Band Candy

Any episode with Joyce Summers is extremely hard to watch

I'm not sure that the actor portraying Joyce had much of a chance the way she is written but she didn't help the character with the lack of heart she put into her effort. Extremely cliché out of touch with the youth adult was somehow considered cutting edge at the end of the 1990's apparently.

This installment practically is a satire of the overly protective, ignorant to reality (the reality of Buffy, that is), nature of Joyce Summers. The writers should have realized how awful the regular character is when the satire was among the character's best received moments on the show.

The overall story of Band Candy is relatively entertaining. The main characters who are often portrayed as irresponsible until they have to save the world get a turn at being alone in the role since all of the adults have apparently taken on the childlike tendencies of the teenagers.

I'm a beyond middle aged geek who has watched most every genre show but managed to somehow never watch Buffy until now. I enjoyed Charmed and Angel having watched them both when they were the morning fare on TNT.

There have been moments through seasons one and two that I have enjoyed Buffy but as season three is progressing it is turning into more of a love to hate it watch...I'm determined to finish but it's not going to be easy at this rate.

A great episode I can watch around the clock The Ripper and Buffy's mother are great to me, but Director Snyder annoyed me the most by telling Oz your hair is great and by demonstrating kung fu or by telling his terrible driver Sanders.

Great episode. Loads of fun. Great seeing a different side of Giles.

I'm not going to take much time with this. I realized long ago that there is no point in talking about this show using logic is a no go. Once again, Angel pops up for a few minutes. He is getting his strength back. I think Buffy is feeding him blood. So, what's the best way to fulfill the goal of stealing newborn babies from the hospital. Sell all the adults band candy. Have the students sell the stuff, and fill a warehouse full of the stuff. Of course, the band candy is laced with a substance that turns adults into teenagers, including Giles and Buffy's mother. Of course, as teenagers, the adults all become dangerous and destructive. The principal is included in this. He is really weird. But, if you want a no brainer, watch this one.