I Left My Bra in His Car

Episode 5.15: I Was Made to Love You. Original Airdate 2.20.01

"Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love."

Daniel's Thoughts:

• Aww.  The anticipation of the ending of this episode…
• Aww, Puffy Xander.
• “Or maybe you can just be Buffy; he’ll see your amazing heart and he’ll fall in love with you.”  That’s the Xander I like.  He’s rare.
• April the robot is adorable.
• I like Joyce’s dress from the boobs up.  The Africa pattern is a bit weird.
• The spinning thing is very cute, though.
• “I’ve had two boyfriends.  And they both left.  I mean really left.  Like left town, left.” 
• TARA & ANYA talking and having a scene!  There should be more of these!
• "Yes. I'm thinking of buying something really expensive. Maybe an antelope!"
• I want to see the website Anya designed!
• I love how all of Sunnydale U’s parties are themed.
• Oh man, Buffy is using the Cordelia laugh with Ben!
• And Willow has an ugly turtleneck on.  Quel surprise.

It was 95% off at Ugly Sweaters R Us

• How long does it take Ben to dump his drink?
• I like James Marsters way more than I like Spike.
• Wow, that extra girl has been playing limbo for like 10 minutes.

Limbo is not a marathon sport.

• Yeah, we get it: “Coffee” is Buffy.  Oh, Ben, how did you pass your medical exams?
• Oh cool.  Willow’s going computer nerd!
• “I left my bra in his car”. It’s nice that Joyce can tease Buffy just as much Buffy teased her earlier.
• Aww, Oz shout out.
• Creepy Ted mention.
• Jeez, Spike is really good at traveling through sunlight.  In the video game, there’s an entrance in the cellar.  Also, there’s a cellar.
• I love Giles getting all badass with Spike.  “We are not your friends.”
• Buffy is being really transfer-y right now.

• “She growls?  You made her so she growls?”
• The ballad of April is so sad.  It’s nice that Buffy is waiting with her while she…lets go.
• The actress, Shonda Farr, is really good.  Especially here as she powers down.  According to her IMDB page, she hasn't done a lot since.
• Xander should start his own business!  It should be called "Very Good Construction." 
• Buffybot a-comin!
• And then…yeah.  Interesting that they did a little preview for next episode instead of waiting. I heard they were originally going to end the episode with Spike ordering a Buffybot.

Zelda's Thoughts:

• I love this episode but also I DON'T WANT TO BECAUSE JOYCE DIES AT THE END.
• I'm not ready.
• "I'm alive. I can tell 'cause of the pain." Oops Buffy beat up Puffy Xander.
• I love the actress who plays April. She's delightful. Poor April, though, her boyfriend sucks.
• "He's a nice, normal guy, okay?" // "I think I've heard of those."
• Joyce is all nervous and cute STAY ALIVE JOYCE.
• "I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope."
• I love that Anya's so smart about her money. Also computers. Daniel might have been right about Anya being the best.
• Oh Buffy, Ben is not a good option. He's a doof. And he can't act until he grows his beard and becomes a fake lawyer. Also he's Glory.
• Is this a commercial for chex mix? There's a closeup of Anya's snack.
• April's hair is so shiny and pin-straight. I want to pet it.
• Spike, again with the dumb strategy.

I just keep laughing the more I stare at it.

• "Bloody hell! You threw me through a window. What's that about?"
• "I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me."
• Poor April. This is just awful.
• This episode is so weird. Like, a lot of funny lines, but there's just something slightly odd about everyone.
• I just got really sad because I recognized the shirt Buffy's wearing. Motherfucker.

You know the shirt I mean.

• Reminder that Ben is Glory, Glory is Ben.
• Oh look, Warren is a bad boyfriend to robots and humans alike.
• Giles is breaking out his scary Ripperness.
• Also Spike has a reflection. 
• I'm amazed April isn't in stilettos. Those are some comfy looking sandals.

• Uh oh, Warren, you've ignited Buffy's rage on behalf of the abandoned women.
• Poor Katrina. First April almost kills her, then next season Warren actually kills her.
• "But I can be whatever you want. I love you. I'll do whatever you want."
• Yay Katrina, you dump Warren's ass. You deserve so much better. So does April.
• Everyone deserves better than Warren Mears.
• "Crying is blackmail. Good girlfriends don't cry." Fuck you, Warren.
• It's weird we get April's death scene. And we don't get Joyce's. "It's getting dark," she says, and it's so sad.
• Do we think it's significant that April powered off before she said the word "dawn?" Asking for a friend.
• Oh look Xander's doing his job. That's rather sweet. And he's good at it.
• LET'S JUST PRESS PAUSE RIGHT NOW AND CALL IT THE END OF THE EPISODE.
• I'm actually welling up knowing what's coming. This is not okay.
• Oh I forgot Spike showed up at the end of the episode. Kind of a fun twist, you think he put everything in the box in a rage with the intent of throwing it out, but it was actually for a bot request.
• "Mommy?" FUCK.

Favorite Lines:

Daniel: "She speaks with a strange evenness and selects her words a shade too precisely." - Anya

Zelda: "Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance, then we ate cookie dough and talked about boys." - Giles the Babysitter

Arc/Continuity Stuff:

• First appearance: Warren Assface Mears, Katrina
• Recurring: Joyce, Tara, Ben, Glory
• Buffy's still upset about Spike's crush.
• Shoutout to Oz. ==>
• Warren was at Sunnydale with Buffy and crew, and knows who she is.
• Shoutout to Ted, the other bad robot boyfriend (and none for Moloch Weiners)

Stats:

Anya's Hair - blonde, curly, shoulder-length

Dead Humans - 1

Dead Undeads - 1

Giles Unconscious - 0

Giles Cleans His Glasses - 0

Buffy Breaks a Door - 0

Spike Breaks a Window with His Body - 1

Evil Reveal - 0

Unevil Reveal - 0

Shenanigans Called - 0

Apocalypse Called - 0