Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1x09 "The Puppet Show" Full Reaction
Added 2019-07-16 16:27:48 +0000 UTC
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There is very, very little of Buffy that I don't like. There are a few episodes that I know aren't as good as Prophecy Girl, or I don't enjoy them as much, while I still have fun with them. A lot of people hate I Robot, You Jane, but I actually enjoyed it. That said, this is one of the few episodes I really don't like and don't find enjoyable. Sid's lines didn't land for me, and the whole horny dummy thing just annoyed the hell out of me. It just wasn't funny and didn't work for me at all. But, I do like that you enjoyed the episode, and it's not without it's moments.
Regarding your question about Buffy getting out from under the chandelier. I've heard about how Buffy's strength in this series is inconsistent and changes with the requirements of the plot. To me, it doesn't. To what I've read, her strength is supposed to increase daily. But at this stage, while she does have super strength, she's not nearly as strong as she in in later episodes. Those chandeliers are huge and extremely heavy. She would not have been strong enough at this point in the series to get out from under that. But you'll notice, in the next season, she does things that imply she is much, much stronger than what it would take to get that thing off of her. Yes, because her strength continues to grow by a small amount each day. I don't think her power is inconsistent so much that it's ever changing. That said, if there are points in the series where it fluctuates without any explanation, then that's me missing it.
Even though I don't like this episode, I enjoyed the reaction. Onto the next.