"Buffy-vivor": Pick the ultimate Buffy episode! (Come vote in the finals!)

[Mad Hatter]

I think season 4 was kinda weak because it was a transition season. They were graduating and you had loose ends on all the characters on where they would go etc. They had to evolve and season 4 was where they did it. Afterwards, you get the seriousness of 5-7. Seasons 1-3 were all about them in their teenage years when slaying and whatnot wasn't so bad. They really upped the the level of the Slayer mythos at the tail end of season 4 and on.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Storyteller.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

To me, season 4 was one of the weakest overall, but oddly enough, had some of the single best episodes of any season. I recall being struck by that thought when viewing it recently. The overall story arc was not very well done, and Adam certainly wasn't any kind of interesting villain (he had potential, but it wasn't realized). Yet some of the episodes of that season stand out as being some of the best written and performed of any season, IMO.

 

[Crothian]

To me, season 4 was one of the weakest overall, but oddly enough, had some of the single best episodes of any season. I recall being struck by that thought when viewing it recently. The overall story arc was not very well done, and Adam certainly wasn't any kind of interesting villain (he had potential, but it wasn't realized). Yet some of the episodes of that season stand out as being some of the best written and performed of any season, IMO.

That's how I feel, individually the season has some of the best episodes, but the seasonal arc was not so good. Still, I liked the season better then most people here based on the strength of some of the episodes.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

That's how I feel, individually the season has some of the best episodes, but the seasonal arc was not so good. Still, I liked the season better then most people here based on the strength of some of the episodes.

Oddly, and it's been a while since I last had my week+ Buffy viewing-fest, but it seems to me that season 5 had a good overarching story arc, and a great payoff and conclusion (in "The Gift"), but had weaker "non-arc" stories, as opposed to season 4's great non-arc stories, but weak uber-plot.

 

[Berandor]

Oddly, and it's been a while since I last had my week+ Buffy viewing-fest, but it seems to me that season 5 had a good overarching story arc, and a great payoff and conclusion (in "The Gift"), but had weaker "non-arc" stories, as opposed to season 4's great non-arc stories, but weak uber-plot.

I agree completely, both on S4 and S5.

 

[Storminator]

To me, season 4 was one of the weakest overall, but oddly enough, had some of the single best episodes of any season. I recall being struck by that thought when viewing it recently. The overall story arc was not very well done, and Adam certainly wasn't any kind of interesting villain (he had potential, but it wasn't realized). Yet some of the episodes of that season stand out as being some of the best written and performed of any season, IMO.

Season 4 was when I started watching Buffy, so I've always liked it more that is warranted. By contrast, I thought season 1 was pretty weak, with a few good episodes. Had I watched seasons 2 & 3 before I saw 4, my opinion of the season would probably be very different.

PS

 

[ShadowDenizen]

And the winner for Season 7 is...
Chosen, with 6 votes. (I actually consider this a bit of an upset: I thought that CwDP would win hands down.

But, votes were split.
Trailing behind were:
CwDP with 4 votes.
Selfless, with 4 votes. (I did indeed change my vote after re-watching both "Selfless" and "Him" last night: Anya singing totally sold me.)
Storyteller with 3 votes.
Beneath you with 2 votes.

And, with one vote each:
Lies my parents told me, End of days, Lessons, and Showtime.

So, the stage is set for the final.
This is going to run slightly differently:when you cast your vote, you're voting for the episode you want to be eliminated! We'll eliminate one episode at a time until we have a winner.

And the choices are:
Prophecy Girl
Passion
The Zeppo
Hush
The Body
The Gift
Once more with feeling
Chosen

Remember you're voting on the one you want eliminated!

PS: WHo wants to run Angel-vivor?

 

[Silver Moon]

I'd take "Chosen" off of the above list

 

[ShadowDenizen]

I'm voting off "The Zeppo".