The worst episode of Buffy created the most underestimated tropu show

According to Chris Snellgrove
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If you are a Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan, you probably debated what the worst episode of the show is, and many would choose a story from the generally recommended sixth season of the show. However, we say that the worst is “robot, you jane”, season 1 Schlockfest about Willow’s random romance with an internet friend who turns out to be a demon and then turns into a robot. This episode can be a spectacular failure, but also introduced us to the most underestimated trop of the character of the show extended to credits.

The worst episode of Buffy

Normally, Buffy There is a show where the best and worst episodes generally have something in common: a heavy break between the episode and the final credits. The characters generally complete their anxious dialogue just in time for the thematic song Nerf Heder to play through the final credits. In the “II robot, you jane”, however, expands the final dialog scene to the final credits and adds another piece oomph on the last gag of the episode.

You see while “i robot, you jane” is BuffyThe worst episode, his dialogue had a lot of self -adhering sense of humor that became so famous. In the final scene, Buffy and Xander, after his random demon romance, try to cheer down Willow and stressed that everyone fell on monsters. Of course, Buffy fell for the Vampire Angel and Xander was once hot for a teacher who was a secretly monstrous prayer of Mantis. The characters laugh at the idea that they are “convicted” to never find romance, but forced laughter turns to the embarrassing silence that continues in credits.

The ongoing unpleasant silence caused the gag to be much more fun and after BuffyThe worst episode introduced this trope, and soon better episodes would follow. In Episode 2. The “Lie to Me” season is depressing about the complexity of identification, who are evil, and asks Giles to lie to her, and forced the observer to tell her how life as a killer is a simple full -time good boys and evil. When the credits are rolling, we hear the fine propulsion of Buffy what her observer tells her, “Liar.”

“I robot, you jane” can be BuffyThe worst episode, but fans learned to love their trope “dialogue over credits” because of how often they deepened the emotional moments of the show. Sometimes, however, it was used only for laughter, like “homecoming” ends with one of the girls elected as the queen of home above Buffy and Cordelia, how she had promised to cry. Another great example is the “helpless”, where Xander teases the depowered buffy that he needs a “big, strong man” to open a peanut butter container before Willlow asked for help over credits.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer He has popularized the use and recognition of television tropics, and one that introduces the worst episode is often overlooked by fans. However, we would say that the expansion of the dialogue to the final credits is a confident step of the show that always knows how to draw attention to the angle of slapping among the characters. The next time you notice this trop in your favorite stories, try to appreciate the fact that it would never happen if not for an episode where Willow’s extra -town internet friend was revealed as a demon with a robotic body and Power Rangers rascal.