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I've watched 2 seasons so far. Second season makes a huge improvement over the first, which is also fun, though. Angel's interesting turn, New and improved villians as Spike, and that finale OMG! That last shot of [SPOILER]Buffy leaving Sunnydale was so instant-classic[/SPOILER]
I love this so far.
"New Moon Rising" was a terrific episode and a great way to give the Willow + Oz relationship [SPOILER]closure[/SPOILER] it definitely needed, for the viewers and the characters as well.
I really loved Willow and Oz and I thought this was a beautiful and moving way to leave both characters at peace with themselves and their feelings. Alison Hannigan was so good in this episode and I really like how it explored bigotry and how it can sneak up on us when we least expect it if we rest on our moral complacency, like Riley and even Buffy when Willow told her about the true nature of [SPOILER]hers and Tara's[/SPOILER] relationship.
And also, as dull as I think he is, Riley has blended quite well within the show in the last stretch of episodes to a point in which he isn't annoying anymore. I can live with his presence on the show.
Oh and I forgot to mention that "Superstar" was HILARIOUS (Jonathan in the opening titles as the show's star).
Season 4 has picked up in a major way in the last 4-5 episodes.
Wow, "Restless"!
I kinda don't know what to say about this episode but it seemed even more Lynchian than Lynch itself. Truly an episode to immerse yourself into and watch repeatedly. I'm still trying to piece it all together but I think it's kind of genius how it was linked to the events in "Primeval". It totally makes sense that [SPOILER]the very first-ever slayer haunts each of the Scoobies' essence of themselves since they disrupted the whole slayer mythology by fusing with Buffy[/SPOILER].
There seems to be some kind of foreboding as well, with Tara telling Buffy [SPOILER]she has no idea what's coming and who she is[/SPOILER].
A truly spellbinding episode and I think that overall, while Season 4 had its rough patches, overall it was great and truly innovative television. I can totally see why this show is so highly regarded; its high-wire creativity is something to be admired. Episodes like "Hush", "Who Are You?" and "Restless" truly push the boundaries of what the medium can accomplish.
Buffy season 2 is my favourite TV season ever. I'm glad you enjoyed it! It is indeed far better than the first season, which of course I love as well, but is really about getting to know the characters and beginning to establish the mythology, themes, tone, humour, and style. It's a good season, but season 2 takes all of that and amplifies it, going further and deeper than anything in that first season suggests. The second half of season 2 is brilliant, with each character arc hitting grand emotional notes. Also, Becoming Part 2 (the final hour of season 2) is my favourite TV episode ever. That ending just kills me every time! It is so damn haunting, powerful, sad, and perfectly executed.Originally Posted by Addison de Witt
I love witnessing someone watch this show for the first time! Especially since you're enjoying it so much! Restless is brilliantly bonkers and it's an episode you'll want to revisit seasons later. You're dead on about that foreboding stuff. This episode is considered a landmark in the series and it really is something special.
So muchfor both of you now!
So I started Season 5 today.
"Buffy vs. Dracula" was a great opener. I really enjoyed how the gang succumbed to Dracula's charms, Xander's in particular was hilarious and I LOLed at Anya's insistence to see him because of their past history.
I LOVED the scene at the end of the episode between Buffy and Giles; some of the most powerful moments in the series are between Buffy and Giles and it seemed like in Season 4 Giles-Buffy interaction was nearly non-existent so I was glad that they had this moment and that Giles steps up once again as a watcher and a figure of importance.
And I really want to know what the line about Buffy not knowing what's coming means. And lol Buffy has a sister out of the sudden, wtf???
A very promising start to Season 5.
LOL this was so awesome!
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
YOU SEEM TO MOVE UNEASY
Oh Dawny will PISS YOU OFF so much, but by the end (and when you figure it all out) you love her just as much as you love everyone else.
Played to perfection by Michelle Trachtenberg.
Will Oscar have Riva Fever?
That scene with Giles and Buffy at the end is soooooooo good. I rewatched it randomly the other day, as I tend to do from time to time when I'm thinking of a scene.So I started Season 5 today.
"Buffy vs. Dracula" was a great opener. I really enjoyed how the gang succumbed to Dracula's charms, Xander's in particular was hilarious and I LOLed at Anya's insistence to see him because of their past history.
I LOVED the scene at the end of the episode between Buffy and Giles; some of the most powerful moments in the series are between Buffy and Giles and it seemed like in Season 4 Giles-Buffy interaction was nearly non-existent so I was glad that they had this moment and that Giles steps up once again as a watcher and a figure of importance.
And I really want to know what the line about Buffy not knowing what's coming means. And lol Buffy has a sister out of the sudden, wtf???
A very promising start to Season 5.
Plus, the scene where she finds Dawn in her room has got to be one of the best examples of how to end an episode. Brilliant stuff that never gets old.
It's true that many people couldn't stand Dawn, but I think that was the point of her character? I never had a problem with her. She actually reminded me a lot of my own sister.
I usually consider season 5 to be my favorite. You're in for some brutal yet amazing things.
The best episode of the series is in Season 5!
And Dawn is awesome...only Whedon could pull off her character concept like that.
