Poll #1827612
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1. Joyce's surgery turns out well in this episode, leading us to think that she'll be okay. However, a few episodes down the line, she dies due to a complication involving the surgery. Good play on Joss' part or cheap trick?
| Good play. It works well for the season. |
   72 (64.3%) |
| Cheap trick. It's just a way for Joss to jerk the audience around. |
| 11 (9.8%) |
| A little of both |
| 27 (24.1%) |
| Not sure |
| 2 (1.8%) |
2. There is controversy about how this episode portrays the problems in the Buffy/Riley relationship. Some people feel that it pushes the burden all onto Buffy's shoulders. Let's get some questions about this going. Do you think Buffy's being "shut down" was a significant part of the Buffy/Riley breakdown?
3. If you chose "no" in #2, do you think this episode piled the blame on Buffy?
4. Do you think the writers believed that Buffy's being shut down was the primary reason for the Buffy/Riley break-up?
5. Spike spies Riley going to the vamp house. The next night, he takes Buffy there to reveal what Riley was doing. Good thing?
| Absolutely. Buffy deserved to know. |
| 21 (18.9%) |
| Buffy deserved to know, but the way Spike went about it was kinda douche-y |
| 84 (75.7%) |
| No way. It wasn't any of Spike's business. |
| 3 (2.7%) |
| I have another answer. |
| 1 (0.9%) |
| Not sure |
| 2 (1.8%) |
6. At some points, Riley's repeated visitations to the vamps for blood-sucking fun resemble a drug addiction. At other times, the show draws a comparison to infidelity. Which one works best for you?
| Drug addiction |
| 4 (3.6%) |
| Infidelity |
| 37 (33.6%) |
| They both work |
| 61 (55.5%) |
| Neither |
| 8 (7.3%) |
7. Buffy and Giles get into a disagreement about the bloodsucking-for-cash business. Do you think the Slayer should spend time rooting out the vampire-human feeding dens?
| Yes. "Vampires are vampires." |
| 8 (7.2%) |
| No. "They're willing victims. [...] There are people out there who deserve your help who aren't." |
| 68 (61.3%) |
| I have another answer |
| 6 (5.4%) |
| Not sure |
| 29 (26.1%) |
8. Riley stakes Spike with a plastic wood-grain stake and warns Spike to stay away from Buffy.
| Riley's gone round the bend. That's fucked up. |
| 61 (55.0%) |
| A little extreme, but no harm done. Spike's a vampire so violence is how he rolls. |
| 27 (24.3%) |
| Spike was being a jerk. Riley had to keep him in line. |
| 5 (4.5%) |
| I have another answer |
| 13 (11.7%) |
| Not sure |
| 5 (4.5%) |
9. Riley's douchiest act of the episode?
| Visiting vamp-whores |
| 4 (3.7%) |
| Torturing Spike |
| 4 (3.7%) |
| Blaming Buffy for his visiting vamp-whores |
| 83 (76.1%) |
| Giving Buffy an ultimatum |
| 16 (14.7%) |
| Leaving |
| 2 (1.8%) |
10. Tell me your thoughts on Xander's speech. You know the one. Check all that apply:
| It was more about Xander/Anya than Buffy/Riley |
| 70 (24.8%) |
| Well-intended but off the mark |
| 62 (22.0%) |
| Insulting |
| 46 (16.3%) |
| Insightful. It shows why Xander is the guy who sees things |
| 11 (3.9%) |
| Buffy needed to hear it |
| 10 (3.5%) |
| It hurt Buffy in the long-run by convincing her that she was the problem |
| 76 (27.0%) |
| It helped Buffy in the long-run by spurring her to find a way to open up |
| 7 (2.5%) |
11. Biggest douche of the episode?
12. Xander tells Buffy that she took Riley for granted. True?
13. Pretend you're a movie reviewer and give this episode a star rating:
| ***** (Five stars) |
| 1 (1.0%) |
| **** (Four stars) |
| 24 (24.0%) |
| *** (Three stars) |
| 50 (50.0%) |
| ** (Two stars) |
| 16 (16.0%) |
| * (One star) |
| 9 (9.0%) |
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Now I am too. And it's glorious.
This look like blood, motherfucker? Blood be RED!
It's Sunnydale, gentlemen. The Watchers will not save you.
Vampire, is you taking notes on an ancient fucking prophecy?
You happy now, witch?
Yo, this is my graveyard, I ain't runnin' NOWHERE!
Fuck them West Coast slayers. In Boston we aim to SLAY a vampire, you heard?
Edited at 2012-03-20 02:50 pm (UTC)
Perfection.