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Valentine’s Day sucks in Sunnydale.  Cordelia breaks up with Xander to make her silence the mocking of her friends, even though in her heart it’s not what she wants.  In his heartbroken state, Xander blackmails Amy to cast a love spell, but it goes horribly awry and every woman in Sunnydale, except Cordy, becomes pathologically attracted to him. In an odd turn, a smitten Dru saves Xander from Angelus, but who will save Xander from the screaming horde of psycho women?

Directed by: James A. Contner
Original Air Date: February 10, 1998
Guest Stars:

• Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar
• Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison
• Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall

Trivia:

• Giles tells Buffy that one Valentine’s Day, Angelus nailed a puppy to something (we don’t find out as Buffy stops him before he can finish).

Quotes:

Troys fave quote: “Oz has his cool hair today. I think I’m a groupie!”-Willow

Kathleen’s fave quote: “Who died and made you Elvis?”-Cordelia

Jason’s fave quote: “Force is okay…”-Willow

Key Events:

• Buffy is turned into a rat for a short time by Amy is hopped up by her own love spell (foreshadowing to Amy’s eventual demise)
• After the love spell has been vanquished and all the girls of Sunnydale have returned to their disgust for Xander he is mocked once more by Harmony in the company of Cordelia.  Cordy finally stands up to her friends and reconciles with Xander while her friends look on in horror.

Rating:

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Troy::

In Other News:

Anyone watching Private Practice?  Both Emma Caufield and Amber Benson have guest starred on recent episodes.  If only they would cast James Marsters as a hot doctor!

Video clips:

“Ok, not quite the reaction I was looking for” – Xander / Cordi in red/black dress

Got the Love

Quick! Block the door Xander!

Playing your cards right

Nice Shirt

“mmm.. Force is ok.” – Willow

There’s a werewolf  stalking Sunnydale and Buffy and the gang discover that it’s one of their own. Buffy tries to protect Sunnydale  from the beast’s appetite, and protect the nocturnal beast from a werewolf bounty hunter who doesn’t care that his trophy is human 27 days a month. Angelus starts some trouble. Willow convinces Oz she still wants to see him, despite everything.

Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
Original Air Date: January 27th, 1998
Guest Stars:

• Seth Green as Oz
• Camila Griggs as Gym Teacher
• Jack Conley as Cain
• Larry Bagby as Larry Blaisdell (as Larry Bagby III)
• Megahn Perry as Theresa

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Trivia:

• In the beginning of the episode, Oz fixates on the cheerleading trophy that contains Amy’s mom from the first season episode, “Witch”.
• Giles’ first car seen on the show was an ancient silver Citroen, first seen in “The Witch”. The license plate was 2GPU947. During the filming of “Phases” the car refused to start so some members of the Buffy crew had to push the car from behind. They can be seen through the rear window in one scene.

Quotes:
Willow: “Well, I like you. You’re nice, and you’re funny. And you don’t smoke. Yeah, okay, werewolf, but that’s not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month I’m not much fun to be around either.”

Cordelia: “Sorry, we haven’t all perfected that phony ‘girl next door’ bit.”
Willow: “You could be the girl next door, too. If Xander lived next to a brothel!”

Key Events:

• Oz becomes a werewolf in this episode, a defining characteristic of his character for the remainder of the series.
• Zander discovers that Larry’s misogynist ways are a smoke screen…Larry is gay and he thinks Zander is also gay.

Rating:

Jason:

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In Other News:

A Dollhouse podcast is in the works, stay tuned for details!

Video Clips

“Huh.”

Moonpie

More words…

Surprise:
Drusilla is back and all healed and throwing a party and reassembles the Judge, an unstoppable demon while Buffy and Angel consummate their relationship.

Innocence:
Angel loses his soul due to a moment of true happiness, and his demon self (Angelus) takes over; Buffy must deal with him and stop the Judge.

Directed by: Michael Lange
Original Air Date: 19 January 1998
Guest Stars:
Brian Thompson (The Judge)
Vincent Schiavelli (Uncle Enyos)

Trivia:

• Brian Thompson also played Luke in the first two episodes of Buffy, The Harvest and Welcome to the Hellmouth
• The Buffy and Angel theme, “Close Your Eyes” is first heard in this episode

Quotes:
Cordelia : “Well, does looking at guns make you want to have sex? ”

Xander : “I’m 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.”

Cordelia: “Pieces? We get the pieces. Our job sucks!”

Key Events:

• Really to many to list here but…
• Angel loses his soul
• Xander and Cordi are found out by Willow
• Willow and Oz start to become a couple
• Mrs. Calender is found out to be a gypsy plant to watch Angel

Rating:

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In Other News:
Dollhouse looked really interesting. We’ll have more details in later episodes.

Video Clips
Cordelia nose wiggle… (HOT) … and Willow big eyes…. (SAD)

Buffy breakdown

“I’m 17″

Willow and OZ

The scoobies are taken to “sitcom plot device land” as they are each given an egg to look after as an exercise in parenting.  Of course, since this IS Sunnydale, the eggs do not contain sweet, fuzzy chicks, but rather vile, facesucking, mind-controlling “bezoars”.  Luckily, Buffy and Xandor manage to avoid being taken over by the nasty creatures, and rush off to save their friends from…whatever that is under the school. Also, in this episode, we are introduced to two of the meanest, toughest, rootin-tootin-est vampires to ever walk the vast plains of California! (Those Gorch brothers rock!)

Directed by: David Greenwalt
Original Air Date: January 12, 1998
Guest Stars:
Jeremy Ratchford (Lyle Gorch)
James Parks (Tector Gorch)

Trivia:

• Lyle and Tector Gorch where two characters from the 1969 movie “The Wild Bunch“, which starred William Holden and Ernest Borgnine.
• We learn in this episode that Angel can’t have children.

Quotes:
Giles: “I suppose there is a sort of Machiavellian ingenuity to your transgression.”
Xander: “I resent that… or, possibly, thank you.”

Tector: “That the Slayer?”
Lyle: “Yep.”
Tector: “Ain’t that Angelus with her?”
Lyle: “Yep.”
Tector: “Well, how come she ain’t slayin’? And how come he’s about to make me blush?”

Rating:

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Troy: