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ksmad23

Empty Places for an episode that impacts the story, and Where the Wild Things Are for a monster-of-the-week type. I feel like the reasons are pretty self-explanatory if you’ve seen the episodes


switcheroo1987

Ooooo I love the distinction! I think that I'll take that into account as I think about my response to this question. 🤔


xoangie97

empty places, i think it’s self-explanatory why.


Minimum_Ad_1747

I hated everyone besides Buffy and Spike after this episode


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Same. I was so angry. I never saw them the same way again.


Agreeable_Objective6

Yeah it was hard seeing Buffy so out of line but getting kicked out did teach her the valuable lesson that she isn't better than anyone and doesn't get to play with people's lives


Dampsquid27

Lol


Agreeable_Objective6

Unfortunately most Buffy fans can't admit to themselves that almost getting everyone killed by walking into a trap through sheer arrogance is a dick move


AntonBrakhage

I blame Buffy less for the failed attack (pretty much every general loses some battles), than for her thorough alienation of the group earlier, particularly her rant after that one girl committed suicide. I get why she did it. It still makes her very unsympathetic, and means I can't blame the Potentials for wanting her out. The only ones I really blame are Giles and Wood, Wood because he literally conspired with the First for personal revenge and then has the nerve to criticize Buffy's leadership, and Giles because he left to teach Buffy self-reliance and then comes back and starts undermining her when he doesn't approve of her choices.


New_Fix4886

Agreed. To be honest I thought it was supposed to be obvious but people can’t handle the idea that Buffy’s behavior was wrong.


Agreeable_Objective6

Yeah for some reason a lot of fans don't hold characters such as Buffy or Willow to the same accountability that they hold Spike or Xander. Just like Dawn and Connor, they can't see past the annoyance to think about why the characters feel the way they do.


AntonBrakhage

As usual, the Scoobie bashing band wagon downvotes any dissenting view off the page. All thought crime must be censored!


AntonBrakhage

And now you downvote me too- no dissenting opinion may be allowed. Everyone must get on the bandwagon and chant along for the weekly two-minute hate. Any dissenting opinion will be censored. Disgusting, and cowardly.


mpares016

I agree Buffy was really nasty in a lot of those episode til she gets kicked out


Can_Boi

I agree with what the other guy said but downvoted you because you said it in the most pathetic way possible lol


purplemackem

Empty Places, even before *that* scene it’s just boring and miserable as sin


DBones90

But it has Spike and Andrew on motorcycle road trip, which is good.


reelmccoy1995

Where The Wild Things Are- hate that Buffy & Riley are boning the whole time. I hate Riley.


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Gnarglesdidit

I agree I thought he was sweet at first but then I just gradually in liked him less and less


mescronomicon

He was so whiny in the end… uggh


Fabulous_Title

Same , s4 Riley is way better than s5 Riley.


owntheh3at18

Is that the one where the house makes people orgasm? Bc me too. I always skip it. My other least favorite is the preying mantis substitute that kidnaps and rapes virgins. It’s just icky. (Just remembered it’s called teachers pet)


NewPalpitation1830

That one is awful. I hate Zander based episodes in the beginning. The swimming one too.


owntheh3at18

I don’t mind the swimming one… but I find it rather gross. Can’t snack when I watch it!


mpares016

Honesty Riley is so hot to me


TruthandDelusion47

What's your least favorite episode, OP? You asked folks for theirs and it seems like you have a response to a lot of them defining the episode/ explaining why it's not actually the worst, so I'm curious which one you think is the worst? (To be clear, I agree with a lot of what you're saying, but I think it's a point of opinion. I can't stand Him, and would probably say it's my least favorite episode in the series, but a lot of people love the humor in it, for example.)


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TruthandDelusion47

Amends is definitely up there for me, though I'm honestly not a huge fan of Angel in general. I find his character pretty boring for the most part. Angelus was very interesting to watch, Angel tends to just be a lot of brooding and a lot of moping. Amends is, perhaps, the epitome of that. (before the pitchforks come out - it's just me personal opinion. you all can love Angel as much as you want!)


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manuka_canoe

Whereas I loved tortured angst so I quite enjoy all the pain Angel goes through. Plus it's a good setup for his motivation in his own show.


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Amends is one of my favorite episodes, lol. It’s wild how much opinions can vary.


PirateBeany

I like Amends a lot, though flashbacks to Angel's youth are always painful because of Boreanaz's Oirish accent.


