Blog #10 Buffy Episode 2

This episode picked up where Episode 1 left off, as Buffy narrowly escapes from the coffin due to the help of a stranger (Angel). The Hellmouth is about to be opened by the vampires, allowing the 'underworld' a portal to the mortal world. Their lair was discovered to be underground after an abduction of one of Buffy's friends; Jesse. Buffy ventures into the town mausoleum to find the Lair, where she meets the stranger again, who introduces himself to her as ’Angel’. Although it is unclear who he is or what his role will be, with a name like Angel I predict that he will be Buffy’s ’guardian angel’ throughout the show. We are also introduced to another character named Cordelia. She is the staple 'popular girl' in highschool - self absorbed, and obsessed by boys, expensive things, and the fact that she is the queen bee. I believe that she will be the source of many of the regular high-school teen issues that will arise throughout the Seasons. Another reference to typical highschool life I enjoyed was when Buffy was on her way to protect the club - The Bronze - from an attack by the vampires, freeing their master. Before Buffy can leave her house, her mom promptly grounds her for skipping classes at school. Buffy tries to explain that she must go out or it will be the end of the world. Her mom then talks to her like she would any regular teenager - saying that it always feels like the end of the world as a teen when you can’t ‘go out’. But the viewer obviously knows that it could be the end of the world if Buffy does not stop the vampires from raising their master from their lair. These are the kind of double metaphors hidden throughout Buffy the Vampire Slayer that add both comic relief and allow its viewers to relate.