April 2nd, 2010
School Hard
It’s pretty obvious that I like this episode. It’s our first glimpse of the awesomeness that is Spike. Other than that, the episode is pretty average.
Buffy and a true juvenile delinquent named Sheila are in Principal Snyder’s office. He tells them that they have to decorate the lobby for Parent/Teacher night, and whoever does a better job doesn’t get expelled. Sheila is not particularly concerned and runs off with a guy named Meatpie.
Cut to the Anointed One trying to figure out how to kill Buffy in time for the Night of St. Vigeous. Pay really close attention here, because St. Vigeous never comes up again. Spike and a weakened Drusilla show up. Spike offers to kill the slayer because he’s killed a few before.
Spike heads to the Bronze to scope out the competition. Buffy kicks some vampire’s ass, and Spike tells her he’s going to kill her on Saturday. Then instead of killing her on Saturday like he promised, he shows up at Parent/Teacher night on Friday. Because…well, he doesn’t really have a reason other than he couldn’t wait.
Anyway, Buffy saves the day with a little help from her mom. Yay, Joyce! (This also sets up a great joke for the end of the season.) Principal Snyder and the local police chief decide to tell everyone it was gangs on PCP.
One of my favorite bits in this episode is Drusilla’s bedroom. It’s all made up like a little girl’s room. There’s a whole crowd of dolls on the dresser, and all of them are gagged. And best of all, Spike kills the Anointed One. YAY!
There is a confusing bit where Spike calls Angelus his sire. We all know that Drusilla is his sire. Bad Joss! No biscuit!
I give this one a B, mostly because I like Spike.