I hadn't noticed the bite marks! Obviously The Long Way Home references very pointedly the show's first regular episode "The Witch."
When Buffy wakes up she'll be able to see the soul mask
This is reminiscent of Buffy pulling off Giles' mask to see the Master in "When She Was Bad," immediately after "Prophesy Girl."
from issue one we were told that Buffy "missed that sex".
I do think this is a reference more to Spike than to Angel--after all, "that sex" with Angel was only once, and "miss" suggests a longer-term thing. Definitely Buffy's missing sex is one of the key plot points setting up #34, but it's interesting that in #34 Buffy and Angel also get what they never had. (I think we can safely assume that their night together in "Surprise" was a little tamer than what #34 gives us.)
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When Buffy wakes up she'll be able to see the soul mask
This is reminiscent of Buffy pulling off Giles' mask to see the Master in "When She Was Bad," immediately after "Prophesy Girl."
from issue one we were told that Buffy "missed that sex".
I do think this is a reference more to Spike than to Angel--after all, "that sex" with Angel was only once, and "miss" suggests a longer-term thing. Definitely Buffy's missing sex is one of the key plot points setting up #34, but it's interesting that in #34 Buffy and Angel also get what they never had. (I think we can safely assume that their night together in "Surprise" was a little tamer than what #34 gives us.)