Lie to Me is the seventh episode of the second season of Buffy. In the episode Buffy is reunited with an old school friend from her days in L.A. It transpires that this old friend, Ford, is aware of the existence of vampires and desires to become one. Unknown to Buffy, he and a group of other vampire admirers are hatching a plan to be turned by the resident vampire leader, Spike.
I like this episode because it shows how much the vampires in the Buffy universe are bad and evil. It also provides some very humourous moments. It also provides alternative perceptions and comments on a culture in fiction that idolises vampires rather than condemns. It shows that Buffy, for it's faults, is self aware.
I could write more about this episode, but that would mean spoiling the ending, so unfortunately I'm going to have to cut this article short.
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