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b"Buffy Season 1 comes to a close. This first episode gave as both the feels, and not just because we both have giant crushes on Clea DuVall (Seriously, girl, what happened to you? Come back and get an Emmy!) I'm feeling more of the Joss Wheadon I know starting to emerge, but this feels a little rushed. We never really get to learn much about Marcie, other than she feels invisible because people ignore her. Whatever switch was supposed to get flipped and turn her into a psychotic killer. Cordelia is starting to get some characterization, but it's inconsistent, sometimes cartoonish bullying and sometimes genuine feelings. I hopes the writers find something for her to land on. But then we must move on the the episode with the vampires (and for a show about a vampire slayer, they really keep shitting the bed when it comes to vampire-centric episodes. I miss you, Darla.) The Master has a diabolical plan, and according to the rules that Joss just made up, he needs to feed on the Slayer to earn his freedom from the unfinished basement with the blood hole. There' a bit of a head-fake in how he pulls this off, but Angel and Xander come to the rescue.\\xa0 Also, willow gets mopey when all her friends in the AV club die . . . but I didn't really care. I've never seen her doing anything AVish, and Cordelia is the only one who calls any of them by their name. Not a convincing way to try and up the emotional stakes. But all is well and good after the Master is defeated, along with the giant toothy penises. They tel me it gets better in season 2. I Hope so!"