Written by Brad MeltzerArtwork by Georges Jeanty
Willow (to Warren): �Angel�s the piece we were missing. Sure, Buffy shared her power, but when it comes to her place in the slayer history books � I�m pretty sure that�s not the only thing she was first to do.�
I won�t lie, I�m struggling with this one, I really am. The more I read it, the more convoluted and weird it sounded. Plus it didn�t help that the snarky little warning at the end of the previous issue actually came true � them fucking.
Remember back in the fourth season how watching Buffy and Riley spending all of �Where The Wilds Things Are� was tedious? Well, having her and Angel basically doing them same thing here certainly became even more tedious to flick through. I enjoy seeing my characters get it on as much as the next person but not throughout he entire story and that�s the main issue here.
The Buffy and Angel sexploits basically has them shagging virtually everywhere and anywhere, including at one point even in space. No, I am not kidding and gratuitous nudity aside, it basically added nothing to the story itself I�m afraid.
Fortunately that was where Giles had to come into proceedings. There was hints in the previous issue that Buffy�s been destined to be powered up and the like for quite a while now and it�s all to help her survive. But even here, we still don�t really know what Twilight is. Is it another apocalypse in the making? An actual planetary evolution or what? I�ve read this issue enough times already and I�m still confused about the general concept of it all.
And then what�s Angel�s part in that all. Is he genuinely being rewarded or did the fates need to bestow this onto one slayer and one ensouled vampire? Warren might be a snide prick but I�m glad he actually raised the question, one in which Willow could barely answer satisfyingly as well for my liking.
Still, the consequences of Buffy and Angel�s powered up super nookie did seem to be ecological with the amount of storms, hurricane and seaquakes going about the place. With six more issues left for this entire season, I still feel like naff all has actually happened and this issue has done less to provide solid answers, only more questions.
Also in �Twilight Part 3�
Buffy and Angel shippers must have loved the cover of them embracing for this one.
Amy: �Twilight is Angel? Of course he is!�
Dawn: �Of course he is? It doesn�t even make sense.�
Another promotional poster for The Guild appeared in this issue. Tempting as it looks, I�m gonna have pass on it.
Angel: �You have any idea how much I missed you?�
Buffy: �I do. I have lots of ideas.�
Angel: �Yeah. So do I.�
Xander: �We�ve got witches, werewolves and centaurs -�
Dawn: �Centaurettes.�
Xander: �The point is, even when it comes to the dark, scary ones ... how much more can you shock us with a fairytale?�
The Watchers Council killing themselves because of an empowered slayer is dumb even for them. Speaking of empowered, nice to see Faith getting her powers back in this issue.
Faith: �I got my powers back. I�m strong again.�
Giles: �It�s everything they warned. The universe ... the universe is answering.�
Angel: �They said it didn�t exist but it does, it always has. And now it�s ours. Here we are Buffy. Welcome to Twilight.�
There was a coming soon bit in this issue with Spike featured and the next issue is out on May 5th.
I�m sorry but I really didn�t like this issue as much as I tried to. �Twilight Part 3� just simply bored me and I really am confused about the whole thing. Hopefully more clarity will be shed in later issues.
Rating: 5 out of 10.
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