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Episode 2.10: What's My Line? Pt. 2 | Episode 2.12: Bad Eggs
Characters:
| Buffy | Angel | Xander |
| Willow | Giles | Cordelia |
Overall (7/10)
Buffy:
And we get a glimpse into Buffy's domestic life. She's obviously still reeling from her parent's divorce. This early on in the series, she's still hoping that, somehow, they'll get back together. Witness her conversation with Angel. Naturally, Buffy reacts very poorly to a new guy in Joyce's life.
We also get the first instance of the good old Buffy seeing demons where no one else does. Throughout the series, Buffy has an uncanny ability to figure out when something's a demon (or, in this case, not quite right). However, consistently, nobody believes her. In the end, she's proven right every time. They really need to start listening to Buffy's Slayer-senses.
However, they were all doped up on Ted's cooking, which Buffy refused to eat. It was interesting to see Buffy react to the thought of killing an actual human. And it's actually too bad that we couldn't explore that more fully. But that's something that's touched on again in S3's Bad Girls and Consequences.
Angel:
Angel is recovering so he has very little do to. For once, he actually listens and offers decent advice to Buffy instead of going into a self-loathing "woe is me" kick in response to her troubles. Good job, Angel.
Xander:
When you think about it, none of our three have a very good home life. That's probably why they all latch onto Giles as a father figure (eventually). We find out through the rest of the series that Xander's parents are alcoholics and emotionally abusive towards him. Is it no wonder that he's taken with Ted almost immediately?
Like Buffy, Xander's definitely hurting for a father figure. I tend to think that even without the drugged food, Xander would have been on the Ted bandwagon.
To Xander's credit, after Buffy "kills" Ted, he is instantly supporting her and trying to help. At the end of the day, Xander is, as always, loyal to his friends.
On a different note, we actually see Xander compliment Cordelia in this episode. Good to see Xander treat his closet-buddy well.
Speaking of dysfunctional families, what about Willow's non-existent parents? With a mother who doesn't even notice she cut her hair until months later and a dad who never appears, it's no small wonder that Willow is a fan of Ted's either.
However, she's not quite as taken as Xander. She goes along with Buffy in trying to get out of the miniature golf game until Xander ruins their efforts.
It is Willow's geeky smarts that finally help piece together the Ted mystery.
Giles finally reconciles with Jenny. Course, this is after being verbally-slapped by her, leaving him with a poor kicked-puppy expression. She comes around eventually, though.
Giles also gets to show his support of Buffy. He picks up the Slaying slack when he knows that she's not in a good place to do it anymore.
And Cordelia willingly goes to make out with Xander again. She's such a big softie.
It stretches the realm of credibility that a guy in the 50s had the technology to make such an advanced robot. We can accept the April and the Buffybot in S5 because those are modern creations. But back in the 50s? No, thanks.
Ted. He's an evil robot, see.
Not an arc episode.
This episode dares to tease us with the drama of Buffy taking a human life. And it teases us effectively. We're given the tears and the despair and we're left wondering what our heroine's gonna do.
Then Ted comes back and that's all shot to hell. Understandably, the series couldn't have Buffy killing a human at this point. But it still feels like we got gypped when we find out that he's a robot. The fact of the matter is, Buffy didn't know that when she "killed" him. He could just as easily have been human. But that's never brought up again.
Special performance award goes to Kristine Sutherland for getting to kiss John Ritter.
7 out of 10. An intriguing episode with a wonderful guest star. And a cop out of an ending.
You know that moment when Ted confronts Buffy in her bedroom (before his "death")? That is an insanely creepy scene.
Well, I took the opportunity to make another Giles/Jenny wallpaper. The biggest challenge was blending the two images together as the frame of the window couldn't be matched up properly. But some creative brush placement pretty much fixes that.
Credits:
Caps: Screencap Paradise
Textures: Misplaced Moments
Fonts: Belphebe (Link)
Brushes: Put it behind by Sanami276, Swirls - Flourishes II by redheadstock, Floral Deco by petticoatrow, Unknown
*Some resources were used that I can't identify. All resources are generally linked to on the links page, but if you recognize an uncredited resource let me know so I can note it with the actual wallpaper.
Episode 2.10: What's My Line? Pt. 2 | Episode 2.12: Bad Eggs
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