PrincessBuffy16
Scooby
Surprise
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Michael Lange
Aired: January 19, 1998 (really on the Buffy's birthday).
Trivia:
- The Jenny Calendar character was not originally intended to be a gypsy, that plotline arose out of a need to further explain and deepen the curse storyline.
- Mercedes McNab appeared as Harmony Kendall in this episode, however due to time constraints and the focus on the Buffy/Angel and the Spike/Drusilla/Judge story lines her scenes were cut out.
- In Buffy's first dream, Willow tells the monkey (in French) "The hippo stole your pants." This is a reference to Willow and Oz's conversation in the previous episode Bad Eggs, about the monkey animal cracker wearing pants and the hippo being jealous, and that all monkeys are French.
- Eric Saiet reprises his role as Dalton, the bookish vampire he played in "What's My Line (Part 1)." Brian Thompson, who played Luke in "Welcome To The Hellmouth," also returns, playing the Judge.
- Willow says to Buffy, "Carpe diem. You told me that once." As everyone who's ever seen the 1989 Robin Williams movie Dead Poets Society knows, carpe diem is Latin for "seize the day." This is a reference to "Welcome To The Hellmouth," when Buffy told Willow to "seize the moment." In both instances the advice led to bad results.
Goofs:
- Buffy makes a grievous error while discussing her dream about Drusilla. She comments that Dru could be alive since a body was never found. As the Slayer, Buffy knows that Dru couldn't be alive if there's no body, since vampires turn to dust when slain.
References:
- "You ground his bones to make your bread." In the traditional telling of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk," the villainous giant says, "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
Best quotes:
- Oz: I'm gonna ask you to go out with me tomorrow night. And I'm kinda nervous about it, actually. It's interesting.
Willow: Oh. Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Oz: Yeah, it helps. It-it creates a comfort zone. Do you wanna go out with me tomorrow night?
Willow: Oh, I can't!
Oz: Well, see, I like that you're unpredictable. (how sweet, I love this scene).
- Angel: You still haven't told me what you wanted for your birthday.
Buffy: Surprise me.
Angel: Okay. I will.
Buffy: This is nice. I like seeing you first thing in the morning.
Angel: It's bedtime for me.
Buffy: Well, then I like seeing you at bedtime. Um... Um, heh... Y-you know what I mean.
Angel: I think so. What do you mean?
Buffy: I like seeing you. The part at the end of the night where we say goodbye... It's getting harder.
Angel: Yeah. It is.
- Xander: You ready to get down, you funky party weasel?
- Xander: Looks like Mr. Caution Man, but the sound he makes is funny.
- Angel: My people - before I was changed - they exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It's a Claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship; the crown represents loyalty... and the heart... Well, you know... Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. Like this. (God, I'm never going to stop saying "awww" on this episode).
- Rupert Giles: A true creature of evil can survive the process. No human ever has.
Xander: What's the problem? We send Cordy to fight this guy and we go for pizza.
- Rupert Giles: Here comes Buffy. Now remember, discretion is the better part of valor.
Xander: You could have just said, "Shh." God, are all you Brits such drama queens?
- Angel: I love you. I try not to, but I can't stop.
Buffy: Me, me, too. I can't either.
Soundtrack:
- "Transylvanian Concubine" - Rasputina
- "Anything" - Shawn K. Clement, Sean Murray and Carie Howe.
http://imdb.com
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Michael Lange
Aired: January 19, 1998 (really on the Buffy's birthday).
Trivia:
- The Jenny Calendar character was not originally intended to be a gypsy, that plotline arose out of a need to further explain and deepen the curse storyline.
- Mercedes McNab appeared as Harmony Kendall in this episode, however due to time constraints and the focus on the Buffy/Angel and the Spike/Drusilla/Judge story lines her scenes were cut out.
- In Buffy's first dream, Willow tells the monkey (in French) "The hippo stole your pants." This is a reference to Willow and Oz's conversation in the previous episode Bad Eggs, about the monkey animal cracker wearing pants and the hippo being jealous, and that all monkeys are French.
- Eric Saiet reprises his role as Dalton, the bookish vampire he played in "What's My Line (Part 1)." Brian Thompson, who played Luke in "Welcome To The Hellmouth," also returns, playing the Judge.
- Willow says to Buffy, "Carpe diem. You told me that once." As everyone who's ever seen the 1989 Robin Williams movie Dead Poets Society knows, carpe diem is Latin for "seize the day." This is a reference to "Welcome To The Hellmouth," when Buffy told Willow to "seize the moment." In both instances the advice led to bad results.
Goofs:
- Buffy makes a grievous error while discussing her dream about Drusilla. She comments that Dru could be alive since a body was never found. As the Slayer, Buffy knows that Dru couldn't be alive if there's no body, since vampires turn to dust when slain.
References:
- "You ground his bones to make your bread." In the traditional telling of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk," the villainous giant says, "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
Best quotes:
- Oz: I'm gonna ask you to go out with me tomorrow night. And I'm kinda nervous about it, actually. It's interesting.
Willow: Oh. Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Oz: Yeah, it helps. It-it creates a comfort zone. Do you wanna go out with me tomorrow night?
Willow: Oh, I can't!
Oz: Well, see, I like that you're unpredictable. (how sweet, I love this scene).
- Angel: You still haven't told me what you wanted for your birthday.
Buffy: Surprise me.
Angel: Okay. I will.
Buffy: This is nice. I like seeing you first thing in the morning.
Angel: It's bedtime for me.
Buffy: Well, then I like seeing you at bedtime. Um... Um, heh... Y-you know what I mean.
Angel: I think so. What do you mean?
Buffy: I like seeing you. The part at the end of the night where we say goodbye... It's getting harder.
Angel: Yeah. It is.
- Xander: You ready to get down, you funky party weasel?
- Xander: Looks like Mr. Caution Man, but the sound he makes is funny.
- Angel: My people - before I was changed - they exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It's a Claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship; the crown represents loyalty... and the heart... Well, you know... Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. Like this. (God, I'm never going to stop saying "awww" on this episode).
- Rupert Giles: A true creature of evil can survive the process. No human ever has.
Xander: What's the problem? We send Cordy to fight this guy and we go for pizza.
- Rupert Giles: Here comes Buffy. Now remember, discretion is the better part of valor.
Xander: You could have just said, "Shh." God, are all you Brits such drama queens?
- Angel: I love you. I try not to, but I can't stop.
Buffy: Me, me, too. I can't either.
Soundtrack:
- "Transylvanian Concubine" - Rasputina
- "Anything" - Shawn K. Clement, Sean Murray and Carie Howe.
http://imdb.com
