Buffy 2x7 - Lie to Me
Overall Community Rating Average: 8.67
| Member | Rating |
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| Logan (Hadoken101) | 10 |
| Vidy | 10 |
| shay | 10 |
| sari !! | 10 |
| Alex :)) | 9 |
| Jared | 9 |
| saba | 9 |
| LimePie | 9 |
| cassreacts | 9 |
| rowanmeredith | 8 |
| MashBashPotato | 7 |
| lenaphant | 4 |
Review:
BTVS Episode 2x07 "Lie to Me" Review
Rating: 9/10
One thing I love about this show is how it uses these common ideas and concepts but then gives them a twist that makes them so much more interesting. Like at first it just seemed like a standard cult of teenagers who wanna be vampires, but then it had the insane reveal that Ford was terminally ill. That being the reason he wanted immortality is so compelling and I loved the way that scene of him telling Buffy was written, it felt so real. I'm also still so curious how the soul stuff works, because they act like when you get turned you're not even yourself, just a demon, but obviously your self must remain somehow if you're able to get your soul back like Angel, unless your soul is literally your human self, in which case where does that even go?? This episode also gave us more Drusilla lore. The scene of Angel telling Buffy how he tortured Drusilla was so dark it had me genuinely shocked. I don't know how you can learn this stuff about a person and not have it affect your relationship, even if it's not technically his fault. I did roll my eyes a little at the jealousy miscommunication thing, like that's just boring to me. I feel like this episode is also evidence that vampires do have some form of love, because Spike was willing to let go of Buffy for Drusilla. They definitely seem to have some sort of love for each other, I feel like that's clear, but it's just a question of if it's the same as human love I suppose. Loved the ending of this episode though, with Buffy and Giles' conversation. Her suddenly killing Ford did catch me off guard because I couldn't tell at all if he was going to get turned or not. I feel like it's honestly worse that he did get turned only to die immediately. The ending really summarised this show in general, how things really aren't black and white anymore.Characters:
- **Buffy:** MVP because she pretty much handled the threat all on her own. Also she was lowkey going through it this episode.
- Drusilla: I honestly find her so creepy and uncomfortable to watch (great acting though), but she's also so undeniably interesting. I wonder why she seems so comfortable with Angel though. When she got turned did she just stop caring about what Angel did because of the lack of soul, or was it because she had gone mad? Like, do vampires not hold any personal grudges to other vampires for stuff before they were turned? I feel like it would make sense if they just stopped caring about humans. I still think there's more to Drusilla though, because she has some sort of Seer ability and is ill in some way too, I think that's connected, excited to learn more.
- Ford: Again, I don't feel a ton of sympathy for characters like this who end up killing tons of people for their own survival, but the way he was written and the way Buffy reacted made me connect with it a lot more than the Mummy Girl, for example. Especially loved the line: "You try vomiting for 24 hours straight because the pain in your head is so intense, and then we'll discuss the concept of right and wrong."
Out of context notes:
"i hope this guys evil bc otherwise this is boring" "bella swan would love this place"
Rating: 9/10
One thing I love about this show is how it uses these common ideas and concepts but then gives them a twist that makes them so much more interesting. Like at first it just seemed like a standard cult of teenagers who wanna be vampires, but then it had the insane reveal that Ford was terminally ill. That being the reason he wanted immortality is so compelling and I loved the way that scene of him telling Buffy was written, it felt so real. I'm also still so curious how the soul stuff works, because they act like when you get turned you're not even yourself, just a demon, but obviously your self must remain somehow if you're able to get your soul back like Angel, unless your soul is literally your human self, in which case where does that even go?? This episode also gave us more Drusilla lore. The scene of Angel telling Buffy how he tortured Drusilla was so dark it had me genuinely shocked. I don't know how you can learn this stuff about a person and not have it affect your relationship, even if it's not technically his fault. I did roll my eyes a little at the jealousy miscommunication thing, like that's just boring to me. I feel like this episode is also evidence that vampires do have some form of love, because Spike was willing to let go of Buffy for Drusilla. They definitely seem to have some sort of love for each other, I feel like that's clear, but it's just a question of if it's the same as human love I suppose. Loved the ending of this episode though, with Buffy and Giles' conversation. Her suddenly killing Ford did catch me off guard because I couldn't tell at all if he was going to get turned or not. I feel like it's honestly worse that he did get turned only to die immediately. The ending really summarised this show in general, how things really aren't black and white anymore.Characters:
- **Buffy:** MVP because she pretty much handled the threat all on her own. Also she was lowkey going through it this episode.
- Drusilla: I honestly find her so creepy and uncomfortable to watch (great acting though), but she's also so undeniably interesting. I wonder why she seems so comfortable with Angel though. When she got turned did she just stop caring about what Angel did because of the lack of soul, or was it because she had gone mad? Like, do vampires not hold any personal grudges to other vampires for stuff before they were turned? I feel like it would make sense if they just stopped caring about humans. I still think there's more to Drusilla though, because she has some sort of Seer ability and is ill in some way too, I think that's connected, excited to learn more.
- Ford: Again, I don't feel a ton of sympathy for characters like this who end up killing tons of people for their own survival, but the way he was written and the way Buffy reacted made me connect with it a lot more than the Mummy Girl, for example. Especially loved the line: "You try vomiting for 24 hours straight because the pain in your head is so intense, and then we'll discuss the concept of right and wrong."
Out of context notes:
"i hope this guys evil bc otherwise this is boring" "bella swan would love this place"