(2014: 10/19-10/25) Buffy S01: The Harvest

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Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Season: 01
Title: The Harvest
Original Air Date: Monday, March 10, 1997
Network (in the US): The WB
Watch: October 19, 2014 to October 25, 2014
Production Code: 4V02
Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: John Kretchmer

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Running commentary...

-Can't wait until the crappy voiceover gets updated.
-Poor Jesse.
-Demon mythology class.
-Darla is soooooo lame in this.
-Jesse is remaining awfully calm, considering.
-Yay, exposition!
-Willow's first turn as research girl for the Scooby Gang. Hacker!
-Superjumping...sometime it's possible, sometimes not.
-Xander is supposed to be Joss. Wonder which of Xander's "issues" belong to Joss and which ones to Nicky?
-Angel, also lame.
-At least this version of Angel is honest.
-NOT Amy the rat. Too early for that!
-Again, why did they need to ruin Xander? Really liked him back then.
-Crosses, garlic, stake to the heart. Fire, beheading, sunlight.
-Decapitation with an X-Acto knife!
-Ancient computer code. Go to END.
-Willow getting a little vengeance on. DEL(IVER)
-Would Jesse have risen already? OK, maybe. Timing seems to differ by vampire.
-Really glad Eric Balfour's acting got better.
-It's all connected. Jesse can hear the worms in the earth. Eventually, Willow can bring up flowers. It's all connected. (See what I did there...?
-When I'm the showrunner for a TV show about vampires, remind me to have some consistency in the level of strength that vampires and slayers can exhibit on a regular basis. If they can pick up a troll hammer, they should be able to bend a grate much faster.
-Show definitely got much better over time. And Big Bads definitely got better.
-Goodbye, eye!
-Godfather.
-Sharing souls? What kind of soul is that then if Angel's soul is so special?
-Early Xander vampire hatred. "I don't like vampires. I'm going to take a stand and say they aren't good."
-The Master got stuck in an earthquake 60 years ago.
-Giles at the whiteboard.
-Mom, clueless. But nice. Maybe she can make me some hot chocolate with mini marshmallows.
-Another good song!
-I am now a Jesse/Cordelia shipper!
-"You have to remember when you see him, you aren't looking at your friend. You are looking at the thing that killed him."
-Ascension number one!
-That's Dawn's pool table of magic ballet.
-It would definitely be hard on Xander. If he couldn't find even a small piece of Jesse, how could he believe there was anything good in Spike?
-Bye, Jesse!
-Bye, Vampire Extras!
-Impressed Angel certainly doesn't jive with "inspired by Buffy" Angel from the future.
-Buffy headbands and lollipops.
-The fun is just beginning!
-Maybe you could blow something up!

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Only one new add to the ages this week.

The "Kids"
Mercedes McNab ... Harmony Kendall ... 16 (she turned 17 a few days after the episode aired)

I'm going to start watching season one episodes a bit faster. I really need to get to the Spike ones as soon as possible!

[Fenchurch]

Darla is soooooo lame in this.

I'm always a little surprised by Darla when I rewatch first season... They didn't really start to make her character interesting until after she died.

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I'm always a little surprised by Darla when I rewatch first season... They didn't really start to make her character interesting until after she died.

Totally agree! Even if she was only intended to be a one-off vampire, she was still written pretty lame.

[Pasty]

Yeah, I definitely liked Darla a lot better in later episodes.

Angel is so useless in this episode, he gives her directions and that's it. What exactly was his purpose, besides standing around. LOL However, I love Gilles from the start and it never ended.

[Berengaria]

I was surprised at how cut throat Willow was right from the start with her "Del" for "Delivery" instruction to Cordelia!

[Xane]

I love that Willow moment. Gave me a little frisson of joy it did.

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Yeah, I definitely liked Darla a lot better in later episodes.

Angel is so useless in this episode, he gives her directions and that's it. What exactly was his purpose, besides standing around. LOL However, I love Gilles from the start and it never ended.

Would have LOVED a Ripper show and/or movie!

I love that Willow moment. Gave me a little frisson of joy it did.

She was definitely ready to defend herself and her friends in any way necessary from the very beginning. No wonder D'Hoffryn was keeping an eye on her.