Voyager & Enterprise: doing the stories TOS, TNG & DS9 have done at least a half-dozen times already, and adding nothing to them.

Those "escaped slaves" running through the Civil War Reenactment has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.  Those events are fucking weird, and really deserved a dose of reality.

Those "escaped slaves" running through the Civil War Reenactment has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.  Those events are fucking weird, and really deserved a dose of reality.

Both the MLB & NBA has been interrupting my CW shows this past month, it's been annoying.  Typically, they end up showing them at 8pm on the following Sunday instead.  Frustrating.

Both the MLB & NBA has been interrupting my CW shows this past month, it's been annoying.  Typically, they end up showing them at 8pm on the following Sunday instead.  Frustrating.

Sacrilege!

Sacrilege!

Sooooooo distracting…

Sooooooo distracting…

I have Italian blood and I've been to Italy, and those stereotypes are true.  The whole comedy of that is part of what makes the episode so entertaining.

I have Italian blood and I've been to Italy, and those stereotypes are true.  The whole comedy of that is part of what makes the episode so entertaining.

They're not out of character, but flustered by their desire for Buffy.

They're not out of character, but flustered by their desire for Buffy.

I wouldn't say they're made to seem stupid, just shocked that there's someone out there more dynamic than them.

I wouldn't say they're made to seem stupid, just shocked that there's someone out there more dynamic than them.

Yeah, I really noticed that too while rewatching it last night.  I was really captivated by the scene and Denisof's performance.

Yeah, I really noticed that too while rewatching it last night.  I was really captivated by the scene and Denisof's performance.

Not cheap jokes, but hilarious, Italian-themed jokes!

Not cheap jokes, but hilarious, Italian-themed jokes!

Xander would have been perfect.