TV-Reviewed

At this time Buffy The Vampire Slayer was the best thing The WB (now the CW) had to offer. They were getting good reviews from critics and peers. The young teens started to pour in week after week hoping to catch a new hip phrase. Buffy was renewed for a new season and everything was looking up for Joss Whedon. He actually had a hit show. He made a few unforgettable episodes and this was one of them.

It begins with Cordelier being herself. She has everything going for her. She has a cute quarterback, an annoying lackey, and numerous amounts of followers. She also has an invisible woman stalking her! She beats up a boyfriend with a baseball bat to send a message. Buffy investigated and found nothing at the time. She went to Giles and he informed her that it might be a ghost. She believed that it was coming for Cordy. After her teacher gets brutal attack Cordy believes it too.

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers

She runs to Buffy and her Scooby gang hoping they could help her. The gang was a little hesitate due to the way Cordy treated them. She ensured them, in her own way, that she wouldn’t be a menace to them anymore. They didn’t buy it but they helped her anyway. Buffy was delighted to spend some time with the Sunnydale princess. At first Cordelier’s mouth was bothering buffy but that quickly changed. They came to an understanding of one another when Cordelier opened up. She told Buffy how lonely she is and Buffy could relate. They were having a heart to heart when the invisible woman kidnapped Cordy. Buffy tried to save her but got kidnapped as well.

Meanwhile, the Scooby gang tried to track down The woman. The followed the sound of the flute but realized it was all a setup. Marci Ross, played by Clea Devul, trapped them in the basement. She unleashed an unhealthy gas that could kill them all. They tried everything to get few but couldn’t. Angel popped up and saved them from certain death.

Buffy and Cordy managed to get tied up. The invisible woman wanted to play surgeon with their faces. Cordy cried like a wimpy child while Buffy stayed strong. Buffy managed to get free and was able to get a kick into Marci. Marci played the hide and seek game very well, hitting Buffy with every chance she good get. Buffy had to rely on her other senses to get the job done. She was able to find Marci and knock her out. The MIB showed up and took Marci off her hands. They claim they were going to try ad reinstate her into society. Unfortunately that meant making her into a killing machine!

I enjoyed this episode very much. It had good writing and it dealt with a teen issue. High school could be a dreadful place and being picked on or abused could make invisible. Well not really but it could make you life a living hell. Being a loner is not easy the show was trying to tell people to treat others the way you want to be treated. You never know what the person is thinking or feeling. I liked the interactions with the characters. This was the first episode that featured Angel and Giles communicating. It was also the first episode that showed Angel being a hero. He was a mystery character that fans wanted more of. For a moment there I thought Cordy was going to join the gang but peer pressure is always hard to overcome. Overall, this episode was on the best for the first season. The season finale was even better!

Rating: 7.0