Buffy advocacy

shanith and I have finished watching Dark Angel. ( not really a spoiler )

Anyway, now we have to decide what to watch next. Neverwhere and Babylon 5 have both been mentioned. Also Buffy. Despite the number of Buffy fan(atic)s among her friends, and despite being the biggest Firefly fan evah, Shanith has never taken to the Slayer. I have been given a final opportunity to persuade her of the error of her ways, but I only have two episodes to do it in. But which two? The responsibility is awesome!

It's a tricky because I can't use some of my most favouritest ones because they don't work on their own (too much build-up, eg. Innocence; or too good to waste until you know the characters better, eg. Normal Again). A lot of Buffy only comes into its own when you know and love the characters (just like Firefly, ahem). For a stand-alone, I think it's probably best to stick to the first couple of seasons.

I've been rewatching Buffy (new box with all the Buffy there ever was) and the stand-alone episodes I've particularly enjoyed so far were

1.9 The Puppet Show (I'd almost forgotten this one, but it made me laugh)
2.6 Halloween (costumes!)
2.15 Phases (lots of teenage angst)

and I haven't yet rewatched these two, so this is based on my imperfect memory:

2.16 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (lots of fun)
4.10 Hush (many people's favourite episode, and certainly the scariest. Despite being S4, this one could probably stand alone)

What do you think? Any other ideas?