Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, Episode 20: The Prom
Written by Marti Noxon; Directed by David SolomonI appreciate what they were trying to do with this episode, but a whole lot of it really didn't work for me. Part of it, I suppose, is that I find the whole prom business, and all the faux emotions surrounding it, to be hopelessly hokey. Another is that it contains the immortal line "Right now, I'm just trying to keep from dying", which, try as she might, Sarah Michelle Gellar can't manage to deliver with any sincerity. (That's not an insult to her abilities, though - I can't think of many actors that could pull off such a clunker and maintain any semblance of legitimacy.) Still, at least it has another priceless appearance by Anya, although I must confess that I prefer clueless Season 4 Anya to cranky Season 3 Anya.
Overall rating: 7/10.
Next time: the two-part Graduation Day.
1 Comments:
The plot of this episode was just 'ho-hum, let's tread water until the finale'. It was just something to hang the break-up on.
By Baron Scarpia, at 21:15
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