Enemies
The Good;
Loads more Faith/Mayor stuff and some strong emotional work between Angel and Buffy. The return of 'Angelus' and a heck of a Keyser Soze. Faith's treachery revealed at last. Also some very nice comedy with Xander and an interesting scene with Angel, Faith and Joyce.
The Bad;
Again quite painful to watch Faith's slide to the darkside.
Best line;
A toss up between Buffy's triumphant 'Psych!' and 'Minature golf'
Character death;
Only the demon. Faith still hasn't gone all the way yet, she still feels guilt about what she does. Again we see a non-dangerous demon spared by Buffy, shades of grey entering the Buffyverse rather than just humans good/demons bad. Willow bags her first vamp who's skin must be awfully soft if it can be penetrated by a pencil.
Tied up;
Buffy in chains. Or is she? Angelus comments that Buffy and he never tried chains, Faith comments that bondage looks good on her.
Knocked out;
Buffy and Angel (or are they?)
Women good/men bad;
The women are very bad in this ep
Jeez!;
Faith gutting the demon seems very graphic
Kinky dinky;
Faith sitting astride Angelus and him asking her to 'wriggle'. Faith pawing at him in the Mayor's office (weirdly I think ED looks her most beautiful ever in this scene). Buffy chained up with Faith about to 'torture' her smacks mightily of S&M 'If you're a screamer, feel free'. Angel(us) flatters Joyce (love KS's little 'I still got it' look of triumph). Buffy and Angel go to see some sort of arty yet sexy French film which can't help their celibacy towards each other. Faith refers to the then topical Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky sex scandal "Close but no cigar". Faith's low cut black top really is hookerwear, her cleavage looking like it's about to explode out of it at any moment. Would Faith having sex with Angel really have robbed him off his soul? To judge by what we learn on Angel (Darla, Nina, The Furies, Eve) almost certainly not. Willow describes Faith as the 'do that girl' although she's done her own boyfriend stealing in her time. Faith and Angelus seem to think beating each other up is foreplay. Angelus refers to himself as a boy toy as Faith refer to Xander in Consequences. The Mayor once again demonstrates his father's love for Faith, concerned that Angelus will keep her out late. Oz refers to Cordy as jail-bait.
Calling Captain Subtext;
Faith kissing Buffy even after they fight, even when they're holding knives at each other's throats. Interesting to note Faith's little look when 'Angelus' speaks to Joyce, it's rather guarded, she's not going to let him hurt her. Faith tells Angel she's 'keeping Buffy warm for him'. Her rant whilst Buffy is chained up has the air of a rejected lover, jealous of Buffy's boyfriend. Even now Faith and Buffy still walk arm in arm and refer to one another as girlfriend. Angelus wants the Mayor to call him 'Master'.
Guantanamo Bay;
Giles, Angel and Buffy's plan is very clever and dirty. Wes thinks Faith would be helpful in persuading the demon. Xander says he beat up Willy the Snitch but actually just slipped him some money.
Scoobies to the ER;
Xander gets 'a good bruise'
Where's Dawn?
Presumably at the house when Faith and Angel arrive.When Faith has her rant against Buffy she notes 'you got the mom!' making the subtext pretty much text. Anyone want to bet that in everyone's revised memories she also says 'You got the little sister'? After all, Dawn could very easily have been Faith's sister if things had worked out differently.
Questions and observations;
And now the die is cast! So what would have happened if Angel had really turned? Either Buffy defeats them, the Scoobies rescue her or Faith doesn't go through with it? When Faith is about to torture Buffy she seems to still be psyching herself up, as if she can't quite go through with it. Read a very good fanfic once where Angelus does start to torture Buffy but her screams revive memories of Faith' own childhood abuse and she rescues Buffy. When Faith goes to Angel with blood on her hands is it all a ruse or is she partly genuine? She's obviously genuinely upset at facing the demon murder scene and Buffy's reference to 'Someone's idea of a party' What would Faith do if Angelus started to suck on a passerby? Would her Slayer instincts kick in as they do in 'Who are you?' There are texts that Giles doesn't want Willow looking at, fearful of her growing magic power.
