6.20 - Villains

Willow's out for justice. Like Walker, Texas Ranger, but all gothy.


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After Tara was killed last episode, Buffy is rushed to the hospital. Willow finds out that Warren did it, goes to the magic shop, and ingests everything on dark magic there is. her hair goes black and her clothes change too, and now she looks like she's been listening to My Chemical Romance and has joined the Black Parade.

She goes to the hospital, uses magic to heal Buffy, then they get in the car to track down Warren. They find him on a bus in the desert, but it's one of Warren's robots. Willow is pretty ticked off now, and she disappears. Later, we find her in the woods hunting Warren. It's here that we see how powerful she is now. She ties him up, tortures him with the bullet she took from Buffy, and then, when she's about to get caught, she skins him alive. It's the most gruesome yet coolest thing I think we've seen on Buffy.

Meanwhile, Spike has left town because he's going to get what he needs to give the slayer what she deserves. Seems like he's going to try to make himself not so much of a wimp, right?
He has to endure a series of trials before the monster he has gone to for help will grant him his wish. The trials begin.

Meanwhile, back in the woods, Willow has killed Warren. When her friends try to stop her, she says "One down," and disappears. Cue the credits.

What's awesome is that the title of the next episode is "two to go." Stuff like that is awesome.

By the way, you know why this episode was so good? Marti Noxon wrote it. Marti's back!

Rating: 10/10

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