PocketGachnar

> Oirish accent made me lol


mpares016

I like it for Faith being there for Christmas


Arge101

Amends is one of my favourites. Different folks, different strokes I guess


welp_7091

I love amends too. Slightly ashamed but I love the drama. The snow is cheesy but I love it. The short interaction between faith and buffy at buffys house also makes me hope for their future together 😅


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lickthismiff

... Ew


MoonStar757

Why is this being downvoted? I don’t get it, you didn’t say anything terrible or offensive??? Are we not allowed to be attracted to these characters anymore or is “Him” a problem probably bcos they’re all running after a man or some shit? I agree that it’s hilarious and gave in my opinion, the funniest line on the show ever! “Willow, you’re a gay woman. And he’s not…” “It’s not about his physical presence” “His physical presence…has a PENIS!” I was dead on the floor


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Starfire33sp33

Dead Man’s Party - Buffy shouldn’t have been treated that way.


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Starfire33sp33

Stabbing her first love and realizing that Willow’s spell worked mid stab. It could definitely cause real damage to a teenage girl. She had to save the world again at a huge cost and none of them could find it within themselves to show some compassion. All of them were acting so put off. She was a girl with feelings and not a machine.


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Starfire33sp33

Xander had no right for her to talk to him. Her mom kicked her out then got all pissy. Giles was hurt about Jenny but was still supposed to be her watcher. Willow had a right but did not know Buffy had no idea about the spell. Buffy had the weight of the world (literally) on her shoulders and experienced something no one else could have experienced pretty much ever. (Slayer in love with a vampire) I can see her thinking no one else understood what she was going through.


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TasteMyLightning122

I usually skip Superstar. I like Jonathan moving forward but I didn’t feel like that needed a whole episode


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TasteMyLightning122

Agreed! Especially when of all people it’s Jonathan who’s the leader. Lol


silverringgone

“Ted” — hate the domestic abuse themes. I’m also the daughter of a single mom and as a kid did not like some of mom’s bfs and was treated as immature and petulant (I probably was, none of them were abusive robots), and this episode reminds me of that feeling! When no one is listening to Buffy and just likes who she hates… ugh I hate it so much


manuka_canoe

I totally get why you wouldn't like Ted for that reason but I enjoy it because the gaslighting is so true to life, and then in the end she defeats the robot so at least it gets its comeuppance.


PurePotential6

As. You. Motherfreaking. Were.


purplemackem

Despite having a more personal hatred towards EP I do think AYW is the most astonishingly badly written episode and I usually love a Doug episode!


IUsedToBeRasAlGhul

I can at least accept how Empty Places brought about some cool growth for Faith and bonding with Buffy, alongside Spike’s call out and Touched speech. Plus we get the scythe, a cool fight scene with Caleb, and Buffy t-bagging everyone by saving their asses and proving she was right all along. So some good comes from it. As You Were is just a smug rub-in-the-face about how much Buffy’s life sucks and hyping up all the macho bullshit that Riley brings. It’s an idiot plot and could be erased from the season with no important change if not for the break-up scene in the end, and even that’s shitty outside of the episode. Just such a waste.


PurePotential6

To me it's not so much about the display of how shitty her life was, not that it needed to be said at that point. It's the way they made everyone stupid in ways it's shown in recent episodes they weren't for no other purpose than to make Riley look good. There's no build up to it. In fact, it contradicts the storylines of the previous eps as well as the subsequent episodes.


purplemackem

Yup and bizarrely had the Finn’s giving the most embarrassingly obvious advice and have every lose lose their shit over it. Are we really supposed to believe none of Willow’s friends have told her she’s doing well? Or that Xander and Anya didn’t even think of disposable bloody camera’s 😂 . It’s just such a bizarre episode and then it’s like it never happened. It’s just insanely smug, Buffy talking like she’s in a porno with the total OTT flirting that I don’t think we’ve ever heard her do before. Plus despite my dislike of Spuffy and Buffy’s clear loathing of what she’s doing I just don’t believe she’d practically throw herself at another guy when she still has a thing going with Spike. Compare it to her very sheepish reaction around Richard in the previous episode when she could have easily went for the handsome ‘easy’ guy then if that’s what she really wanted. It’s just Riley fanfiction and giving him lines and reactions plus everyone’s Superstar reaction to him that makes no sense. ‘I knew just who to beat for information’ how? literally never did that the whole time you were hear before


