Buffy ep by ep; TWO TO GO-Wicked Willow and shirtless Spike

[saturn5]

TWO TO GO

The Good;
This ep just never stops moving, just like 'truck driving magic momma' DarkWillow.

The Bad;
No time for that!

Best line;
Anya; (of Andrew) "The annoying vrigin has a point"

Women good/men bad;
The female coven sense the impending disaster whilst the male dominated Council don't

Jeez!;
You really know how far Willow has gone when she threatens her beloved Dawn, mocking her loss of Tara and Joyce. Willow really doesn't live here anymore as is brought home by her referring to herself in 3rd person.

Kinky dinky;
Anya tells Xander that her tryst with Spike was not vengence as it appeared, it was solace. Xander doubts that Andrew has ever had any sex. According to Clem Rack likes 'little girls' (as we saw with Willow and Amy). Dawn says she's not a little girl anymore but still insists on going to see him, willing to pay any price to help those she loves.

Captain Subtext;
Xander spends almost the whole episode bemoaning his uselessness. Don't worry, every dog has his day and it's coming. Andrew says he's willing to search every hole in his body or Jonathon's? Note Jonathon keeps trying to help at the Magic Shop, he wants to be part of the Scoobygang. Even DarkWillow still refers to Dawn as 'cutie' and 'honey'. Spike meanwhile get's half naked and all sweaty with the 'walking action figure' (who later turns up as Helo's...I'm sorry Agent Ballard's sparring partner in Dollhouse).

Guantanamo Bay;

Scoobies to the ER;

Missing scenes;

Apocalypses; 6

Wheldon Cliches (with kind permission from Boo)

Scoobies in bondage:
Buffy: 8
Giles: 4
Cordy: 5
Will: 4
Jenny: 1
Angel: 4
Oz: 1
Faith: 3
Joyce: 1
Wes: 1
Xander; 2
Dawn; 4

Scoobies knocked out: Dawn faints after teleporting whilst Anya and Buffy get knocked out at the Magic Shop.
Buffy: 18
Giles: 12
Cordy: 6
Xander: 12
Will: 8
Jenny: 2
Angel: 6
Oz: 3
Faith: 1
Joyce: 3
Wes: 1
Anya; 4
Dawn; 3
Tara; 1

Kills: Willow kills Rack
Buffy: 107 vamps, 56 demons, 6 monsters, 3 humans, 1 werewolf, 1 spirit warrior & a robot
Giles: 8 vamps, 2 demon, 1 human, 1 god.
Cordy: 3 vamps, ½ a demon
Will: 6 vamps + 3 demons +1 fawn+1 human.
Angel: 3 vamps, 1 demon, 1 human
Oz: 3 vamps, 1 zombie
Faith: 16 vamps, 5 demons, 3 humans
Xander: 6 vamps, 2 zombies, 1½ a demon,
Anya: 1 vamp and 1½ a demon
Riley; 18 vamps + 7 demons
Spike; 8 vamps and 4 demons
Buffybot; 2 vamps
Tara; 1 demon
Dawn; 1 vamp

Scoobies go evil: Willow and how!
Giles: 1
Cordy: 1
Will: 3
Jenny: 1
Angel: 1
Oz: 1
Joyce: 1
Xander: 4
Anya; 1
Dawn; 1
Buffy; 1

Alternate scoobies: DarkWillow
Buffy: 8
Giles: 4
Cordy: 1
Will: 5
Jenny: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 2
Joyce: 2
Xander: 4
Tara; 1
Dawn;1
Spike; 1
Anya; 2

Recurring characters killed: 12
Jesse, Flutie, Jenny, Kendra, Larry, Snyder, Professor Walsh, Forrest, McNamara, Joyce, Katrina, Tara

Sunnydale deaths;
94

Total number of scoobies: 2- Anya helping but not really part of the gang
Xander, Buffy,

Xander demon magnet: 5(6?)
Preying Mantis Lady, Inca Mummy Girl, Drusilla, VampWillow, Anya (arguably Buffy & Faith with their demon essences?), Dracula?

Scoobies shot: DarkWillow threatened by a phalanx of police guns but no rounds fired
Giles: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 4
Riley; 1
Buffy; 1
Tara; 1

Notches on Scooby bedpost:
Giles: 2; Joyce & Olivia, possibly Jenny and 3xDraccy babes?
Cordy: 1?
Buffy: 4 confirmed; Angel, Parker, Riley, Spike. 1 possible, Dracula(?)
Angel: 1;Buffy
Joyce: 1;Giles, 2 possible, Ted and Dracula(?)
Oz: 3; Groupie, Willow & Verucca
Faith:2 ;Xander, Riley
Xander: 2; Faith, Anya
Willow: 2;Oz and Tara
Riley; 3; Buffy, Sandy and unnamed vampwhore
Spike; 2 Buffy and Anya
Anya; 2 Spike and Xander

Spike; good or bad?

Dawn in peril; 10

Dawn the bashful virgin; 9

What the fanficcers thought;

Questions and observations;
Anya says that Willow is the most powerful wicca in the Western Hemisphere (she's the wicked witch of the West?). Anya's outfit makes her look like some sort of puritan. Check out kung-fu DarkWillow.
Marks out of 10; 8/10

 

[thevikingsgirl]

My kids adore Dark Willow. This is one of their favorite episodes. I like it too. 🙂

 

[Eleftheria]

Interesting episode! And Giles coming back at last! I missed him! His laugh certainly lightened up the moment! I mean the whole 6th season has been a hell for all characters...and Giles is laughing! I understand! It's both tragic and laughing matter...He leaves and a bunch of adults can't hold their own...anyway...Willow is kicking ass but I feel so sorry for her.🙁

 

[bigmoneygrip]

I loved, loved this exhange:

Andrew: You know, I could summon a demon that would kill her.

Xander: And I could smack you so hard your eyeballs would switch sockets.

In a lot of TV shows, when the good person goes evil and kills and does things the formerly good person wouldn't ever do in a million years, there's always a conversation amongst the formerly good person's friends that goes something like this:

"You know, we might have to kill him"
"Yeah, I know."

Here's dark Willow, killed two people, would kill two more if given half a chance, but the Scooby bond is so strong - Xander (and Buffy) know the real Willow is in there and won't even entertain the thought they might have to kill her (presuming they could).

 

[saturn5]

I loved, loved this exhange:

Andrew: You know, I could summon a demon that would kill her.

Xander: And I could smack you so hard your eyeballs would switch sockets.

In a lot of TV shows, when the good person goes evil and kills and does things the formerly good person wouldn't ever do in a million years, there's always a conversation amongst the formerly good person's friends that goes something like this:

"You know, we might have to kill him"
"Yeah, I know."

Here's dark Willow, killed two people, would kill two more if given half a chance, but the Scooby bond is so strong - Xander (and Buffy) know the real Willow is in there and won't even entertain the thought they might have to kill her (presuming they could).

Frankly I think if Xander was given the choice of saving the nerds or saving Willow it wouldn't be much of a contest