[Wizard.]

SO I have decided to re-watch all seven seasons of one of my favourite all time shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I remember when I was young saving up for the DVD boxsets that were £15 from HMV but DVD's became redundant and I no longer have them I will recap each episode, give a rating out of 5 and then when I'm done rank all the seasons... if anyone is interested. This may take some time, I'll try and get through season one and two over the Christmas holidays.

[RileyH]

omg yass can I join you? I love this show, an all time great

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Sleigh Dockley

omg yass can I join you? I love this show, an all time great

Sure, why don't we stay at the same pace so we can compare?

[RileyH]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

Sure, why don't we stay at the same pace so we can compare?

Stunning

[Jamie89]

One of the best shows of all time. I started watching it about 2 or 3 years ago but stopped around Season 5 (I think) and I keep saying I'll start it up again, this might push me into doing it

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Sleigh Dockley

Stunning

Okay I will start with episode 1 and won't watch ep 2 until you've posted your review and then we can alternate

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

One of the best shows of all time. I started watching it about 2 or 3 years ago but stopped around Season 5 (I think) and I keep saying I'll start it up again, this might push me into doing it

YAS slay it <3

[RileyH]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

Okay I will start with episode 1 and won't watch ep 2 until you've posted your review and then we can alternate

I'll perch for tomorrow

[Wizard.]

S1. Ep1. "Welcome To The Hellmouth":

In spoiler tags incase RileyH doesn't want to read before writing his opinion

Spoiler:

Even though I must've watched this episode countless of time the opening scene where Darla turns around to bite that guy still shock me for some reason (love Darla). I love the early seasons because they're so reminiscent of those 90's teen drama's but Buffy was always so much more. Joss Whedon balances horror and comedy so perfectly you'll find it hard to find another writer who does it so perfectly. Also the 90's fashion is so nostalgic I just love Buffy's first outfit when she joins Sunnydale High (crop top and red velvet skirt HELLO).

Although Xander and Willow are great characters (obviously, Scooby gang <3)
Cordelia really shines as a character more than most as she gets the best lines "It's in the bad part of town. You know, just a few block away from the good part of town". It's mad to think that Charisma auditioned for the role of Buffy and Sarah Michelle for Cordelia. I also love the introduction of the library where so many things are going to happen and the start of Buffy's relationship with Giles. Her meeting Angel in the back alley too with all that sexual tension.

I forgot how good the vampire prosthetics are, they don't look cheap or 20 years old (anyone else think that the demonic look is hot? The Master, I would bang) and the props and settings are so detailed and realistic like in The Master's layre for example.

Oh I forgot this episode was in two parts </3 To be continued... I wonder if Buffy will survive or die after one episode

Quote of the episode: "Seize the moment. Cause tomorrow, you might be dead"
- Buffy Summers

Overall, an iconic introduction to the slayer, Sunnydale, the Scooby Gang and vampires.

5/5 Stars.

[Wizard.]

Screaming at the unaired pilot episode. Who the fuq is that playing Willow? Thank god they switch to Alyson Hannigan it just doesn't feel the same. Cordelia's even more hilarious in this, "No I'm sure it was natural causes. He crawled up in the locker and died of old age"

"The new kid? She seems kinda weird to me. I mean, what kind of name is Buffy?"
"Hey, Aphrodisia!"

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[LukeB]

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[GoldHeart]

Buffy was a classic good show . But i much prefer the older seasons in the beginning . After season 4 it felt like the magic was going a bit and they lost the plot a bit and the much later seasons and episodes felt a bit anti climax , i still watched them but i just loved season 1- 4 the best ! .

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

(anyone else think that the demonic look is hot?

Originally Posted by Hallelujah

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Buffy was a classic good show . But i much prefer the older seasons in the beginning . After season 4 it felt like the magic was going a bit and they lost the plot a bit and the much later seasons and episodes felt a bit anti climax , i still watched them but i just loved season 1- 4 the best ! .

