Not much to say here, really. It's a very plot-driven episode, quirky and odd. The one thing I notice is that the puppet is the first character to explicitly say that Buffy has a very shortened life expectancy. It must not have sunk into the Scoobies; Willow comments on Angel staying young as Buffy gets old and wrinkled.
Is there a subtext that Buffy is now a puppet? That the Watcher's council and the demons/vamps/ hellmouth? Often, important points are made in what seem like random episodes, often in a more humorous or unexpected context than the gravity of the topic might engender. So it could be...
And it's worth noting, I suppose, that so many of themes from season one show up in season 7 resolved or clarified; Buffy's strings are pulled by her position until Willow changes the paradigm in the last episode--then the power lies with the Slayers themselves. Is that the way this episode ties in with the meta-plot? Not sure. Could be. Gotta think more.
(Until my bronchitis is much better, I will continue whipping through Buffy; using the remote requires I summon all my energy, so doing much more is just not worth the effort!)
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