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There's a group of Watchers in town, led by Quentin Travers, the man who just about got Buffy killed last time, and who fired Giles.
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What a great episode. Doug Petrie and Jane Espenson turn in a pretty awesome story here that offers a lot.
First off, the Watchers are nasty and they are the embodiment of everything cold and clinical that we perceive "the establishment" to be. They are meant to be intimidating. They come into Giles' magic shop, close it down, and confiscate lots of his stuff.
The reason they are in town is because they have information about Glory to give to Buffy, but only if she can pass the tests and prove herself worthy.
Buffy basically jumps through their hoops for most of the episode, but comes to a realization after Glory drops in on her at her house. When she confronts the Watchers the next time she sees them, she flips the script on 'em and tells them that she's the one with the power and that they are not going to be ordering her around anymore. She has Giles reinstated with all pay retroactive from the time he was fired. It's really a pretty awesome scene.
And it's then that we learn for the first time what Glory is. She's not a demon, she's not a vampire.
She's a god.
Rating: 8/10
1 comment:
A hell god! Liked when they were interviewing Spike, and the one women said she wrote her thesis on him (giggles) . Anya was pretty funny too.
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