I loved Crush at the time. Unfortunately, my favorite moment was Buffy slamming the door in Spike's face, so that, er, didn't come out quite the way I'd hoped.
Still fond of it, though. Xander's amusement! Dru mouthing Boo-Boo!
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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Katie M - Aug 20, 2003 8:40:40 am PDT #4982 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
tina f. - Aug 20, 2003 8:43:42 am PDT #4983 of 10001
My favorite part is when Spike asks Buffy if she likes the Ramones. And when he gets flustered when he realizes he has opened the door for her.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 20, 2003 8:45:24 am PDT #4984 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Other worthy season 5 eps. (IMO) - Intervention, The Real Me, Tough Love, Forever, No Place Like Home (I think that was what it was called), Checkpoint & the Replacement. The rest of the season was soooo weak. I didn't mind Riley going dark, just the way they ended it. But the arc stuff was painfully slooooooow. It makes sense in retrospect (because Glory was Ben a lot), but Ben was such a fount of anti-charisma that it didn't matter. Plus, this was all happening during the beige-Angel arc, so it was a stark contrast.
Damn, I've still got to work up my how to fix season 5 summary.
helentm - Aug 20, 2003 8:48:48 am PDT #4985 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
I love Crush. I love the Gift too. I gather the plot crevasses bothered some peole, but it felt like a season finale. Even a series finale. To me, Season 7 was only a season finale, and not a great one.
Hey, votes on season finale episodes, by how they affected you? S3 S5 S2 S1 S4 S7, is mine. (I'm excluding season 6 on purpose, this time, cause I didn't see it.)
Katie M - Aug 20, 2003 8:52:47 am PDT #4986 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Favorite season finales...
2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 5, 7
The first three are really tightly bunched, though. Becoming and Restless are so different it's tough to compare them, and Graduation Day is the best series ending that didn't end a series ever. (I realized a few weeks after Chosen that in a lot of ways it's just Graduation Day all over again - there's a definite circling back there.)
tina f. - Aug 20, 2003 8:53:45 am PDT #4987 of 10001
Oooh. Are we ranking finales? Here is mine:
Becoming I&II
Chosen
Two to Go/Grave
Restless
Prophecy Girl
The Gift
Graduation Day I&II
This, BTW, does not match my season ranking which is right now: 2, 6, 3, 4, 7, 1, 5
Lyra Jane - Aug 20, 2003 8:55:20 am PDT #4988 of 10001
Up with the sun
My finale rankings:
Becoming I&II
Two to Go/Grave
Chosen
Restless
Prophecy Girl
Graduation Day I&II
The Gift
But that's a TOUGH decision.
kat perez - Aug 20, 2003 8:55:43 am PDT #4989 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
And when he gets flustered when he realizes he has opened the door for her.
Yes, this part! And when she calls him on whether he thinks they're on a date and he's all bluster and then, "Do you want it to be?" So William.
tina f. - Aug 20, 2003 8:57:07 am PDT #4990 of 10001
Looking at that list....I want to put Graduation Day above Prophecy Girl. Because of the Faith vs. Buffyness of it. But then The Gift would be last and there is so much good there. Do I dare put Prophecy Girl last?
Must ponder.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 8:58:38 am PDT #4991 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Seasonal rankings: 3,2,4,1,5,6,7
Season finale rankings: 2,1,4,5,3,6,7
What about season premieres? My order:
When She Was Bad
Bargaining 1&2
WttH/The Harvest
Anne
Lessons
Buffy vs. Dracula
The Freshman