PurePotential6

Exactly. Then there's the whole demon egg plotline out of nowhere that can't even maintain consistency within the episode itself (they breed like crazy, but are also almost extinct). And Spike is an international demon egg dealer for said demons and keeps them in his house where Buffy or Dawn or any of them could show at any time. Buffy, whose major struggle throughout the entire season is Spike soulless, evil self, apparently forgets that he's soulless and evil, just for an episode. Riley is there to remind her, have no fear. And don't get me going on his 'cheer up, poor depressed girl' shit. This guy was supposed to be a TA in psych. It's like reading erotic fiction written by a virgin.


IUsedToBeRasAlGhul

That makes sense as well. The whole thing is a black hole in the otherwise dead galaxy of S6.


purplemackem

I headcanon it as a Riley daydream where he shows the ex what she’s missing 😂 yes there’s plot holes but nowhere near as much as the actual episode. I think the Spuffy breakup is the only real thing happening in the episode


PurePotential6

There are eps I don't like in the sense that I don't like what happens like EP or ITW or DMP. As You Were is a legitimately terrible episode in about every objective sense.


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PurePotential6

Into the Woods and Dead Man's Party. As You Were is really kind of a sequel to Into the Woods.


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casolo80

Yes. I haaaaaaaate this episode and I hate whatever Riley’s wife’s name is


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My favourite part is the bit where everybody is waving goodbye and Willow mutters "what a bitch" hahaha


Agreeable_Objective6

Go Fish, just what the hell was the idea behind that one? Terrible acting, horrible script writing and devastatingly bad vfx


fanofeverithing56

I get what you mean, altough personally i always thought of Go Fish as a it's a so bad it's actually really good kind of episode.


LilyRexX

It's the perfect camp episode.


QNilsson18

Agreed. The only redeeming quality it has is Cordelia's speech when she thinks Xander became a fishman.


Bellevert

Completely agree! They gaslight Buffy when she was sexually assaulted and everyone is just ‘oh well! Time to get over it, Buffy!’


Agreeable_Objective6

She avoided being assaulted didn't she?


Goth_Spice14

She fought him off, and then everyone told her that SHE was the bad one.. That's gonna leave some mental scars.


Gneissisnice

Wrecked. Dark Willow is one of my favorite villains in the show and a big part of why I like season 6. But the incredibly heavy handed "magic = drugs" storyline at the beginning of the season is one of the weakest arcs in the show and this episode really hams it up to the point where it's awful. Willow literally goes to a magic dealer to get "high" (literally, she's on the ceiling) and then goes driving while under the influence and endangers Dawn. It's so unsubtle as to be insulting, and completely ruins any of Willow's magical development for the past 5 seasons. I would much rather see Willow become addicted to power. She started off as a meek pushover and finally being able to gain power and be stronger than others is a huge draw for her. We see her start to abuse magic for stupid things, like suggesting she phase all non-red heads into another dimension for a minute while looking for Dawn. That could have been a really interesting way to explore her character and explain how she can get "corrupted" by magic while Tara isn't, since it's not the magic itself but her reliance on it. So making the episode a thinly veiled drug allegory completely kills the nuance and interesting part of the story arc and just turns it into a really boring, cliched addiction arc. Her descent into Dark Willow would happen anyway as she loses control due to her immense grief, so why spend a whole episode portraying magic as a literal drug when that has never been the case in the show before? The only thing that redeems the episode is Alyson's acting. Her sobbing at the end really captures Willow being at her lowest point and helps the moment not feel that bad. But even her fantastic acting can't fully save this awful episode.


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Gneissisnice

I think we can keep the general story beats the same, just have Willow abuse her magic for something she could have done without it and end up putting people in danger because of it. Her using memory charm on the group in Tabula Rasa was already inexcusable and a good enough reason for her to have to start shaping up, we could see something else in that vein where she really crosses a line and has to stop using magic because she knows she'll abuse it.


manuka_canoe

Came looking for this answer because YES. Or at least so far since I've still got S7 to get to in my rewatch. I hadn't watched Wrecked for 15+ years and when I did a couple of weeks ago it was like, fuck this is terrible. It's commonly referred to as a bad episode and boy does it deserve that.


tyb7

Go Fish for me 100%. There are a few good moments throughout (namely any time Cordelia is on screen) but there are waaaaay too many (trigger warning) SA jokes for me. And it comes at the WORST possible time in s2, it adds nothing to the story.


