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1. Finally the gang has a discussion about what to do re: Buffy’s trauma after being taken out of heaven. Who is most on the nose?
| ANYA Who doesn't look good with a harp? |
   0 (0.0%) |
| XANDER I feel weird feeling bad that my friend's not dead |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| TARA Not to be Miss Psycho-pep-squad, but I think we've got to stop obsessing about what we did, and start trying to make things better for Buffy |
| 4 (80.0%) |
| WILLOW I know a spell that will make her forget... |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Other |
| 0 (0.0%) |
2. Tara calls out Willow for her use of the forgetting spell she used on Tara in All the Way. How thorough is her lecture?
| Perfect in every way. Go, more assertive S6 Tara! |
| 3 (60.0%) |
| Pretty darn thorough |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Moderately thorough |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Good, but she misses some important points |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Completely off the mark |
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| Other |
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3. Willow responds with a promise not to use magic for one week, which she breaks with breathtaking swiftness and audacity. Does she ever intend to keep that promise?
| No. She’s already planning the tabula rasa spell and is deliberately lying |
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| Yes. She means it at the time, she just loses her resolve very quickly |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Sort of. Willow’s denial is so extreme, she doesn’t even think she’s lying |
| 4 (80.0%) |
| Other |
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4. When Willow casts the tabula rasa spell, she leaves her baggie of lethe’s bramble sitting right next to the fireplace, where it can be ignited by a stray spark and turbo-charge the spell. Why was she so careless?
| Subconsciously she wants to get caught. |
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| She’s extremely distracted, possibly because of her need to deny to herself what an incredibly *wrong* thing she’s doing |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| It’s a symptom of her increasingly compulsive relationship to magic |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| The spell itself is where that compulsion is coming from. Seriously, look at it, that spark WANTS to leap out of the fireplace and mess with everybody |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Other |
| 2 (40.0%) |
5. The tabula-rasa’d gang reconstruct their identity and relationships from the clues that emerge as the episode progresses. Most hilarious/interesting/significant?
| Randy Giles and Rupert Giles as son and father |
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| Joan and Umad realizing correctly that they’re sisters |
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| Anya and Rupert as engaged couple |
| 4 (80.0%) |
| Alex and Willow briefly recreating the arc of her early-series unrequited crush |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Tara and Willow’s almost-smoochies |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Joan the Vampire Slayer |
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| Randy is a noble vampire on a mission of redemption, yada yada |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Other |
| 0 (0.0%) |
6. Most hilarious/interesting/significant character reveal?
| Xander -- so paranoid! But he slays a vampire by the end. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Buffy -- so happy to be a vampire-slaying superhero! |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| Giles -- kinda sexist and old-fashioned, isn’t he? |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Dawn -- seems whiny even for her |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Anya -- I feel compelled to take some vengeance on you! (Bonk!) |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Tara -- awed by magic, hot for Willow |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Willow -- practical and leaderly, surprised to discover she’s hot for Tara |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Spike -- doesn’t even realize he’s a vampire until Joan points it out |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| Other |
| 0 (0.0%) |
7. This is mostly a comedy episode, which can obscure the fact that Willow’s action in casting the spell is pretty darn evil. On a scale of one to ten (with one being least evil and ten being most evil), how evil was it?
Mean: 8.20 Median: 8 Std. Dev 1.17
| 1 |
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| 2 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 6 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 7 |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| 8 |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| 9 |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| 10 |
| 1 (20.0%) |
8. Buffy begins the episode telling Spike he shouldn’t fixate on the kiss at the end of OMWF and she’ll never touch him again etc., and ends the episode by totally kissing him again. What gives?
| !!!SPIKE!!! (he’s just that kissable) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The events of the episode have left her feeling particularly low, and Spike kissage seems like it will make her feel better |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| Even at the beginning of the episode she wants to kiss him again, of course, she’s just in denial about it |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| When the gang was tabula rasa’d, Joan and Randy fought side by side. Buffy reaaaaally likes that in a guy (seriously, check out the first time she and Riley get it on, not to mention Angel) |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| Other |
| 1 (20.0%) |
9. Favorite hilarious/thematic/quotable?
| BUFFY If I just stopped saving his life it would simple things up so much. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| ANYA Who doesn't look good with a harp? |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| XANDER I feel weird feeling bad that my friend's not dead. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| TARA Not to be Miss Psycho-pep-squad... ANYA I'm with Miss Psycho-pep-squad. |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| TARA If you don't want to fight, you don't fight. You don't use magic to make a fight disappear. |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| XANDER Why are you all staring at me? Is this some kind of psych test? |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| SPIKE Sodding, blimy, shagging, knickers, bullocks -- oh no. I'm English. |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| BUFFY That's sweet, but I think I can name myself. I'll name me... Joan. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Other |
| 0 (0.0%) |
10. Favorite hilarious/thematic/quotable (part II)?
| SPIKE Father! My god how I must hate you. GILES What did I do? SPIKE Oh, there's always something. |
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| The gang screaming in unison at their “first” glimpse of a vampire |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| WILLOW What did you just do? BUFFY I don't know. (big grin) But it was *cool* |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| BUFFY A vampire with a soul? How lame is that? |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| SPIKE No thought of you staking me. BUFFY Kinda depends on how long you keep yakking. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| ANYA I never know what you're talking about. Loo, shag brolly: what the hell is all that? GILES Look, there's no way you remember me saying any of those words --ANYA Oh bugger off, you... brolly! |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| GILES Get a different book. Put that book down. Do you hear me? Not that book. Bad book. Bad book! |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| ANYA I feel compelled to TAKE SOME VENGEANCE ON YOU! (bonk!) |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| BUFFY Don't mess with Joan the Vampire -- |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| XANDER Sorry. Just got back the memory of seeing 'King Ralph' |
| 1 (20.0%) |
| Other |
| 1 (20.0%) |
11. Rate this episode
Mean: 9.20 Median: 9 Std. Dev 0.98
| 5 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 6 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 7 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 8 |
| 2 (40.0%) |
| 9 |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| 10 |
| 3 (60.0%) |
Bonus question: In the Season 4 finale Restless, Xander’s dream features Spike wearing the EXACT SAME SUIT, and Giles saying “Spike is like a son to me.” Does this mean Xander has precognitive abilities?
Bonus question two: The shark guy suggests that Buffy think about freelance debt collecting. Is this a good idea?
Bonus question three: Tara’s Cthulhu hair -- why?
Bonus question four: When we enter The Magic Box, Tara and Anya are THUMB WRESTLING. How adorable is this, on a scale of "one" to "basket of kittens"?