Back with two episodes of Buffy!
The first one is nothing to write home about. Once again we have an uncomfortable abusive relationship, and that really goes nowhere. There is a bit of a red herring in that the prime suspect is Oz- but honestly they need to fire whoever made that costume. Why didn't they use the one from last season? He looks like a Geico caveman.
But it turns out that the real killer is some asshole who's been experimenting with some kind of demonic Jekyll/Hyde serum. It's not interesting. Neither is Buffy's maybe-Canadian boyfriend Scott.
Onto the homecoming dance! Buffy decides to pick a fight with Cordelia, and I'm on Cordy's side here. There is no win state for Buffy, all she can do is make Cordelia lose, and that's exactly what happens. Meanwhile, Mr. Trick has organized an assassin's ball, including the werewolf hunter, the cowboy vampire and his dayhooker wife, a pair of German twins, and a yellow lizard thing. This episode was awesome, even if Buffy's dress was terrible. Also, I am not a fan of the Willow/Xander pairing.