Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2, Episode 6: Halloween
Written by Carl Ellsworth; Directed by Bruce Seth Green(a.k.a. In Which Buffy Learns That Clothes Don't Make the Man, the Man makes... well, maybe not)
Hey! They ripped off Goosebumps... er, I mean, what a fun episode! After two clunkers in a row, it came as a pleasant relief to learn that Halloween was as enjoyable as I'd remembered. No, it's not a classic by any stretch of the imagination, and it's a tad obvious in terms of its overarching message (which, in true Buffy fashion, is undercut by the fact that, in an episode that's all about what's on the inside being what counts, the characters turn into the types they dressed up as for Halloween). Lots of good moments for Willow and Giles in this episode, as well as some absolute howlers from 18th century damsel in distress Buffy - "It's not my place to think. I was brought up a proper lady."
By the way, the writer of this episode, Carl Ellsworth, is these days better known as the screenwriter of Wes Craven's Red Eye.
8/10
Next time: Lie to Me, another goodie.
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