Personally, I don't find ep 12 that Spuffy-ish; it certainly has its moments (pretty much all of which have already been talked about here and elsewhere), but there are also warning signs that make it less than 100 percent positive.

Ep 12 is really a Dawn episode. Yes, it has a few nice Spuffy moments, but it's really all about Dawn. So if you hate Dawn, you're not likely to enjoy ep 12.

Q: How do Buffy, Spike, and the others find out and react to Dawn being a slayer candidate? How does Dawn finally accept her possible fate?

A: Buffy and Spike don't get a chance to react to the news. The others are worried about Dawn. As for Dawn, at first she's excited because she's been feeling very left out watching Buffy and Spike with the SiTs, but then she gets nervous. Still, when she runs into Amanda, who has encountered a vampire, her reaction is to try and help Amanda. Dawn shows pretty well in this ep, I thought.

Monday December 11, 2002

These are from E-Online:

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From angstyme: Any word on the international slayer you mentioned being introduced on Buffy? They're reproducing like Gremlins, apparently. Just heard from a studio insider who tells me Giles is bringing back a whole gaggle of "slayers-in-training" from England to keep them safe from the Bringers (the guys with no eyes). Two of them are "international slayers" with British accents. These Slayerettes are young women who have not yet been called but are being trained in the event that Buffy (or, ahem, the show) should meet an untimely demise. In the next episode, Giles shows up with three Slayerettes (like the ones we saw dying at the beginning of the season.)

From deedeehere: Do the Slayerettes last more than one episode? They are recurring characters. They start in episode 10 (airing December 17, I believe) and are all still around until at least episode 13--which is the ep they're about to start filming. And more Slayerettes are coming...

From designhustler: Anything more on Buffy? I hear that one of the Slayerettes is going to be a love interest for Willow. They are drawn to each other almost immediately.

From maryg: If Mutant Enemy tries to put Buffy and the principal together as a romantic couple, the backlash against the show will be serious. You think they hated Riley? LOL! Pairing up Spike and Buffy is the only way to go. Whoaaa, Nellie! It's only the telly! Listen, please don't jump to conclusions that D.B.'s comments in this week's column mean they are romantically linking Buffy and Principal Wood. All we know is that something big and "heated" is going down between them--could be good, could be bad. Don't get your "I Heart Spike" skivvies in a wad! Mwah.

From designhustler: Anything more on Buffy? I hear that one of the Slayerettes is going to be a love interest for Willow. They are drawn to each other almost immediately.

These are from Spoilerzone:

Joyce appears twice to Buffy in her dreams. In the first dream, Buffy believes her mother is the First. In the second dream, Joyce tells Buffy that evil cannot be defeated. It is everywhere.

Buffy seems worried about Spike. Not excessively, but she knows the First has him, and she wants to get Spike away from the First.

I also have some information on episode 11:

Juliet Landau does not appear in episode 11, nor does the Master.

The SiTs are demoralized by the events of the previous episode and are egged on by a troublemaker.

Giles and Anya seek information from a supernatural source who tells them that the reason why the First is acting now is because of a vulnerability in the Slayer line.

Spike continues to resist the First, who is tormenting him in the form of Buffy. However, at the end of the episode, Buffy comes for Spike. This is not a long, actiony scene but rather something short, quiet and sweet.

And some information on episode 12: :

This episode takes place some time after 11, as Spike has mostly healed and is helping Buffy train the SiTs.

When Buffy thinks she's hurt Spike during a training demonstration, their closeness is obvious, especially to the SiTs. Later, when talking to another character, she indicates she knows her relationship with Spike is over, but that confuses her.

Willow does a spell to locate a Potential Slayer in Sunnydale, and the signs point to Dawn, who bravely faces her destiny.

We've seen the sides showing that Buffy and Spike take the SiTs to a demon bar. Well, of course, everyone's favorite demon, Clem, is there.

Drew Goddard indicated at the Bronze Beta that a scene had been filmed with Xander that gave him chills and would please longtime fans. My source suggests the scene is probably the final scene of the episode, where Xander talks with Dawn. It's apparently a beautiful scene very true to Xander's character, where he discusses how he has been part of the Scoobies for seven years but never had superpowers like all the others. Dawn tells him he is special even without superpowers. This is very much a Xander-Dawn bonding scene.

Scheduled writers and episode titles:

Episode #10: Marti Noxon and Doug Petrie Title: Bring on the Night

Episode #11: David Fury Title: Showtime

Episode #12: Rebecca Rand Kirshner Title: Potential

Ain't it cool News:

- Word is that explosion at the Watcher's HQ in London left no survivors. With Quentin Travers and so much of the watchers council wiped out (and assuming Giles isn't really dead) will Buffy's former mentor be sought to rejoin the council as new head watcher?

- Dawn will soon discover that she too is a slayer candidate. (Was Giles unaware of this during all those years he served as Buffy's watcher?)

- Willow is expected to update us on Miss Kitty Fantastico sometime in the next episode or two.

- Xander and Anya will not permanently reconcile.

- It now seems a virtual certainty that Faith will not survive the "Buffy" series finale.

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