6.4 - Flooded

Buffy's reunion with Giles, plus the introduction of the super nerds.

***

Well, the reunion between Giles and Buffy was fantastic for me. Their relationship is the one that I think the whole show hinges on. They are the father and the daughter, and seeing them happy and together again makes me really fuzzy and stuff.

Giles confronting Willow on how foolish she was to delve into such dark magic was awesome. He's absolutely right, too. She's meddling with powers too great for her. Even I can see that! Why don't you see, Willow? And when he gets firm with her, she threatens him! Woman, I know you didn't! This is some really compelling stuff.

And the Super nerds! I don't know if they have an official title. Anyway, they are Andrew, Warren, and Jonathan. They live in a basement and are the embodiment of comic book nerds. It actually scares me a lot that I get every single geek reference they make, from Star Trek jokes to James Bond references. I'm such a freakin' nerd.

Great episode. Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie writing together is like peanut butter and chocolate. It's meant to be. They came up with a hilarious line too, when Dawn is trying to pronounce the name of the demon M'Fashnik. She says "it's got an M then an apostrophe, like Mmm, cookies!"

Rating: 9/10