Halting Hex January 9 Share January 9 I don't know if we've got enough regular visitors to get up the sort of games we had on TWoP (Buffy Hangman, Twenty Questions, ABCs, etc.). but I figured we should have a thread for them, anyhow. (I've been rereading the Wayback version of the Twenty Questions thread, and dang, did I come up with some loopy ones. One had me both giggling and cringing, pretty much simultaneously.) And, let me propose a new idea…"Name That Episode". For this, you change an episode title slightly and provide a synopsis. No reason we couldn't do it Jeopardy! style, I suppose. Example: Quote Synopsis: The residents of a city in western New York defend against the Unholy Prince (Bator). Q: What is Buffalo vs. Dracula? Anyhow, if anybody feels playful, here's a sandbox. 1 Link to comment
Halting Hex January 12 Author Share January 12 Quote Synopsis: Amber Heard's ex has been causing the deaths of flu-ridden kids, and now Buffy has to stop it! Q: What is…Killed by Depp? I've got a million of them! (Well, a few dozen, anyhow. And yes, it would "Winona Ryder's ex-" contemporaneously; I just updated for simplicity's sake.) Link to comment
lembergwatcher January 13 Share January 13 (edited) Not familiar with the game but still... Quote Synopsis: Richard Wilkins has a death wish and he wants the whole Class of '99 to witness his dream comin' true. Q: What is Retardation Day, Parts 1 & 2? Edited January 13 by lembergwatcher Link to comment
Halting Hex January 15 Author Share January 15 Don't feel too bad about not being familiar with the game…I just made it up! Synopsis: Buffy's former Watcher starts to go out of control: wearing leather, getting over-aggressive on patrol and suggestively dancing with Ethan at the Bronze. Q: What is Bad Giles? (It's best to have the synopsis vary a bit from the actual events of the episode, I think; close enough to recognize, but enough of an alternate universe to justify the alternate title. JMO.) ***** Also, I've got a 20 Questions game if anyone's up for that. And then there's the game I've alluded to before, based on being able to identify lines of dialogue (Speaker, Speakee, Episode) and how they all correspond to a unifying theme. Ridiculously complicated, I agree…but I pretty much lived and breathed it for a few years back when. Link to comment
lembergwatcher January 15 Share January 15 (edited) Synopsis: Buffy's and Riley's out of control passion unleashes mini-Apocalypse in the Lowell House. Xander misses the chance to end things with Anya and stake Spike. Meanwhile the side of Giles we've never seen makes Willow question her newfound sexuality. Q: What is Where the Kiddies Hate Sex? Synopsis: Xander bumps into girl whose ex fell victim to Anya's lame demonic prank, while same old shit between Buffy and Spike prevents everyone from moving on. Q: What is Xander didn't get laid. Again? Edited January 15 by lembergwatcher Link to comment
Halting Hex January 16 Author Share January 16 (edited) Not quite. Now you're recapping the exact events of the episode, and just giving them a snarky title. Which can be fun, but isn't quite on point here. More in mind with my ideas would something like this: Quote Synopsis: Buffy and Riley have an endless bout of nothing but missionary sex, causing plants to spurt randomly at Lowell House, which convinces Anya to give up Vengeance forever and help Willow fulfill her dream of becoming a florist. Q: What is Where the Mild Things Are? Or: Quote Synopsis: Spike attempts to passive-aggressively blame Buffy for their relationship, only to be embarrassed by how she's way more interested in helping Xander's new girlfriend replace her lost puppy. Q: What is Beneath Who ? (Next episode: Ronnie goes to a Pet Loss trauma group to get over Rocky [the Yorkshire terrier]'s death and he meets Dawn, who is terrified she won't know how to break the news to Willow about accidentally killing Ms. Kitty, the last piece of Tara that Willow had left. But eventually they realize that their traumas are really about their guilt over having ended the lives of innocent, beautiful creatures, and they bond over it. Q: What is Shame Time, Shame Face ?) I know, I know…Willow would tell me I've thought way too much about this. (And it doesn't even involve prime rib!) Edited January 16 by Halting Hex Link to comment
Halting Hex January 17 Author Share January 17 (edited) Quote Synopsis: Principal Mommy-Issues hopes to seduce Buffy, and takes her out for a nice dinner. Then he's disappointed to find she's stuffing her face with half of the items on the menu…on his tab. (Little does he know that Buffy hasn't eaten anything since she chomped on that girl's sandwich in Beer Bad. Apparently, Buffy refuses to eat if she has to pay for it, choosing to save up for those stylish-yet-affordable boots, since "stylish-yet-affordable" ≠ "free".) So Robin goes home, frustrated and financially drained. No wonder the First thinks it's good time to visit. Q: What is Worst Date ? Yes, stolen from the title of a few episode reviews, I admit. Sorry. Speaking of Buffy's priorities… Quote Synopsis: Spike is heartbroken to learn that Buffy has skipped out on his "Welcome Home…We Guess" party to, once again, go shopping for footwear. Q: What is Beneath Shoes ? In defense of Buffy, all that patrolling really wears out her soles. (This is why she was so impressed with Spike's having gotten a soul for her; she was confused by the homophone and thought he'd be helping her reduce her bill at the cobbler's.) Edited January 17 by Halting Hex Link to comment
