Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[Casino Bride]

I hated Buffy - Faith girl all the way.

But "The Body" made me cry my eyes out. I saw it shortly after losing my own mom, and from the same illness too. Everything about that episode rang so true.

[aims]

I didn't like Evil Willow or Lesbian Willow . I liked cute little insecure slightly dorky Willow. I was disappointed at the destruction of that character.

My favorite all time episodes were the ones where people acted unlike themselves. I don't know the names of all the episodes but Band Candy, and one with the alternate reality after Cordelia's wish. Now that was an evil Willow even I could get on board with.

I like some of the knockoff , filler episodes too like when Xander almost became a fish monster, and the Beer Bad episode. Call me crazy.

I also had a total crush on young Angel. He was still handsome inthe Angel series but i loved first season Angel.

I'm on the fence as far as Spike went. I loved him in the early years but as soon as they had the rough sex scenes between him and Buffy and the almost? rape scene it kind of ruined it for me. Even when the writers tried redeeming him at the end I still had a sour taste in my mouth. It might have taken until seeing him in the puppet episode in Angel (my favorite! ever!) that I forgot about all of that.

[bklynred]

Ohhh, speaking of favorites, one of my all-time fave Faith scenes: when Wesley goes to see Faith (from "Salvage") and she "breaks" out of jail. I remember thinking that was so classic bad-ass. I think I may have jumped up and down on the bed (what? don't judge me). And for some reason, just hearing her call Buffy "B" was endearing. Good times.

[glitterbug]

My favorite all time episodes were the ones where people acted unlike themselves. I don't know the names of all the episodes but Band Candy, and one with the alternate reality after Cordelia's wish. Now that was an evil Willow even I could get on board with.

Is that the alternate universe episode? I loved that one, with vampire Willow, and then dorky-Willow-pretending-to-be-vampire-Willow - the little wave she gives Oz to show it's really her is so cute!

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glitterbug said:

My favorite all time episodes were the ones where people acted unlike themselves. I don't know the names of all the episodes but Band Candy, and one with the alternate reality after Cordelia's wish. Now that was an evil Willow even I could get on board with.

Is that the alternate universe episode? I loved that one, with vampire Willow, and then dorky-Willow-pretending-to-be-vampire-Willow - the little wave she gives Oz to show it's really her is so cute!

The creatively titled "The Wish." (I like that one too, and Doppelganger, where the alt-universe Willow appears is current-universe Sunnydale.)

Someone's trying to sell Willow's skank outfit for some enormous sum of money (Only $14,500, down from $17,500.)

[jettrink]

The main thing I wanted to say, though, was that I had a little anxiety attack when the 6th disc came in from Netflix, because now I know that I only have two seasons that everyone says sucks so bad left!

Not everyone! I know this is an unpopular opinion but I happen to love ALL of the Buffy seasons and season six is probably my favorite. I know the later years had flaws, but they still kept me glued to my TV. I just thought the whole serious was fabulous from beginning to end. Best 7 years of my life (TV-wise. I do have a personal life outside of the boob tube)

[Coffeecakes]

Someone who is never mentioned as being hot is the guy who played Ben on Season 5. Damn that boy was smokin. Buffy should've hit that like a drum and never looked back.

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Has anyone picked up the first issue of the "Season 8" comic? It's got some interesting twists. I think I'm going to really enjoy it.

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coffeecakes said:

Buffy should've hit that like a drum and never looked back.

Ha! That's awesome [stores away in personal lexicon].

I hated Faith, and I hated how Eliza Dushku's portrayal of a tough girl was to walk like she had a pair of balls, wiggle her head and say 'yo' at the end of every sentence. Of course, I also hated the very obvious blonde = bright and good, brunette = dark, tortured and evil.

I was also pissed off in Season 7 when everyone - including Giles! - ganged up on Buffy to kick her out of her own house. How many times had Buffy saved the world from destruction, let alone their lives? It was a war, and armies have strict hierarchy structures for a reason. Buffy was the most seasoned fighter who had repeatedly proven herself, therefore Buffy was in charge. Anyone who didn't like it could bugger off.

It was a constant and irritating theme throughout the whole series, that Xander and Willow displayed a lot of disloyalty to Buffy. There were many instances where they should have taken her side, and didn't. Maybe they were just trying to show that ultimately Buffy only had herself.

Err..I've thought way too much about that. I also have a life outside TV, but I was just talking about this with my sister the other day.

ETA: Haven't seen the comic yet, but plan on buying it when I'm not so poor.

[indygirl]

adawn said:

Has anyone picked up the first issue of the "Season 8" comic? It's got some interesting twists. I think I'm going to really enjoy it.

I want it but can't find it.