The Good;
All lovely, touching beyond belief and yet still plenty of action and funny stuff, works better when you have an emotional investment in the series. The music especially is excellent plus the wedding sequence must have sent many a Bangler's heart aflutter. The class protector award and scene where Joyce has 'The Talk' with Angel are just wonderful.
The Bad;
Again, could only be bettered if it had Dawn and Faith in it. In truth the devil dogs do look rather stupid but who cares, this is genius.
Best line;
Buffy; "Giles we get it, miles to go before we sleep" (somehow I can't imagine Robert Frost being quoted on Charmed)
Character death;
Does the guy at the menswear shop live or die?
Shot;
No but Buffy uses her crossbow to good effect.
Tied up;
Only Tucker
Knocked out;
For once everyone stays conscious
Women good/men bad;
Tucker wants to kill everyone at the prom because he couldn't get a date. JERK! Anya meanwhile has after a 1000 years of avenging men's wrongs nothing but contempt for them. But still wants to go to the Prom with one.
Jeez!;
Tucker feeds his pets on cow brains, yuck! Probably not as cruel as making them watch all those prom videos.
Kinky dinky;
Anya; "I know you find me attractive, I've seen you looking at my breasts"
Xander; "Nothing personal but when a guy does that it just means his eyes are open"
Wes thinks Cordy in her prom dress is 'hot'. He's not wrong.
Calling Captain Subtext;
Will and Buffy in each other's arms on her bed.
Guantanamo Bay;
What exactly do they do with Tucker? Turn him over to the police on charges of Hellhound raising?
Where's Dawn?
Nowhere to be seen this week but you figure one day she might have the same talk with Spike or The Immortal that Joyce has with Angel.
Questions and observations;
We'll never see Tucker again (although he might always show up in season 8?) but of course he's Andrew the Nerd's brother. Buffy dislikes Kool and the Gang's 'Celebration'? For shame! Even Oz gets all teary at 'We are family'. Everyone looks dynamite in their prom gear and the relationship with Giles and Buffy has such a resonance. Looking at Alexis in his tux you could imagine him being James Bond. Buffy writes 'Buffy and Angel 4ever' in her homework book. Sorry Spuffers, I think that settles it. The scene where Cordy and Xander meet at the prom is so great, you finally know she's forgiven him. According to Jonathon thanks to Buffy this year's class of SDH has the lowest mortality rate ever. I don't know if anyone counted but what must the rest of them have been like? As we see the end of the Buffy/Angel romance we see the beginning of Anya/Xander. Wes very much part of the group now and get's to dance with Cordy. Love to know a little more about Jonathon's date, was she from his therapy group? Poor Giles is the only one left stag for the evening. You wonder what Faith is doing across town, she must know the Prom is occuring?
Is the guy who wins the class clown award the one referred to in Conversations with Dead People as going insane?
Marks out of 10, 10/10 Buffy on such a roll.
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The biggest night in High School life is just around the corner, when strange creatures start appearing around town attacking anyone in formalwear. Meanwhile, Angel tells Buffy that he wants her to have a chance at the normal life that he could never give her. He plans to leave Sunnydale after the Ascension. Buffy must put aside her own pain and try to track down the source of the demonic Hellhounds in time to save the Senior Prom.moreless
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ADD TRIVIA- In this episode we learn that caffeine makes Angel jittery Edit
- Angel's speech in the sewer about having a normal life resembles the hallway speech that Angel (as Grace) gave to Buffy (as James) in I Only Have Eyes For You. Edit
- Considering how strong and vicious the hell hounds seem to be, the cages that Tucker keeps them in seem to be very weak and/or poorly constructed. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- A snippet of Buffy's dialogue from this episode ("Can you say jumping the gun? I kill my goldfish!") is dubbed into a dream sequence in the Angel episode Soul Purpose. Sarah Michelle Gellar was unavailable for the scene. Edit
- Music: First song playing at the Prom -- "Praise You" by Fat Boy Slim Buffy arrives at the Prom -- "The Good Life" by Cracker Giles and Wesley talk about Cordelia -- "El Rey" by The Lassie Foundation Buffy & Angel's dance -- "Wild Horses" by The Sundays Edit
- In a 2003 interview with Entertainment Weekly, after announcing her decision to leave the show, Sarah Michelle Gellar named this episode as one of her favorites. The reason she gives for loving this episode so much is "it stood for everything Buffy was about: the fact that she so badly wanted to be part of the other kids' lives." Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Giles: Tucker is planning to attack the prom tonight. Oz: Once again, the Hellmouth puts the special in special occasion. Xander: Why do I even buy tickets for these things, I ask you? Willow: Wonder if I can take my dress back? Buffy: Don't you dare. Willow: But Tucker is going to.. Buffy: No! You guys are going to have a prom. The kind of prom that everyone should have. I'm going to give you all a nice, fun, normal evening if I have to kill every single person on the face of the earth to do it. Xander: Yay? Edit
- Angel: I'm sorry. Buffy, you know how much I love you. It kills me to say this. Buffy: Then don't. Who are you to tell me what's right for me? You think I haven't thought about this. Angel: Have you? Rationally? Buffy: No. Of course not. I'm just some swooning little school girl, right? Angel: I'm trying to do what's right here. I'm trying to think with my head instead of my heart. Buffy: Heart? You have a heart? It isn't even beating. Angel: Don't. Buffy: Don't what? Don't love you? I'm sorry. You know what? I didn't know that I got a choice in that. I'm never gonna change. I can't change. I want my life to be with you. Angel: I don't. Buffy: You don't want to be with me? I can't believe you're breaking up with me. Angel: It doesn't mean that I don't... Buffy: How am I supposed to stay away from you? Angel: I'm leaving. After the Ascension. After it's finished with the Mayor and Faith. If we survive, I'll go. Buffy: Where? Angel: I don't know. Buffy: Is this really happening? Edit
- Angel: Today. But you have no idea how fast it goes, Buffy. Before you know it, you'll want it all. A normal life. Buffy: I'll never have a normal life. Angel: Right. You'll always be the Slayer. But that's all the more reason why you should have a real relationship instead of this... this freakshow. I didn't mean that. Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Buffy: I mean, where did I think you get your blood, McPlasma's? Buffy makes reference to the fast food chain McDonalds. Edit
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Buffy: Gotta stop a crazy from pulling a Carrie at the prom.
Carrie is an early Stephen King novel (later a movie starring Sissy Spacek and John Travolta) about a misfit girl who uses her supernatural power to exact revenge on her schoolmates. Edit -
Xander: Gotcha. Or check and see who's been stocking up on hellhound snausages.
Snausages are a brand of dog treats designed to look like small sausages. Edit
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