I thought about that Cindy - but then Restless can't fit into the rankings. And it's not like I hate Primeval - but it's no Joss finale. It's not fair to Season 4 to not count Restless as the finale, I think.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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Restless is just the most amazing hour of TV, ever. Take your Body, take your Hush.
That's where it belongs, all by itself, atop a chocolate cake.
Pfft. Even on a technicality I don't agree with that.
Well that'd be WRONG. Ask Joss.
Well that'd be WRONG. Ask Joss.
Joss is wrong. Finale is the last ep of the season. Coda my butt.
Restless isn't considered the S4 finale. Primeval is the finale, and Restless is the coda.)
Structurally, Cindy is correct, and I think both Joss and Fury commented how they changed things at the end of Season 4 so that it wouldn't follow the established pattern. Still, I think "Restless" is the show to compare season endings to, because it does offer that contrast to the others.
Coda my butt.
Special orders don't upset us, as long as you pay up front.
Special orders don't upset us, as long as you pay up front.
Actually I think I'm saying that my butt is my body's coda. Not it's finale. Yes, it's a fine coda to the torso, even though technically my feet may be considered the finale.
Joss is wrong. Finale is the last ep of the season. Coda my butt.
What Hec Said.
Restless is just the most amazing hour of TV, ever.
Yes. This.
And how much of a sap am I? I get all weepy at the "I walk, I talk, I shop, I sneeze... I want to be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out, and I don't sleep on a bed of bones," line.
I don't know why, it's almost nonsensical, but it's just sensical enough to give it some sort of gravitas that just makes my breath catch in my throat every time I watch it.
My Season Opener rankings:
When She Was Bad
Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest
Bargaining
The Freshman
Lessons
Anne
Buffy vs. Dracula
Season Finales:
Prophecy Girl (my favorite ep ever!)
Becoming
Graduation Day
The Gift
Restless
Chosen
Grave
Oh, no Sean. It is one of the most sense making lines ever, especially when looked at in the full context of the series, including Chosen. It's why, despite my unhappiness with a lot of the S7 execution, I was still happy with the story I was told.
She isn't just destruction. She's a girl. She walks, talks, sneezes and shops. She's a big damned hero, sir. And now she's not alone.
Oooh. I just got chills when my allergies acted up.