We definitely needed mild, silly, monster-of-the-week episode to recover from last week's emotional roller coaster, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 15 "Phases" was... a mixed bag.
The "good":
• The exploration of the theme of duality, and the culpability of the human for the actions of the monster they become.
• Willow & Oz's chemistry.
The "less-so":
• The ham-fisted faux-feminist "hot takes" that want to sound profound without having anything to say.
• Reducing Willow to a verbal tick that gets run into the ground, dialogue-wise.
• That wolf costume (yikes!)
• Some of the lamest fight scenes we've had on the show so far.
We'll break it all down for you on this week's Major Slayage!
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Welcome to the Hellmouth
00:01:05 Quick Takes - Buffy S2E15 "Phases"
00:03:13 Ketyn’s Spell
00:07:19 Marital Grievances
00:09:48 Episode Reaction, Review & Recap
01:02:46 Sunnydale High Yearbook Committee
01:07:07 Closing Business