joyce comes off much better than Hank. Anyhow, my feeling is that we see good and bad with both sides: maternal and paternal. Joyce makes mistakes but is mostly a good mother, and the positive effects of her love and constancy are seen in Buffy, (especially when contrasted with Faith). Giles makes mistakes but is mostly a good father. To me, it seems to be about the effects of loving and the lack of loving, and everyone does some of both. eetah that. Joyce is human; she'll screw up, as we all do. But she also knows when she's screwed up, and takes responsibility for it, which is a rare gift in any parent: "A little shaky on the dismount." I've often thought of the Joyce/Buffy dynamic as rather similar to how some parent's react to finding out their child is gay. In many ways, Buffy is "closeted" both to herself and to her mother. Just as Buffy has accepted her "queerness" her mother finds out in the most brutal and surprising way possible, by having Buffy stake a vamp in front of her. Although when I first saw the scene between Buffy and Joyce in Becoming Part 2, I hated Joyce's behavior, as I grew older it became more understandable.
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Post by SpringSummers on May 21, 2004 15:36:28 GMT -5
eetah that. Joyce is human; she'll screw up, as we all do. But she also knows when she's screwed up, and takes responsibility for it, which is a rare gift in any parent: "A little shaky on the dismount." I've often thought of the Joyce/Buffy dynamic as rather similar to how some parent's react to finding out their child is gay. In many ways, Buffy is "closeted" both to herself and to her mother. Just as Buffy has accepted her "queerness" her mother finds out in the most brutal and surprising way possible, by having Buffy stake a vamp in front of her. Although when I first saw the scene between Buffy and Joyce in Becoming Part 2, I hated Joyce's behavior, as I grew older it became more understandable. Yes, the parallel with gayness is very overt - I think Joyce mentions something, in some ep, about marching in the "Slayer-pride parade" or something like that. Joyce's reactions (like a parent with a gay child) are partly due to fear, to knowing that the "lifestyle" exposes the child to attacks that she otherwise might not be vulnerable to. To me, as a Mom, when my kids do something that is very much part of who they are/want to be, but that presents unnecessary risk, it is very hard. It is hard not to think: "Oh dear God - isn't the world dangerous enough as is?" I mean - it's a killer to watch them take risks, even when you know they need to do it. It is just the hardest thing. (Off topic, but we were discussing this on the Spikecentricity thread so it comes to mind: One comment on that scene you mention, Buffy's mom finding out - Spike's there. Buffy's mom is first introduced to Buffy's violent Slayer side, at the same time she is first introduced Spike. Coincidence? I think not!)
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Post by Queen E on May 21, 2004 17:37:22 GMT -5
Yes, the parallel with gayness is very overt - I think Joyce mentions something, in some ep, about marching in the "Slayer-pride parade" or something like that. Joyce's reactions (like a parent with a gay child) are partly due to fear, to knowing that the "lifestyle" exposes the child to attacks that she otherwise might not be vulnerable to. To me, as a Mom, when my kids do something that is very much part of who they are/want to be, but that presents unnecessary risk, it is very hard. It is hard not to think: "Oh dear God - isn't the world dangerous enough as is?" I mean - it's a killer to watch them take risks, even when you know they need to do it. It is just the hardest thing. (Off topic, but we were discussing this on the Spikecentricity thread so it comes to mind: One comment on that scene you mention, Buffy's mom finding out - Spike's there. Buffy's mom is first introduced to Buffy's violent Slayer side, at the same time she is first introduced Spike. Coincidence? I think not!) Is there such a thing as coincidence in the Jossverse? I always thought it was curious, as well, that Joyce never really warmed to Angel; Spike and she really hit it off. I mean, she knew he was evil, and she made him cocoa. You've really gotta love Joyce for that. She was more prescient that she really knew.
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Post by Barb on Jun 15, 2004 3:26:42 GMT -5
Yes, the parallel with gayness is very overt - I think Joyce mentions something, in some ep, about marching in the "Slayer-pride parade" or something like that. Joyce's reactions (like a parent with a gay child) are partly due to fear, to knowing that the "lifestyle" exposes the child to attacks that she otherwise might not be vulnerable to. To me, as a Mom, when my kids do something that is very much part of who they are/want to be, but that presents unnecessary risk, it is very hard. It is hard not to think: "Oh dear God - isn't the world dangerous enough as is?" I mean - it's a killer to watch them take risks, even when you know they need to do it. It is just the hardest thing. (Off topic, but we were discussing this on the Spikecentricity thread so it comes to mind: One comment on that scene you mention, Buffy's mom finding out - Spike's there. Buffy's mom is first introduced to Buffy's violent Slayer side, at the same time she is first introduced Spike. Coincidence? I think not!) She also asked if Buffy had tried NOT being a Slayer. Another one of those similar questions.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Jun 27, 2004 19:31:46 GMT -5
Watcher's guide says- Willow coins the tern "Slayerettes"
Giles' affinity for the occult is first revealed, though he claims that the spell he casts her is his first casting, a statement proven false in later episodes.
