Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2, Episode 7: Lie to Me
Written and Directed by Joss Whedon(a.k.a. In Which Buffy Learns That Life Contains Shades Of Grey)
I'm giving this episode a very high rating, and the reason for this is all contained in the final act. Were it not for Giles' "lie" speech in the graveyard, it would be rated a lot lower. Don't get me wrong, it would still be a decent episode, but the character of Ford, and the performance of the actor playing him, get on my nerves a bit, and in most regards he is nothing more than yet another bland potential love interest for Buffy, although this time round there is the slight twist of him wanting to become a vampire. I get the impression that this was one of those episodes that was built around the central "message", and while it threatens to get a little heavy-handed at times, Joss Whedon, who as I'm sure I've said before tends to write all the best episodes, manages to reign it in.
Unlike last week's episode, there are no real howlers in the dialogue this time, although nervous Willow is always a good thing.
9/10
Next time: The Dark Age, an episode of which I have virtually no memory at all.
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