Buffy The Vampire Slayer

You know, most of the changes were simply dialog changes that don’t affect the story in any real major way. Some things were notable, though.

There is a small "videoed" monologe by Kennedy, where originally she questions Buffy’s leadership choices. In the revision, she dosen’t do this. Instead, she remarks more about Willow, and how Willow and her are "doing okay" and that she doesn’t want Willow to think she’s afraid of her (after the magic wonkiness of eppy 15). "Not too much, anyway."

Another somewhat altered scene is the Xander/Anya bed scene. Originally, they are both very much in agreement after having sex that though it was nice, the spark is gone. In the revision, they still agree it’s over, but it feels less certain...especially on Xander’s side.

Originally, Wood goes to hit Spike when his back is turned when they are fighting with a plank that has nails driven through it... in the revision, the nailed plank splinters when Wood is fighting, and then when Spike has his back turned to him during the fight, Wood goes to stake him with the splintered board.

The revised endings slightly different, but not drasticly so. Originally, Buffy is holding a knife to Andrew’s neck, and threatens to cut him, telling him "I’m not some—I don’t know half as much as you think I do. I’m making it up." She goes onto tell him that he’s probably going to die now. This is when Andrew crys and the seal stops glowing. After this is done, Andrew asks Buffy if she knew it was tears that was needed all along. She tells him that she already told him...that she usually doesn’t know as much as he thinks. In the revision, it’s a little different. Buffy holds him leaning over the seal with the blade to the back of his neck, and says to him instead "I made it up. I’m making it all up. What kind of hero does that make me?" After the tears, Buffy tells Andrew that she’s sorry and that she wasn’t going to stab him.

Anyway, those are some of the more major changes, so nothing OVERLY dramatic!

Andrew gets EVERYONE on video at one point or another... often, they don’t even know the tapes rolling! No one really seems to mind though except for Buffy. And Andrew dramatizes almost everything like it were a soap opera or maybe a super-hero comic book.

Is Giles in Episode 16? Hello, Lurker! No, I’m afraid there’s no Giles in episode 16. And we get no explaination for his absence until eppy 17. Apparently, Giles’ trip was "regaurding Spike." He brings back something that might help Spike shake the First’s trigger on him...a Prokaryote stone.

Does Andrew give a reason for this new hobby? He’s "entertaining and educating" us with a "document for the ages! A Slayer in action!" He also goes onto tell us that the story needs to be told. Everybody seems to think it’s a pretty good idea...except for Buffy, who is simply annoyed by Andrew following her around.

Does anyone see the completed video? No. The video is never compleated (at least not in this episode, but I get the feeling it won’t be finished). In a way, the video becomes Andrew’s confessional in the end.

In the hand holding scene in 17 how does it play off is spike shocked that she is holding his hand, do they say anything? How do the others react? Ummm... Right now, I caan’t seem to recall any Buffy/Wood hand-holding in 17. someone refresh my memory, please!

Do you have the 18 script? No! But boy-o-boy is it on my mind! Can’t wait to read it, especially after reading 17!!! I don’t know when I will have it as of yet, but I’m GUESSING that I might have it around the 25th or so. But who knows?

What is the deal with the supposed scene that deals with Andrew looking at some of Xander’s windows, saying they looked so nice that it was almost as if they were never broken? Is that in there? Does it seem like a sign of time-wonkiness? Andrew points his camera around the corner to film the living room. We see (via video) Willow and Kennedy kissing on the couch...but the camera goes right passed them...then off to one side, focused on the window near them. THIS is what Andrew wants to show us. We hear a voice over of Andrew complimenting Xander’s "fine work," and how "extraordinary" he is..."you can’t even tell it’s new, it blends in so well."

Does anyone appear to still have a problem with Buffy’s leadership after what happens with Chloe in 15? Hmmm...I think thet originally were going to have some of that, but seemed to change their minds, mostly.

What’s the deal with Sunnydale being in flames and the army of Ubervamps? Do they even acknowledge this? Buffy mentions her "vision" to everyone in the kitchen during breakfast in one of her "motivating speeches." Apparently, most of the group aren’t really riveted by her words... kinda bored, really...as we can see through Andrew’s camera.

What can you tell us about spike in 16? Any interaction with buffy, anything? Of course there’s interaction with Buffy! No Spuffiness in my opinion though. Perhaps a twinge of jealousy on Spike’s part, though. Nothing earth shattering. My FAVORITE episode 16 Spike scene;

This is a videoed scene. We’re in the Summer’s house basement. We see Spike hanging out in his duster, having a smoke. Suddenly, he realizes that he’s being taped. He flicks his butt at the camera and closes in, ticked. He gets in the camera’s "face" telling Andrew to "piss bloody off" with his camera and to "sod off" before he sticks the "bleedin’ thing up your ass, right?" We then hear Andrew telling Spike that the light was kinda behind him. Spike, suddenly reasonable, moves a bit to one side. "This better here, then?" :-)