Season 5 did have The Body though, one of the greatest episodes of any TV show

Oh and the musical episode

[Wizard.]

Originally Posted by Hallelujah

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Yes come along you can be Faith

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Season 5 did have The Body though, one of the greatest episodes of any TV show

Oh and the musical episode

The Body? Remind me .
Yeah I liked the musical episode as well .

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

The Body? Remind me .
Yeah I liked the musical episode as well .

Spoiler:

It was the one where Buffy's mum died

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Spoiler:

It was the one where Buffy's mum died

I didn't like that , it was such a weird episode .

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I didn't like that , it was such a weird episode .

Yeah it was a very different one, I think that's why I liked it so much

[user104658]

I already rewatched all of Buffy and Angel this year ...

If anyone's interested in the official order of how good each season is

Buffy: 3 > 1 > 2 > 7 > 6 > 4 > 5

I really struggle with S4 and 5 tbh and I can sort of see why it was almost cancelled at the end of S5? It struggled to find direction after the high school arc ending with S3. 4 is better than 5 because of some great standalone episodes + Spike living in Giles' bath... 5 is sort of daft and the Dawn canon-reset excuse is lame. By S6 / 7 you kind of forget that she wasn't always there but in S5 it's grating as f.

Angel: 2 > 1 > 3 > 5 > 4

I personally find Angel pretty much flawless except S4 which was a mis-step... Connor is TOO irritating and whiney, which is a shame because the character had some potential in his first couple of episodes + by the end of S5, and also Jasmine was a lame villain, and no one noticing that Cordelia was evil while she swanned around in black lace saying "muahahahaha" was ridiculous. Plus Wesley and Lilah make me feel a bit queasy.

That said, the Angelus episodes were good, especially Angelus vs Faith.

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Season 5 did have The Body though, one of the greatest episodes of any TV show

The three highest rated episodes of Buffy (9.8, 9.7 and 9.7 on IMDB) are "Once More With Feeling", "Hush" and "The Body"...

Once More With Feeling is all singing and dancing,
Hush has no spoken dialogue and is acclaimed for its orchestral soundtrack
...and The Body has no music at all in the episode.

I personally rate The Body and Hush very highly (which is odd, as seasons 4 and 5 are my least favourite seasons overall) but I can't stand OMWF . I just don't like musicals ... I can't do it... I was forced to go to "Evita" in the cinema when I was 11 and it was the most excruciating 2 hours of my entire life.

[Wizard.]

I love S3 too TS! From memory S2 and 7 are my favs but it might change with this rewatch. I remember I didn’t like S4 all too much with The Initiative silliness.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Toy Santa

The three highest rated episodes of Buffy (9.8, 9.7 and 9.7 on IMDB) are "Once More With Feeling", "Hush" and "The Body"...

Once More With Feeling is all singing and dancing,
Hush has no spoken dialogue and is acclaimed for its orchestral soundtrack
...and The Body has no music at all in the episode.

I personally rate The Body and Hush very highly (which is odd, as seasons 4 and 5 are my least favourite seasons overall) but I can't stand OMWF . I just don't like musicals ... I can't do it... I was forced to go to "Evita" in the cinema when I was 11 and it was the most excruciating 2 hours of my entire life.

Oh yeah Hush was brilliant as well!

I remember disliking Riley which I think was around S4 and since he was in it quite a bit a bit that dragged it down slightly.

I'm assuming we're all in agreement that 'Where the Wild Things Are' is the worst episode

[Barry.]

Who can hate Buffy, no one.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

I'm assuming we're all in agreement that 'Where the Wild Things Are' is the worst episode

"Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house."

the description says it all. I think the actual lowest rated (although this is pretty close) is "Beer Bad"... but I kind of liked it in a daft, filler-episode way .

[Nicky91]

Buffy is one of my fave childhood series

[Wizard.]

Mess at me giving up after one episode. Should I carry on?

I think I gave up cause I have seen every episode like 2 or 3 times already