"Something Blue" is the 9th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Written by Tracey Forbes and directed by Nick Marck, it originally aired on November 30, 1999 on the WB network. In "Something Blue", a spell by Willow goes awry, blinding Giles, making Xander a literal demon magnet, and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged.
Riley invites Buffy out on a picnic. Willow and Buffy discuss the consequences of a possible relationship with Riley, who seems "safe" and unlikely to hurt her. Buffy wonders if true passion requires pain and fighting. Later, Buffy interrogates Spike, who is chained up in Giles' bathtub, but he does not give much information. Willow suggests a truth spell to make Spike talk.
Going to Oz's place, Willow finds it emptied and realizes he has had his possessions forwarded to him without getting in touch with her, crushing her last hopes of his return. That night at The Bronze, she opts to drown her sorrows in alcohol. Later, in the dorm bathroom, Willow performs a spell to let her will be granted in order to make her pain go away. However, her commands do not seem to work. When Giles drops by and asks why she did not show to help him perform the truth spell as scheduled, she admits feeling pressured to live up to high standards so soon after her break-up with Oz. Angry, she says that he cannot see anything, and then Giles leaves in a daze. Giles tries to perform the spell on Spike alone, but has difficulty reading. After Giles accidentally drops the key to the chains keeping Spike captive, Spike is able to escape. After Giles calls, Buffy goes to find Spike and once she catches him after Willow makes a sarcastic comment, she brings him back to Giles's apartment.
While talking to Xander, Willow flippantly suggests that Buffy and Spike get married if Spike is so important. Meanwhile at Giles' place, Spike proposes to Buffy and she accepts. Xander continues to try to console Willow, but in an act of misdirected rage and grief, she calls him a "demon magnet". While Buffy and Spike cuddle and kiss and make plans for the wedding, Giles calls Willow for help, confessing that he is totally blind. Buffy runs into Riley outside of a bridal shop and happily tells him about the wedding, which confuses and upsets him. Xander and Anya's romantic time is interrupted by various demons that attack them. They rush to Giles' place where Xander realizes that the cause is Willow and everything she wills is coming true.
D'Hoffryn, the demon responsible for making Anya a vengeance demon, comes forth and takes Willow through a portal to his demon world to make the same offer. When the gang goes to look for her, Anya recognizes the remains of a portal left by D'Hoffryn. Buffy and the rest of the group go to a crypt where they hope to stop D'Hoffryn from turning Willow into a demon. En route to the crypt, several demons attack, still drawn to Xander because of Willow's spell. In the meantime, Willow politely turns down D'Hoffryn's offer and he sends her back; giving her a talisman she can use to summon him in case she ever changes her mind. Willow breaks the spell and tries to make up for her mistake with cookies.
The next day, Buffy finds Riley and manages to convince him she was only joking about getting married; making fun of his panic at finding her gazing into a wedding dress store.
Critical response
Justine Larbalestier has suggested the episode pokes fun at fans "shipping" Buffy and Spike, that is inventing scenarios and writing fan fiction to allow the two characters, normally foes, to become romantically involved.[1]
The A.V. Club called it "a well-balanced episode", mixing comedy with more serious reflection on the theme of how there's no easy solution to Willow's problems.[2]Nikki Stafford found it funny, particularly Spike's actions, though she found Buffy's reactions less than believable.[3]
References
^Rhonda V. Wilcox, David Lavery, ed. (2002). Fighting the forces: what's at stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 232. ISBN9780742516816.
^Murray, Noel (August 7, 2009). "The Initiative/Pangs/Something Blue". AV Club. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^Stafford, Nikki (2007). Bite Me!: The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Edition. ECW Press. p. 226. ISBN9781554903139.
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Something Blue is the 9th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer Written by Tracey Forbes and directed by Nick Marck it originally aired on November 30 1999 on the WB network In Something Blue a spell by Willow goes awry blinding Giles making Xander a literal demon magnet and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged Something Blue Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodeEpisode no Season 4Episode 9Directed byNick MarckWritten byTracey ForbesProduction code4ABB09Original air dateNovember 30 1999 1999 11 30 Guest appearancesMarc Blucas as Riley Finn Emma Caulfield as Anya Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison Andy Umberger as D HoffrynEpisode chronology Previous Pangs Next Hush Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Critical response 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditRiley invites Buffy out on a picnic Willow and Buffy discuss the consequences of a possible relationship with Riley who seems safe and unlikely to hurt her Buffy wonders if true passion requires pain and fighting Later Buffy interrogates Spike who is chained up in Giles bathtub but he does not give much information Willow suggests a truth spell to make Spike talk Going to Oz s place Willow finds it emptied and realizes he has had his possessions forwarded to him without getting in touch with her crushing her last hopes of his return That night at The Bronze she opts to drown her sorrows in alcohol Later in the dorm bathroom Willow performs a spell to let her will be granted in order to make her pain go away However her commands do not seem to work When Giles drops by and asks why she did not show to help him perform the truth spell as scheduled she admits feeling pressured to live up to high standards so soon after her break up with Oz Angry she says that he cannot see anything and then Giles leaves in a daze Giles tries to perform the spell on Spike alone but has difficulty reading After Giles accidentally drops the key to the chains keeping Spike captive Spike is able to escape After Giles calls Buffy goes to find Spike and once she catches him after Willow makes a sarcastic comment she brings him back to Giles s apartment While talking to Xander Willow flippantly suggests that Buffy and Spike get married if Spike is so important Meanwhile at Giles place Spike proposes to Buffy and she accepts Xander continues to try to console Willow but in an act of misdirected rage and grief she calls him a demon magnet While Buffy and Spike cuddle and kiss and make plans for the wedding Giles calls Willow for help confessing that he is totally blind Buffy runs into Riley outside of a bridal shop and happily tells him about the wedding which confuses and upsets him Xander and Anya s romantic time is interrupted by various demons that attack them They rush to Giles place where Xander realizes that the cause is Willow and everything she wills is coming true D Hoffryn the demon responsible for making Anya a vengeance demon comes forth and takes Willow through a portal to his demon world to make the same offer When the gang goes to look for her Anya recognizes the remains of a portal left by D Hoffryn Buffy and the rest of the group go to a crypt where they hope to stop D Hoffryn from turning Willow into a demon En route to the crypt several demons attack still drawn to Xander because of Willow s spell In the meantime Willow politely turns down D Hoffryn s offer and he sends her back giving her a talisman she can use to summon him in case she ever changes her mind Willow breaks the spell and tries to make up for her mistake with cookies The next day Buffy finds Riley and manages to convince him she was only joking about getting married making fun of his panic at finding her gazing into a wedding dress store Critical response EditJustine Larbalestier has suggested the episode pokes fun at fans shipping Buffy and Spike that is inventing scenarios and writing fan fiction to allow the two characters normally foes to become romantically involved 1 The A V Club called it a well balanced episode mixing comedy with more serious reflection on the theme of how there s no easy solution to Willow s problems 2 Nikki Stafford found it funny particularly Spike s actions though she found Buffy s reactions less than believable 3 References Edit Rhonda V Wilcox David Lavery ed 2002 Fighting the forces what s at stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rowman amp Littlefield p 232 ISBN 9780742516816 Murray Noel August 7 2009 The Initiative Pangs Something Blue AV Club Retrieved 19 April 2013 Stafford Nikki 2007 Bite Me The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Chosen Edition ECW Press p 226 ISBN 9781554903139 External links Edit Something Blue at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Something Blue Buffy the Vampire Slayer amp oldid 1067446732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
