Times have changed: Spike tries to reason with the loan demon, while Buffy just wants to kill it. Very soulful of Spike! Willow just comes off as sanctimonious, and also like she knows something she's not telling. Meanwhile, Spike keeps coming around to tell what he doesn't know!
Great, now Buffy will have a arrest-warrant demon on her tail, as well as one for her loan! But I guess the party's over for Buffy, so to speak, and it's back to her regular life.
I thought like others here that it was a shame to get no back-up from Dawn and Xander, who react with a shrug to her fugitive status. But I don't know, maybe Buffy is starting to be the relative/friend who seems like she will never get her act together, and keeps bringing the drama to your house. I don't think that's fair to Buffy, though. Spike really is starting to seem like Buffy's only loyal friend.
I'm unclear how the male Slayer (if he is) killed a vampire(?) by snapping its neck, when that has never worked before.
Can anyone tell me if I should be reading "Angel & Faith" in tandem, or does it matter if I go through the S9 Buffy first?
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@Priceless: I had no luck finding "Magical Mystery Tour." My library doesn't have this volume, so I am using
another source, and I couldn't find it there.