Jul 10, 2006
The weapon in Buffy\'s purse was actually a flail, not a mace.
On Buffy\'s outsider status: note that for an apparent low-grade loser Cordelia expends a lot of effort on her and apparently considers her a major rival.
On refusing to acknowledge people: I read an interview where Joss said Roseanne used to do this, which is part of why he quit her show.
Direct quote from wikipedia: \"The flail is often incorrectly called a mace.\"
Hehe, I wonder if this was supposed to some sort of visual gag - a girl keeping \'mace\' in her handbag.