Any Buffy Fans — Page 25

Oh, I missed some nice talking...

I wish I was a little more eloquent in English so I could post something a little more intelligent than those "two sentence" posts I make on this thread!

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Aww, why would I judge you? It's enough that you love the show. I don't know if I fully didn't expect it...but how wonderfully and expertly done.
And oh my god! The episode when Dawn raises her from the dead. Lord.

Maniac, it was so facinating for me to watch someone see the show for the first time and not know anything. You had no ideas of what was going to happen. When I realized the show was brand new to you, I was very careful about spoilers or hints. When I watched the show, I was very much on on everything- the actors, appearances -and the show was also promoted often on TV. So the 'trick' or theme of an episode was usually something I was aware of before I watched. Maniac had no commercials, no previews, no ads, no news articles announcing actors were leaving or staying weeks before episodes aired. It was pure storytelling.

Watching the show with someone who doesn't know where the story is going leads to some fun observing. I personally was never as attached to Joyce. It really took the ax and the "Stay away from my daughter for me to start paying close attention. But Maniac was full on in love with the character who, while stereotypical in her initial characterization, was still allowed to be more real than a lot of other TV parents on teen shows. Watching the reactions from her sickness and recovery and death made me appreciate more how even small supporting characters had well-shaped story arcs.

And I was punched. Hard. Every time Maniac was tricked or surprised. Especially when it involved the death of the character. "How could you do that to me? You made me love her, and then you took her away..."

GfG, I love that song, too. And we should- Joss wrote it. But I think singer is talking about the episode "Forever" which is right after "The Body" The one where Dawn goes to Joel Grey for help in a spell to bring Joyce back.

I hated Rona as well! I mean all the potentials bugged me, but she bugged me the most...complaining about everything.

I agree with singer on this all--I can't imagine Willow and Xander would have turned on Buffy. I mean Spike having the most faith in her of anyone? It just...ulgh.

It all goes back to some of the character decisions I had with that season, like what Buffy said to Giles. Honestly, the Buffy-Giles father-daughter relationship was one of my favorite on the series. When you think of where they started, and then how incredibly happy she was to see him in season 6's end, his song, which showed how much he deeply cared for her. Aww. That's why what happened to them in season 7 killed me so much.

Joyce won me over in School Hard as well. I didn't love or hate her prior to that, but she was just great there. Of course I hated how she reactedi in Becoming, but it made sense for the character. But when Buffy settled back and Joyce accepted everything, that's when I loved Joyce.

But Joel Grey was the reason Buffy died...weirdness. But yes, cool to see him.

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I loved the Buffy-Giles fight. It fit right into a parent-child dynamic for me. You grow up, and you realize that your parent is not the ideal you always looked up to. He's a flawed human being. I think Buffy's comments and 'closing the door' was a sign of that recognition, but also done in an emotional moment. It did not permenantly destroy their relationship. She will always love Giles. She just needed to learn to think for herself and not depend on Giles. That is what Giles song is about. That action, as hard as it was to watch happen to two characters you love, was Buffy doing just that. She didn't 'need' Giles anymore.

That Joel Grey was randomly the reason Buffy died was very odd indeed. So weird to see. But I, too, loved the randomness of it.

Any Potential that spoke with a silly accent immediately move to the top of the annoying list (yup, that puts them above Rona or Kennedy)

Ahaha, I loved those "conversations" between Giles and that Chinese (?) potential...

Yep, another "one sentence post" by GfG!

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LOL! Thank you! So good!
Do you know that episode of "Ally McBeal" where Ling talks to the jury in court in Mandarin and actually says things like
"It doesn't really matter what I'm saying because none of you can understand my language but my sad face shows you that I have a lot of compassion for the culprit..."?

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Really? They were released in Germany but not in the US?
That's strange...

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wow, that was quick mamie. i'm surprised and happy that DDDVD worked for you but that is so not helping me not buy the series.

let us know if any of the 41 discs are damaged (and if you could do it before tomorrow that would be great, thanks!)

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Ulgh. I decided to start watching my tapes tonight, but I'm having some trouble. Going through my videos, I've recovered Season 1 tape 2, season 2 tapes 1 and 2 and all the season 3 tapes

I can't decide whether or not to start halfway through the first season...

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Yay for Buffy. I didn't get to watch any episodes this weekend as the BF was busy getting tons of furniture deliveries.
Nothing rocks like spending your off days putting together stuff from Ikea.
The good news is my spare television is now resting comfortably on his new entertainment center, which means Buffy is ready to be viewed in multiple locations.

Shh, don't defile the holiness of Buffy with Nicole's wonky face.