YMMV / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E4 "Teacher's Pet"

• Ho Yay: Xander's first reaction to seeing Angel is "He's a very attractive man."
• Special Effects Failure: The she-mantis is just a big rubber suit, and it's pretty awful.
• Values Resonance: Despite the fact that "I Only Have Eyes For You" will go on to fumble this idea, the episode acknowledging that the sexy female teacher who seduces her teenaged students was in fact a predator was relatively ahead of its time. Even now, you'll be hard-pressed to find media that acknowledges the existence of predatory women, especially ones who target young men.

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