Buffy – Season 4, Episode 11: Doomed
In which the end of the world is yet again imminent, Buffy and Riley become a thing, and Spike can hurt demons.
I got called into work while watching this episode, so I may be foggy on some of the details from the beginning.
The first thing I noticed was Riley in the credits. I did not expect this to happen and I found that a neat feature put in. I don’t expect Riley to stay in there, and after this episode, I think there’s a chance that Riley sacrifices himself at the end of the season. From reading the back of the DVD box (kind of dumb but whatever), the group that Rile is a part of becomes a bit of a threat, and my beginning prediction is that it’s a case of Riley realizes he’s fighting the wrong fight or something or other and sacrifices himself to save Buffy and the gang. But it’s probably not that.
The plot was whatever. Apocalypse oh no. It basically served as a means to get Riley some heroic action in and convince Buffy that they could work.
Spike was pretty awesome this episode, and his realization that he can hurt demons should only make him more awesome. His ending the episode was pretty brilliant with his eagerness to go beat something up. I’m looking forward to see how he becomes more part of the team after this.
Next up: Buffy 12
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