So the only other episode of Buffy I've seen was the Pilot a couple months ago and I didn't like it enough to continue watching. Consequently not knowing who some of these characters are was pretty inevitable. Even with that, I found them pretty annoying and melodramatic, as I initially did in the Pilot. The romance part of this didn't work for me. I found it to be pretty awkward and a waste of the episode's time. Additionally, opening with the dream sequence was a bit jarring and abrupt, and really tried too hard to hammer in the seemingly nonexistent chemistry.
It took an entire 15 minutes for the episode's plot to finally start. I really liked the design of the Gentlemen, they looked super cool and creepy. The concept of the episode works very well since the performances are good enough to understand what the characters are supposed to be saying. Additionally it worked because it was the 90s. If this took place today, everyone would just be texting each other, which everyone does anyways. The silence in the episode also made for some good comic relief, even if some parts were a bit stupid and unimaginative (Anya asking Xander for sex).
I actually have more questions than desired after viewing this. Why were there straight jacket gimp looking things following the gentleman everywhere? Why were they wearing straight jackets? Why did the Gentlemen wait an entire day until taking a heart? Why did they only take one heart that night if they needed seven? Wouldn't it be easier for them to take every heart needed at once? Why did they need hearts in the first place? Why did they come to town in the first place? Why specifically THIS town?
As a whole, it didn't feel like that much really happened in this episode, but the head explosions at the end were pretty satisfying. Overall, the amount of questions and problems I have with this overrule the things I actually liked. 6/10
It took an entire 15 minutes for the episode's plot to finally start. I really liked the design of the Gentlemen, they looked super cool and creepy. The concept of the episode works very well since the performances are good enough to understand what the characters are supposed to be saying. Additionally it worked because it was the 90s. If this took place today, everyone would just be texting each other, which everyone does anyways. The silence in the episode also made for some good comic relief, even if some parts were a bit stupid and unimaginative (Anya asking Xander for sex).
I actually have more questions than desired after viewing this. Why were there straight jacket gimp looking things following the gentleman everywhere? Why were they wearing straight jackets? Why did the Gentlemen wait an entire day until taking a heart? Why did they only take one heart that night if they needed seven? Wouldn't it be easier for them to take every heart needed at once? Why did they need hearts in the first place? Why did they come to town in the first place? Why specifically THIS town?
As a whole, it didn't feel like that much really happened in this episode, but the head explosions at the end were pretty satisfying. Overall, the amount of questions and problems I have with this overrule the things I actually liked. 6/10