Summary: Here is the fourth episode of the Hellmouth Podcast for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 episode, Teacher's Pet. In this podcast we will recap the episode and discuss a few topics that I found interesting: Buffy, Angel and their budding relationship Xander and his hot steamy bug-lovin' The "After School Special" moments from Buffy The always present conflict between Buffy Summers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon strikes again in the Buffyverse reminding us that no one is safe in Sunnydale. The Hellmouth strikes again, so join me for this podcast episode where we laugh, cry and fight the forces of evil once again. I look forward to hearing from all of you at hellmouthpodcast@gmail.com... ------------------------ Show Notes ------------------------ Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Season 1 Episode 4 “Teacher’s Pet” * Opening, Buffy in sexy red satin dress is at the bronze fighting a vampire. * Is the red satin dress a blood reference/symbol? * She is having a hard time dealing with this vampire; he doesn’t seem hurt too much by her punches. * Xander walks up behind the vampire and says, “May I cut in?” Then proceeds to beat the crap out of the vampire. * Buffy “You hurt your hand, will you still be able to…?” * Xander “Finish my solo then kiss you like you’ve never been kissed before.” * As he walks away, the vampire gets up; Xander breaks a leg off of one of the chairs at the bronze and throws it, stakes vampire. * What is with these crappy chairs at the bronze, anyone can just reach down and break a leg off of one. * Probably a reference to episode 1 when Buffy does this by the bathrooms looking for willow. * Xander gets back on stage and starts wailing on electric guitar. * Buffy walks towards the stage with a lustful look in her eye and says “you’re drooling” * Big reveal, Xander was dreaming. Not a stretch of the imagination to pick up on that one. * Furthering this idea that Xander is infatuated with Buffy. * Back in Biology lab. Talking about insects. * Bio teacher (Dr. Gregory) comes down hard on Buffy for not reading the homework assignment. * Tells her that the principal let him see her permanent record. * Another jab at the infamous record that students have. * Turns out, the teacher is hard on her because he expects great things from her. Tells her if she applied herself she could do very well and make the principal and the others eat that permanent record. * This is one of those moments, those examples that no one is safe in the Buffyverse. We are quickly brought to like this teacher. * Mostly because we all wished we had a teacher in school that believed in us like that. * Immediately some big monster insect kills this teacher. * Side note, how many of you had a Dr. as a high school teacher? * Did anyone have a teacher like Dr. Gregory that believed in you like that? * Credits * Back at bronze * Xander is on the prowl. * Some high school boy (Blayne) is talking about his female conquests. * He teases Xander about how many times he has scored. * Xander to try and preserve his man-card walks over to Buffy and Willow and puts his arms around them putting on a show for Blayne and his buddy about how much of a player Xander is. * Willow is more than happy to oblige. * Buffy is quickly distracted when she sees Angel there at the Bronze. * Willow and Xander haven’t met Angel at this point, but Willow assumes his identity and informs Xander. * Xander immediately goes into evaluation mode, sizing up the competition. * “He’s a very attractive man, how come that never came up?” * They banter about how Buffy is not really glad to see him, obvious flirting. Says that he is just there to give her some cryptic warning and disappear. * He sees that she is physically cold and gives her his jacket. * After Angel removes his jacket, she sees that he is hurt,
