The toughest call: best SINGLE Buffy episode in human history....
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, May 20, 2006 00:08
VIEWED: 40720
PAGE 9 of 16
Quote:
Originally posted by batmarlowe:
Also, just wanted throw in my fourthing of the declaration that 2 and 3 are the best seasons.
Quick S5 overview:
Glory had the power of Godling, she came off to me as no true 'God'. I loved her characterization, though!
Buff vs. Drac was entertaining, if a little dorkey; the final fight was shiny.
Dawn was annoying.
Willow was awsome.
Xander has grown, and still has the funny.
The Body slayed me (in the tear-filled sense).
Anya is a real person to me now.
Spiral had supreme combat!
The Gift...really good, but I didn't groove to it.
After The Body, I was in no mood for a death written in merely to yank out what was left of my heart. I know she comes back, and then retires, cool, end of story for me.
I officially label myself a season 1-3 person (with an appreciation for 4).
And a "YIKES" aside, I already sold S5 to get 'Best of Spike', Fool For Love is an all time high for me!! And I got a couple of bucks left over...
End of my path Chrisisall
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Pretty much agree with everything you said, except: I don't find Dawn annoying. For the most part, I thought Buffy was too hard on her.
"The Gift" really blew me away. When it first aired, I knew there was gonna be a Season 6 and that it was gonna be on UPN. But I didn't know that Buffy was going to die.
But when Buffy realizes what the true meaning of "death is your gift" is...all I can remember is leaping off my couch and saying something along the lines of "Oh my God! No!"
And sat there both reeling and stunned as I heard her last words to Dawn and watched her die.
And I also thought it was perfect. And I congratulated Joss for making it such a powerful moment that was powerful not only because of what happened but the way Buffy's death made all the pieces of Season 5 come together.
And even though I knew she'd be back, it didn't lessen the impact of the ending of "The Gift". And I congratulated Joss on that too. I think it's at least one of the top 10 episodes.
She saved the world. A lot.
Season 6? As many of us have suggested (including me) you go to ANGEL Season 2 instead of BUFFY 6. Obviously, that's up to you.
You've already heard a lot of opinions about Season 6--get ready to hear more. It's the season over which most Buffyites clash.
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Originally posted by batmarlowe:
She saved the world. A lot.
That almost got me....Chrisisall*snif*
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
My knee-jerk instinct was to just say OMWF, as it is my personal favorite. (It inspired me to take up guitar, which I have now been playing for 4 years and can play all the songs from OMWF and the FF theme!)
...BUT, there are just so many good ones, that I decided to make a list of the best from each season.
...THEN, I realized I couldn't pick just one favorite from each year, so I whittled it down to two a season:
S1: Welcome to the Hellmouth and Prophecy Girl
S2: Surprise and Becoming (part 2)
S3: Doppelgangland and Earshot
S4: Hush and New Moon Rising
S5: Fool For Love and The Body
S6: OMWF and Villains
S7: Conversations with Dead People and Storyteller
Very-Honorable mentions: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered; Passion; The Wish; Graduation Day; Something Blue; Who Are You?; The Yoko Factor; Restless; Crush; The Gift; Bargaining; Entropy; Two to Go/Grave; Selfless; Chosen.
I hope that narrows it down a bit...! 
"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care. Or indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Kerr Avon
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
D'OH - I forgot The Zeppo and The Initiative!
"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care. Or indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Kerr Avon
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Originally written by Joss Whedon:
She saved the world. A lot.
It GOT me.
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
I guess I shoulda put some time in between The Body and The Gift....
More than two days, anyhow Chrisisall
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Emma,
I hate to interrupt this thread but it was the only way could thing of to contact you.
I clicked on "If you want to respond to Emma..." but all I got was your profile, which has no contact information. Yet you contacted me and there's nothing on my user profile at all.
You said "I Pm'd you". I guess I don't know what that means. Can you Pm me again to tell me how to Pm you?
Others on this thread: I apologize for the intrusion.
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Sorry BM, we can never forgive you...
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
I personally feel the best episode will always be Becoming Part 2.
The last ten minutes...I simply remeber crying on the top of my bunk bed, because I was so young back then, hugging my stuffed animals close, crying my eyes out because of Angel passing. I was actually convinced at the time he was going to stay dead.
And my mean parents laughing at me in the living room. Jerks.
Then ofcourse, I'm a fan of the Hush, The Body and OMWF for filming and story aspects.
But Becoming Part 2 will always be my favorite.
And I'm very partial to...
Wild at Heart
Innocence
I only have Eyes for You
And pretty much all of season 3.
But again...Becoming Part 2.
"Close your eyes."
*melts into a puddle*
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME