The Princess Screamed Once blog

This Buffy The Vampire Slayer article was more specific on it’s topic than the other two articles because it only focused on one episode. I liked how the author kept finding interesting points to bring up that kept the article moving along. Some interesting topics of discussion were the whole fact of communication between the characters during this episode and the short dream of Buffy kissing Riley in ht beginning of the episode. It was interesting how the author was able to compare the fact that The Gentleman are above us when they literally hover six inches above the ground. The comparison of Aeneas, Achilles, and Odysseus to characters in BTVS was also very creative as well. The scene with Tara and Willow is one that shows how strong communication is even without words. Both are being chased by The Gentleman and Willow tries to block the door with a bending machine while using magic. “Because she can shake it a little, Tara understands immediately what Willow is attempting. Tara watches her, and it is Tara who offers to join with Will, reaching her hand out in a silent gesture which Willow accepts” (Wilcox, 158). The joining forces of the two girls produce enough strength to block the door to be saved from The Gentleman. This is in contrast to the inefficiency of communication between Buffy and Riley. They fail to communicate in the beginning when Riley asks about Buffy’s dream and when Buffy wants Riley to destroy the voice box and he destroys the wrong thing before he gets it right. The author did a great job of getting across the theme of the episode and I really liked how the author used commentary from the creator in the paper as well.