From the original teleplay- Xander: Wow, you've got a killer streak I've never seen before. Hope I never cross you. Willow: I do, too. Then I'd have to carve you up into little pieces.
and- When Giles is searching for a test to figure out if Amy is a witch, he comes upon something in a book... "Yes, the ducking stool! We throw her in the pond. If she floats she's a witch, if she drowns she's innocent... [then, off their looks] ...some of my texts are a bit outdated.
(be says again, mostly these cut lines I'm glad they left out.)
When Buffy wakes up in bed, early in 'Witch', she's wearing a t-shirt with a black cat on the front, a symbol somtimes synonymous with witchcraft. (be adds- also a symbol of nine lives. Which seems appropriate for Buffy. This is one of her closer brushes with death, and is only the third episode.)
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2004 19:12:05 GMT -5
It may actually have started with the first episode and Joyce's interaction with Buffy, but does it seem as though all the mother figures in BtVS were portrayed as somewhat less than sterling? Joyce comes out mostly ahead, except for a few major errors (Ted, and kicking Buffy out of the house come most to mind.) But this episode begins what appears to be a trend in absent, distant, or actively evil mothers. The witch mother is just evil Xander's mother is alcoholic? and/or worn down by the alcoholic father with no care left for Xander Willow's mother is completely out of touch and self-absorbed Spike's mom was clingy (perhaps normal for those times?) but later made to be horrific as a vampire Nikki the slayer chose slaying over her son (she shouldn't really have had a child with her destiny but maybe the baby came before she was called) It just seems as though Joss Whedon emphasizes the worst of motherhood; the flaws are always glaring, while most of the positive sides of motherhood are not presented except for occasional actions by Joyce. Giles represents a strong father figure (Buffy's real father also was a loser) but no strong mother figure. Was Buffy supposed to represent the mother figure? I don't see it. I know the series was meant to be about growing up, high school, college, the real world - and how one copes. But if Giles was a running thread of good paternity, why was motherhood so maligned? Alexandra I was thinking of your post when I was re-watching this ep and it gave me a related but slightly different take on it. It's like this ep is supposed to highlight how good a mom Joyce really is. 'Cuz there are all the deliberate scenes in here that could be viewed as pointing out Joyce's minor flaws - she doesn't remember what kind of tryout Buffy was at; she slips and says that it's Buffy's fault that they had to move; flips between ignoring her and nagging her; etc. But these are all normal human, normal family ups and downs. Buffy is not shown as perfect either. And then we have Amy and her mom to compare and see what a really screwed up mother/daughter relationship looks like. So now I'm thinking this episode is here to remind us how important Buffy's family - her actual mom - is. Sort of how we saw clues to how important her friends are in the first two eps. 'Cuz, for example, who's gonna give her that all important edge the first time she has to fight Spike? Who makes sure she survives that fight? Joyce. Lola
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Post by Karen on Jul 6, 2004 19:14:55 GMT -5
BUFFY: I will still have time to fight the forces of evil, okay? I just wanna have a life, I wanna do something normal. Something safe.LOL! As soon as she said these words, I knew that something bad was going to come out of cheerleading. Something safe. Yep. Sure. Giles was all sorts of against Buffy being a cheerleader. Thought it was beneath her? Afraid she'd forsake her slayerhood? And why would someone want to stand on the sidelines and be a cheerleader? Ah, isn't that what Giles kind of does? Hmmm. Must think on this. And that is just the first scene.
