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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