FYC Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director
Les Miserables
"Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
that I live and you are gone
there's a grief that can't be spoken
there's a pain goes on and on"
I thought "Buffy vs. Dracula" was one of the stupidest episodes of the series actually, utterly inconsequential and a bit too dumbed down for my taste. It gets worse upon multiple viewings as well. But even one of the lesser eps is still entertaining of course. I thought the best moment in it was actually at the end where they're all waiting for Dracula to come back from the dead after they've killed him and snark about those 'Horror false Gotcha! endings'
I decided to repost my episode rankings from the earlier thread
Name(Season-Episode #)
10
The Body(5-16)
Innocence(2-14)
Hush(4-10)
Once More With Feeling(6-7)
Becoming Part II(2-22)
Amends(3-10)
Dopplegangland(3-16)
Restless(4-22)
Something Blue(4-9)
Anne(3-1)
Fool For Love(5-7)
9
Becoming Part I(2-21)
Passion(2-17)
Angel(1-8)
The Prom(3-20)
Tabula Rasa(6-8)
Band Candy(3-5)
School Hard(2-3)
8
Homecoming(3-5)
Graduation Day Part II(3-21)
The Puppet Show(1-9)
Chosen(7-22)
Conversations With Dead People(7-7)
The Wish(3-9)
Eashot(3-18)
Doublemeat Palace(6-12)
Prophecy Girl(1-12)
Grave(6-22)
Normal Again(6-17)
Who Are You?(4-16)
Ted(2-11)
The Harvest(1-2)
7
welcome to the Hellmouth(1-1)
Bad Eggs(2-13)
This Years Girl(4-15)
Revelations(3-7)
When She Was Bad(2-1)
Seeing Red(6-19)
Lies My Parents Told Me(7-17)
Selfless(7-5)
A New Man(4-13)
What's My Line, Part II(2-9)
Halloween(2-6)
6
Graduation Day, Part I(3-22)
Faith Hope and Trick(3-3)
Lovers Walk(3-8)
Shadow(5-8)
Two To Go(6-21)
Smashed(6-9)
The Gift(5-22)
End Of Days(7-21)
Hells Bells(6-16)
I Only Have Eyes For You(2-19)
The Zeppo(3-13)
Wild At Heart(4-6)
Never Kill A Boy On The FIrst Date(1-4)
Out Of MInd, Out Of Sight(1-11)
What's My Line, Part I(2-9)
5
Consequences(3-15)
Phases(2-16)
Dead Mans Party(3-2)
I Was Made To Love You(5-15)
Witch(1-3)
The Weight of the World(5-21)
Superstar(4-17)
Dirty Girls(7-18)
Crush(5-14)
Villians(6-20)
Enemies(3-17)
Entropy(6-18)
Wrecked(6-9)
Help(7-4)
THe Harsh Light Of Day(4-3)
Beauty and the Beasts(3-4)
The Pack(1-5)
4
Nightmares(1-10)
CHoices(3-19)
Afterlife(6-3)
Fear Itself(4-4)
Tough Love(5-19)
Bargaining, Part II(6-2)
Bad Girls(3-14)
Blood Ties(5-13)
First Date(7-14)
Listening to Fear(5-9)
NO Place Like Home(5-5)
All The Way(6-6)
Older and Far Away(6-14)
Intervention(5-18)
The Freshman(4-1)
New Moon Rising(4-19)
Gingerbread(3-11)
Lie To Me(2-7)
Inca Mummy GIrl(2-4)
3
Bargaining Part I(6-1)
The Initiative(4-7)
Pangs(4-8)
Empty Places(7-19)
Family(5-6)
Triangle(5-11)
The Killer In Me(7-13)
Spiral(5-20)
Same Time...Same Place(7-3)
The Yoko Factor(4-19)
Goodbye Iowa(4-14)
Helpless(3-11)
Life Serial(6-5)
Checkpoint(5-12)
Beer Bad(4-5)
Teacher's Pet(1-4)
Reptile Boy(2-4)
2
Real Me(5-2)
Primevil(4-20)
Dead Things(6-13)
Gone(6-11)
Bring On The Night(7-10)
The Replacement(5-3)
Doomed(4-11)
Forever(5-17)
Showtime(7-11)
Lessons(7-1)
Get It Done(7-15)
Killed By Death(2-18)
Never Leave Me(7-9)
Where The Wild Things Are(4-18)
Some Assembly Required(2-2)
1
Touched(7-20)
Sleeper(7-8)
Into The Woods(5-10)
Potential(7-11)
Go Fish(2-20)
Flooded(6-4)
Out Of My Mind(5-4)
As You Were(6-15)
I Robot...You Jane(1-8)
Beneath You(7-2)
Buffy vs Dracula(5-1)
Living Conditions(4-2)
FYC Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director
Les Miserables
"Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
that I live and you are gone
there's a grief that can't be spoken
there's a pain goes on and on"
WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?
Will Oscar have Riva Fever?
I think Killed by Death is brilliant actually (you only rated a "2") It's always been in my Top 10. Probably my favorite "stand alone" episode of the series for me. Just terrifying.
Also this gem from Cordelia:
This is pretty much true but it's a good intro to the last 5 minutes of the episode (and the season) which is the good stuff.
Ryan, why don't you BELIEVE in Living Conditions?!?!?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXiECmCZ94"]Cher - Believe [Official Music Video] [HQ] - YouTube[/ame]
OMG LOL
This is even better!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk04ZNbjXog"]Do You Believe? SB/BA - YouTube[/ame]
BELIEVE RYAN
I just think it was a rehash of a lot of other episodes in a Buffy-finds-occult-in-something-that-should-be-normal sense. Plus I don't think she even mentions Angel leaving. Plus I listed to annoying music over and over again in college.
FYC Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director
Les Miserables
"Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
that I live and you are gone
there's a grief that can't be spoken
there's a pain goes on and on"
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