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2004 20:10:55 GMT -5
BUFFY: I will still have time to fight the forces of evil, okay? I just wanna have a life, I wanna do something normal. Something safe.LOL! As soon as she said these words, I knew that something bad was going to come out of cheerleading. Something safe. Yep. Sure. Giles was all sorts of against Buffy being a cheerleader. Thought it was beneath her? Afraid she'd forsake her slayerhood? And why would someone want to stand on the sidelines and be a cheerleader? Ah, isn't that what Giles kind of does? Hmmm. Must think on this. And that is just the first scene. Hee hee! Yup. Ya know, the first time I saw this and Giles says he forbids her and Buffy says "And you'll be stopping me how?" I just saw the funny. And a bit later I used to wonder how on earth the watchers kept such control over the slayers, 'cuz - hello! - super slayer power. But now I also get creepy vibes, 'cuz of seeing the council come to grab Faith and Buffy in Faith and the trial where they almost kill Buffy, etc. Makes me think of black ops/wet work teams and stuff like that. Is Buffy just exceptionally spunky or were there other independent slayers in the past and the watchers council just took them out? Other *woah* future flashback moments? * Buffy saying Giles should get a girlfriend "if he wasn't so old" - boy that's gonna bite her in the butt later. * I noticed more stuff pointing to how Cordy is just a big (insecure) fish in a little pond here. Like we'll see in AtS season 1. She's trying out for cheerleader, she doesn't have it yet - and she's really nervous about getting it. Of course, nervous for Cordy means danger to everyone in her path, but still. And she definitely was worried about little miss "turned the Laker Girls down". * Willow has no problem disecting the frog. And her cover story to try and distract Mom-possessed-Amy? Talking about doing witch stuff with her. * Xander's line of "no wonder you can still afford a house in Sunnydale" made me think of the unusually flat property values the bank loan officer is gonna drop on Buffy's head in season 6. Lola
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Post by Lola m on Jul 6, 2004 20:13:39 GMT -5
So, what's everyone's opinion: was Amy's mom in charge of Amy's body completly for the past few months or only intermittently during that time?
Because it sort of seems like we see glimpses of real Amy in the first couple of scenes. But that could also have just been her mom acting like her.
Lola
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Post by Rachael on Jul 6, 2004 22:12:04 GMT -5
So, what's everyone's opinion: was Amy's mom in charge of Amy's body completly for the past few months or only intermittently during that time? Because it sort of seems like we see glimpses of real Amy in the first couple of scenes. But that could also have just been her mom acting like her. Lola *sigh* I've asked myself that question many times over the rewatchings, and I've come to this unfortunate conclusion: bad writing. Because she's clearly Amy a couple of times in the earlier scenes, in ways that I totally don't believe could be her mom, but then, later, both Amy and mom imply that it's been a constant body switch for months. So, no real Amy, at all, until they go to her house. I can't see it any other way but - continuity issues, within the episode itself. On the other hand, lots of stuff in this one (forgive if someone else has mentioned any of it, 'cause I haven't reread carefully the earlier posts): For starters, I find the entire witch stereotyping thing mildly annoying. I found myself very impressed with Willow's loyalty to Buffy even in the face of Xander growing more and more taken with her. To be able to maintain a complete lack of jealousy, even when someone she's infatuated with turns to to her new best friend, speaks volumes about her character. The vocabulary in this ep is interesting, from a Buffy/Cordy standpoint. Words of note: "matricide" (Buffy), "hyperbole" (Cordy), "platitudes" and "inscrutable" (both Buffy). Shows that there's a lot more going on there than just the popular ditz and the Slayer who gets bad grades. Early on, we see that there's more to both of them than meets the eye. Xander: "You don't have to drive it through my head like a railroad spike." Ahem. Tallies: Eye and/or blindness events: 2 Near-death Buffy experiences: 1 Giles knocked unconscious: 1 (Just thinking it'll be interesting to keep score. ) Was anyone but me horrified that they poured nitric acid and mercury on Amy? Also - Willow's first spell, and she uses generic amphibian eyeballs, rather than actual eye of newt. Later, she'll be an eye-of-newt snob. ;D I love that they're constantly casting spells in the school science lab. ;D Early Ripper evidence: "You will shut up and you will listen to me." Much more forceful than usual Giles. Brought out by Buffy almost dying, already. Also, during the spell-casting, you can see Ripper take over at the very end of the spell - just when it finally works. And the lie - "my first casting"? Beautiful. Even better because Ripper totally disappears, and he becomes even more "Giles" than usual - "I may have gotten it wrong". Jeez, he's good. I love Darth Amy - when she reached out to throttle Xander, I almost expected her to say, "I find you lack of faith. . .disturbing." ;D "Oh, grow up!" Indeed. I didn't know that mirrors could reflect magic back to the magician. And finally: AACK! Plaid pants and a tie-dyed shirt! Oh, dear lord.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Jul 7, 2004 2:11:36 GMT -5
Starts with outside view of Sunnydale High and 'This is madness' I've just noticed that right up the top of the building it looks like theres a cross. Gold on blue. huh.
