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Fun episode. I love Willow-Oz, and their exchanges are really sweet. Buffy vs. The werewolf hunter is fun stuff too. All of the threads of the characters continue to evolve in a satisfying way.

Adding complexity to the Buffy story, a classic monster becomes known to the weekly cast. Also keeping in line with movie werewolf lore, the writing included my favourite part: the conflict of a human-werewolf hybrid, whereas the human side is fighting the animal nature he abhors. Toss in the werewolf hunter, and off we go. Vampires are not forgotten, however, as the newbie is played as a scapegoat... or... scapewolf.

Praise aside, I don't think the animatronics and full werewolf outfit were successful because the human side tends to get lost. Prosthetics would've been a better choice as one of the greatest surprises is the look on the victim's face when s/he realized who the werewolf is in beastial form.