HUMUS. BtVS Intertext/Allusion.

As the Scoobies prepare to confront the Mayor’s ascension at the end of Season Three, Oz attempts to lighten the mood by suggesting they attack him with hummus. The following two excerpts from "Graduation Day," Part 2 are taken from the Buffy Dialogue Database:

 

BUFFY: So, am I crazy

WILLOW: Well, 'crazy' is such a strong word.

GILES: Let's not rule it out though.

BUFFY: You don't think it can be done?

GILES: I didn't say that. I might, - but not yet.

CORDELIA: I personally don't think it's impossible to come up with a crazier plan.

OZ: We attack the Mayor with hummus.

Everyone looks at him.

CORDELIA: I stand corrected.

OZ: Just trying to keep things in perspective.

CORDELIA: (sarcastic) Thank you. - My point however is, crazy or not, it's pretty much the only plan. - Besides, it's Buffy's, - and she's slay gal, - you know, Ms little Likes-to-fight. So..

XANDER: I think there was a 'yea' vote buried in there somewhere.

 

GILES: Um, Buffy, all of this is rather depended on your being able to control the Mayor.

BUFFY: Faith told me to play on his human weakness.

WILLOW: Faith told you? Was that before or after you put her into a coma?

BUFFY: After.

WILLOW: Oh.

GILES: His weakness.

BUFFY: Right.

GILES: Which is-?

BUFFY: You know I do all this planing. I'm in charge here, even though I am really not at my best-

GILES: Well, let's- let's-ah, let's think.

OZ: Well, Angel, you hung with him the most. Is there something that he's afraid of?

ANGEL: Well, he's not crazy about germs.

CORDELIA: Of course, that's it. We attack him with germs! BUFFY: Great! We'll corner him and then you can sneeze on him.

CORDELIA: No! No, we'll get a box with the Ebola virus and- and-. Or it doesn't even have to be real, we can just get a box that says Ebola on it and- um chase him- with the box-

XANDER: I'm starting to lean towards the hummus offensive.

OZ: He'll never see it coming.

 

Hummus is a chickpea and sesame dip of Middle Eastern origin made by blending together chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina paste to a creamy consistency and garnishing with olive oil and red paprika. It is traditionally served as an appetizer with Arabic or pitta bread or fresh vegetables. A variety of recipes for hummus can be found at allrecipes.com and cooking.com (from which the above illustration is taken)

 

 

 

 

 

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