Xander's little joke with Buffy and SMG's laugh while they were seated beside one another on the couch felt like real life rather than the Scoobie Gang, and Giles' moment to himself in his kitchen to take in Buffy's return was wonderfully heartfelt, as short as it was. And his menacing smile with Principal Snyder was delicious.
The whole emotional showdown with everyone and even Joyce felt really off-base though, and like it was played up to be way more dramatically chaotic than it should have been. It really was a surreal "poor Buffy; everyone except Giles can fuck off" moment. It's like they forgot to put a part in the last script revision about the mask making everyone crazy. Other than that it was fine. Especially Cordelia. In her dress. At the party. Goddamn.
Shout by LNeroBlockedParent2022-03-26T04:01:52Z
Xander's little joke with Buffy and SMG's laugh while they were seated beside one another on the couch felt like real life rather than the Scoobie Gang, and Giles' moment to himself in his kitchen to take in Buffy's return was wonderfully heartfelt, as short as it was. And his menacing smile with Principal Snyder was delicious.
The whole emotional showdown with everyone and even Joyce felt really off-base though, and like it was played up to be way more dramatically chaotic than it should have been. It really was a surreal "poor Buffy; everyone except Giles can fuck off" moment. It's like they forgot to put a part in the last script revision about the mask making everyone crazy. Other than that it was fine. Especially Cordelia. In her dress. At the party. Goddamn.