Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, Episode 14: Bad Girls
Written by Douglas Petrie; Directed by Michael LangeWhat strikes me as the most noticeable aspect of this episode up front is its impressive stunt work. There are some pretty nifty moves going on, even if the stunt doubles are at times a tad obvious. It also has a great, disgusting, intriguing villain, Balthazar (the great fat blob sweltering in a huge vat of water), and some of the best Buffy/Faith exchanges ever. It was at this point, I suspect, that the writers realised just what a catch Eliza Dushku was for the show, given her ability to dominate every single scene in which she appeared. (And nowhere is this more true than in the Sexy Dance, which made its way into the opening credits for the next two seasons, despite the fact that Faith was, by then, long gone.) Given this, I'm not surprised that her tenure on the show was short - it could so easily have become Faith the Vampire Slayer. (I'm still disappointed that we didn't get that spin-off, by the way.)
On the downside, it's becoming increasingly obvious that Angel is simply treading water until he gets his own show. He appears for a perfunctory scene or two in every episode, but in reality contributes absolutely nothing. Would it have been too much to have simply kept him dead until nearer the end of the season instead of bringing him back at the start and then giving him nothing to do but mope?
Overall rating: 9/10.
Next time: Consequences.
1 Comments:
The sexy dance (My single favourite Faith-Moment) is set to "Chinese Burn" by "Curve", a great Industrial-Ditty by that UK-Band.
You should pay close attention to the lyrics:
http://www.stack.nl/~conrad/curve/lyrics/ChineseBurn-EP.html
It reflects perfectly the Buffy/Faith-Relationship and Faith as a character.
I also think this Episode was beautifully shot, great directing.
By Kamyar, at 22:28
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