Episode Report Card Ace: B- | 10 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Bad Girls
By Ace | Season 3 | Episode 14 | Aired on 02.08.1999
The Summers home. Morning. Buffy comes through the door with the papers, hurriedly checking for any news of last night's events. Joyce comes downstairs. "Admit it," she says. Buffy gives her an "oh shit!" look. "Some days don't you just want to wake up and say 'to hell with the diet'?" continues Joyce, trying to talk Buffy into a big waffle-y brunch. Buffy declines, saying that she isn't hungry, and then lies to her mom about her activities the previous evening. Joyce asks about the waffles again, and Buffy offers to help make them. "No," pouts Joyce, "They only don't have calories if I make them for you." "Mom logic," she clarifies at Buffy's look. Snerk.
Snap! It's picture time with the Mayor for the local Boy Scout troop. Allan Finch shuffles them out, and then the Mayor closes the blinds so that Mr. Trick can come out of hiding. The Mayor asks for news about the Eliminati while going over to his walk-in Bad Mojo cabinet. He opens it to find one of Fatty Bubelatty's minions, who pins him over the desk, sword at his throat. Mr. Trick knocks the minion unconscious. The Mayor cracks me up by saying, "Thank you, Mr. Trick. That was very thoughtful of you." I can just see him sitting down and writing a thank-you note to a vampire. The Mayor wonders how the vamp got past security, and Allan stammers a reply, but we can't tell if it's an "I'm guilty" stammer or an "I live in abject fear of what my boss might to do me" stammer. The Mayor tells Mr. Trick to lock up the minion. Mr. Trick points out that he will just try to kill the Mayor again. "Yes. I expect he will," cheerily agrees the Mayor. Creepy.
Fatty Bubelatty Factory. Fatty B is throwing another screaming fit. We get a little Fatty back-story, but I'm not all that interested in a three-years-gone MotW. He screams at his minions to find the Slayers, grab the amulet, and kill indiscriminately.
Buffy's room. Willow and Buffy sit on Buffy's bed. Willow has made Buffy a protection charm, which she's sweetened with the smell of lavender. Way to know your target market, Will. Willow asks about the plan for tonight, but Buffy tells Willow that she's more comfortable without Willow there. Willow tries to be understanding, but she's a little put off. Faith shows up and tells B that it's "time to motor." Willow greets Faith. That bitch! No wonder Faith went all evil. Can you believe the way that two-bit red-headed witch-tramp just sat there and -- said hi to Faith. The Slayers leave, and Willow looks at her protection-spell-in-a-bag and mutters, "Stupid," under her breath. Sniff. It's sad to see Buffy shutting out her nice friends to hang out with a dim loser like Faith.