Brightside of a Dark Mind
the tao of Pooh
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Ok, so I've used the search function and had a looksie around for another thread on this, and other than posts/threads on favorite S5 episodes, I was unable to find anything. So I hope there hasn't been a thread like this one already started.
I really like this episode of BTVS for some reason.
It shifts the focus from the [probably] expected pre-Spuffyness drama/the Slayer for a minute and focuses on one of the scoobies. Specifically, Xander Harris. Although, to be fair, he had his little adventure in S-3 where he prevented the school building from being blown up. He took a risk and it was more gutsy than moronic IMO, in that he didn't cower out of it, and he called the zombie's bluff.
And actually now that I think about it, this was at the beggining of the season so I don't think there was much going on in terms of slayer drama. Everything was building up, Spike was getting his 1 scene every episode, they fully accepted Tara into the group as family, the character of Dawn is introduced with no explanation whatsoever, etc.
And it is beyond the scope of this post to anatomize, evaluate, or otherwise review S-5. But damn it all, I've already digressed hehe.
I liked this episode for the obvious reasons. For the majority of the episode Xander had been operating under the assumption that his other half was a monster/robot which was using magic to manipulate people to get whatever it wanted, when all this time it possessed the exact same traits and attributes (self-confidense, etc) he seemingly lacked. This offered him a chance for a little introspection. He realized that he wasn't just some goofball with nothing to offer the world or himself. Not if he simply changed his perspective a little. Rather, he came to find that there is a whole world of amazing experiences awaiting him, and that he has more to offer the people in his life. He tapped into some of this courage when he finally remembered that Anya was the one great thing in his life. Why it took him this long to acknowledge this, is anyone's guess.
Also, a lot of the things that happened to him/that he did throughout the episode made me laugh. Like when he tripped, got exited about finding a quarter in his pocket and commented to the operator that "its a big deal for me", when he was talking about how the other Xander was all proper "and his socks are all matchy and -" and then he scurried away as the door opens so that the apartment manager wouldn't see him.
I thought this was just hilarious for some reason:
That part where he said something like "he has a shiny disc that he uses to stun and disorient...look away, it'll blind you" and covered his eyes while everybody just looked at him, really made me lmao. And then "evil" Xander reveals that it's just a coin he found and kept because he thought it looked cool.
Also this line I found pretty humorous, and laughed at it probably more than it needed to be laughed at (Buffy): "if Xander kills himself he's dead. You know what I mean".
LAWL.
What do you think of this episode? Anything you enjoyed/disliked about it in particular? Discuss.
I really like this episode of BTVS for some reason.
It shifts the focus from the [probably] expected pre-Spuffyness drama/the Slayer for a minute and focuses on one of the scoobies. Specifically, Xander Harris. Although, to be fair, he had his little adventure in S-3 where he prevented the school building from being blown up. He took a risk and it was more gutsy than moronic IMO, in that he didn't cower out of it, and he called the zombie's bluff.
And actually now that I think about it, this was at the beggining of the season so I don't think there was much going on in terms of slayer drama. Everything was building up, Spike was getting his 1 scene every episode, they fully accepted Tara into the group as family, the character of Dawn is introduced with no explanation whatsoever, etc.
And it is beyond the scope of this post to anatomize, evaluate, or otherwise review S-5. But damn it all, I've already digressed hehe.
I liked this episode for the obvious reasons. For the majority of the episode Xander had been operating under the assumption that his other half was a monster/robot which was using magic to manipulate people to get whatever it wanted, when all this time it possessed the exact same traits and attributes (self-confidense, etc) he seemingly lacked. This offered him a chance for a little introspection. He realized that he wasn't just some goofball with nothing to offer the world or himself. Not if he simply changed his perspective a little. Rather, he came to find that there is a whole world of amazing experiences awaiting him, and that he has more to offer the people in his life. He tapped into some of this courage when he finally remembered that Anya was the one great thing in his life. Why it took him this long to acknowledge this, is anyone's guess.
Also, a lot of the things that happened to him/that he did throughout the episode made me laugh. Like when he tripped, got exited about finding a quarter in his pocket and commented to the operator that "its a big deal for me", when he was talking about how the other Xander was all proper "and his socks are all matchy and -" and then he scurried away as the door opens so that the apartment manager wouldn't see him.
I thought this was just hilarious for some reason:
That part where he said something like "he has a shiny disc that he uses to stun and disorient...look away, it'll blind you" and covered his eyes while everybody just looked at him, really made me lmao. And then "evil" Xander reveals that it's just a coin he found and kept because he thought it looked cool.
Also this line I found pretty humorous, and laughed at it probably more than it needed to be laughed at (Buffy): "if Xander kills himself he's dead. You know what I mean".
LAWL.
What do you think of this episode? Anything you enjoyed/disliked about it in particular? Discuss.
