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<blockquote data-quote="TBoarder" data-source="post: 107547" data-attributes="member: 272"><p>I finally got to see Normal Again tonight(Stupid Philadelphia UPN station pre-empted it for hockey... @%#$), and was absolutely blown away. </p><p></p><p>I've enjoyed this season so far, but I've had some problems with it. Nothing huge, and I completely understand that most of what I don't like has to do with this season's story arc, which I AM enjoying overall.</p><p></p><p>First, I've been frustrated with the lack of interaction among the cast members. They've been concentrating SO much on Buffy and Spike, on Xander and Anya that we haven't seen much beyond them. Spike and Dawn have a wonderful chemistry together (not THAT way <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />), but we haven't seen any good scenes between them since the premeir. Same goes for Xander and Spike, Willow and Xander, Giles and Willow, Buffy, Willow, and Xander, etc. The cast works SO well together, but they're not taking advantage of it at all this season.</p><p></p><p>We haven't seen the Scooby Gang in action nearly enough. When's the last time we saw Xander patrolling with Buffy? When's the last time we saw all of them working together on a problem without being distracted by their respective significant other's? Last season, Buffy decided (wisely) that she doesn't want her life to revolve around who she's with, that she wants to concentrate on being Buffy. It seems she forgot that, and it seems like Xander and Anya fell into the same trap. Bargaining had that amazing intro with the entire gang hunting vamps, and being rather successful. They showed experience, coordination, and skill, but when Buffy returned, they all seemed content to allow Buffy to be the only one to hunt anymore.</p><p></p><p>The final thing I've been leary of is the growing "commonness" of demons. I like Clem quite a bit, but seeing him and the others in broad daylight (Buffy's birthday party, Xander's wedding, the loan shark from Tabula Rasa) is making the Buffyverse a bit too... cartoonish. It was easier to suspend disbelief when demons and vamps hung out at Willy's and didn't interact with the rest of the populous except to eat them. Now it seems like Demons are just another minority in the world and not something that you should assume at first sight to be evil and kill.</p><p></p><p>Finally, with Normal Again, I see things returning to normal. We actually had Xander and Spike hunting a demon together. Spike actually TALKED to both Willow and Xander. They're starting to become the tight-knit group they were in the past 5 season (except for Season 4, where they went through a similar period of seperation). I can't wait to see if Willow and Tara get back together now. I can't wait to see Spike become closer with other members of the Scooby Gang (LOVED Tara teasing him at Buffy's birthday party). I can't wait to see how Anya handles Xander leaving her at the alter and I can't wait to see them all get their act together and beat the snot out of Warren and Andrew. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TBoarder, post: 107547, member: 272"] I finally got to see Normal Again tonight(Stupid Philadelphia UPN station pre-empted it for hockey... @%#$), and was absolutely blown away. I've enjoyed this season so far, but I've had some problems with it. Nothing huge, and I completely understand that most of what I don't like has to do with this season's story arc, which I AM enjoying overall. First, I've been frustrated with the lack of interaction among the cast members. They've been concentrating SO much on Buffy and Spike, on Xander and Anya that we haven't seen much beyond them. Spike and Dawn have a wonderful chemistry together (not THAT way :P), but we haven't seen any good scenes between them since the premeir. Same goes for Xander and Spike, Willow and Xander, Giles and Willow, Buffy, Willow, and Xander, etc. The cast works SO well together, but they're not taking advantage of it at all this season. We haven't seen the Scooby Gang in action nearly enough. When's the last time we saw Xander patrolling with Buffy? When's the last time we saw all of them working together on a problem without being distracted by their respective significant other's? Last season, Buffy decided (wisely) that she doesn't want her life to revolve around who she's with, that she wants to concentrate on being Buffy. It seems she forgot that, and it seems like Xander and Anya fell into the same trap. Bargaining had that amazing intro with the entire gang hunting vamps, and being rather successful. They showed experience, coordination, and skill, but when Buffy returned, they all seemed content to allow Buffy to be the only one to hunt anymore. The final thing I've been leary of is the growing "commonness" of demons. I like Clem quite a bit, but seeing him and the others in broad daylight (Buffy's birthday party, Xander's wedding, the loan shark from Tabula Rasa) is making the Buffyverse a bit too... cartoonish. It was easier to suspend disbelief when demons and vamps hung out at Willy's and didn't interact with the rest of the populous except to eat them. Now it seems like Demons are just another minority in the world and not something that you should assume at first sight to be evil and kill. Finally, with Normal Again, I see things returning to normal. We actually had Xander and Spike hunting a demon together. Spike actually TALKED to both Willow and Xander. They're starting to become the tight-knit group they were in the past 5 season (except for Season 4, where they went through a similar period of seperation). I can't wait to see if Willow and Tara get back together now. I can't wait to see Spike become closer with other members of the Scooby Gang (LOVED Tara teasing him at Buffy's birthday party). I can't wait to see how Anya handles Xander leaving her at the alter and I can't wait to see them all get their act together and beat the snot out of Warren and Andrew. :) [/QUOTE]
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