Wild at Heart
The Good;
If you have tears in your heart please prepare to shed them now, terrific performances from AH and SG. Spike is also fantastic.
The Bad;
The werewolf makeup hasn't any got any better.
Best line;
Willow; "Oz don't you love me?"
Oz; "My whole life I've never loved anything else"
Character death;
Buffy nails another vamp. Oz kills Veruca
Shot;
Oz tranqulised again whilst Spike get's zapped by the Initiative.
Tied up;
No but Oz and Veruca have cage sex.
Knocked out;
Oz and Spike although he's not a Scooby for another couple of seasons.
Women good/men bad;
Actually here we actually have 2 females fighting over their man. Note Willow can't go through with her spell. Willow asks Xander for some advice from the Y side of things but may regret it as he defines love as either 'Wild-monkey-love' or 'Tender-Sarah Machachlan love' (who provides some of the musisc for the series).
Kinky dinky;
Werewolf sex! Plenty of backscratching there! Veruca even says 'I like it rough'. Also Veruca parading around in a black lace bra and Willow attempting to dress more rock chick. Xander's mum won't let him put a lock on the door in case he starts having 'The sex'. Too late! Even Giles considers Veruca 'Quite striking' as indeed does Xander to judge by his expression. Xander thinks there are only 7 minutes a year where a guy isn't thinking about sex. Buffy is sure that Oz is 'flogging and punishing himself'. Oz blushes behind the ears when he's attracted to someone.
Calling Captain Subtext;
The scene with the speaker discussion is so laden with subtext, it might as well be Jane Austen, Willow feeling she's being frozen out. Buffy later tells Willow she loves her.
Where's Dawn?
You wonder what Dawn's attitude to Oz was? To judge by the comics she loved him too
Questions and observations;
Goodbye to Oz as a regular character which is a shame as he was terrific, he's sorely missed. But it does leave room for Tara. Buffy seems to be doing well in class, once again she's more than some superpowered bimbo. Is the stuff in Xander's basement salvaged from the vamp's house from 'The Freshman'? Oddly Prof Walsh doesn't recognise werewolves when she sees them. Giles' watches ganeshows rather than PBS. All the Scoobies at one time or another have walked in on their beloved whilst they were cheating except for Giles who walked in on Jenny when she was dead. Buffy has often been accused of constantly falling for diversionary tactics but here she figures out Veruca's ruse.
Marks out of 10; 8/10
moreless
EDIT
Episode Summary
Oz escapes from his cage during a full moon and runs across another werewolf, the sultry, sexy singer Veruca; and wakes up next to her naked in the wilderness the next morning.
Watch Online
-
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Anne Summers
-
Nicholas Brendon
Alexander 'Xander' Harris
-
Alyson Hannigan
Willow Rosenberg
Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
See All-
Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- At the end of the scene with Buffy and Giles talking about what will happen with Willow and Oz, when it shows both of them, at the very top center of the screen you can briefly see a mic dip in and out of the shot. Edit
- Though it is rare, this isn't the first time Giles has been to the Bronze. We saw him there in "Welcome to the Hellmouth," looking for Buffy, and in "Surprise," at Buffy's surprise party. Edit
- Oz's cage is not very well built. The door gave easily after he hit it a few times, but even if the door held there is at least one gap over the door that would appear to be wide enough for him to squeeze through. Edit
-
Notes
ADD NOTES- Music: In the opening scene at the Bronze -- "Good Enough" by Eight Stops Seven Shy performs these songs at the Bronze -- "Dip" and "Need To Destroy" by THC Edit
- The commentary for this episode was done soon after season six's "Smashed" & "Wrecked" aired (November 2001). Edit
- The amps Oz mentions are all real. Edit
-
Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Buffy: Where is she? Oz: I don't know. I already checked all the usual haunts. But I know the areas we're drawn to. I'm pretty sure I can follow her scent. Buffy: We'll try that, then. Oz: Look, Buffy, you should know that-- Buffy: Oz, now might be a time for your trademark stoicism. Edit
- Oz: Veruca was right about something. The wolf is inside me all the time, and I don't know where that line is anymore between me and it. And until I figure out what that means, I shouldn't be around you... Or anybody. Willow: Well, that could be a problem 'cause people... Kind of a planetary epidemic. Edit
- Buffy: Giles, I've never seen her like this. It's like it hurts too much to form words. Giles: You've felt that way yourself and you got through it. Buffy: Yeah. I ran away and went to hell and then got through it. I'm kind of hoping she doesn't use me as a model. Giles: Fair enough. Edit
-
Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS-
Veruca: So this is why you called me here? To see your Habitrail?
Habitrail is a product made by the Hagen corporation, a series of clear plastic tubes and "houses" for use in home terrariums, designed especially for pets such as gerbils or hamsters. It is meant to mimic the habitat of the animal in question, usually a series of underground burrows. Edit -
Willow: I need a translator from the 'Y' side of things.
Chromosomes carry genetic information (DNA). Everyone has two sex chromosomes (called X and Y); men have an X and a Y, while women have two Xs. Edit -
Giles: Can I get you anything? Tea? I made a very interesting moussaka last night.
Moussaka is a dish originally from Greece, its basic form consists of sliced eggplant and ground lamb or beef that are layered, then baked. There are many variations of the dish and it is often covered with a Béchamel sauce enriched with eggs and/or cheese. Other variations include the addition of onions, artichokes, tomatoes or potatoes. Edit
-
Veruca: So this is why you called me here? To see your Habitrail?
Show Forums
Add a Topic
See All
Last Activity
Replies
-
Worst buffy season
Yesterday304
-
Buffy VS. Supernatural?
Yesterday2
-
Which regular character did you dislike the most?
Yesterday45
-
The saddest moment in the series?
Yesterday184
-
How many countries have the Syfy channel?
Yesterday3
-
Chosen
S 7 : Ep 22
Aired 5/20/03
-
End of Days
S 7 : Ep 21
Aired 5/13/03
-
Touched
S 7 : Ep 20
Aired 5/6/03
-
Empty Places
S 7 : Ep 19
Aired 4/29/03
Related Shows
Season 4 Episodes
See AllEp 22
Restless
Ep 21
Primeval (2)
Ep 20
The Yoko Factor (1)
Ep 19
New Moon Rising
Ep 18
Where the Wild Things Are
Ep 17
Superstar
Ep 16
Who Are You? (2)
Ep 15
This Year's Girl (1)
Ep 14
Goodbye Iowa
Ep 13
The I In Team
Ep 12
A New Man
Ep 11
Doomed
Ep 10
Hush
Ep 9
Something Blue
Ep 8
Pangs
Ep 7
The Initiative
Ep 6
Wild At Heart
Ep 5
Beer Bad
Ep 4
Fear, Itself
Ep 3
The Harsh Light of Day
Ep 2
Living Conditions
Ep 1
The Freshman
-
grailwolf EDITOR
User Score: 3304
-
Adelette TRUSTED
User Score: 1138
-
SmegHead3000au
User Score: 1531
-
BuffyAnneLove
User Score: 1370
-
SleepTight
User Score: 588
-
arkhyel
User Score: 498
-
RobinHood70
User Score: 379
-
sequel90210
User Score: 217
-
karatattoo
User Score: 197
-
ISpeakTheTruth
User Score: 155
More
Less
