It's what I am.
...and you have stupid hair
No Place Like Home (Doug Petrie)
![No Place Like Home - Anya and Giles and Willow](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-anya-giles-and-willow.jpg)
No Giles, you can't hide from it: they are wearing those outfits.
I try not to use words like hate (sorry for being so unsuccessful) but I hate what they are doing to Riley and, by extension, to Buffy. He is coming across as an arse who can't handle being the "weaker" half in a relationship and Buffy is whiny and self-centred.
I get quite (utterly irrationally) upset when I read criticism of a certain actress when people have the temerity to suggest that she isn't that good - which may be true but they don't get to say that - so, on that note: Ben and Glory*.
![No Place Like Home - Glory](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-glory.jpg)
Glory's entrance is wonderfully flat: did they view the rushes and think bugger why did we waste Katharine Towne as Sunday in one episode only?
![No Place Like Home - Giles as a wizard](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-giles.jpg)
The wordless exchange between Giles and Buffy is an almost perfect BtVS moment.
“It appears to be paranormal in origin.” “How can you tell?” “Well, it's so shiny.” - Giles looks so sweet when he says this.
“It's okay, it's okay, it's okay! The stutter's sexy. Keep it coming.” - oo, they should've kept that line for later in the series.
![No Place Like Home - Dawn](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-dawn.jpg)
The trance sequence is unnerving and watching Dawn fade in and out is spooky. And discovering that Joyce's health problems are not supernatural is painful.
![No Place Like Home - Spike out for a walk - bitch](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-spike.jpg)
“Out...for...a...walk...b****.”‡ - hilarious - but I pray (again and again and rather in vain) that Buffy would just stop hitting Spike without provocation: just kill him already.
“Satisfied? You know, I really hope so because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard and I never really liked you anyway and...and you have stupid hair.” - poor Spike, he is so confused.
“Would someone please rip that bloody bell off its hinges?” - I love the bell especially in Life Serial.
“I didn't ask for this! I don't even know...what is she?” “Human...now human. And helpless. Please...she's an innocent in this. She needs you.” “She's not my sister.” “She doesn't know that.” - maybe it's the monk's accent but I actually feel quite weepy when I watch this.
![No Place Like Home - let the hair stroking begin](/images/uploads/2007/06/no-place-like-home-buffy-and-dawn.jpg)
Let the hair stroking begin!
*Apparently Clare Kramer is a sweetheart in real life and I think it shows.
‡ edited to stop spammers (I hope)
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