Renthead, I totally agree about Buffy and the seasons. I loved the first 3 seasons...the 2nd was my favorite(huge Buffy/Angel fan), though 3rd was up there.
4th season was awful! Riley, the initiative, Adam...stupid story!
The show was never the same after they graduated High School and Angel left, but the 5th season I thought was an improvement over the 4th. Though I will always think Buffy should be with Angel, Spike was an improvement over Riley. (I love Spike as a character, just not with Buffy). 6th season was okay, some great episodes, still fairly dark. But I think the 7th season was worse than the 4th. I got so mad--Buffy would never have told Giles that he's taught her everything--Xander's eye going out, the stupid priest dude
It still was one of the most intelligently written shows on TV, I still love it, just especially the beginning.
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