I Only Have Eyes for You
4/28/98
guest stars:  Meredith Salinger (Grace Newman), Christopher Gorham (James Stanley), John Hawkes (George), Miriam Flynn (Ms. Frank), Brian Reddy (Police Chief Bob), James Marsters (Spike) Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder).
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James Whitmore
synopsis: coming later, maybe 
...... Review:  I probably won't write a full review for this episode, especially considering I didn't really like it.  Can we whine a little more, Buffy?  blah, blah, blah.
    The story--been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.  Can we say Dawson's Creek?  Meredith Salinger even looked like Tamara Jacobs.  granted, Pacey didn't shoot Anna--I mean Tamara (long-time DOOL viewers will get that), but still...if they were going to do a ghost, did they have to make it so painfully obvious that it paralleled Buffy and Angel.  Not that those scenes weren't well done, in fact, I thought it was SMG and DB's best work since Innocence.  Why is it, though, that I only really like Buffy's character when she's possessed?  Entirely to dark, and in the wake of Passion, and after a long break, I would have liked something a little lighter.  Still, the troll is back, so a few points.
    On the other hand, Alyson Hannigan again saves an episode from being damn near unwatchable.  While the story was Buffy/Angel-centric, Willow had the most screen time, and the ep really showed us how far Willow has come, and how comfortable she is with herself now.  Think back to WttHM, how the poor girl had no self-esteem, and compare that to the girl who has taken Jenny Calendar's place.  I suppose something good came out of poor Jenny's death (which I still think was a mistake), and that Willow has fully come into her own.  Look how easily she stepped into Giles shoes when he was...preoccupied.
    The best part of the episode, though, was the end.  I was really sick of the bad guys.  Angelus is getting old and Drusilla is really annoying.   But now Spike is back, and suddenly I remember why he's the coolest person since Darth Vader. Not as bad as Surprise, but not by much...points for Aly and Spike.  6.5/10

There is a point I wanted to make about spoilers. I had heard a lot of spoilers for this episode, none of them were true.  On the other hand, most of them came true eventually.

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