Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 10 Great Moments In Mediocre Episodes

10. Buffy And Faith Get To Know Each Other (Season 3, Episode 4)

Season 3 is the most consistent season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but it still has a couple of rough patches. The fourth episode – though far from terrible – is let down by a dumb villain and a couple of vanilla romance scenes between Buffy and her new boyfriend Scott.

But towards the start of the episode, we do get a nice exchange between Buffy and Faith. Despite their disagreements in the previous episode, the two of them bond over a humorous conversation about man’s internal nature.

The conversation also highlights a key difference between the two Slayers. Faith, who’s had a much more difficult upbringing, has a cynical view of men, describing them as “beasts”. Buffy, on the other hand, is more optimistic about her new relationship.

As well as being a neat segue into the main theme of the episode, this conversation is a snapshot of Buffy and Faith’s contrasting personalities. Beneath the friendly banter, these young ladies hold conflicting values about love, pleasure, and human nature.