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* CriticalResearchFailure: Amy casts a love spell by invoking Diana whom she describes as "goddess of love and the hunt". While Diana was indeed the Roman goddess of the hunt, anyone could tell you that Venus was the goddess of love. What's more is that Diana was one of three goddesses who swore never to marry. The closest she comes to being associated with love is becoming a goddess of childbirth in other myths. Of course, this could be why the spell goes so badly wrong, but it was more likely a coincidence since Creator/JossWhedon boasted about not doing any research.
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** Amy turns Buffy into a rat. [[spoiler: In a delicious bit of karma, Amy spends three whole seasons as a rat.]]
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** Amy turns Buffy into a rat. [[spoiler: In a delicious bit of karma, Amy spends three whole seasons as a rat.]]
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* RiddleForTheAges: Exactly why the spell backfires and effects all women but Cordelia is never really explained. Fan theories include Diana being the goddess summoned to cast the spell, as she is not only the goddess of the hunt, possibly explaining why the drives the women to kill Xander, she is known for being wrathful towards men, like Acteon. Some like to think that Cordelia being the one woman actually in love with Xander protected her and deflected the spell. Perhaps Amy's just wasn't good at being a witch?
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* RiddleForTheAges: Exactly why the spell backfires and effects all women but Cordelia is never really explained. Fan theories include Diana being the goddess summoned to cast the spell, as she is not only the goddess of the hunt, possibly explaining why the drives the women to kill Xander, she is known for being wrathful towards men, like Acteon. Some like to think that Cordelia being the one woman actually in love with Xander protected her and deflected the spell. Perhaps Amy's just wasn't good at being a witch?
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** Amy turns Buffy into a rat. [[spoiler: In a delicious bit of karma, Amy spends three whole seasons as a rat.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: This conversation, years before the revelation that Spike was a bad poet:
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* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows the spell is going to backfire because Diana was '''NOT''' the goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably why the spell had the opposite effect and enchanted every woman except the intended target (Cordelia).
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* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on For the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, spell, Amy calls upon Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows hunt. Throughout history, Diana has been believed to have dominion over many things including the spell wilderness and untamed frontiers (which may include love). She has also been depicted as a torchbearer or guide, and has been known to be invoked for issues regarding fertility. It is going for these reasons that it makes sense to backfire call on Diana for a love spell. However, because Diana was '''NOT''' is most commonly known as the Roman goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably forests, animals, and the hunt this could explain why the spell had backfired.
** Diana, or her Greek equivalent Artemis, is also famous for being a virgin goddess, who DoesNotLikeMen and does stuff like turn a guy into a deer and sic hunters / dogs on him for peeping on her while she's bathing. So her choosing an interpretation of theopposite effect and enchanted every spell that would end up harming Xander is entirely in character. Especially considering that what he was requesting was essentially the magical equivalent of a date rape drug. Buffy even calls what he did "invoking the great roofie spirit". (Though, to give him credit, he just wanted to hurt Cordelia emotionally by breaking up on his own terms. He didn't mean to use the love spell the way these kinds of spells / potions designed to be used - to force someone to be attracted to the user against their natural inclinations.)
** Soren Kierkegaard´s book ''Either/Or'' has a section called ''diary of a seducer'', where the "seducer" in question has one particular womanexcept in sight, although his concept of love is fairly erotic. In one of the intended target (Cordelia).passages, the Seducer states that he prefers ''Diana'' over the love goddess Venus. No surprise that the name of his love interest is - ''Cordelia''!!! In this episode, Xander becomes an unwitting seducer of all women in Sunnydale. And you thought this was an ''ordinary'' TV Production? To tie in on the "goddess of hunting" reference, Cordelia´s family name is ''Chase'', just to stress the point.
** Diana, or her Greek equivalent Artemis, is also famous for being a virgin goddess, who DoesNotLikeMen and does stuff like turn a guy into a deer and sic hunters / dogs on him for peeping on her while she's bathing. So her choosing an interpretation of the
** Soren Kierkegaard´s book ''Either/Or'' has a section called ''diary of a seducer'', where the "seducer" in question has one particular woman
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* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows the spell is going to backfire because Diana was '''NOT''' the goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably why the spell had the opposite effect and enchanted every woman except the intended target (Cordelia).
