Episode Report Card Ace: A+ | 20 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT The Harvest (2)
By Ace | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 03.09.1997
Inside the Bronze, the gang convenes by the stage, surveying the carnage. Willow isn't displaying her characteristic intelligence when she asks if they won. Buffy says that they stopped the apocalypse, and she'll "give [them] points for that." Xander says, "One things for sure. Nothing's ever going to be the same."
The next day at school, Cordelia is gossiping about the events of last night to a blonde girl. She tells the girl that it was "gangs on PCP." Nearby on the grass, Buffy meets up with Xander and starts walking. Xander is of the opinion that "the dead rose. We should at least have an assembly." They're met by Giles and Willow, who have also overhead Cordelia, and Giles explains what might as well be the mantra for the whole series: "People have a tendency to rationalize what they can and forget what they can't." Let me just say that Buffy is wearing more fabric on her head via her scarf than is contained in her skirt. Willow swears that she'll never forget, and Giles says that she'll be ready for the next time. Everyone but Buffy and Giles looks shocked to learn that there might be a next time. Giles says that they are "on the center of a mystical convergence here. We may in fact stand between the earth and it's total destruction." Buffy, sucking on a lollipop, says that she's going to look "on the bright side," and try to see if she can get kicked out of school. The teens walk off and Willow suggests that Buffy "blow something up," as "they're really strict about that." Like, maybe the library? Giles, listening to their conversation, adjusts his glasses and mutters to himself, "The earth is doomed."