If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
7.17 – "Lies My Parents Told Me"
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7.17 – "Lies My Parents Told Me"

“For the greater good”

Welcome to Delothrian’s Arrow, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go boring, old, and English with “Lies My Parents Told Me”

In this episode, we cover the following in a Slayer/Watcher, Spike/Mother dynamic:

  • Plot and Firsts — with an Angel update (2:40)

  • Initial Thoughts (22:30)

  • Slayers Havin’ Babies (31:20)

  • The Nikki Power Hour: Does Spike Have a Point? Slayers As “Chosen”? Does Nikki Love Robin? What Does the Council and Giles Know? (37:00)

  • Our Favorite Question: Is it Time to Kill Spike?! A Final Look At the Dead in the Basement at the Beginning of the Season and Buffy’s Moral Code (47:45)

  • On Giles: His Confession, His Role in the Show, “Helpless,” Do Giles and Buffy Come Back From This? (58:15)

  • Reasonable or Ridiculous: Willow fucks off to LA without a word of explanation? Willow doesn’t tell Buffy that Angel needs his soul restored? Giles believes the Sunnydale school board cares about his opinions? Spike turns his Mom into a vampire and wants to take her on adventures? (1:10:00)

  • Yelling (1:16:00)

  • Watches (1:34:30)

  • Rankings (1:41:00)

  • Final Thought on the Firsts (1:48:00)

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/ Next episode: Yeah? Maybe you haven't heard. I've reformed

S7E17 – "Lies My Parents Told Me"

Rankings

Click for Kelly’s full rankings, with links to each category as well

Willow Hacks/Talk the Net/Something Wicca This Way Comes👩‍💻🧙‍♀️ – 7

Giles Level of Giles💂‍♂️ – 10

Dawn Needs An Adult👩‍👧– 6

Monster of the Week 🤡 – 10

Relationship Goodness or Badness 👍 👎 – 4

Episode Specific: I Think You’ve Taught Me Everything I Need To Know 🎓 – 10

Total ⌰ – 47 points

Click for Stacia’s full rankings

35 — out of — 139 episodes

Click for Daniel’s full rankings

#31 of 137


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