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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] Xander falls in with a bad crowd who happen to be zombies, and learns an important lesson about self-reliance. Also he has sex with Faith. Meanwhile, the world is going to end, but then it doesn't. "The Zeppo" Buffy's experience last week has made her more concerned for Xander's well-being. But Willow is apparently more than welcome in the thick of things, even though her sole power consists of making things foggy. Other than that, things seem pretty much business as usual, despite Giles no longer working for the Watchers. (The sole line from "Previously, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer": "You're fired.") What use do the Watchers serve again? Xander is comically unpopular! I'm not at all sure I buy Cordelia having any knowledge at all of Zeppo Marx, though. I barely know who Zeppo Marx is. I had to look him up to get the jokes. My problem with this episode begins right around here, more or less. To recap: There is a group of weird female demons who want to open the Hellmouth and make everything bad. Well, ok, that's common enough. But, suddenly, it is the Most Serious Threat Ever. The Sisterhood of Mean are described as being incredibly tough, though we don't really see much of that. Meanwhile, Xander has an adventure of his own that's much more comical, and the MSTE is just there for comic contrast. In theory this works, but in practice, I felt a bit cheated. It was very boy-who-cried-wolfesque. Because if this was so scary and harsh, then how worried was I supposed to be about the Judge, or the Master, or that stone demon with the big mouth? Another example: Giles knows a spirit that sees the future? Since when? Shouldn't they be going to this thing more often? "Hey spirit, this Judge guy can't be beaten by any weapon." "Any weapon FORGED. HINT HINT." This scene seems here mostly so that Xander, fresh from participating in a zombie-raising, can have a scene where he doesn't tell Giles what's going on, even though it would make sense to do so. Is the name of the magic store Willow walks out of "Uncle Bob's Magic Cabinet?" Xander: "Buffy will know what to do." Buffy: "I don't know what to do!" There's one in every episode. Despite not thinking that these two stories mesh very well, I really like The Adventures of Xander, though some of the jokes depend on him being painfully slow on the uptake. "Wait a minute...they're not baking any cake." I still laughed, of course. I also kind of enjoyed the apocalypse going on in the background while he was busy with important things like foiling zombie troublemakers. I don't know. In my notes, from the scene where Xander chases a zombie down a hallway and around a corner only to come running back, zombie close behind, both pursued by the Sisterhood of Mean: "Han Solo!" Because, see, that scene is my favorite part of Star Wars, and quite possibly the pinnacle of George Lucas' creative career. Despite all this talk of Xander not being up to the challenge of saving the world (which I think is largely fair), he seems to do pretty well fighting for his life. A lot better than I would do, I'm sure. Xander has adapted, Borg-like, to Cordelia's powers of belittlement. Good for him. Lessons I learned: I am not as smart about movies as the stereotypically shallow girl, nor as tough as the stereotypically nerdy boy. Thanks a lot, TV. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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