Ahh, the first Xander episode. My wife made a good comment in that in the 3 previous episodes they didn't make Xander as nerdy as they did from this episode on. It is weird, he was kind of hip but geeky and now right away in this episode he is downright dorky. Oh well.
Buffy befriends a teacher right off the bat and soon after he is beheaded. Always fun. Buffy and the gang think it may be a new vampire that Angel warned Buffy about. The substitute who replaces the headless teacher seems to have gotten a great amount of attention from all the boys in the school, even Xander who has been goo goo gaa gaa over Buffy until now.
As Buffy seeks out the vamp who killed her teacher she sees the Vamp cross paths with the hot little sub and it runs away in fear making Buffy think that she could be the demon. Turns out she was right, the teacher is a Praying Mantis who is trying to collect virgin men to help her lay and fertilize her eggs. Of course Xander fits the mold and he finds himself in a cage and about to be mated with and then eaten. But Buffy saves the day and Xander lives another day to make a complete fool of himself.
The writing is definitely getting better and more importantly the camera work is as well. We are learning more and more about each character and they are all starting to get their own voice. There is some good one liners in here and Giles is getting funnier each and every episode. I like the monsters of the week eps but I know, or at least I think I remember that some heavy duty boring Angel episodes are on their way and I can't say I am looking forward to them. I hated Angel on Buffy but loved him on his own show. Oh well, it can't all be perfect, right?
6 stakes out of 10!
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