Giles speech. Giles so very serious. Giles also still in tweed jacket, wool thing, long sleeved shirt and tie. Thats the basic pattern for practically all the time, and the jacket stays the same. For some reason I remember his jacket as brown but it looks grey there. Dark brown wooly whatever under that. White shirt. Stripy tie. I looked at last episode and in sunlight the jacket does look brown. So my memory has more sunlight in it. huh. He was wearing a different tie at the end of the last ep. Something redder. Hmmm, I missed that he's wearing a redder tie whilst being all enthusiastic. Passionate. Make note in last ep board. His shirt then was stripy. I think of Giles as wearing much the same stuff all the time but I think it will be like me thinking of Angel as basically wearing black, ie theres differences if you look hard.
So far we have seen brown and white striped shirt, green shirt and white shirt. Also brown and gold striped tie, something blobby tie, mostly brown red with possibly a grey diamond pattern on it tie, and this week a black and grey striped tie (that might have more color in a different light). The cardigan and jacket remain the same, though sometimes he has rolled up the cuffs on the jacket a bit, or left it off and just been wearing the cardy. I think eventually he leaves out the wooly layer.
Am I obsessing? Yes. I have this whole progree of Giles as expressed via clothes essay simmering in my head. I'm taking notes for it. Then I post them. I dont know why people continue to be interested in fairly raw notes but they seem to be.
A note on glasses- Giles always metal frames, changed according to fashion I think. I had a pair quite a lot like the ones he is wearing in early eps but then smaller got fashionable. I'm actually going to buy some larger ones for being at home reading cause at the moment though I can see the computer screen fine I either have to move my head around a lot or look under the glasses to see the keyboard or a book I'm copying from, which is a major pain. Um, irrelevancies R us... but, black metal frame glasses on Giles, quite large, not totally round. He looks better in later glasses.
Okay. Back to this particular episode. I've watched all of 8 seconds so far. yaay me.
Jacket, cardigan, shirt, tie, stuffy Watcher guy. being quite emphatic with hands on hips and lots of nodding and the pacing and the hands run through his hair... wound up much? And the stammering "enslave yourself to this this... cult?"
Camera to- Buffy, being all blonde and perky with 'who me?' face. Her hair up in that fountain thing, and the pompoms held up, and the little skirt, and being basically frilly girly Buffy. "You don't like the color?" "I d..." Giles lost for words. Turns away. So doesnt see Buffy's little smirk. She is so doing that on purpose. Winding him up. He copes by stacking books. Can impose order on something at least. "Do you ignore everything I say, as a rule?" "No, I believe thats your trick."
So basically what you're saying is this Slayer-Watcher team havent exactly bonded yet. Huge great differences in style, lack of communication, all the superficial indicators of total non connection. And yet, Buffy is there telling him her plans.
Buffy jumps in in front of Giles, getting in his face and pretty much pushing a pompom in it too. Giles responds by leaning in over her and being all tall. Buffy responds with big eyes and pout.
This is really not an exchange between equals at all, this is classic grown up to teenager. Even by the end of the season Buffy grows out of some of this. Is very different by season 7. Less pouting. Not so much the 'engage by irritating' tactic neither. But it isnt teenager to teacher, theres too much of a lack of personal space here. Buffy feels she can push Giles. Teenagers do that to teachers but not so much by the getting up close tactic. Personal.
"And as the Watcher I forbid it." okay, I dont seem to have subtitles on my copy. Transcript says the, I thought I heard a, but what he *doesnt* say is 'your'. Giles isn't yet Buffy's Watcher, he is 'the Watcher'. Like Buffy is 'the Slayer' and also 'the teenager'. This episode is obviously about conflict between the generations, communication gap, all of that, but I hadnt previously realised how much of that got packed in to the first minute.
Oh lord, I'm 44 seconds in to the playback and powerDVD just quit on me. That means I've been at this half an hour. Um, eep?
Its also going to be about building the bond between Giles and Buffy. So we start with, right now, lack of bond.
And it must be about roles and trying to fit them, 'the Watcher', 'the cheerleader'. Costumes. Which of course is why I got obsessed with the clothes thing in the first place, because of Ethan and his costume shop pointing out how much of Giles was a costume.
"And you'll be stopping me how?" again, not a thing kids tend to say to teachers, except for the one or two nutcases there seem to be in every school year. Not a thing *Buffy* would say to any other school official. But Giles is different. She doesnt accept his authority yet. She was bossing him around in the first two episodes. Now he tries to assert authority and she gets all cute about it and wont listen.
