As this episodes starts things aren't looking good for Buffy; Spike has effectively separated her from her friends, it emerges that Dr Walsh implanted a control chip in Riley and know Adam has activated it and Adam is ready to put his final plan into effect. Luckily a chance meeting with Spike leads to Buffy and her friends being reconciled... even so things won't be easy; they will have to break into the Initiative again and Buffy will have to face Adam while her friends try to cast a particularly difficult spell.
This may be the penultimate episode of season four but it feels far more like a season finale. The Adam story reaches its climax as he and Buffy face off in the Initiative and the level of action is much higher than usual; not only does Buffy fight Adam, we have Riley fighting an old friend and hordes of demons fighting numerous Initiative soldiers. The story plays out nicely with a degree of humour balancing the sense of threat. Buffy and her friends often work as a team but the way they support her here was original and just as important enjoyable to watch. As said before there is plenty of action; this is well choreographed and exciting. There is one genuinely wince inducing moment as Riley tries to remove this chip by cutting into himself and trying to pull it out. As one would expect cast is on good form. Overall a solid conclusion to Adam's story line... he may not have been the best 'big bad' but he was threatening enough.
This may be the penultimate episode of season four but it feels far more like a season finale. The Adam story reaches its climax as he and Buffy face off in the Initiative and the level of action is much higher than usual; not only does Buffy fight Adam, we have Riley fighting an old friend and hordes of demons fighting numerous Initiative soldiers. The story plays out nicely with a degree of humour balancing the sense of threat. Buffy and her friends often work as a team but the way they support her here was original and just as important enjoyable to watch. As said before there is plenty of action; this is well choreographed and exciting. There is one genuinely wince inducing moment as Riley tries to remove this chip by cutting into himself and trying to pull it out. As one would expect cast is on good form. Overall a solid conclusion to Adam's story line... he may not have been the best 'big bad' but he was threatening enough.