Mark here...this one is called "The Puppet Show" and the premise is that there's a demon running rampant at the school talent show. It's done pretty well considering the show's budget. Basically, one kid at the show has a creepy dummy that is obviously possessed or something. But, fake out...the dummy is actually a good guy looking to kill the real demon, who's taken the form of a student. It's another of the show's interesting twists on a cliche horror theme. As in Chucky. There's some genuine scary and creepy moments too before this reveal. It's also funny to see Cordelia's "talent" of singing "Greatest Love of All".
We also get some more computer time with Willow accessing school medical records. At this point, the computer use seems kind of dated, as Laurel said for the previous episode. It also plays as a plot device to give Willow something to do and let us know she's a brain in the group... Although not the only one, as we're reminded at episodes end when the demon goes after Giles for his brain...:)
Laurel here...I was super creeped out by this episode. Is there anything creepier than a walking talking dummy? He turns out to be a good guy, which like Mark said is an interesting twist, but creepy nonetheless. Also creepy is the new, mean, principal (you may remember principal Flutie, who I loved got eaten by hyena possessed teenagers a few episodes ago). I suspected he was the demon but it turns out he is just a mean, creepy normal person.
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