The Prom Disaster

Prom. The word incites fluffy pink taffetta ball gowns, shiny shoes with nail sharp edges and an overall sense of the sparkly end to official teenagerdom. If your Buffy it conjures images of hellhounds, vampiric dumping and an all out battle before getting ready for the big dance, where you will be dateless.

Ah the joys of being a Slayer.

My past few weeks have been much like the dramatic battle Buffy deals with pre her prom. It all starts off so well. B and Angel are all snuggly post a night of slayage and beheading. Then we cut to a conscience crashing Angel faced with Mrs Summers making clear and definitive points about our B and the beautiful Angel can never have a future together.. blah blah blah.

As if authors worldwide have made millions proving simply the opposite.

Angel breaks up with Buffy. Cue tears. We then cut to a scene where the ever sparring Cordy and Xander are attacked by hellhounds. Violins. Upon reviewing footage of the attack we see the hellhound aiming specifically for a boy in a [albeit] hideous tux. Justice prevails! Well, the Scoobys dont see it my way. Buffy realises she must first destroy the hellhound if there is to be a prom ala prevention of tux boys being eaten by evil, hairy dog-monster. But really, is there any point? Her boyfriends' just dumped her, everyone else has paired off, the chances of her getting the highly prized and overrated last dance with her soulmate stand at zero and Giles + Wesley are chaperoning the entire night of disaster.

Ofcourse there is! she says.
Well, more like :Your all going to have a nice, happy, 80s teen flick kinda prom if it kills me. But you get my general gist.

And you know, in the end she arrives at prom, a little late, a little out of breath, but she gets there. Jonothan gives her an award, an official recognition plaque / umbrella of silver that says thank you for giving Class of 99 the lowest mortality rate of any Sunnydale graduating class.My favourite moment? Angel arrives [looking absolutely yummy] in a tux to hold her for the last dance. What do we learn from this: Fight those hellhounds and have yourself a largely altered, but equally [if not more] awesome night.

Today's lesson: Once the evil of Thessy has been slayed, there shall be a high amount of partying and fun to be had.