Bad Girls (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode)
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| + | While patrolling, [[Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Faith]] asks [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] if she's ever had sex with [[Xander Harris|Xander]] -- with whom Faith herself had sex in the preceding episode—and Buffy says they're just friends. They slay a vampire wielding a short blade and long blade. However when they go to pick them up they find them gone. The blades have in fact been taken to the [[The Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Mayor]] by [[List of Minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer Characters#Mr. Trick|Mr. Trick]]. They discuss their enjoyment of the cartoon strip [[The Family Circus (Comic Strip)|The Family Circus]] but are perturbed when Deputy Mayor Allan Finch reveals he likes to read [[Cathy (Comic Strip Character)|Cathy]].The next day at school, the gang is looking into college and they discuss future plans. [[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]], Buffy's stuffy new Watcher, annoys [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] in the library while both Slayers attempt to ignore him. Buffy is instructed to go retrieve an amulet that once belonged to a demon named Balthazar, who led a cult of swordsman vampires before he was killed. Faith expresses to Buffy her belief that as the Slayers, they can do what they want, and enjoy it. Buffy is skeptical, but Faith firmly believes Buffy gets off on slaying as much as she does. | ||
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| + | That night, Buffy finds the amulet but a group of Balthazar's vampires enter before she can take it. Faith arrives and the two slay some of the vampires before retrieving the amulet. After handing over the amulet to Wesley, Buffy leaves to take a necessary chemistry test, but she can't stop talking through the whole test about the previous night and how much she ended up enjoying it. Faith shows up at the window and she and Buffy leave to destroy a vampire nest. The two go dancing afterwards at the Bronze where Buffy meets up with [[Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Angel]]. She's acting very strange and he tries to ignore it and tells her that Balthazar isn't dead and he's looking for his amulet. When Wesley comes looking for Buffy, she takes the amulet from him and gives it to Angel. | ||
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| + | Buffy and Faith go out and find Balthazar, an obese and ugly demon that must live in a large pool of water and constantly be kept wet. At a loss for weapons against a large group of vampires, they break into a sporting goods store and steal some. Faith continues to expound on her philosophy of being a Slayer to Buffy. "Life as a Slayer is very simple. Want, take, have." The police arrive and arrest them, but in the car, the two Slayers kick down the metal gate separating them from the cops, causing the car to crash and the cops to be injured. The following morning, Buffy checks the local newspaper for any news regarding the accident, but finds nothing. At his office, the Mayor is attacked by one of Balthazar's vampires, who is foiled by Mr. Trick and imprisoned. | ||
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| + | Meanwhile, Balthazar demands his minions bring him the Watchers and kill the Slayers. No matter the cost, he must have his amulet. The enemy who crippled him is about to gain ultimate power and he refuses to let this come to pass. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 26 September 2013
| "Bad Girls" | |||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 14 | ||
| Directed by | Michael Lange | ||
| Written by | Doug Petrie | ||
| Production code | 3ABB14 | ||
| Original air date | February 9, 1999 | ||
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| Episode chronology | |||
| ← Previous "The Zeppo" | Next → "Consequences" | ||
| List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes | |||
"Bad Girls" is episode 14 of season 3 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is written by Doug Petrie and directed by Michael Lange, it was originally broadcast on February 9, 1999 on the WB network. In "Bad Girls", Buffy gets a new Watcher, and Faith lures Buffy into reckless abandon.
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Plot
While patrolling, Faith asks Buffy if she's ever had sex with Xander -- with whom Faith herself had sex in the preceding episode—and Buffy says they're just friends. They slay a vampire wielding a short blade and long blade. However when they go to pick them up they find them gone. The blades have in fact been taken to the Mayor by Mr. Trick. They discuss their enjoyment of the cartoon strip The Family Circus but are perturbed when Deputy Mayor Allan Finch reveals he likes to read Cathy.The next day at school, the gang is looking into college and they discuss future plans. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, Buffy's stuffy new Watcher, annoys Giles in the library while both Slayers attempt to ignore him. Buffy is instructed to go retrieve an amulet that once belonged to a demon named Balthazar, who led a cult of swordsman vampires before he was killed. Faith expresses to Buffy her belief that as the Slayers, they can do what they want, and enjoy it. Buffy is skeptical, but Faith firmly believes Buffy gets off on slaying as much as she does.