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* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows the spell is going to backfire because Diana was '''NOT''' the goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably why the spell had the opposite effect and enchanted every woman except the intended target (Cordelia).(Cordelia).
* HilariousInHindsight: This conversation, years before the revelation that Spike was a bad poet:
-->'''Angelus''': Dear Buffy. I'm still trying to decide the best way to send my regards.
-->'''Spike''': Why don't you rip her lungs out? It might make an impression.
-->'''Angelus''': Lacks... poetry.
-->'''Spike''': It doesn't have to. What rhymes with lungs?
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* HilariousInHindsight: This conversation, years before the revelation that Spike was a bad poet:
-->'''Angelus''': Dear Buffy. I'm still trying to decide the best way to send my regards.
-->'''Spike''': Why don't you rip her lungs out? It might make an impression.
-->'''Angelus''': Lacks... poetry.
-->'''Spike''': It doesn't have to. What rhymes with lungs?
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Amy casts a love spell by invoking Diana whom she describes as "goddess of love and the hunt". While Diana was indeed the Roman goddess of the hunt, anyone could tell you that Venus was the goddess of love. What's more is that Diana was one of three goddesses who swore never to marry. The closest she comes to being associated with love is becoming a goddess of childbirth in other myths. Of course, this could be why the spell goes so badly wrong, but it was more likely a coincidence since Creator/JossWhedon boasted about not doing any research.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Amy casts a love spell by invoking Diana whom she describes as "goddess of love and the hunt". While Diana was indeed the Roman goddess of the hunt, anyone could tell you that Venus was the goddess of love. What's more is that Diana was one of three goddesses who swore never to marry. The closest she comes to being associated with love is becoming a goddess of childbirth in other myths. Of course, this could be why the spell goes so badly wrong, but it was more likely a coincidence since Creator/JossWhedon boasted about not doing any research.research.
* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows the spell is going to backfire because Diana was '''NOT''' the goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably why the spell had the opposite effect and enchanted every woman except the intended target (Cordelia).
* GeniusBonus: There's an example that's either this or CriticalResearchFailure on the writers' part. Amy casts her love spell by invoking "Diana, goddess of love and the hunt". Anyone who's savvy on their Roman mythology knows the spell is going to backfire because Diana was '''NOT''' the goddess of love, Venus was. It's probably why the spell had the opposite effect and enchanted every woman except the intended target (Cordelia).
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* BrokenBase: This one splits the base like a knife. This is either a good comedy episode with some good character moments for Xander, or it's a showcase of what some fans ''hate'' about [[BaseBreakingCharacter Xander's behavior.]] No in-between.
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* BrokenBase: This one splits the base like a knife. This is either a good comedy episode with some good character moments for Xander, or it's a showcase of what some fans ''hate'' about [[BaseBreakingCharacter Xander's behavior.]] No in-between.in-between.
* CriticalResearchFailure: Amy casts a love spell by invoking Diana whom she describes as "goddess of love and the hunt". While Diana was indeed the Roman goddess of the hunt, anyone could tell you that Venus was the goddess of love. What's more is that Diana was one of three goddesses who swore never to marry. The closest she comes to being associated with love is becoming a goddess of childbirth in other myths. Of course, this could be why the spell goes so badly wrong, but it was more likely a coincidence since Creator/JossWhedon boasted about not doing any research.
* CriticalResearchFailure: Amy casts a love spell by invoking Diana whom she describes as "goddess of love and the hunt". While Diana was indeed the Roman goddess of the hunt, anyone could tell you that Venus was the goddess of love. What's more is that Diana was one of three goddesses who swore never to marry. The closest she comes to being associated with love is becoming a goddess of childbirth in other myths. Of course, this could be why the spell goes so badly wrong, but it was more likely a coincidence since Creator/JossWhedon boasted about not doing any research.
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