When Buffy and the gang discover a nest of vampires, they turn to Jonathan Levinson, a former fellow pupil of Sunnydale High School, for help.
Club gave the episode a mixed review, stating, "So many big and small details are different in Jonathan’s version of reality, and yet the significant elements of the season-long story arc are still in play.
In my head, I can make sense of all this, but I still can’t help thinking that “Superstar” would’ve been better if it had been a true standalone episode, with no link to the main storyline.
"[3] A review from the BBC website was positive, stating, "Superstar feels like Buffy's fourth season cruising in top gear...
"[4] The episode has been analyzed as a deliberate satire of the Mary Sue trope, in that a minor series character, Jonathan Levinson, casts an augmentation spell that makes him popular and hyper-competent.