Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Episode Discussion: 3x01 Anne - Page 3

Bill the bloodless · 03-17-2005, 12:05 PM

I don't really like this episode but i liked it because it showed how lost the gang were without Buffy, I felt sorry for all the gang here.The plot was kind of boring but it made up with by the buffy and Angel scence and the happy ending.

The_Buffinator · 03-30-2005, 02:21 AM

I liked this episode alot. I felt bad for Buffy and I think it was necessary for her to be on her own for awhile. It wouldnt have been realistic if Buffy stayed home and just pretended that everything was alright.

And also, Chanterelle (Anne) was on Angel also? I didnt know that. I dont watch Angel much...would anyone mind telling me when what season and and episodes she appeared in?

_vega_ · 03-30-2005, 03:22 AM

Hello

I don't post in this board, but Buffy was my favorite show, today I watched my old tapes and melancoly got te best of me

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I just wanted to say how much I loved this episode, it was so beautiful the way we saw the sadnes that Buffy was living at the time, for me, calling herself Anne and running away was a just to hide herself frome her true identity and her responsabilites, she couldn't face her friends and her mom because she couldn't face herself, being Buffy and being the slayer only meant getting hurt.

Then we had the villains, this group of demons that took kids that were also running away from themselves and gave them just that, a life (if it could be called that) were they were just nobody, by helping Lilly not only did Buffy realized how much is she needed, but also realized how important is to carry on with your life and your responsabilities because when you run from that, from your friends and family, eventually the world will move on, and you can be forgotten, just like this kids, that is why the scene with "I'm Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and you are?" is so good, because she is accepting who she is and what entails being just that

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Also we had the gang trying to move on without Buffy instead of just being worried and letting everything fall apart.

I understand where Joyce is coming from when she talks with Giles, she was Buffy's mom and she didn't knew anything about what her kid was going through until there was nothing else to do, that must be really hard.

When Lilly decides to name herself Anne is also a way to create a real identity for herself this time, she is now the person that helped her and the rest of the lost kids, I thought it was a beautiful continuity fact how in Angel we could see she kept doing just that

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Originally Posted by The_Buffinator

And also, Chanterelle (Anne) was on Angel also? I didnt know that. I dont watch Angel much...would anyone mind telling me when what season and and episodes she appeared in?

She was in season two in the episodes Blood Money and The Thin Dead Line and returns in the series finale Not Fade Away

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The_Buffinator · 03-30-2005, 06:25 AM

Okay, thanks! I gotta watch the finale now hehe.

Moonlight~Pixie · 04-02-2005, 05:30 PM

This episode isn't one of my favorites but I do love to see Buffy kicking some Ken ass. But the reason I didn't like it that much is because it was kind of depressing in a way.

The_Buffinator · 04-03-2005, 01:59 AM

heh, maybe it's just me, but I love the depressing episodes! Haha.

Georg · 04-03-2005, 11:23 AM

This episode isn't one of my favourites.
but i like buffys second name "anne"... and... i forget her name... the othor girl, which remembered buffy...

Moonlight~Pixie · 04-03-2005, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Buffinator

heh, maybe it's just me, but I love the depressing episodes! Haha.

Well they just sort of irritate me and make me want to shout at the tv, lol.

Colors · 04-07-2005, 08:34 PM

I thought that "Anne" was a rather good episode, so I never understand why so many people dislike it. It's really nice to see when Buffy was able to take care of herself. Lily is a little annoying in the beginning of the episode, but she really redemes herself later.

In terms of season premieres, in my opinion, it's pretty average (ranks below "Welcome to the Hellmouth" and "When She Was Bad", about the same as "Bargaining" and "Buffy V. Dracula", and better than "The Freshman" and "Lessons".)

I especially love that we get to see more of Chanterelle/Lily/Anne after this! (How can you not love the "exotic mushroom" stuff?)

Moonlight~Pixie · 04-09-2005, 03:02 PM

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I liked this episode alot. I felt bad for Buffy and I think it was necessary for her to be on her own for awhile. It wouldnt have been realistic if Buffy stayed home and just pretended that everything was alright.

And also, Chanterelle (Anne) was on Angel also? I didnt know that. I dont watch Angel much...

Same here.

saturn5 · 11-07-2009, 05:05 AM

Anne

The Good;
Lovely to see Chantelle/Lily/Anne again. Great to see the slave rebellion. Love the long tracking shot around Sunnydale high, lovely cameo from Larry. Nice to see that Buffy can make it on her own but did anyone really doubt that she could? The gang's vamp hunting is hilarious. Terrific scenes between Giles and Joyce. The final scene when Buffy and Joyce hug is just too lovely.

The Bad;
Truly horrible what happens to the human slaves. Ricky's suicide is just awful

Wheldon Cliches;
Character death; None although Buffy still dreams of killing Angel
Shot;
Tied up;
Knocked out; Buffy by Ken
Women good/men bad;
Kinky dinky; Buffy as a slave but not of the sexual variety. Anne Summers is the name of a lingerie/sex toy chain in the UK.
Calling Captain Subtext;
Reccurring actor in another role; Carlos Jacott as Ken who'll later turn up as someone different in Angel

Best line;
Giles; You musn't blame yourself
Joyce; I don't, I blame YOU. You've been this huge influence on her all these years

Questions and observations;
Surely a girl as attractive as Buffy could get a better job than waitress in LA? (Xander later wonders the same as he wants to know if Buffy met 'any nice pimps on her travels'?) 'Pretty Woman'? Belle du jour? Weren't Hooters or Spearmint |Rhino hiring? She's in LA, what about Playboy? (or would that mean Xander would be certain to spot her?). Ok I'm not entirely serious but honestly when did you ever see a girl as pretty as Buffy working as a waitress except in TV/Movies? (the other wise awful film 'The Last Action Hero' does a great joke on the theme). Plenty of fanfic with Buffy and indeed any or all of the Scoobygirls turning to prostitution over the years, my favourite ends with Revello Drive being turned into a high class bordello with Joyce as the madam and then eventually the same thing happening to the post-Chosen Slayer academy. Birthdate Verification Page if you're over 18 and VERY open minded. Of course having now watched Dollhouse you wonder if Joss would actually be quite keen on the idea, especially after watching the scene with Eliza Dushku as a dominatrix.
Or is Buffy just trying to lie low? Anne Summers is the name of a lingerie/sex toy chain in the UK
Cordy refers to Xanders exes who are almost all demons, Preying Mantis, Mummy Girl, Dru in BBB. Xander nails his third vamp with some help from Cordy. Joyce is a sad figure in her summer alone without Buffy but at least in everyone's revised memories she has Dawn to keep her company (to judge from the comics and Dawn's chopstick story she always knew Buffy's secret). I'm always intrigued by the times the Scoobies got by without Buffy, I would love to see more on it in the comics.
One thing that does occur to me is that the weapon used by Buffy during the slave revolt (the wonderfully named hung-munga) actually resembles a hammer and sickle at some angles. I'm sure it's just coincidence but if this were the 50s I'm sure Joss would be hauled before the un-American activities board.

8/10 I think although that may be a little generous