Buffy Challenge Post 67: Season 7: Episode 17 – 18

Lies my parents told me

Previously …….. Buffy removed spike’s chip……. which makes everyone else nervous ……. Spike has his soul ….. Principal Wood’s mum was the slayer that Spike killed.

 

nYC 1977 Billy Idol Spike fighting Slayer Wood, Who bring their kid to work when they slay vampires for a living? This is an interesting way to give some back story on Principal Wood. Back to the present day and Spike saves Wood. Who is biding his time.

Creepy Principal looking out the window. Buffy comes out to help Wood when Giles runs in complaining about the lack of books in the library. Forget the end of the world, it’s the library that matters……..

 

What a great little scene with the trigger, the soul and the chip. Why is it that Xander enjoys tying up Spike. I’m with Spike, I wouldn’t want anything shoved into my brain. I can’t watch this…..

back to the past and James Marsters looks amazing! Spike was a mommy’s boy! Unfortunately momma Spike is not doing too well. The trigger was the song that his mother sang, that is so cliché and evil! The look of intensity on Wood’s face is amazing.

Spike wants to take over the world! with his mother on side. No wonder he is so messed up, being a mothers boy and all. Will Wood reveal the truth to Giles? or will he manipulate him? Giles gets it now, Wood is clouded by his feelings.

She left Spike at Robins house??? Not Smart! Noticed how I’ve treated my Friends, my family and Andrew….

Wood sends Spike down to a room covered in crosses. This is getting creepy. Here is the showdown, Wood wants to face the evil Spike and it seems to me that Spike couldn’t care less either way. Whoo Itunes….. Early one morning…. The trigger hits and here we go!

Back to the past and we see that Spikes attempts to re invigorate his mother kind of worked. Worked too well as his mother wants nothing to do with him. An amazing scene where Spike is being physically beat up by Wood and mentally beat up by his vampire mother. Giles final lesson to Buffy is a poignant one. Wood gets his mother’s jacket back.

Spike killed his own mother, twice. There seems to be a sad similarity between the two of them, that is harsh by Spike.  He is over the trigger and feeds on Wood. There is Good in Spike as he lets Robin walk away.

It seems that Wood hasn’t learned his lesson but Buffy lays down the law using the line from his mother.

another strong episode…..

8/10

Dirty Girls

Previously ….. OH it’s FAITH!…… and everything that happen to her! We get a recap of the first and it’s troubles it brings and the bringing of the potentials….. Spike is chipless…… Wood and Spike work out their differences…… Buffy thinks she has learned all there is to know from Giles……

Back to the chase of a potential and it’s a good thing there was a priest driving past. Does everyone know where Buffy lives? Did he just say what I think he said? This is really creepy and sacrilegious. That is just sick! this thing has just marked the girl then stabbed her. Good thing Willow was driving behind when she was pushed out, with Faith no less!

Xander in a house full of hot girls, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for him to make a move! 2 girls??? this is SO a dream! and WHAT A DREAM!!!! Leg cramp indeed!

Faith is as angry as usual, and Willow is scared that Buffy and Faith will go back to old habits of trying to kill each other. Spike Vs Faith with Buffy throwing in the final punch. Buffy fills her into the last few seasons. Talk about tension, Faith is not really welcome in the house.

What kind of priest is this???? This is creepy beyond words. So he is the one who has been doing the first’s bidding by destroying the council and hunting the potentials. Andrew’s narrative to fill in the new comers about Faith. “Faith Vs Spock!” Nice work Andrew freak out the new girls.

So now the power has shifted from Wood to Buffy and he fires her from her job! The missing is what matters. Spike and Faith having a heart to heart over a smoke. Glitter….. is a horrible movie! Faith wants a bit of Spike? Buffy has never been the jealous type.

The beat up potential is awake and is letting them know what has happened and passing on a message to Buffy. The priest is having way to much fun….. this guy is SICK! YES he has Buffy’s Stapler! Who put the stick up Buffy’s butt?

Buffy and Faith, back together again. There is way too much exposition. They found the base. Matthew Broderick killed Godzilla!!! Xander taking charge is really good!!! Even brought Andrew to tears. I must say I’m not a fan of this whole lets hit them quickly approach. And as is seems that they fell for it. Whoah that priest packs a punch. Takes out Buffy and Spike easily the others don’t stand a chance. Nice shot by Xander. The potentials are falling one by one. NO not Xander!!! thumb in the Eye….. this guy has done MAJOR damage……. 2 Slayers killed, one broken arm, Xander loses an eye and Buffy is all messed up!!!!

 

She should have listened to Giles!!!!

6/10