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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, Episode 8: Lover's Walk

Written by Dan Vebber; Directed by David Semel

I think that this was the episode where the writers decided on their "relationships don't work" message, which they carried all the way through to the end of the series. Certainly, Spike pretty much sums the whole thing up with his "You'll fight, and you'll shag, but you'll never be friends" speech. Odd, then, that such a crucial episode was handled by someone who'd never written for Buffy before and would only write one other (the rather overrated The Zeppo) - but he handles the whole thing very well. In fact, this may be my favourite episode of the season... although I'll have to watch The Wish and Doppelgangland again to make sure. Luckily, the former just so happens to be the very next episode.

Overall rating: 9/10.

Next time: The Wish.

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