With all the work we did on the William the Bloody thesis
last week, I just did not have the energy to write this. So, here
are a few highlights and piccies.
I'm bitter. Yes, me. I know that strikes you as
totally out of character <*cough*>. I'm bitter about:
Giles:
Well, he's got a new daughter. Isn't that special?
Plus, he sent away Spike because he hates him, and Andrew
because he annoys him. He's such a good role model for the
Potentials...who have great moral right now.
Buffy:
She's come a long way from Season 6, huh?
Is she ever going to learn that hitting people who irritate
you is just not right? Or is that Buffiphany #39?
Anya:
Oh, get off it already. Buffy wasn't "lucky" to get
the Slayer gig. She's fought it tooth and nail all the way from when
she was called at age 15. If you really think that she's had a great
life, hell, just watch "Becoming".
And, didn't your mother ever tell you that your face will
freeze like that?
People I wasn't bitter about
CLEM!!
The Clemobile
 
Has he really stopped eating kittens? Inquiring
minds want to know.
Andrew:
And you also had to love his misspelling of "steak".
He's such a girl.
Spike:
Yay, Spike! The only one who's actually furthered
the plot this episode.
That look gets me every time. And he's just looking
at a priest!
Spandrew:
Andrew gets assigned on the away mission with Spike.
Erotic daydreams ensue.
Okay. This is just too gay.
The Point of the Episode
Everyone has been discussing "Empty Places" and how many
there were. Well, you're all wrong. Empty, in Physics, would
refer to a vacuum. Right in the beginning of the episode, Buffy is
stalked by an evil vacuum cleaner. I was hoping she would sense the
danger, but she never did. I think she was distracted by Clem.
Close-up.
Notice the tentacles and obvious phallic symbolism that
has been rampant this season, denoting the innate evil nature of the
male.
Here Buffy is starting to feel the vacuum leering at
her.
"Turn around, Buffy! Turn around!!"
Inconsistencies
 
I'm not seeing the design in that burn there.
Um. Where did all those party goers come from in a
town that is one big empty place?
Fun With Screen Caps
 
Buffy and Amanda thought this was another musical
episode.
"Come on, guys. My hips are only this wide.
There's still room for me here in Casa de Summers."
Dawn gets her earring caught on a passerby's piercing.
Buffy is about to get a raspberry from Caleb.
 
And now, Faith replaces Xander as the glutton of the
group.
 
Apparently, there's some bad food in the fridge at Casa de
Summers. Clear the bathroom, NOW!!
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