After showing how tough she is Buffy is invited into The Initiative. She is impressed by the scale of their operation and its apparent professionalism but they aren't so keen on the questions she keeps asking. She accompanies Riley on a mission and they capture a demon; afterwards they enjoy a night of passion unaware that they are being observed. Meanwhile Spike has been shot with an Initiative tracker; something he will need help removing. The next day, as Riley joins the search for spike, Buffy is sent to tackle a low-level demon which puts her in grave danger. Away from the action Willow's friendship with Tara is deepening.
This was a solid episode; it provided some enjoyable Buffy verses demon action, solid character development and a good twist. After all we've seen of The Initiative it was good to see Buffy finally get inside; this suggested a change of dynamic between our protagonists was likely. Something that appears to be confirmed when Buffy leaves her friends at the Bronze to hunt a demon with The Initiative. The love scene between Buffy and Riley starts off sexy, the way it is interwoven with then fighting a demon strangely adds to this, and suddenly turns creepy when we learn that they are being observed... something that later leads to Buffy being put in danger. The development of Willow and Tara's relationship is taking place at a gentle pace although there are hints that they are becoming more than friends... it will be interesting to see how things turn out for them. Spikes story leads to some decent laughs as Giles turns the tables on him after being made to pay for Spike's help following the events of the previous episode. Finally there is a shock ending which gives a solid introduction to 'Adam'; the creation that looks set to play a major role in upcoming episodes.
This was a solid episode; it provided some enjoyable Buffy verses demon action, solid character development and a good twist. After all we've seen of The Initiative it was good to see Buffy finally get inside; this suggested a change of dynamic between our protagonists was likely. Something that appears to be confirmed when Buffy leaves her friends at the Bronze to hunt a demon with The Initiative. The love scene between Buffy and Riley starts off sexy, the way it is interwoven with then fighting a demon strangely adds to this, and suddenly turns creepy when we learn that they are being observed... something that later leads to Buffy being put in danger. The development of Willow and Tara's relationship is taking place at a gentle pace although there are hints that they are becoming more than friends... it will be interesting to see how things turn out for them. Spikes story leads to some decent laughs as Giles turns the tables on him after being made to pay for Spike's help following the events of the previous episode. Finally there is a shock ending which gives a solid introduction to 'Adam'; the creation that looks set to play a major role in upcoming episodes.