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Buffy Season 3, Ep 6 - Band Candy

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cruzinbosco

EEK! So excited! This was easily my favorite episode of the series for the longest time. It's still in the top 2. Maybe it's a tie. The two episodes are very similar. Basically, I love this episode. ;D

Tim Pierce

This is one of those episodes you can't wait for someone to get to. My favorite episode of the season, however it tops an entire season of great episodes. All aboard the Goyce train.

Claire Eyles

You look awesome as well, Darcie. I love that shade of lipstick on you. :)

Claire Eyles

It's so weird in this episode hearing Anthony Stewart Head doing a slightly more exaggerated version of his real accent. You can totally tell it was him that helped coach James Marsters with Spike's accent. :D

charlie ray

fun fun episode.... i love how this season still develops characters and main storey within these "creature of the week " episodes! thats one thing this season definatly does better than season 2

Jessica Roth

Now is the time where being a contrarian is hard work. It's one thing to be all "I don't care if you think 'Bad Eggs' is corny, it's fun and it sets up what's coming", or even to bash 3.01 and 3.04, which people enjoy, but hardly venerate. But this is, as noted above, some people's favorite episode. And I think it flat-out stinks. 20th out of 22 for the season. Among other things, they wasted Ethan. I mean, he deserves better than to be the FOURTH-string bad guy, don't you think? (1 is the Mayor, 2 is Mr. Trick, 3 is Lurconis). But he's just here to be a brief foil to this ridiculous cartoon "Ripper", who violates everything we've been told about Giles's back-story. Because Sitcom Jane Espenson (our first new writer) didn't watch "The Dark Age", I guess. (WHY, exactly, would "teen Giles" have a different accent, could someone tell me? It makes no sense.) And the thing of it is, Ethan should have been in the LAST episode. That was meant to be a "Rogues' Gallery" story; old foes returning. (Like the upcoming Spider-Man movie, for example.). But they only had Lyle Gorch, everyone else was new. Put Ethan there, increase the nostalgia feel…and spare him from this crap. (I think the hunter last episode was meant to be Cain from "Phases", but Jack Conley (the actor) was unavailable, and so we got Generic "Jungle Bob" instead. Conley has kept acting, so it was probably just a scheduling issue.) And of course it's another "let's make Joyce look 'cool' by putting her next to Snyder" exercise. I'll say it again: SNYDER isn't Buffy's parent. Joyce being nicer than Snyder still doesn't excuse Joyce being Joyce. For example, in this episode, Joyce gets high, gives her car keys to Buffy, despite KNOWING that Buffy isn't a licensed driver and isn't really good enough. Buffy gets in an accident which was in NO WAY her fault, gets T-Boned (the most-likely-to-be-fatal form of impact; not a lot of side-impact airbags in 1998, y'know), and what does Joyce do? She makes Buffy pay for the damage! Way to go, Joyce! You're so cool! Much better than Snyder! FFS. And this is who we've stuck Giles with. Oy vey. (If "Ripper" really felt like a teenager, why is he chasing an old bag like "Joycie", anyhow? Did young Giles fancy Ethan's dad, er, mum?) Yes, yes, the Xillow-playing-footsie scene is hotter than any Buffy/Angel kissing, ever. Quite possibly hotter than ALL of Buffy/Angel's kisses, combined. But that can't save this one. Ugh. Well, things go better with Darcie. Off to watch.

x_Rhi_x

fun episode, loved the reaction as always. Also great hair Darcie! <3 Also, is the thumbnail tricking the light or did you put some shade over Rupe's face? :O

The Oracle Witch

O.M.G. i literally wore space buns today and fangirled when i saw yours. You look great! I always liked this episode. It was fun seeing Rupe let loose. My favorite scene here has always been Rupert when Buffy is talking to Ethan. Comedy gold imo.

ghostofdurruti

This one is a lot of fun, though I wouldn't rate it as one of my favorites of the season (which are still to come) because of its part in the ongoing Xillow storyline and because of some continuity issues. I have to agree with Jessica that the way "Ripper" is characterized here doesn't really fit with what we know from "The Dark Age", though I can kind of excuse it on the basis that this isn't *really* supposed to be Giles as he was back then so much as present-day Giles reverted to the level of maturity he had back then. Still, the comedy in this one is very strong (Snyder in particular steals the show). I'd go as far as to say I think it's the funniest episode since Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered last season... which, come to think of it, I'd probably rate similarly, as it's another really funny episode that I have some problems with haha. EDIT: Forgot to mention this but that story about the snake and the frog is low-key horrifying. No wonder Darcie's scared of snakes after that!

Jessica Roth

Number of times Jane Espenson pulls the "you think they're talking about something, but it's actually something else" joke: 4. (Buffy and Giles in the teaser, Buffy thinking Angel's asking if she's being careful with Scott, Willow reacting to Cordelia's line "Wanna swap?" and Buffy and Giles in the tag.). That's a little much going to the same well, IMO. Never noticed this before, but W/X are wearing matching Adidas sneakers. (Orange for her, black for him.). Awwww. Yes, that's a Cordy campaign poster in Xander's locker. Forgot to mention this last week, but that Buffy poster which Cordelia insults is a take-off on a famous promo shot of Katie Holmes for "Dawson's Creek", right down to "Buffy Summers" being written in the "Dawson's Creek" font. As Katie was originally cast as Buffy, that's something of an in-joke. Noticing for the first time that when Trick kills the guy so nobody else will eat the candy, there are only about two workers who actually see him do it. Not exactly to get your "beware of the consequences!" message out, dude.

Melissa

Darcie, you look gorgeous! Just had to say that. This is such a fun episode, I didn't mind Giles and Joyce too much. The X/W though, blech. The snake CGI was terrible so I couldn't get that scared. We have a lot of snake stories, but I think yours with the frog outweighs them all.

That’s Not Acting

This is probably the most “fun” episode of the first few seasons, in my opinion. It’s just an all around good time and your reaction to Joyce and Giles is hilarious. Most people seem to sort of ship them….I think I was a little more on your side of things, lol. Either way, it was nice to see you here on this thurssss……Tuesday ;p. Looking forward to next week.

Victoria

OK, can I just say - hair goals??? I love that look on you! This is actually one of my favourite episodes, because it humanises so many characters. We see the younger, more irresponsible versions of Giles and Joyce, and I also really like the look into a younger, even more awkward Snyder. Buffy suddenly needing to be ‘the adult in the room’ was great, and I think it pushed her firmly towards adulthood. Yes, I do ship Joyce and Rupert … a little… but mainly because I ship Giles with literally everyone. I wasn’t expecting you to be so traumatised though, lol! It’s great to see that perspective as well. (And yeah, I’m right there with you on the grossness of W/X and their cheating.)

indaeo

I love this ep so much. It's a chef's kiss *near* perfect episode (with the exception of the Xander/Willow stuff).

Callumbo Heath

The Giles thirst is very strong in this one XD

XavierMX

When you did the hand thing about pairing Joyce and Rupert together near the beginning, I nearly died thinking you were basically foreshadowing the rest of the episode lol. XD Thanks again.

Cool Engines

I'm am living for the new hairdo, you look so adorable.

The Ginger Historian

I personally don't consider two single human beings engaging in consensual kissing to be traumatizing, but I could be watching this episode wrong.