Analytical Essay On Reptile Boy

"Reptile Boy" is the name of the fifth episode of the second season of the show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the episode, Buffy struggles with her responsibilities as a slayer and the heartache of Angel's rejection. While Giles tries to monopolize all Buffy's time, Buffy decides to accept the invitation to a frat party at Delta Zeta Kappa with Cordelia. Xander follows the girls to the party, but loses track of them quickly as he is misidentified as a pledge in need of hazing. After a few drinks Buffy begins to feel ill and she stumbles into a room where Cordelia is already unconscious. When the party is over Buffy and Cordelia are chained to a basement wall, along with another girl named Kelly, where they will be sacrificed to Machida, the dark lord the fraternity serves, in exchange for prosperity. At the school library, Willow discovers a slew of missing girls and connects it to Delta Zeta Kappa. She alerts Giles and Angel, neither of whom knew where Buffy was, immediately and they rush to the frat house to meet Xander. Before they can be eaten, Buffy kills the Machida while her friends restrain the fraternity brothers, all of whom end up in jail for life. The episode focuses very little …show more content…
Buffy is the slayer, the chosen one responsible for keeping the world safe from the Hellmouth. She is strong and capable but she falls victim as well reminding the audience anyone can be a victim. Where Buffy stands as the antithesis of a victim, Cordelia is not. She goes to the party to party, to have fun and bask in male, Richard's especially, attention. Her naïveté is shown but she too is not at fault. Neither her nor Buffy were chosen because of what they wore or what they did, the boys made the decision based on things not disclosed to the audience. In that same way, rape victims are chosen. It's easy to categorize them or explain what they did wrong to cause it, but the truth lies only in the mind of the