Awful to Awesome lines

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

Willow's "Fly, my pretty, fly." in "Grave".

It's an outrageously stupid line delivered well. AH's reading had mocking, obligatory and casual attitudes all spelled out within half a second.

Basically an upgraded version of Spike's reluctant eye-rolling reciting "You've got thirty seconds to convince me not to kill you." to Ford in "Lie to Me".

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be an off take of a line from the Wizard of Oz.

 

[Mr Trick]

I have to say that Riley's talk with Xander at the end of 'The Replacement' is actually pretty bad dialogue. The whole 'when I'm with Buffy its like I'm split in two' is really eye-roll worthy... but Marc Blucas sells it.
And even that 'but she doesn't love me' has a good bit of heartache to it, even if I'm not really invested in the relationship.

Wow this thread is starting to turn into a Riley/Marc Blucas wasn't so bad after all thread😉 The line is fine anyway, not the best but its fine I don't think his delievery has anything to do with saving it or not😀

 

[thetopher]

Wow this thread is starting to turn into a Riley/Marc Blucas wasn't so bad after all thread

Man, there's been like, two comments about Riley out of a dozen.
Usually I'd say the opposite, many of Riley's lines are fine but MB's line delivery fluffs them big time. I think he improves an awful lot in S5 when it comes to comic timing.