This episode is ones of my favorites. It's funny and charming and sets the stage for the Buffy and Spike relationship. Even Riley gets some good lines. I don't think Buffy and Spike are ever cuter than they are in "Something Blue." This episode completely reestablishes their relationship, putting it on a more romantic level. If you're watching it the episodes in order, large parts of season four will come as a surprise. Spike is suddenly part of the gang and seeing him kiss Buffy, even under a spell, is a huge change of pace. Still, from "Something Blue" on there is a sexual undercurrent to all their conversations. By next season, Spike will be the show's leading man. All in all, this episode is a real winner and I highly recommend it.
The episode, like so many others, revolves around a spell going wrong. Willow is mourning Oz and when he sends for all of his stuff, she realizes that he really isn't coming back. Heartbroken and wanting to feel better, she resorts to magic. Her spell is supposed to let her control events through the force of her will. That way she could just get over Oz by "wanting" it bad enough. Of course, something goes wonky. She's making things happen through the force of her will, alright, but it's all unintentional. She calls Xander and demon magnet and suddenly demons are chasing him everywhere he goes. She tells Giles he doesn't understand her point of view or see anything and suddenly he's going blind. And, annoyed that Buffy is spending the evening trying to corral Spike, she mutters that Buffy and Spike should just get married. Before you know it, they're engaged.
Spike has been hiding out at Giles' house, tied in the bath tub, drinking pigs blood from a "Kiss the Librarian" mug and watching daytime TV. Buffy and Giles have been pushing him for more details about the Initative, though. And Spike is worried that they'll kill him as soon as he tells them everything he knows. He escapes to go look for the Initative himself and make them remove the chip from his head. Buffy finds him, drags him back to Giles' and right about then Willow's spell kicks in. Spike and Buffy are suddenly engaged and planning their wedding. While Giles' implores them to see reason, they happily discuss photographers and flower arrangements. Xander and Anya arrive, with demons hot on their tail, and pretty soon they deduce that Willow must be behind this mess. They set out to look for her, unaware that she is being approached by Anya's old boss, who'd like her to become a vengeance demon.
These's so much to love about this episode. Amy popping out of rat form for about 3 seconds. Xander screaming as demons break down his door. Willow baking cookies to ease her pain. And Buffy and Spike are just so, SO funny together. She makes him a little bit lighter, so suddenly Spike's worrying about Giles. And he makes her a little bit darker, so suddenly Buffy's smearing red paint on the cake-topper groom's mouth to represent the "blood of the innocent." The two of them somehow have books of wedding invitations to pour over. They're bickering over Angel and Dru and making out at every opportunity. It's even funnier because of Giles. Both Spike and Buffy view Giles as an authority figure. They've been tattling to him about each other all episode. ("Giles, make her stop!" "Giles, I accidentally killed Spike, that's okay, right?") Now, they're "living the dream" and Giles' growing aggravation at Spike and Buffy is just hilarious. Spike gives Buffy a skull shaped engagement ring. (Which is extra ridiculous if you contrast it with the beautiful colladgah ring that Angel gave her in season two's "Suprise.") "Giles did you see my ring?" Buffy chirps, delighted. "Thankfully, not very well." Giles grumbles in response. The poor guy is blind and they're still hassling him. It's just really funny stuff.
On the downside, I think that this episode sinks the Riley/Buffy relationship before it even gets started. The previous week on "Angel" the episode "I Will Remember You" aired. It showed Angel and Buffy sharing a perfect day and served as a reminded of their tragically beautiful love story. With "Something Blue" we get Spike and Buffy being cute and funny and having undeniable chemistry together. Between the established romance of Angel and the new "spark" with Spike, there's just no room for Riley. He comes in a distant third for Buffy's possible boyfriends. Next to Angel and Spike, he seems boring and lifeless. (Which is ironic since they're the ones who are undead.) The show will try everything to make Riley a viable hero. Over the next, season or so we'll get dark Riley, sensitive Riley, funny Riley, super-powered Riley and nothing works. In my opinion, he was doomed from this episode on. Buffy just needs to be dating a vampire.
