so much happening in buffy s3e12 "helpless." angel telling buffy he's loved her since she was a little girl. the ouroboros of gender forcefully given and taken away (buffy denatured as slayer, zackary losing his penis to his mother's scissors, the little red riding hood/wolf metaphor encompassing them both). buffy to giles: "if you touch me i'll kill you." xander thankfully being unable to open the peanut butter jar. getting off with the cross... wow.








