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So that's it. It's all over, after seven years. And while it was definitely time for the show to end, I will miss the anticipation of where we'll be taken next.
( Cut for those slackers who haven't watched the season finale yet. )
Finally, in the spirit of, well, everyone, I present a qualified** 10 Favourite Buffy Episodes:
10. "Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest" -- not many series openers actually manage to give all the exposition, capture the feel of the series, *and* be entertaining in their own right. Although I really wish that they could have afforded to keep Xander on that skateboard.
9. "School Hard" -- once upon I time, I loved Spike.
8. "Band Candy" -- because who can resist Ripper?
7. "Graduation Day Pt. 2" -- Buffy saves the day with a little help from the entire school. Like Oz says, "...we survived...not the battle, high school".
6. "Doppelgangland" -- like half the fans, I totally identify with early Willow (the other half are Xander), and her big speech at the beginning basically is me. And sexy Evil Willow!
5. "The Zeppo" -- I love Xander, and this episode was his big moment.
4. "Restless" -- every time some new plot point happened, I had to run back and see if it had been hinted at here. And Willow's dream is priceless.
3. "The Wish" -- more Evil Willow!
2. "Hush" -- utterly brilliant, creepy and funny, it contained all the elements that made the show original and wonderful. Plus it's probably the episode that I've seen the most, other than...
1. "Once More, With Feeling" -- I'm a huge fan of musicals, so I was excited and scared when I first heard this was happening. What a payoff. Joss obviously loves the genre himself, and managed to create a stand-alone episode that actually moved the plot along in very important ways. Plus the songs kind of pretty much rock.
*I realize my happiness is short-lived, what with Spike somehow joining Angel next season, but let me enjoy it while I can.
**Qualified because a) I might change my mind tomorrow, b) I just finished watching my season 3 DVDs, so they're the most stuck in my head, and c) these are not necessarily the best episodes (for instance, I thought "The Body" was brilliant), but the ones that I watch whenever they show up on Space, the ones that I make everyone watch, the ones that make me happy.
( Cut for those slackers who haven't watched the season finale yet. )
Finally, in the spirit of, well, everyone, I present a qualified** 10 Favourite Buffy Episodes:
10. "Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest" -- not many series openers actually manage to give all the exposition, capture the feel of the series, *and* be entertaining in their own right. Although I really wish that they could have afforded to keep Xander on that skateboard.
9. "School Hard" -- once upon I time, I loved Spike.
8. "Band Candy" -- because who can resist Ripper?
7. "Graduation Day Pt. 2" -- Buffy saves the day with a little help from the entire school. Like Oz says, "...we survived...not the battle, high school".
6. "Doppelgangland" -- like half the fans, I totally identify with early Willow (the other half are Xander), and her big speech at the beginning basically is me. And sexy Evil Willow!
5. "The Zeppo" -- I love Xander, and this episode was his big moment.
4. "Restless" -- every time some new plot point happened, I had to run back and see if it had been hinted at here. And Willow's dream is priceless.
3. "The Wish" -- more Evil Willow!
2. "Hush" -- utterly brilliant, creepy and funny, it contained all the elements that made the show original and wonderful. Plus it's probably the episode that I've seen the most, other than...
1. "Once More, With Feeling" -- I'm a huge fan of musicals, so I was excited and scared when I first heard this was happening. What a payoff. Joss obviously loves the genre himself, and managed to create a stand-alone episode that actually moved the plot along in very important ways. Plus the songs kind of pretty much rock.
*I realize my happiness is short-lived, what with Spike somehow joining Angel next season, but let me enjoy it while I can.
**Qualified because a) I might change my mind tomorrow, b) I just finished watching my season 3 DVDs, so they're the most stuck in my head, and c) these are not necessarily the best episodes (for instance, I thought "The Body" was brilliant), but the ones that I watch whenever they show up on Space, the ones that I make everyone watch, the ones that make me happy.