#10 on the Lonely Planet BLUELIST 2007

Perth made it and this is the description:

10. PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Step off the plane in the most remote city of its size in the world and you'll feel the freedom: it's a big possible sky out here. The capital of Western Australia has got it good and it knows it. Due to resource-rich soils and a tenacious – and controversial – mining industry, the quality of life here is as obvious as a boat parked in front of a beach mansion. Liquid amber's just another local commodity: every week, year round, people queue to get into local beer gardens for the Sunday Sesh (session). No wonder there are still motions to secede.

So the most exciting thing they spotted was people queuing up for beer? A "Sesh" - what the hell is that? Oooh, oooh, we've got a "big sky" too! Makes Perth sound like a boring hole where nothing happens.

Yup, they got Perth right!
*nods*

What else could I watch ....

..... but "Pangs" (BtVS S4e8) - a bit late, I know, but the thought was there!

And what else can I say about this episode but the sheer unmitigated sense of fun that it has? Written by the inimitable Jane Espenson, this episode is one of the great ones. Light on plot, it may be but it is funny and insightful and starts some major events off.

This is the first of Spike starting to join the Scoobies, it will result in AtS S1e8 "I will Remember You" (heart-breaking as that is) and many relationships are explored. Xander calls Anya his girlfriend for the first time (well, to her face), Buffy and Riley continue to expand their relationship and Giles and Willow (ewwwww, not that) develop as research partners more and more.

All that pales into insignificance in comparison to all the wonderful lines here:

It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.

It's a yam sham.

We'll die together. It's romantic. Let me get your trousers off.

No. I'm powerful, and I'm beautiful, and I don't need you to complete me.

And I happen to think mine is the level head, and yours is the one things would roll off of.

I came, I conquered, I felt really bad about it

You made a bear! ... Undo it! Undo it!

Oops.

Ah, so many good words! I must stop now as I could fill line after line with this genius!

I suffered ...

... through an hour of Smallvile's S5e1 "Arrival" for just FIVE FREAKING SECONDS of James Marsters. I feel like I need to douse my eyeballs in bleach - not even for JM was that dreck worth watching!

And I just realised that that means I have to watch this thing again if I want to see more of JM.

I am on the edge, I'm telling you!