Buffy Season One Episode Eight

15th-century demon inhabits world's online computers, but Willow comes to doubt his capacity to love. Meanwhile, librarian's first name revealed to be Rupert.

(One of the better episodes so far. I'd been a little disappointed in the Angel episode, since previously the caring, shyness, confusion of the incipient Angel-Buffy relationship had been given us in touching little hints; full-on as a story of love and loss, it was normal TV heartbreak. But in this demon-computer episode, Buffy gets to be the breezy girl who, behind the breeze, is observing and trying to see into her friend Willow. The show does a good job with the two computer nerdboys, one fighting internally to remain his awkward self, the other gaining a sense of presence as the demon endows him with purpose.

Buffy, after almost being electrocuted in the shower: "Tell me the truth: how's my hair?"

As usual, though, the action at the climax isn't as interesting as the psychology that led up to it.)

Buffy Season One Episode Nine

Observers find old Catskill comic wooden.

Also, policeman is briefly glimpsed in vicinity of body of murdered dancer, possibly investigating. Sousaphone player attributes her own indifference to dancer to "that whole dance/band rivalry." New authority figure looks like an older version of Eliot Spitzer.

Ho hum.