Season 1, Episode 4: Teacher's Pet
First off, that intro thing is really cheesy, but I kind of like it. I wonder how many potential viewers it scared off during the initial run of the series.
This episode was decent. Predictable, for the most part, but decent. It turns out what I wasn't looking forward to started become prevalent right away. Xander gets jealous of Angel, Willow starts getting all obsessive-like over Xander, and Buffy may even be beginning to like Angel. It's just a bunch of romance stuff that is stupid to be seeing this early in the series. Also, it's weird how easy everything appears to be for the team. They found all the right answers in relatively little time without taking any (well, I guess one that was easily resolved) wrong steps along the way. Willow is a hacker extraordinaire, Giles is a highly knowledgeable with all the connections, and Buffy can kick ass with stiff, rigid ease.
That's not to say everything is bad. The plot was fairly interesting, even though it was obvious from the introduction of Natalie French. Maybe that was the point, though? I don't know. I try not to be TOO critical. The actors continue to settle into their characters well. The potential is still all there, and I look forward to the first episode that simply clicks and everything falls into place.
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