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It's not meant to be a light and comedic episode, despite the music that sounds light and comedic.
The Trio previously stole a large diamond. It turns out that they are not beginning a career in jewel theft, but instead need the diamond to build their invisibility ray gun. They do intend to use it to commit robbery, but they also want to use it so they can sneak undetected into spas and see women in a state of undress. While arguing over who gets to become invisible first, they accidentally make Buffy invisible, who doesn't even see them at the time this happens.
Prior to this, Buffy doesn't even know what day it is, which is a classic depression sign. She is blaming herself not only for her own actions but also for Willow's. Buffy is in such a pit of self-loathing she cuts her hair purely because Spike likes it long - she wants to make herself 'different'. Once she is invisible, Buffy becomes insanely obnoxious for the entire episode purely because she believes there's no consequences for her in this state and that she's 'free of this life' which as Spike puts it means 'dead'.
The episode does move the story arc forward in the sense that by the end of it Buffy is aware of the existence of The Trio and that they are up to no good.
The Trio previously stole a large diamond. It turns out that they are not beginning a career in jewel theft, but instead need the diamond to build their invisibility ray gun. They do intend to use it to commit robbery, but they also want to use it so they can sneak undetected into spas and see women in a state of undress. While arguing over who gets to become invisible first, they accidentally make Buffy invisible, who doesn't even see them at the time this happens.
Prior to this, Buffy doesn't even know what day it is, which is a classic depression sign. She is blaming herself not only for her own actions but also for Willow's. Buffy is in such a pit of self-loathing she cuts her hair purely because Spike likes it long - she wants to make herself 'different'. Once she is invisible, Buffy becomes insanely obnoxious for the entire episode purely because she believes there's no consequences for her in this state and that she's 'free of this life' which as Spike puts it means 'dead'.
The episode does move the story arc forward in the sense that by the end of it Buffy is aware of the existence of The Trio and that they are up to no good.
I really like this film. No it doesn't make lots of sense, but I've seen far worse. For sure it's not boring. And yet everyone on the planet, including Siskel and Ebert back in the day, seems to disagree with me.
This sequel seeks to explain what was going on in the first film - why there were immortals all over the planet seeking each other out for duels to the death, and why the last one - Colin McLeod - becomes mortal.
The plot also involves a shield that McLeod helped design, due to the depletion of the ozone layer in the 1990s, to protect the earth from the sun's rays. In present day, 2024, it's believed that the ozone layer has repaired itself, that the company that provides the shield knows this, and yet hides it to keep profiting from the shield.
When approached about helping to expose this, McLeod says that he is too old to get involved with this intrigue, and he's right, until something happens to make him immortal again and thus rejuvenated.
It's great that the producers were able to get the cast back together, including Sean Connery as Ramirez, one of the original immortals. But the scene stealer is Michael Ironside as Katana who plays his part of villain as delightfully campy. Also, I have to give kudos to Virginia Madsen. She was never one to play it safe with the roles she accepted.
With Christopher Lambert as McLeod who has the most effective pick-up line of all time - "I'm Colin McLeod of the clan McLeod and I am immortal." It seems to get 'em every time.
This sequel seeks to explain what was going on in the first film - why there were immortals all over the planet seeking each other out for duels to the death, and why the last one - Colin McLeod - becomes mortal.
The plot also involves a shield that McLeod helped design, due to the depletion of the ozone layer in the 1990s, to protect the earth from the sun's rays. In present day, 2024, it's believed that the ozone layer has repaired itself, that the company that provides the shield knows this, and yet hides it to keep profiting from the shield.
When approached about helping to expose this, McLeod says that he is too old to get involved with this intrigue, and he's right, until something happens to make him immortal again and thus rejuvenated.
It's great that the producers were able to get the cast back together, including Sean Connery as Ramirez, one of the original immortals. But the scene stealer is Michael Ironside as Katana who plays his part of villain as delightfully campy. Also, I have to give kudos to Virginia Madsen. She was never one to play it safe with the roles she accepted.
With Christopher Lambert as McLeod who has the most effective pick-up line of all time - "I'm Colin McLeod of the clan McLeod and I am immortal." It seems to get 'em every time.
I loved that Willow was able to bring Amy back at this particular time as it continued to show the dark and selfish road Willow is traveling down. She got dumped, is lonely, and in the throes of addiction. The only thing about that plot that was off to me was when Amy and Willow go crazy with magic at the club. I felt like I was watching an episode of 90's Sabrina. It seemed way too over the top and, while some of it was funny, it was a different vibe of magic then we've been shown up to this point on this show.
Speaking of Willow's magic addiction the scene with Buffy, Anya, and Xander when they discussed it was noteworthy. Anya was the only one to directly confront Willow about her magic. Xander glossed over it until Willow was gone. Then he started talking about her going down a dangerous path. Buffy minimized the situation because she sees parallels in Willow's attraction to magic and hers to Spike.
The Trio transitioning from harmless nerds to killers continues. I like how the writers slowly show how dangerous these seemingly goofy nerds are starting to become.
Finally there is the Spike/Buffy issue. Spike realizes when he and Buffy are trading punches that he has no pain when he hits her. At first he thinks the chip has malfunctioned but he immediately finds out that Buffy is the only person he can hit without the chip firing. He's been arguing that he's changed yet, what's the first thing he does when he thinks that the chip is no longer working? He goes looking for someone to kill. And the first thing he does when he realizes it is only Buffy he can hit? He uses that knowledge to try and put her off balance and drag her down to his level. These are exactly the kinds of things you'd expect from a creature with no soul, which is what Spike actually is, even if he is much more poetic than your average vampire.
Speaking of Willow's magic addiction the scene with Buffy, Anya, and Xander when they discussed it was noteworthy. Anya was the only one to directly confront Willow about her magic. Xander glossed over it until Willow was gone. Then he started talking about her going down a dangerous path. Buffy minimized the situation because she sees parallels in Willow's attraction to magic and hers to Spike.
The Trio transitioning from harmless nerds to killers continues. I like how the writers slowly show how dangerous these seemingly goofy nerds are starting to become.
Finally there is the Spike/Buffy issue. Spike realizes when he and Buffy are trading punches that he has no pain when he hits her. At first he thinks the chip has malfunctioned but he immediately finds out that Buffy is the only person he can hit without the chip firing. He's been arguing that he's changed yet, what's the first thing he does when he thinks that the chip is no longer working? He goes looking for someone to kill. And the first thing he does when he realizes it is only Buffy he can hit? He uses that knowledge to try and put her off balance and drag her down to his level. These are exactly the kinds of things you'd expect from a creature with no soul, which is what Spike actually is, even if he is much more poetic than your average vampire.