Which leads to getting cursed and nearly killed. The words let that be a lesson to you seem a tad redundant...
"By appealing to your common sense." Note, he does not invoke the Watchers council of Great Britain, as one suspects Wesley might, he doesnt go on about how he is the Watcher. He tries logic. "If such a creature exists." and insults. Giles is just so catty.
"Something normal. Something safe." Normal=safe in her mind.
but the camera goes straight to big dark room with bubbly green stuff, so we know safe isnt on the agenda.
Switch to room full of athletic young women.
I was looking at Xander as they all walk in and his mouth is hanging open. lol.
Brown and purple on Xander and Willow, also white. Buffy white and red. In a cheerleader outfit, but not actually that schools colors. Which would be red and gold. As is painted up by the door as they come in. So, Buffy not matching again. But a lot of the other girls arent in the little skirts at all so not like they're all in uniform and she isnt. She's just looking a bit like she's in the wrong uniform. Which stands out kinda worse.
Also date stamp- 1996 cheerleader tryout.
"I'd say he should get a girlfriend if he wasnt so old." eesh. That line just gives me the teeth grinding Buffy=dumb moment. BUT. Its there for an important reason. This is the episode that establishes the Giles-Buffy relationship, and they wanted to be really really clear that it isnt Giles/Buffy. So, the 'so old' remarks. Otherwise the way she's always in his space could be misinterpreted.
Xander isnt totally the only guy in the room. Theres a couple of others lurking in back.
When Xander gives Buffy the shiny bracelet, the 'What's that?' from Willow and the look on her face- not a happy Willow. Really not.
'Yours always' talking about establishing relationships, this is right up there with 'we're behind you'
and now I have it paused on a relevant view, can we just deal with how ghastly Xander's shirt looks? I mean it isnt green fungi, but its wiggly brown and beige patters with vertical lines. Thats really very nasty. Come to think the only school years outfits my brain has retained are the tux and the speedos. Its possible I've been repressing all the rest for a very good reason.
Cordelia. Not wearing a whole lot. Actually the contrast with Willow is clear. Willow, still in her sorta brown hair phase, and the long sleeve white shirt with... is that flowers or something twiddlier? Cutesy little pattern anyway. All covered up, nothing too tight, just plain Willow. Cordelia, very little covered up. Black with silver stars. Because obviously she is the star. Shiny. And I think you can see her belly button. Mostly my underwear covers more than she does right there.
Amber is in school colors. So is Amy. Like they're the most invested, so they dress like they've already got in?
And may I just say that the whole cheerleading concept is something I can only giggle at, lacking the cultural background to think anything other than 'bouncy'. It looks silly. I cant even tell if any of them are any good, unless they fall over. Or are Dawn.
Cordelia turing her back. yeah, cause she isnt nervous or jealous in the slightest.
lol again cause Xander's thought process seems to be, well, absent, but possibly summed up by 'bouncy' too.
Willow has 'huh?' face. Funny.
'on fire' turned literal. neat.
And Buffy to the rescue. Everyone else stands around and gapes. Personally I'd have known where all the fire extinguishers are. Anxiety disorders are good for something. Um, also getting sent to stand in the corner or face the wall is good for something. Very small something but... okay, on topic again now.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Jul 7, 2004 2:12:29 GMT -5
After the credits, Back in the library. Buffy paces, Xander and Willow sit in chairs next to each other doing the tennis match heads to watch Buffy pace. Giles emerges from the book cage.
Buffy is still in white. Or possibly very light blue. Lost the red though. Innocence without the enthusiasm? White hats for good guys might be a joke but there does seem to be a lot of white on the good guys and a lot of black on the bad guys. And both on Angel.
Giles in the cage again. Deliberate association. Restriction, his role towards Buffy, his own actions.
"We're a team." "Slayerettes" is that a cheerleading reference, or just cutesy?
Xander with the same round shiny he wore last two eps.
