Oh Oz.
I love Oz.
I have hated Tara because she drove a wedge between Oz and Willow.
Oh glorious Oz.

This issue was excellent, because Oz always felt like he got the shaft more than any other character in the Buffy universe. The fact that Willow feels heart weary actually makes me happy.

Sorry to focus on Oz, but I think how you feel about him is how you'll take this issue. They got his voice more or less exactly right. If you can't hear Seth Green in your head saying "that is the dog" then there's something wrong with your inner voice.

I really enjoy the love interest, even though her dark secret was pretty obvious.

As for the stuff with Twilight, I wish that it wasn't so predictable. Not just the going to the incorrect place to find the submarine but also the whole killing the guy that pointed it out even though he tried to dissuade them from going there. Is the reveal that he actually knew Buffy something new? The story seemed to be treating it as such, but it didn't really feel like something we either didn't know or couldn't have guessed.

 I love the red herring of everyone being distracted by the word "spike." I still say it's Reilly in the mask and his wife got killed out in South America, but we'll see.

The art was fine. I liked the way the wolves looked, and appreciate how hard it is for a lot of artist to do that.

This issue was a lot more fun for me, again, mostly due to Oz, but I liked it.