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Season 3, Ep 1 (Patreon)

Published:
2021-10-28 15:06:35
Edited:
2023-07-01 15:37:25
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2026-06
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well well well, if it isn't season 3...  😌

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Buffy Season 3, Ep 1 - Anne

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Comments

madfem

season 3 is so consistently good i hope u love it as much as i do!! Anne is such a good season premiere

Jessica Roth

It's so interesting that people say S3 is "consistent". For me, its far more up and down than S1 or S2. It's a good season overall, but there a number of "popular" episodes I have a serious problem with. (Starting with this one. OH BOY starting with this one.) But this is Darcie's show. Off to see how she deals with the new season.

Tim Pierce

Season 3 got a major upgrade in terms of production design and the fighting. You can tell this is the season the show hits full stride.

Claire Eyles

Tea cosies are like little knitted or crochet hats that you place over tea pots to keep the tea warm. Also Buffy and the workers uprising, note the blatant usage of communist imagery with her using a Hammer and Sickle to smash the capitalist demon slave ring. :D

x_Rhi_x

This season is a favourite for many fans. I'm in the minority in that its not one of my faves. However, even a weaker season of Buffy is still a way better season of any other show <3

David Meadows

It's good to see you back. This might sound weird, but I like the aesthetic of your room.

Scott Kenney

I've always laid down when giving blood. Most people donate blood for free, there are some places which will pay for more rare types. But usually people give at the Red Cross.

Jessica Roth

Holey Moley! That thing with the shoes was amazing. I would bow down, but I"m in a chair, so it would be awkward. Just what the episode needs, a continuity flub to go with the TERRIBLE characterization (everyone who isn't Joyce acts in an unbelievable way; Joyce is awful in "blaming" Giles, but that's just Joyce being Joyce, so relatively speaking she comes off well, I guess. [And at least she doesn't snap at Buffy at the end.]) , RIDICULOUS plot mechanics, and WRETCHED pacing. I've always been focused on how long and bloated Act IV is, but you're right, the first half of the episode is wayyyyyy too slow, as well. We spend half the episode to get to an Act II "climax" that is "some guy we never saw before who had like 3 lines, is dead. OOOH, Scary! I guess you could say that Ricky's important because he's connected to Lily, and Lily is somebody we've met before…but the plot doesn't much work if we can remember her immediately, which makes "Hey, it's Chantarelle!" not so much of a revelation. I guess it "helps" that Julia Lee is a forgettable (and very mediocre) actress, too. On the plus side, Oz is wearing Xander's old "Peep Show" tee shirt, so I guess we know why there's no follow-up on Xander declaring his love for Willow last episode…he doesn't want Willow to know he's been banging her boyfriend behind Will's back. (Likewise, I guess we know the REAL reason Oz is back at school, huh?) Oh, hush. I like my "secret lovers" theory. It makes more sense than the episode. But absolute garbage from stem to stern. (Bar a few good moments, like the "tea cozy" scene and "I just suck at undercover.) This is the 35th episode to air…and that's where I rate it, 35 out of 35. Other episodes might be campy or frivolous or padded, but this is easily worse than anything we've endured before. I just pity the original audience, who had to wait all summer for…this. Ugh.

TheLoungingPotato

I...didn't realize too many people seemed to seriously dislike this episode lol. Reading the comments, I'm genuinely surprised. I honestly thought this was a fantastic start to the season. Love the metaphors for capitalism and how dreary Buffy's life is portrayed since she had to murder her vampiric boy toy. Plus, I enjoy everything happening in Sunnydale as well. With Buffy gone, Xander seems to have Cordelia more on his mind i.e. venting about Cordelia at The Bronze when Willow was referring to Buffy. Willow is still in denial about it all, wanting to push any negative thoughts away. Giles is constantly pushing himself to find Buffy, just wanting to make sure she's home safe. Not nearly as great of a season opener as "When She Was Bad" but granted, it's incredibly difficult to top that one for me.

