This is the kind of standalone episode that would fit well in season 1 - an obvious but still effective metaphor about some particular aspect of the dark side of school life (Witch, The Pack, Out of Mind, Out of Sight). This time it’s a heavy-handed “don’t take steroids, they’ll frak you up” message, with a realistic portrayal of other unpleasant
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Yeah, I don't know what to make of that scene, either. It makes me get all frowny-faced with the Scoobs.
but this time it seems like the episode is playing it like the audience is supposed to be enjoying the fulfillment of a revenge fantasy. I can’t say that I felt sorry for the coach, but I certainly didn’t feel that what happened to him was something to laugh at or enjoy, either - and the idea that someone would is rather creepy.
*nods*
It's...off-putting.
This makes 3 shirtless scenes for Xander, 1 for Oz, and 6 (in 5 episodes) for Angel (he was shirtless in a scene from I Only Have Eyes For You which I forgot to mention, where he’s washing himself, disgusted by having had love in him - but unlike his other shirtless ( ... )
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My feelings on this are summed up by this icon.
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