New-To Buffy season six discussion (spoilers)
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Thursday, April 27, 2006 19:02
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Destroying the house as they shagged was a powerful metaphor.
How...poetic ; )
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Quote:Am I making you want to re-visit your assessment of the last two seasons?
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Destroying the house as they shagged was a powerful metaphor.
How...poetic ; )
You know, see if they're less deplorable than you remembered?
Shagged not stirred Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Am I making you want to re-visit your assessment of the last two seasons?
You know, see if they're less deplorable than you remembered?
I actually rewatched 75% of S6 recently after having a forum chat about it and not being able to directly cite specific scenes/lines and so on. On rewatching I discovered that I enjoyed the eps up to and including Tabula Rasa slightly more on average than I had first run, while those that followed I came to despise even more. I have yet to risk rewatching S7, not least because the dvds cost a pretty penny... ;)
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Well, you know what you like...
And it ain't Spuffy 
Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Well, you know what you like...
And it ain't Spuffy
And it ain't Crack!Whore!Willow either...
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Hey Big C
So season six eh? Wow you must feel like part of the old school now :D
Well it's a different animal season six as I'm sure you're noticing.
It wasn't my favourite season for various reasons but mainly, for me, because that 'Jossness' is missing.
It's a silly thing but this really smacked of a season where the 'other' contributors are having more say and while they do a respectable job at keeping the show going, the entertainment element is gone. The contrived nature of many of the plot lines show through, and Jonothan is one of them. As you mention, the 'character shifts' are extreme and tend to feel forced.... At least for me personally anyway.
That said it has it's moments of genuine wonderment - but having only watched this season once kinda sums up the overall effect for me.
Keep us posted on your progress.
Laters
TheSomnambulist
www.cirqus.com
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Quote:Yep. Always knew I'd make it.
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
So season six eh? Wow you must feel like part of the old school now :D
Different is ONE way of putting it!
But the whole season was worth it if only for OMWF, that was awsome.
Cue my song Chrisisall
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Chris:
So how far have you gotten on Season 6 now? Just so I don't spoil anything by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time...
I know, you've probably already heard it all before, but knowing some of the stuff that's coming still can't quite prepare you for seeing it happen. There are moments in S6 that STILL leave me shaken, even after repeated viewings.
And the Crack-Whore Willow arc, while it IS such an obvious metaphor, certainly does have its purpose later on.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Buffy S6 and S7 might not be the best Buffy seasons of all, but they're still pretty damned good. And I can find something to like in every single episode of the show, from S1 through the final episode of S7.
Mike
"Let me rest in peace..." - Spike, "Once More With Feeling"
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Quote:I'm agreeing with ya there, so far, I'm very happy with S6.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
So how far have you gotten on Season 6 now?
I can find something to like in every single episode of the show, from S1 through the final episode of S7.
Just saw Xander's parents, now I know WHY he lived in the basement!
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