Riley: No pulse. Anya: Yup. The space lamb got 'im.

'Never Leave Me'


Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.  

This is where we talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No spoilers though?if you post one by accident, an admin will delete it. This thread is NO LONGER NAFDA. Please don't discuss current Angel events here.


Wolfram - Nov 05, 2003 12:17:19 pm PST #6488 of 10001
Visilurking

I just found out that in "I, Robot" when Giles is listening to the radio the announcer is voiced by Joss himself.

Am I going Tru Calling nuts, or did you post that somewhere yesterday?


DCJensen - Nov 05, 2003 12:21:40 pm PST #6489 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Yep. just noticed I posted that in "Previously" so I deleted it there, and moved it here, where it belongs.


Wolfram - Nov 05, 2003 12:23:14 pm PST #6490 of 10001
Visilurking

Phew. It still doesn't explain why I had an Aerosmith song running through my head yesterday when I just heard it on the radio today.


helentm - Nov 05, 2003 12:35:34 pm PST #6491 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre

A lot the terrible episodes, like She and The-One-where-the-entire-plot-was-Buffy-and-Riley-having-sex, have redeeming seriously good moments. She is actually great up until Alternate-Dimension-Chick shows up.

As You Were, on the other hand, blamed *Buffy* entirely for the B/R break-up. Not even a mention of Riley's cheating. Or serious psychological issues. Or the fact that he barely mentioned somthing was wrong until after she'd found him getting bitten by a vampire.

I *liked* Riley, and I'm saying, that's got to be one of the worst episodes ever.


Allan Lang - Nov 05, 2003 4:16:38 pm PST #6492 of 10001
'And on that tragic day, an era came to its inevitable end.' That's all there is.

I like AYW. It had RILEY! the same Riley from Smallville, Iowa that I liked as grad student, military guy and normal boyfriend .

Not even a mention of Riley's cheating. Or serious psychological issues. Or the fact that he barely mentioned somthing was wrong until after she'd found him getting bitten by a vampire.

Huh! What is this. I know nothing of psychologically disturbed Riley.

I have erased Shadow to Into the Woods from my Riley arc as I have erased Smashed to Double Meet Palace from my Willow arc. (It's nice here by the pyramids).

And finally reached the end of the active NA Buffy thread. yay me!

Wait. this means that BtVS is really finally over. t Willow banshee scream from two to go


RobertH - Nov 05, 2003 5:59:00 pm PST #6493 of 10001
Disaffected college student

I know nothing of psychologically disturbed Riley.

"You're attracted to the dark supernatural broody so I'm letting these Initiative enhancements kill me" blah blah blah.

I can live with the one-sided-ness of Riley's return, simply because I don't have a dog in that fight. I was happy to focus on Riley in the ways he wasn't connected to Buffy, few as those may have been.

The demon eggs and the not telling about not killing the first demon, not so great. But not a disaster for the story.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 05, 2003 6:02:14 pm PST #6494 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Eh, everyone has different standards. Allyson's been saying forever that Buffy died for her (along with Buffy, go figure) in season 5. But she was one of AS YOU WERE's biggest defenders. I think she may have liked it better than OMWF, but don't quote me on that.

Granted, I don't know ANYONE who liked SHE or DOUBLEMEAT PALACE that much. I personally kinda like that latter, but that's because I worked enough in that sort of environment to really enjoy the satire without it taking over my life so much that representations of the same send me screaming from the room.


RobertH - Nov 05, 2003 6:06:43 pm PST #6495 of 10001
Disaffected college student

Granted, I don't know ANYONE who liked SHE or DOUBLEMEAT PALACE that much.

I liked Doublemeat Palace enough to not have any adverse reaction to someone announcing it was their favorite episode ever. I can see things in it that could really strike someone's funnybone the right way.

She . . . Marti Noxon counts as "anyone", right?


ted r - Nov 05, 2003 6:23:54 pm PST #6496 of 10001
"You got twelve, and they got twelve. The old ladies are just as good as you are." -Dr. Einstein

I hated the Car Crash of Crack Magic. I hated that whole story line. I thought (hoped) it was going to be about Willow's abuse of power and how she kept using magic because she was so insecure about who she was.

Not to start that whole debate up again, but some of us didn't see the addiction metaphor as cancelling out the abuse of magic because of insecurity metaphor.


JenP - Nov 05, 2003 6:38:48 pm PST #6497 of 10001

I thought it would be hilarious in much the same way that one "BArney Miller" episode was so funny.

"Good in milk. Go 'mooshie, mooshie.'" I loved Jack Soo.

God that was a good show.

I can't think of a BtVS show that I really dislike so much I wouldn't watch it again. I actually liked As You Were. Oh, well, OK, Where the Wild Things Are or whatever that was called is among my least favorites. I've still seen it at least twice, though. I am also one of the Season 6 likers. The few, the defensive ... (kidding. Not defensive. Stop looking at me like that, dammit!)