I am – Hercules!!

Jan. 3 Update:

"It just occured to me and I wanted to get some opinions. : What if [Riley] gets married? Think about it. If he comes back unnatural they'll kill him in the same episode and no harm done. But if he comes back *married* he'll send shockwaves through all the scoobs. It'll make Xander and Anya all edgy and jealous cuz they should've been the first scoobs married; Willow'll be all 'I should be with Tara'; Buffy will think it could've been her; and Spike will stress cuz he knows what Buffy's thinking. ****** Oh no. I may have to eat a hotpocket." -- Talkbacker "Naia," 2:22 p.m. New Year's Eve

1) The Cross & Stake revealed Thursday how Riley is transformed in 6.15 (now apparently titled "As You Were"): He's hitched, and Mr. & Mrs. Finn's wedded bliss contrasts the shabbier aspects of Buffy's romance with Spike.

2) Note that we've adjusted the dates of the episodes below. Sources at UPN indicate only three new episodes of "Buffy" will air during February sweeps.

3) Just to clarify the "may or may not" business on episode 6.16: I only meant to indicate that I remained hazy about the exact timing of the BSD (Big Scooby Death), and not about the fact that the BSD is fast approaching. That is to say, I was only guessing that the death could occur in 6.16. (After talking to the scheduling kids at UPN, I'm now guessing - and this is only a guess - that the BSD is earmarked for 6.15.) No waffling intended; I stand by all original spoilers related to this issue.

4) For those who asked: How does Herc define a scoobie? Very liberally: in his fever-addled brain, two scoobies were lost in season two: Jenny and Kendra.

Original Jan. 1 Post:

The holidays always seem to bring out the best spoilers.

Some of this is slightly old, some of it was just posted by the increasingly reliable “Sweetie” over at Fan Forum, and some of it is brand spanking new Coax exclusive. Here we go.

6.11 “Gone.” (Jan. 8). The Nerds of Doom accidentally zap Buffy with an invisibility ray.

6.12 “Doublemeat Palace.” (Jan. 29). The slayer works the counter at a Hellmouth-adjacent fast-food establishment, and grows suspicious when she learns the restaurant’s slogan is “To Serve Man.” (Kidding about the slogan, but not the suspicion.)

6.13 “Dead Things.” (Feb. 5) Warren accidentally kills Katrina, the real girl he began seeing last season after he got sick of Aprilbot. He then utilizes a time-shaping “temporal demon” to trick Buffy into thinking she killed Katrina.

6.14 “Older and Far Away.” (Feb. 19) It’s Buffy’s birthday, and Dawnie casts a spell trapping everybody inside.

6.15 "As You Were." (Feb. 26) Riley returns from the South American jungles transformed. Coax has learned that he’s not a vampire, and that he survives the episode.

6.16 Title Unknown. May or may not feature the first permanent Scooby death since season two.

Also? Buffy and Spike will soon learn to have sex without automatically segueing into acrimony. “Sweetie” describes a couple “Dead Things” scenes thusly:

Buffy and Spike are both winded after having sex on a rug in Spike's crypt (there's some cute dialogue about the rug). There's cuteness regarding Buffy's feelings about their "relationship". Spike asks her if she likes him and she says "sometimes", then he asks if she likes what he does to her and she doesn't say anything - but he knows. They basically just have a sweet post-sex talk (although when Buffy realizes they're having a post-sex talk, she gets ready to go). There's also talk of decorating each other's rooms and stuff. Major cuteness.

Also, in that scene, Spike holds up handcuffs and asks Buffy if she trusts him. She replies "never" but then later we see her rubbing her wrists that are red and previously hand-cuffed. So yeah, there's cuteness and kinkiness involved, but I don't mind kinky. Plus, it proves that she trusts him which is great.

I am – Hercules!!

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