ghostofdurruti

"If we can focus, keep discipline, and not have quite as many mysterious deaths, Sunnydale is gonna rule!" What a line from Larry. :D I definitely agree that the middle of this episode suffers from some pacing issues, and it's far from my favorite season opener. That said, it does have a lot of funny moments, the quality of the fight choreography has clearly been taken up a notch, and it's nice to see Chanterelle/Lily/Anne again. More importantly, it does what it needs to do: it shows us how the gang has been coping with the Slayer's disappearance, and it breaks Buffy out of her post-Becoming depression. One common interpretation of why Buffy decides to return home at the end is that she realizes that no matter where she goes, she can't escape being the Slayer; it will always catch up with her. I don't really like that interpretation, though. She could have kept running, could have turned a blind eye and left Lily to fend for herself, but she chose not to. (Of course she did; that's who she is.) And in so doing, I think she realized that despite everything, there's a part of her that actually enjoys parts of being the Slayer. Not the parts that entail constantly being at risk of losing her own life and/or everything and everyone important to her, obviously, but the parts that entail being able to save people, kick demon ass, and look good doing it. When "Ken" exclaims "That was not permitted", Buffy replies, "Yeah, but it was fun!" Maybe it's just her mid-fight bravado talking, but can you imagine the Buffy from "Welcome to the Hellmouth" ever describing slaying as "fun"? So when she re-embraces her identity in that kinda-corny-but-also-kinda-iconic title drop, I think it's not just because she's realized she has to, but because she's realized she wants to. I also want to comment a bit on the scene between Giles and Joyce. Now, I get why people tend to get annoyed with her for telling Giles that she blames him for Buffy's disappearance. After all, he's just graciously told her that she mustn't blame herself when, in reality, she... probably should, at least a little bit. However, she does have a point--Giles *did* have a whole relationship with Buffy behind her back, he *was* a huge influence on her, and, notably, when Buffy brought up the possibility of telling Joyce the truth about her extracurricular activities in Passion, Giles was the one who shot it down. Joyce's grievances are valid, but where she goes wrong is in implying that any of that had anything to do with Buffy's disappearance. It wasn't Buffy's secret that led to her running away, Mama J; it was (among many other things) your reaction when she finally told you the truth. All in all, not a great episode, but not a bad one either IMO. Can't wait to get into the rest of this season!

Bud Haven

The tracking shot at the school is one of my favorite scenes ever. 3 minutes long, 9 actors, 11 interactions. A single mistake and they have to start the whole thing over. whew. I really like this episode because it shows the consequences to Buffy for what happened with Angel. Great fighting and of course that scene. Also it shows Buffy she can't stop being the Slayer because it would mean turning her back on people in need. It isn't who she is. PS It's always a risk to not have tissues no matter what episode you're watching. Also yes, you can get paid to give blood in the States. When I wasn't working I used to get a few bucks now and then too.

Jordan Haddow

I liked the episode. Is the pacing weird. I wouldn't say so, but I would say it's quite different than the norm. Of course, I personally thing, the pacing was completely intentional. I think they wanted to create a stark contrast between Buffy and the Scoobies. In the Scoobies lives, there are lots of people around them, it's noisy, and things are moving. Then it cuts to Buffy. Dead silence, everything is slow, very drab, very little emotion. Even Darci pointed out all the Beige. I think they were using that contrast to make us feel a little of how Buffy was feeling. I've dealt with severe depression before in life and it's quite similar to that. The world around you may be fast, loud, and full of emotion. You though don't notice it. Not the sounds, not the hustle and bustle, and definitely not the emotions. You could have told me someone threw my mom off the roof and I would have barely reacted. So, maybe because of that I kind of get what they were going for. I love the scene in the school when everyone is finding their friends after being gone for the summer. I don't know if you noticed Darci, but it's an incredibly long shot. The camera moves around and pans from one set of characters to another and back without a single cut. It must have taken forever to choreograph. Kind of going along with what I was saying before, you'll notice, especially towards the end of the scene, that the background noise is especially loud. This really makes the cut to Buffy that much more stark And who can't love the ripping the phone off the wall scene and the fight scene? For those people out there claiming this was the worst episode ever, I say those scenes alone shuts that idea down. Also, I'm an absolute sucker for bring characters back from old episodes. So Lily always was an element I loved in the episode Great reaction. I know the pacing threw you off, but then you did point out the Beige, so different people pick up on different things and I kind of enjoy that. Also, don't listen to any season 3 naysayers, it's awesome.

Chas Summers

This is a great episode. What the deranged poster here doesn't understand is that many S1s of various seasons were being hyped by the networks that showed Buffy as jumping on points for new fans. Therefore, they are a little more bombastic and theatric than the rest of the seasons as a whole. They also serve as exposition relays for new viewers as well.

Bud Haven

I don't like this episode. One of my least favorites. Every one is apart from Buffy and angry. Not fun. I don't like Xander , It doesn't seem like he likes Buffy. Also the monster of the week was lame.

Chas Summers

This is an episode about identity and it's done really well. It's about being who you are vs. running and hiding from it. It's also about personal growth.

Melissa

Because of my vacation and trip of a lifetime, I watched this out of order and did episode 2 before this one. It's not my favorite, but I like that it's first and to get it out of the way. Also liked seeing Lily step up and become someone that can help others instead of always being helped herself. I was more interested in what was going on back in Sunnydale though instead of "hell". Glad it's over and glad to be on to season 3! It's my favorite.