That night, Buffy finds the amulet but a group of Balthazar's vampires enter before she can take it. Faith arrives and the two slay some of the vampires before retrieving the amulet. After handing over the amulet to Wesley, Buffy leaves to take a necessary chemistry test, but she can't stop talking through the whole test about the previous night and how much she ended up enjoying it. Faith shows up at the window and she and Buffy leave to destroy a vampire nest. The two go dancing afterwards at the Bronze where Buffy meets up with Angel. She's acting very strange and he tries to ignore it and tells her that Balthazar isn't dead and he's looking for his amulet. When Wesley comes looking for Buffy, she takes the amulet from him and gives it to Angel.
Buffy and Faith go out and find Balthazar, an obese and ugly demon that must live in a large pool of water and constantly be kept wet. At a loss for weapons against a large group of vampires, they break into a sporting goods store and steal some. Faith continues to expound on her philosophy of being a Slayer to Buffy. "Life as a Slayer is very simple. Want, take, have." The police arrive and arrest them, but in the car, the two Slayers kick down the metal gate separating them from the cops, causing the car to crash and the cops to be injured. The following morning, Buffy checks the local newspaper for any news regarding the accident, but finds nothing. At his office, the Mayor is attacked by one of Balthazar's vampires, who is foiled by Mr. Trick and imprisoned.
Meanwhile, Balthazar demands his minions bring him the Watchers and kill the Slayers. No matter the cost, he must have his amulet. The enemy who crippled him is about to gain ultimate power and he refuses to let this come to pass.
Production
Writing
After Faith accidentally kills Allan, Buffy finds her in her hotel room obsessively scrubbing his blood from her shirt. As Richardson and Rabb note, this scene is reminiscent of Lady Macbeth’s "equally futile attempt to wash away guilt by washing away its physical signs." When Buffy reminds Faith that "you can shut off all the emotions that you want... but eventually, they’re gonna find a body," she is referring to the authorities’ finding Allan’s body; however the ambiguous grammar suggests that it is Faith's emotions of guilt and shame that will eventually find a body as well.
Continuity
- Faith follows Angel as a character who fought on Buffy's side but turns into a villain. While Angel's turn was sudden and caused by his curse, Faith's transformation is more gradual; the seeds were planted in her first appearance.
- When Buffy is attacked by the vampire while in the graveyard, Faith stakes it from behind. She will do this again in Season 4's episode Who Are You, but Buffy was in Faith's body at the time.
- Faith steals a long green compound bow, idly commenting that "this could be my new thing". Although her attempts to use it in this episode are inept, she does indeed become an ace, and ultimately uses the bow to infect Angel in Graduation Day (Part 1).
- Buffy's instantly antagonistic relationship with Wesley recalls her first meeting with Giles, highlighting how far they have come.
- Buffy comments that Xander's eye twitches every time she says Faiths name, foreshadowing the episode Dirty Girls in which Faith returns and Xander gets his eye poked out.
Arc significance
- This episode is the major turning point of season three. Faith has been a loose cannon with issues of trust, and she enjoys slaying a little too much, but she has been fighting for the right cause. She will not for much longer.
- Willow gives Buffy the protection spell she has been working on since "Gingerbread" in a lavender-scented pouch.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce who goes on to become a prominent member of Angel Investigations in L.A.
Cultural references
- When the two Watchers are in front of Balthazar, Giles says, speaking about Wesley : "Look, tell you what, let Captain Courageous here go, and I'll tell you what you need to know.". This is a reference to 1897 novel Captains Courageous, by Kipling.
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