Wednesday, January 25, 2006

BUFFY ep 4.04 "Fear, Itself" review

Just a sidenote re my earlier review. I might have been in error on a minor
point. The reference for the ep where Willow's spell converted theVengeance
Demon Anyanka into human form might have been ep 3.09 The Wish and not ep
3.16 Dopplegangland as I earlier suggested.

You may just want to delete the bracketed reference from my earlier review.

I hereby give you permission to publish the following review on your
website and you may edit it reasonably.

Below this line is intended for publication

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ep 4.04 Fear, Itself

As the Slayerettes are happily engaged in carving pumpkin heads for
Hallowe'en, Buffy is severely depressed at having been dumped by Parker.
She's so broken up inside that the next day when she sees Parker in the
cafetaria, she does a bail.

Anya seeks out Xander in his basement apartment. "You haven't called" she
says, "It's been a whole week since we copulated". Xander invites Anya out
with him and the gang, to the Hallowe'en festivities that evening.

Oz helps a Fraternity install a high powered sound system for their
Frat-house. Amongst the Hallowe'en party decorations and props, a
Pentagram is being drawn onto the floor. Nicking his finger while
installing a loudspeaker, some drops of Oz's blood fall within the
Pentagram.

That evening Oz and Willow join up with Buffy and Xander and together
wander along towards the Frat-house party. On the way they see a group in
paramilitary costumes armed with realistic looking assault weapons. Upon
entering the Frat-house, the groundfloor seems to be deserted, although
frightening sounds fill the air. Anya arrives a few minutes later, but
can't get in because the house now has no external front door. She looks
around just in time to see the windows disappearing too.

Anya leaves and seeks out Giles' help. He quickly packs a carrybag with
supplies. Meanwhile things in the Frat-house are getting weirder.

The Slayerettes while exploring, become seperated. Oz commences to wolf
out. Willow tries to use witchcraft, to help find the others. But that
idea doesn't go as planned. Xander seems to have become invisible, while
Buffy has a run in with some bad dudes.

Arriving outside the house, Giles selects what he needs to create a
doorway, from within his carrybag. He enters the house accompanied by
Anya, but they too become trapped as the doorway instantly disappears
behind them. The meet up with the other 4 Slayerettes, now back together.


Willow has found an old book, from which the Pentagram was copied. She and
Giles try to make sense of it's archaic language. Before they have time to
seek a solution their way, Buffy acts impetuously, inadvertantly summoning
forth the Fear Demon in full physical form.

Prompted by Giles, and using a non-standard Slayer technique, Buffy manages
to overcome the demon.

Catherine Jemma, 7 Feb y2k

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