"What was I trying out for?" intergenerational communication at its best
Buffy's kitchen full of many things. All kitcheny things. My kitchen lacks the kind of things that would make it kitcheny on TV. It has a fridge. And a microwave. And a whole lot of empty Sugar Puffs boxes cause they had a Buffy promotion and, er, I can make myself throw away perfectly good pictures of Spike just cause they're on cereal packets... Kitchen things look expensive. But American TV kitchens usually look expensive, cause American appliances seem to be built bigger than UK ones. The fridge looks twiddly. Something complicated in the door? So to me the kitchen is saying, has plenty money, and nice area to eat & socialise. Actually I read that using the kitchen to socialise is apparently based on social class. So Cordelia type people wouldnt hang out in the kitchen even though they are teenagers. But Buffy is in the kitchen before we see her other rooms. Bedroom last week, kitchen this week. Which leads me to wonder if they were building this stuff as they used it. Cause of course later they had a whole house to hang out in, but it had to get built sometime, right? Unless they actually went somewhere. I lack knowing.
Casual emphasis of superpowers, utterly unnoticed by mom. Nice defining moment.
Joyce's earrings keep distracting me. They dangle, and they are shiny. Me and shiny objects.
Buffy's house has a coffee machine with extra thingy I know not the purpose of. Anyone who knows more than me of the mysteries of kitchen appliances, I am now interested.
Cheerleading again. Buffy in the white and red again. Cordelia wearing a whole lot more, and without stars. The 'group' is all unmatching. Cordy pink hairband is unmatching too. Well, at least then you kinda notice it.
Gah! Pattern of doom! White with lots of black bits. Getting darker then. And has the wardrobe lady no sense of style or was this in fact stylish at the time?
Creepy!Amy. You wonder if this is genuinely how her mom thinks of that history. It surely isnt how Amy thinks of it.
Mysterious drippy showers of doom. dark grey lockers of doom. (my school totally lacked lockers. I have locker envy.)
Cordy in her animal prints. Big cat cordy. Like later at Halloween. And waving that silly pink thing around just so we're clear whose it is. First run, did anyone think creepy Cordy was the witch? Cause she's really threatening there.
Brown Scoobies. blah. "you're like a guy" with Willow's little pain face. See this was why I was all Xander/Willow back in the day. I mean yeah Xander is all about Buffy, but he doesnt do pain face as good as Willow.
And Xander is wearing a ring. In fact he is wearing one that looks a whole lot like Giles' ring. Or two, because there seems to be one on each hand. Random shiny things, strange. Or, if not random, rings could be meaning connections. One to Buffy one to Willow? So one like Giles to Buffy. I don't know, it doesnt go click in my head. Some of these I think are random. Buffy rings are all variable and multiple. Willow seems to be shiny on one hand today.
Spooky bricked up window of doom! Scary props! Bubbly gross green stuff and barbie dolls!
"The laughing gods" sound interesting "Feed on her" offering up the people you want hurt. Very handy. but doesnt actually avoid the boomerang effect.
New place- kitchen. So from bubbly cauldron to kitchen? Eew. Toaster added to appliance list. Long row of key hooks with many keys. mixer in background. Knife block.
"Nerds pick on them" tactful Buffy quality interaction yet again.
Cordelia in the green splodgy. One wonders at what stage of the day she started going blind. Scoobies non matching. See in the first ep they were a unit, now just colors. "Invisible man" same same issue he has *all* the seasons. Third episode in and he is using the words already. And Willow is still wearing one ring I think. And Xander at least one. "railroad spike" somebody likes that image I like Xander's kaboom noise.
Buffy noticing the wierdness that is Cordelia today. Spidey sense in action.
Teacher guy with the exaggerated frustration.
Buffy to the rescue again. She doesnt run so good yet. I mean its sort of little, not big arms pumping running. er, detail oriented, moi? Cordy screams real good. Damsel in distress. And blindness. There is an essay to be written about blindness in the Buffyverse. Start with- last week Cordy was faced by vampires, but didnt see what was really going on. She refused to look at that cheerleader. She doesnt really see people as people. She sees everything only as it affects her. So now, struck blind. Sorta figures.
Giles in an orangey tie and grey shirt. Red books on the table, including the Witchcraft book that Willow uses waaaay later.
"Maybe because they met her. Did I say that?" Willow such the sweet innocent girl... yeah.
Scoobies sitting round table, Giles leaning down to be on their level. Again. Usually difference, usually coming down from a higer place.
Now Buffy pacing. Computer, Buffy leaning in over Willow, Xander pacing in the background. And Xanderbabble. But, note insight even in the middle of nerves- notices that Buffy could be next. semi nude engravings. heh.
oh, lightbulb in my brain- Xander has a thing for witches. Then Willow starts studying witchcraft. Possibly lurking in the back of her mind, that Xander might like it?
Xander's jumper- I cant decide if its black and red or navy and orange. Either way by far the least offensive outfit yet.
Willow can translate from alchemy speak to chem speak already.
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