I've never watched Buffy, actually, but urgh...that doesn't sound pleasant! I wish Gero would grow up in his writing...I liked his earlier eps so much better. In s1 Gero wrote Rodney as obnoxious but brilliant, and his arrogance could be annoying but it also saved Atlantis. Then somewhere along the line he decided that Rodney being cool wasn't nearly as good at time as making fun of Rodney, and after that started dreaming up all the ways he could to make Rodney look bad for the sake of comedy...