My favorite part of the episode: Spike watching "Passions" in the bath tub. He'll be obsessed with the show into next season. "Passions" is a soap opera and I think Spike's a fan because he's lonely. It gives him a vicarious sense of community. Plus, it's got a kind of campy charm. "Passions" is still on the air and it currently has a character named "Spike." I'm guessing it's an homage to BTVS.
The episode, like so many others, revolves around a spell going wrong. Willow is mourning Oz and when he sends for all of his stuff, she realizes that he really isn't coming back. Heartbroken and wanting to feel better, she resorts to magic. Her spell is supposed to let her control events through the force of her will. That way she could just get over Oz by "wanting" it bad enough. Of course, something goes wonky. She's making things happen through the force of her will, alright, but it's all unintentional. She calls Xander and demon magnet and suddenly demons are chasing him everywhere he goes. She tells Giles he doesn't understand her point of view or see anything and suddenly he's going blind. And, annoyed that Buffy is spending the evening trying to corral Spike, she mutters that Buffy and Spike should just get married. Before you know it, they're engaged.
Spike has been hiding out at Giles' house, tied in the bath tub, drinking pigs blood from a "Kiss the Librarian" mug and watching daytime TV. Buffy and Giles have been pushing him for more details about the Initative, though. And Spike is worried that they'll kill him as soon as he tells them everything he knows. He escapes to go look for the Initative himself and make them remove the chip from his head. Buffy finds him, drags him back to Giles' and right about then Willow's spell kicks in. Spike and Buffy are suddenly engaged and planning their wedding. While Giles' implores them to see reason, they happily discuss photographers and flower arrangements. Xander and Anya arrive, with demons hot on their tail, and pretty soon they deduce that Willow must be behind this mess. They set out to look for her, unaware that she is being approached by Anya's old boss, who'd like her to become a vengeance demon.
These's so much to love about this episode. Amy popping out of rat form for about 3 seconds. Xander screaming as demons break down his door. Willow baking cookies to ease her pain. And Buffy and Spike are just so, SO funny together. She makes him a little bit lighter, so suddenly Spike's worrying about Giles. And he makes her a little bit darker, so suddenly Buffy's smearing red paint on the cake-topper groom's mouth to represent the "blood of the innocent." The two of them somehow have books of wedding invitations to pour over. They're bickering over Angel and Dru and making out at every opportunity. It's even funnier because of Giles. Both Spike and Buffy view Giles as an authority figure. They've been tattling to him about each other all episode. ("Giles, make her stop!" "Giles, I accidentally killed Spike, that's okay, right?") Now, they're "living the dream" and Giles' growing aggravation at Spike and Buffy is just hilarious. Spike gives Buffy a skull shaped engagement ring. (Which is extra ridiculous if you contrast it with the beautiful colladgah ring that Angel gave her in season two's "Suprise.") "Giles did you see my ring?" Buffy chirps, delighted. "Thankfully, not very well." Giles grumbles in response. The poor guy is blind and they're still hassling him. It's just really funny stuff.
On the downside, I think that this episode sinks the Riley/Buffy relationship before it even gets started. The previous week on "Angel" the episode "I Will Remember You" aired. It showed Angel and Buffy sharing a perfect day and served as a reminded of their tragically beautiful love story. With "Something Blue" we get Spike and Buffy being cute and funny and having undeniable chemistry together. Between the established romance of Angel and the new "spark" with Spike, there's just no room for Riley. He comes in a distant third for Buffy's possible boyfriends. Next to Angel and Spike, he seems boring and lifeless. (Which is ironic since they're the ones who are undead.) The show will try everything to make Riley a viable hero. Over the next, season or so we'll get dark Riley, sensitive Riley, funny Riley, super-powered Riley and nothing works. In my opinion, he was doomed from this episode on. Buffy just needs to be dating a vampire.
My favorite part of the episode: Spike watching "Passions" in the bath tub. He'll be obsessed with the show into next season. "Passions" is a soap opera and I think Spike's a fan because he's lonely. It gives him a vicarious sense of community. Plus, it's got a kind of campy charm. "Passions" is still on the air and it currently has a character named "Spike." I'm guessing it's an homage to BTVS.