affrosponge88
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Post by affrosponge88 on Jan 6, 2014 14:14:44 GMT -6
If this show continues to do what I think it's capable of doing, I wouldn't be too surprised to find it cracking my top five favourite television shows... ever. That's how much episodes like "Hush" and "Restless" have thoroughly convinced me of this show's greatness. I think its future episodes (that match Hush and Restless) combined with the fact that the show gets a much darker tone starting with season 5 (and especially S6) is what made me fall in love with it. That, and the always-fascinating development of Spike, since season 5 is when his true story begins. Season 4 planted the seed, but season 5 is when he grows. |
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Post by Stephen77 on Jan 6, 2014 14:49:20 GMT -6
"Restless" seems to very much foreshadow the darkness that is to come, methinks.
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Post by Dr Regina Phalange on Jan 20, 2014 9:00:59 GMT -6
So I finished Buffy around ... 2 weeks ago. I've probably watched Once More With Feeling at least 10 times since then and, according to iTunes, listened to the soundtrack around 25 times. In fact, I'm listening to it while making this list! So no guesses to what my favourite episode is.
Now for .... RANKINGS!
(Yes I am ranking the entire series and yes, my insomnia is bad right now.)
Seasons:
6 > 5 > 3 > 4 > 2 > 7 > 1.
Season 1:
Welcome to the Hellmouth: B+.
The Harvest: B.
Witch: B+.
Teacher's Pet: B.
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date: B.
The Pack: C+.
Angel: A.
I, Robot ... You, Jane: C+.
The Puppet Show: B.
Nightmares: A-.
Out of Mind, Out of Sight: C+.
Prophecy Girl: B+.
Season Average: B.
Season Grade: B-.
Season 2:
When She Was Bad: B.
Some Assembly Required: C-.
School Hard: B+.
Inca Mummy Girl: D.
Reptile Boy: C.
Halloween: A-.
Lie to Me: B.
The Dark Age: A-.
What's My Line? Part 1: A-.
What's My Line? Part 2: B+.
Ted: D-.
Bad Eggs: B+.
Surprise: A.
Innocence: A.
Phases: B+.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: B+.
Passion: A.
Killed by Death: B+.
I Only Have Eyes for You: A.
Go Fish: B.
Becoming Part 1: A.
Becoming Part 2: A.
Season Average: B+.
Season Grade: B. (C+ for the front half, A for the back half)
Season 3:
Anne: B.
Dead Man's Party: A.
Faith, Hope & Trick: B.
Beauty and the Beasts: B+.
Homecoming: A.
Band Candy: A.
Revelations: B+.
Lovers Walk: A.
The Wish: A-.
Amends: A.
Gingerbread: B+.
Helpless: B-.
The Zeppo: A.
Bad Girls: B+.
Consequences: B+.
Doppelgangland: A.
Enemies: A-.
Earshot: B+.
Choices: A-.
The Prom: A.
Graduation Day (Part 1): A-.
Graduation Day (Part 2): A.
Season Average: A-.
Season Grade: A-.
Season 4:
The Freshman: C+.
Living Conditions: B-.
The Harsh Light of Day: B.
Fear, Itself: A-.
Bear Bad: D-.
The Initiative: A-.
Pangs: A.
Something Blue: A.
(Also can I note that Willow's wishes are still kind of true in season 6. Pretty great writing.)
Hush: A.
Doomed: A.
A New Man: B+.
The I in Team: B+.
Goodbye Iowa: B+.
This Year's Girl: B+.
Who Are You?: A-.
Superstar: A-.
Where the Wild Things Are: B.
New Moon Rising: B+.
The Yoko Factor: A-.
Primeval: B+.
Restless: A.
Season Average: B+.
Season Grade: B+. (If the main arc weren't so disappointing, I would bump it up to an A-. However the strength of Pangs - Doomed can't justify a bump.)
Season 5:
Buffy vs. Dracula: A-.
Real Me: B+.
The Replacement: B+.
Out of My Mind: A-.
No Place Like Home: A.
Family: B+.
Fool for Love: A.
Shadow: A-.
Listening to Fear: A-.
Into the Woods: A-.
Triangle: B+.
Check Point: A-.
Blood Ties: A-.
Crush: A.
I Was Made to Love You: B+.
The Body: A.
Forever: A.
Intervention: A-.
Tough Love: B+.
Spiral: A-.
The Weight of the World: A.
The Gift: A.
Season Average: A-.
Season Grade: A.
Season 6:
Bargaining (Part 1): B+.
Baragaining (Part 2): A-.
After Life: A.
Flooded: A-.
Life Serial: A-.
All The Way: B+.
Once More, With Feeling: A+.
Tabula Rasa: A.
Smashed: A.
Wrecked: A-.
Gone: A-.
Doublemeat Palace: B+
Dead Things: A.
Older and Far Away: A-.
As You Were: A-.
Hell's Bell's: B-.
Normal Again: A.
Entropy: A.
Seeing Red: A
Villains: A-
Two to Go: A
Grave: A
Season Average: A-.
Season Grade: A.
Season 7:
Lessons: B.
Beneath You: B+.
Same Time, Same Place: B.
Help: B-.
Selfless: A. (Loved that how we found out how he got the mustard on his shirt)
Him: B+.
Conversations with Dead People: A.
Sleeper: B+.
Never Leave Me: B.
Bring On The Night: C+.
Showtime: B+.
Potential: B-.
The Killer In Me: C-.
First Date: B-.
Get It Done: C+.
Storyteller: A-.
Lies My Parents Told Me: A.
Dirty Girls: B.
Empty Places: B.
Touched: A-.
End of Days: B+.
Chosen: A.
Season Average: B+.
Season Grade: B. (Sorry, the season arcs brought it down. Would give the back half an A-.)
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