Some great acting by DB, he can effortlessly slip into Angelus now with just a look. Interesting that EDs crack up at the Mayor's line at the end was unscripted. If Angel was going to lose his soul again wouldn't the gypsy woman see the signs? Angel says it's been a while since he's been to the movies, not since his Charlton Heston fad in the 70s. From what we learn in the later seasons of Angel it's highly unlikely that Angelus would have been content to be The Mayor's lackey. Wes is more and more part of the gang and seems to be on better terms with Buff and co. Nice to see 'Waiting for Godot' mentioned in an American teen TV series. Actually if Angelus had killed Buffy we wouldn't have had a new Slayer as The Gift shows, Faith would have come back to the good guys. Angelus calls Buffy sleepyhead which is Joyce's pet name for her. Love Buffy's Union Jack top (this is when the Spice Girls were huge). Faith hasn't been informed on all the details of the Ascension. Would she still love the Mayor when he's a great big snake? Also obvious that Faith would like the Scoobies to be hers.
This appears to signal Cordelia's return to the Scooby gang, she's back in research mode and will be a permanent fixture in all future Scooby adventures.
Marks out of 10;
6/10
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Episode Summary
As a part of her new alliance with the Mayor, Faith tries to seduce Angel so that he will again lose his soul. When that fails, the Mayor summons a powerful demon to remove Angel’s soul with dark magic.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
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Seth Green
Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne
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David Boreanaz
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Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- When Faith interupts the demon's apparent attempt at packing he is holding a fish bowl. The fish bowl appears to contain only clean water. Edit
- The mayor makes the mistake of thinking that after Angel will presumably kill Buffy another slayer will be called. Since Buffy already died and got a replacement slayer (Kendra, who inturn died and called Faith as the new slayer) Faith is the only one who can get a replacement if she dies. Edit
- When Faith first throws the soul changing potion on Angel's shirt it appears to be in the middle of his chest and down his shirt, but in the next scene it shows red spots near the top left (Angel's left) corner of his shirt. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- The Mayor is over 100 years old, not human, and apparently he intentionally "built Sunnydale for demons to feed on." Edit
- The horned demon looks like a younger relative of D'Hoffryn (the demon Anyanka wanted help from) in "Doppelgängland." Edit
- Did the voice of the horned demon sound familiar? Michael Manasseri (who played the demon) portrayed Wyatt on the TV series "Weird Science." Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Mayor: I see you're admiring my letter opener. Angel: Well, actually, I was thinking of stabbing you through the heart with it. Edit
- Buffy: That was... very... artistic. Angel: Yeah. Buffy: Wasn't what I expected. I've never actually seen... well, uh, from the title I thought it was about food. Angel: Well, there was food. Buffy: Right, the scene with the food. So, feel like getting some hot chocolate? Or some cold shower? Angel: I'm sorry. I wanted to take you out somewhere fun. It's been a long time since I've been to the movies. They've changed. Buffy: Little scary. And a little not, which is also scary. I'm sorry. I just don't like getting you worked up like that. We can't actually do any of those things. You'd loose your soul, and besides I don't even own a Kimono. Angel: Buffy, you don't have to worry about me. Buffy: I just don't like to rub your nose in it. Suddenly wondering where that expression comes from. Angel: Look, I don't need to see movies to get worked up. Just being around you does that just fine. It doesn't mean that I'm going to loose control or that I'm really frustrated around you. It feels nice. Just to feel. Buffy: It doesn't drive you crazy? When we're close? Angel: Watch this. (He kisses her) See? Safe as houses. (They continue to kiss) Edit
- Angel: You were a real soldier last night, Buffy. Buffy: That's me. One of the troops. Angel: I know how hard it was for you. Buffy: I really doubt that. Angel: Is there anything I can do to make it better? Buffy: Look, I know you only did what I asked. And we, we got what we wanted. Angel: I never wanted it to go that far. Buffy: I know that. It's not even a question of that. It's just, after ... I need a little bit of a break. Please. Angel: You still my girl? Buffy: Always. Edit
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Allusions
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Buffy: The girl makes Godot look punctual.
This is a reference to the play Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett. In the play two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait by the side of the road two nights in a row (that we see) for Godot. It was originally written in French and was translated into English by the author and is one of the most famous and most accessible works in post-modern literature. Edit -
Faith: It's just a matter of time before this demon guy is gonna spill. Then Buffy and the superfriends are gonna ...
Superfriends was a television show of cartoon superheroes. Faith uses the term to refer to Buffy's friends who are more commonly called the Scooby gang, another cartoon reference. Edit -
Faith: And all your little lame ass friends are going to be kibbles 'n' bits.
Kibbles 'n' Bits is a brand of dog food. Faith isn't sure of the details but at least hints that the people of Sunnydale will literally become food for the demons if the Ascension occurs. Edit
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Buffy: The girl makes Godot look punctual.
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