Best Season Six Episodes

POSTED BY: Ringwraith
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 9, 2002 18:20
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RINGWRAITH

Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:08 PM

Just wondering what people think are the best episodes of the sixth season.

My first nomination: "Normal Again."

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"How will this end?"
"In fire."
--Babylon 5, 'The Coming of Shadows'
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HJERMSTED

Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:26 PM

Though this season wasn't as "peppy" as previous years, there were still some great episodes... here are my favorites(in the order they were presented):

Bargaining (parts 1 & 2)
Life Serial*
Once More With Feeling*
Smashed
Gone*
Normal Again
Seeing Red

(*= absolute faves)

When you consider its theme was "we are our own worst enemies", it's easy to forgive Mutant Enemy for the overall dark and depressing tone of season six. I must say tho, I'm looking forward to the glass being half full again in season seven!

mattro

MOJOECA

Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:39 PM

Best ep rundown (IMO, of course):

'Bargaining pt. 1' -- pt 2 is padded.
'Afterlife' -- B/S interaction worth the price of admission.
'Life Serial' -- Buffy needs a job. Hilarity ensues.
The Musical -- well, obviously.
'Doublemeat Palace' -- some despite it, I found it extremely funny.
'Dead Things' -- What happend to metaphor? Oh well, I liked it anyway.
'Normal Again' -- an intriguing 'what if?' and a mindf*ck for literalists.
'Grave' -- the entire season is redeemed in the last few minutes.

My nomination for "Worst. Episode. Ever." is 'Older and Far Away'

ADD HJERMSTED: Completely agree. Enjoyed experimental direction, but looking forward to getting back on track...

SHUGGIE

Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:44 PM

OMWF - they did indeed get the mustard out

Two to Go + Grave (I see them as one) - mainly for Giles

Afterlife - Spike's reactions to Buffy being back.

Life Serial - not everyone's favourite but makes me laugh every time (except for kitten poker which is just dumb)

Tabula Rasa - Randy Giles, Anya and Giles, Joan, Umad - what's not to love?

Shug

Her lips were saying 'No' but then I looked into her eyes
... and her eyes were saying 'read my lips'
- Niles Crane

MOJOECA

Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:55 PM

Methinks Tabula Rasa is overrated. A shark demon who collects kittens (!?) was just too cheesy for my tastes. And the humor wasn't as funny, IMO, as it could have been give the situation. I do agree about Life Serial and will add it my list.

*** Joe
joss is evil, i tells ya

NOVAGRASS

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:19 AM

Originally posted by Shuggie:
Life Serial - not everyone's favourite but makes me laugh every time (except for kitten poker which is just dumb)

You disliked kitten poker!?!? Blasphemer!

I loved kitten poker!

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

NOVAGRASS

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:31 AM

Well... here we go!

Needless to say, Once More With Feeling was the best episode of the season in all regards. There was drama, comedy, and it was a musical extraveganza... and it was written by Joss... what more can one person ask?

Grave was, IMO, the second best episode of the season. It brought all of the season's themes and central conflicts to a natural and very realistic resolution.

Next up: Seeing Red. This is a very powerful episode. Almost all of the actual hard plot is started here (though, the emotional plot had been ongoing since the beginning of the season). And Tara's death was *incredibly* moving and powerful. I was couldn't sleep for days after, it was so potent.

Then Life Serial. Kitten poker and hard liquor. 'Nuff said.

Entropy. Tara and Willow lovin' can never be bad. I *loved* Anya and Spike's relationship... I always thought they should interact more often... I just love the dynamic between them. Two demons (well, one ex-demon) seeking acceptance in a human world, they were bound to have an interesting relationship.

I liked Gone.

I liked Normal Again, even though it seemed to be a rip-off of "A Beautiful Mind."

I enjoyed After Life and Doublemeat Palace as well.

And Hell's Bells, if only for the AC/DC reference

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

WOLFRAM

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:53 AM

Hmm. Glad to see most of you are liking this season.

I didn't. lol

There are only a few eps, IMO, that would be worth re-watching.

Afterlife
Life Serial
OMWF
Tabula Rasa
Dead Things
Seeing Red
Villains
Two To Go/Grave.

8 out of 22 eps. Not a good ranking. The last three do a LOT to redeem the season, in my eyes. I surely hope 7 works out.

Actually, I'm less scared about next season for Buffy than I am for Angel. With Angel's finale like it was...*cringe*. Well, we all know how season 4 turned out for Buffy...

"You really do need to find the fun, B...uh, Uffy!"

BLAISE

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:09 PM

1.Defenitely 'Once More With Feeling' (would that be sitting in the number one position now?)

2.The two part finale, 'Two to Go' and 'Grave'. Willow kicked some serious ass. It was nice to see something other that an apocalyptic demon who 'wanted to destroy the world just because' as the big bad. Willow had a driving emotion and so on, and it had insight on the semi power struggle within the group.

3.'Hells Bells' purely because i'm a fan of Anya and Xander, and I loved watching them getting ready for their wedding, and the end really pulled on the heart strings, with Anya looking so small and helpless, and Xander believing it was 'for the best'.

Notable mentions: Seeing Red, Barganing1&2, Tabula Rasa, and Doublemeat Palace(it was hilarious, Buffy wearing that stupid hat)

I actually liked the darker side to this last season, mainly because it showed that they all have their inner demons to face and battle, not just the physical ones. I know that most people hated the way Buffy was potrayed this season, but as far as i'm concerned, you don't come back from the dead, and be perfectly normal in the head, something like that would screw with you a bit. I also liked that the focus wasn't purely on Buffy as far as the major storylines went.

Blaise

VOIDPRIME

Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:54 AM

Once More With feeling
Tabula Rasa
Seeing Red and the three that followed it.

Be Seeing You,
David Blackwell

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