The Good;
How brilliant is Danny Strong? So glad we had him back in the 6&7 seasons. His final talk with Buffy is a winner
The Bad;
Monster looks a bit lame, aside from that, great ep
Best line;
Graham;(upon seeing the Initiative's 'tactical consultant' Jonothan) "About time we brought out the big guns"
Women good/men bad;
Actually in this case 'man' brilliant but it's hardly real
Jeez!;
Poor Tara, you so feel for her
Kinky dinky;
Anya moans Jonathan's name during sex and describes him as 'lickable' (as indeed does Buffy although she claims she was only joking). She also seems to find his trumpet playing a turn-on. Jonathan has a threesome with beautiful twins which appears to be an illicit yet universal male fantasy to judge by all the Buffy/Dawn/Joyce or Charmed sisters sexfic on the net? 'Buffy the Streetwalking Hooker' , 'Thanks for taking care of my body Faith' and 'Don't Go' probably the most tasteful in a highly dubious genre if you're over 18.
Calling Captain Subtext;
Exactly why does Giles have a copy of the Jonathan swimsuit calender to hand? Was it a gift? Tara and Willow seem infatuated with Jonathan, one wonders if he suggested it they might come 'running back to boys-town', at least for the night? Xander also seems alarmingly devoted to Jonathan. Spike strokes Buffy's cheek, their attraction evident. Note the evidence of Jonathon's heroism, no wonder he comes good in season 6&7.
Guantanamo Bay;
Buffy and Jonothan beat Spike up for info. The police seem quite content to just let Jonothan handle things without their help.
Scoobies to the ER;
Poor Tara gets pretty banged up
Where's Dawn?
Does she share in the Jonathan idolisation?
Scoobies in bondage:
Buffy: 8
Giles: 4
Cordy: 5
Will: 3
Jenny: 1
Angel: 4
Oz: 1
Faith: 3
Joyce: 1
Wes: 1
Scoobies knocked out: no but Jonathan knocked unconscious by the beast.
Buffy: 15
Giles: 10
Cordy: 6
Xander: 8
Will: 5
Jenny: 2
Angel: 6
Oz: 3
Faith: 1
Joyce: 2
Wes: 1
Kills:
Buffy: 3 vamps for Buffy so 79 vamps, 26 demons, 6 monsters, 3 humans, 1 werewolf, 1 spirit warrior & a robot
Giles: 5 vamps, 1 demon
Cordy: 3 vamps, a demon
Will: 4 vamps
Angel: 3 vamps, 1 demon, 1 human
Oz: 3 vamps, 1 zombie
Faith: 16 vamps, 5 demons, 3 humans
Xander: 5 vamps, 2 zombies, a demon, a demon
Anya: a demon
Jonathan; 2 vamps and 1 demon
Riley; 11 vamps + 6 demons
Scoobies go evil:
Giles: 1
Cordy: 1
Will: 2
Jenny: 1
Angel: 1
Oz: 1
Joyce: 1
Xander: 2
Alternate scoobies:
Buffy: 6
Giles: 3
Cordy: 1
Will: 2
Jenny: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 2
Joyce: 2
Xander: 3
Recurring characters killed: no but for a moment you really think Tara might go the same way as Jenny Calender
Jesse, Flutie, Jenny, Kendra, Larry, Snyder, Professor Walsh
Total number of scoobies: 7
Giles, Xander, Willow, Buffy, Anya, Spike, Riley
Xander demon magnet: 5
Preying Mantis Lady, Inca Mummy Girl, Drusilla, VampWillow, Anya (arguably Buffy & Faith with their demon essences?)
Scoobies shot:
Giles: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 4
Notches on Scooby bedpost:
Giles: 2; Joyce & Olivia, possibly Jenny
Cordy: 1?
Buffy: 3; Angel, Parker, Riley
Angel: 1;Buffy
Joyce: 1;Giles, possibly Ted
Oz: 3; Groupie, Willow & Verucca
Faith:2 ;Xander, Riley
Xander: 2; Faith, Anya
Willow: 2;Oz and Tara
Questions and observations;
The first mention of the world without shrimp as far as I know? Of course it's actually Jonathon who works out Adam's weakness although surely if you cut his head off it would slow him down a great deal? Note Buffy know's how to make Jonathon's coffee. Less Adam in this ep and it's all the better for it. An ep much beloved of fanfic writers as whatever has gone on before Jonathon can always put it right. We also see Buffy show her strength, able to see beyond the illusion and show her latent power. Riley begins to see beyond the Initiative and is introduced to magic. How great is magic Jane's commentary? Now of course this marks the halfway point of Buffy, 72 down, 72 to go.
Marks out of 10; 8/10 I think, bordering on the marvellous
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Episode Summary
Buffy, Willow, Xander and Anya are out hunting vampires and kill one of a pair. They track the other to a nest and decide to call in the big guns and visit... Jonathan.
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ADD TRIVIA- In the cave when Jonathan runs out to help Buffy then runs back to hide look at the stalagmite in front of him. As he first runs out he brushes against it and it wobbles back and forth. Edit
- Look closely at the floor of the cave when the creature first throws Jonathan down. One of the seams in the floor can be seen. Edit
- Near the end of the episode, the overhead establishing shot of the campus uses previously unseen film from the closing shot in "The Initiative". Look closely and Buffy and Riley can be seen walking away in the distance wearing the same clothes from the other episode. Also, the other people in the shot and what they are doing are the same. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- In the beginning of the episode, Buffy, Willow, Xander and Anya are fighting vampires. One gets away and Xander says that the vampire "scampered like a big bumpy bunny". It is the only time in the series that Anya doesn't have a reaction to the use of the word "bunny". Edit
- In the beginning of the episode, after the opening credits, in the background Anya is eating a box of cereal called Johnny O's. Edit
- When the world turned normal again, one of Jonathan's posters in Bronze became Oz's band's, Dingoes Ate My Baby's, poster. Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Anya: Alternate realities are neat. Xander: You know what I'll always remember? Riley: The swimsuit calendar's sticking in my mind... Not in a good way. Edit
- Riley: These spells... these really work? I mean, can you really "turn your enemies inside out"? Or... learn to "excrete gold coins"? Anya: That one's not so much fun. Willow: They work Riley but they take concentration. Being attuned with the forces of the universe. Xander: Right you can't just go 'librum incendere' and expect... (The book page bursts into flame, and Xander slaps it shut to put out the fire) Giles: Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books. Edit
- Buffy: Shut up, Spike. Spike: Ooh, semi-harsh language from Betty. Edit
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Jonathan: The Nimzowitsch Defense.
Used by Aaron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) this chess defense is considered uncommon and would be applied at the beginning of the game. Edit -
Buffy: He starred in the Matrix but he never left town.
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Xander: Oh! He's like your kryptonite.
Kryptonite, a fictional radioactive mineral formed by the explosion of the planet Krypton, is the only substance to which Superman is vulnerable. Edit
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Jonathan: The Nimzowitsch Defense.
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