Halting Hex January 20 Author Share January 20 (edited) Quote Synopsis: The Glory story-arc is taking so long to develop that the viewing audience needs an episode just to let them stand up and stretch their legs. Q: What is Intermission ? I actually like 5.18 (apart from the Spuffy-ness), but the pun comes first! Quote Synopsis: Trying to stall out the story until the end of the season results in a semi-clip show (dictated by SMG's having to fly to Australia to film Scooby-Doo ) and the memorable scene where Glory wants to do the ritual and move the plot forward, only to be delayed by the Priest for blatantly phlebotinous reasons. Q: What is The Wait of the World ? "No, Glorificus! The season-arc may only be resolved in the finale!" remains one of my favorite made-up lines ever, I admit. Edited January 20 by Halting Hex 1 Link to comment
Halting Hex February 3 Author Share February 3 (edited) Quote SYNOPSIS: Giles is haunted when his past imperils his relationship with Jenny; his old Oxford chums come to visit and they are seriously uncool. Q: What is The Dork Age? Quote SYNOPSIS: Yet another vengeful Native American spirit attacks Sunnydale, but Buffy shoos them out of town by pointing out that they're not even in the right state. Q: What is Goodbye, Kiowa? Sorry; I've been a somewhat stressed out and so this is a bit of a relief. In other words, you might describe my emotional state as Pun Assembly Required. Edited February 3 by Halting Hex 1 Link to comment
Halting Hex February 8 Author Share February 8 (edited) Quote SYNOPSIS: After Cordelia tells Xander that he reminds her of a sexy Spanish swordsman, he dresses in black and goes adventuring on his own. Q: What is The Zorro ? Edited February 8 by Halting Hex Link to comment
Halting Hex February 12 Author Share February 12 This isn't even Buffyverse related, but somebody was doing occupational puns ("I dated a fireman, but I got burned") so I figured I throw in a few, and just put them on Buffy's tab. All my own work, this is too trivial to bother with theft. Buffy dated a plumber…but the relationship went down the drain. Buffy dated a doctor…but she got sick of him. Buffy dated a banker…but she lost interest. And so forth. Link to comment
Halting Hex February 26 Author Share February 26 (edited) So I'm in the I Robot You Jane thread, and I see where I did that Haiku about Buffy's possibly-smutty motives for prowling the showers. and I thought it might be cool to do some to summarize (Summersize?) other episodes. But the only one that called to me immediately was The Body: Quote Joyce is dead. Really. Really dead. Really, really… Not just a little… Yeah, I'm still finding the ep a bit one-note, there. And on a familiar note: Quote Synopsis: Buffy is disheartened to find her new sister Slayer is beating her time with that cute guy Buffy thought she might want to date, doing so by bonding with him over an old sci-fi TV show. Q: What is Faith, Hope, and Trek ? Man, she's really going to be pissed once she learns that Cordelia's been doing the Vulcan Death Grip since she was 5, huh? Edited February 26 by Halting Hex Link to comment
Halting Hex March 6 Author Share March 6 (edited) Quote Synopsis: Faith's first secret mission for Mayor Wilkins is to bring him the limp and beaten body of Bob Barker! Q: What is Truth or Consequences? Note: Truth or Consequences is the show that made Bob Barker a star as a game show host (1956-1975), before his longer stint onThe Price is Right. (1972-2007, so a few years of overlap.) And yes, Faith doesn't actually start doing missions for Hizzoner until the episode after Consequences, but I wanted to spotlight that we had a reference to Bob Barker in the dialogue and an episode with this particular name, so this is as good as I've got. Bob turned 99 this past December 12th, and is apparently in fine health. He came back to host TPiR on his 90th birthday in 2013; I wonder if similar plans for this December have been drawn up? Edited March 6 by Halting Hex Link to comment
Halting Hex March 6 Author Share March 6 (edited) Quote Synopsis: Oz has come to win Willow back, but when she discovers that his cure for lycanthropy involves dropping his trousers and shaking his bare butt-cheeks at the sky, she decides to stick with Tara, anyhow. Q: What is Full Moon Rising? Edited March 8 by Halting Hex Link to comment
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