Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S2/E01 When She Was Bad: Difference between revisions

Meanwhile, the Anointed One takes a good look around the warehouse, noticing the smashed bones.

 

 

=== Tropes ===

* [[Acting for Two]] / [[The Other Darrin]]: In the non-flashback footage, the guy under all that Master makeup is David Boreanaz.

* [[Agent Mulder]]: Willow's insistence that the way Buffy was meanly acting proves she ''must'' be [[Demonic Possession|possessed]]. Aw.

* [[Almost Kiss]]: Just before Xander and Willow's lips touch, we see that a growling vamp has sneaked up on them.

* [[Aside Glance]]: Buffy looks right at the camera as she asks her friends "Miss me?"

** Giles wondering whether Snyder made the wrong career choice, and Snyder countering that someone has to keep an eye on the kids. "Every time a pretty girl walks by, every boy turns into a gibbering fool." On cue, Miss Calendar slinks up to Giles...

* [[I Work Alone]]: Buffy's suicidal overconfidence.

* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Fake!Cordy gargling Buffy's cross necklace.

** In the warehouse, Buffy lands a hit on one henchvamp by smashing a crate over his head.

{{quote| '''Xander:''' I woulda gone with [[The Three Stooges|Stooges]].}}

* [[Ironic Echo]]: Buffy tries to help up the wounded Xander, but he shrugs her off. "Vampires," he reports. "The ones you could handle yourself."

* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Buffy removing her cross, stuffing it in the stoolie vampire's mouth, and holding her jaws shut as smoke starts to emanate from it. Angel and Xander look slightly put off. Bonus points for imitating the [[Trope Namer]].

* [[Latex Perfection]]: Master-as-Giles in Buffy's dream.

* [[Little Black Dress]]: Dolled-up Buffy strutting into the Bronze wearing in a simple, elegant black dress.

* [[The Lonely Piano]]: Plays over the cathartic smashing of the bones.

{{quote| '''Angel:''' "Danced with" is a pretty loose term. "Mated with" might be a little closer.}}

* [[Meet the New Boss]]: The Annointed One.

{{quote| '''Giles''': What are you gonna do? Crawl inside a cave for the rest of your life?<br />

'''Buffy:''' Would it have cable? }}

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Xander coming down the stairs and happily greeting Giles, calling him "G-Man."

{{quote| '''Giles:''' Nice to see you, and don't ever call me that.}}

* [[Not Herself]]: The clincher is Buffy leading Xander on, right in front of Willow and Angel. Even Xander, who's getting his fantasy fulfilled, seems caught between arousal and a nagging feeling that something's not quite right.

* [[Not Listening to Me Are You]]: Principal Snyder accompanying Giles down the hallway, likening the students to locusts. Giles and Jenny decide to head off to the faculty room together, leaving the oblivious Snyder behind.

* [[Not So Dire]]: Cordy commiserating with Miss Calendar about how awful their ordeal was. "It stays with you forever. No matter what they tell you. None of that rust and blood and grime comes out. I mean, you can dry clean till judgment day, you are ''living'' with those stains."

* [[Nude Nature Dance]]: Giles asking Miss Calendar how her summer was, to which she replies that she went to Burning Man, which had, among other things, raves and naked mud dances. Giles's dilemma between "hippies" and "naked Miss Calendar" is palpable.

* [[Oh Crap]]: "It ''is'' a trap. It just isn't for her."

* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Buffy riding in the car with Joyce. Emotional deflector shields up, Captain.

* [[Screaming Warrior]]: Absalom, because Buffy keeps ruining his ultimatums.

* [[Sex for Solace]]: Alluded to on the dance floor. Was Buffy really interested in Xander, or was it just a way to snub all her friends at once?

* [[Shout Out]]: The movies Xander and Willow reference are, in order: ''[[The Terminator]]'', ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[A New Hope|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' and ''[[Witness]]''.

* [[Sinister Minister]]: Absalom.

* [[Slashed Throat]]: The ceremony involves the Scoobies being hung upside-down with their throats cut, anointing the Master's bones with their blood.

'''Buffy''': I'm going to kill them all. That oughta distract them. }}

* [[Welcome to My World]]: Joyce empathizes with Hank, saying she hasn't been able to get through to Buffy for a long time.

** Cordelia of all people gives one after witnessing Buffy's behavior at the Bronze.

* [[Window Pain]]: A rock with a note attached.