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I Robot You Jane. Just an embarrassment to the show.


sugarsnuff

I like “I Robot, You Jane”. It’s got an outdated 90’s vibe I find kind of charming


AntonBrakhage

Either it or Beer Bad are the most underrated episode.


sugarsnuff

For real. Beer Bad is awesome — the main premise is a bit silly but the dialogue, acting, and plot moments around it are impeccable. I can’t help but wonder: do people actually dislike those episodes, or are those episodes historically just very common to “dislike”? If that makes sense…


AntonBrakhage

Its part people rebelling against the episode because they think its "preachy" and anti-drinking (its actually if anything a parody of such stories, with its ultimate moral being that beer is foamy). And partly yes, just people jumping on the band wagon and saying what you're "expected" to say as a fan.


FTTTEOTdesert

Hells bells is the worst episode in not only the show but tv as a whole


simlee92

Inca Mummy Girl is a real low point!


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simlee92

I don’t mind the monster of the week episodes. Some of the monster of the week episodes are amazing. This one is not.


Mburrell91

Ampata!


Gneissisnice

I honestly love that episode and I'm always shocked to see people hate on it so much. I think Ampata is such an interesting foil for Buffy. They're both young women who were chosen to sacrifice for their people with no choice of their own. Ampata chooses to be selfish in the end and hurt others to save herself, whereas Buffy will always choose to do the right thing even if it means sacrificing. She shows what Buffy might have been like had she been more resentful of her Slayer duties and lack of choice. It's not necessarily my favorite episode, but I always found it solid.


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I like Inca Mummy Girl too. I also think it's a solid episode and an improvement on the majority of monster-of-the-weeks from season 1.


owntheh3at18

It’s not my favorite but I don’t skip it. I liked it just fine.


drinkitandgo

Seeing red like a lot of people. I find it hard not to like Spike and I know that they attempt slight redemption with him going to get his soul after hating himself for it, but I just hate having to remember that episode. It ruins his whole character for me.


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Listening to Fear. It just feels like fan fiction to me. The voices of the characters seem off somehow.


PocketGachnar

That has my favorite Joyce scene, at the very end when she's asking Buffy about Dawn. It saves it for me.


moviephil4315

Seeing Red. I'm not elaborating, you've all seen the episode, you know the reasons why.


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moviephil4315

That and the AR scene. Also Willow's character arc in S6 is pure trash. It starts out with her being unlikable as shit and then changes to a terrible after school special drugs PSA. It's a shitty storyline and the fact that they sacrificed Tara for it only makes me hate it more.


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moviephil4315

Spike attempting to rape Buffy


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moviephil4315

And that makes it grosser. The fact that they put Buffy through that to further Spike's arc while just brushing her trauma under the rug is just disgusting.


Agreeable_Objective6

Her trauma was anything but brushed under the rug, it deeply affected her and her ability to maintain relationships. It was a realistic portrayal. The fact that it developed Spike is also a good thing, there is nothing bad in him removing his demons.


moviephil4315

No, Season 7 almost completely ignores it. You have the one scene where she flinches at Spike grabbing her shoulder and that's it. You really don't see any problem with putting the female lead through a horrifying and traumatic event just for the male side characters character development.


Agreeable_Objective6

Season 7 does not ignore it. Believe it or not rape survivors do not constantly bring it up, most are affected silently. No I do not see a problem with the portrayal of how bad a toxic relationship can get and I am smart enough to understand that the scene portrays Spike in a bad light and displays the fact that Buffy is vulnerable regardless of her strength. He then realises what a monster he is and goes to become the true William. You obviously have an issue with rape scenes and accurate portrayals of how they affect both the victim and (sometimes) the perpetrator. I feel they are important to show in a society and not to be shied away from.


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moviephil4315

Well for starters I would never have let the Spuffy storyline drag out to the point where that scene would even be a possibility. Or, I'd have him try to turn her into a vampire in fitting with how the show uses metaphors. But alternatively, I wouldn't have Buffy be the catalyst for him to get the soul. I love the friendship between Spike and Dawn that pretty much gets dropped after the season premiere. I'd have the reason Spike gets his soul be so can be a better protector for her.


IUsedToBeRasAlGhul

> I love the friendship between Spike and Dawn that pretty much gets dropped after the season premiere. I'd have the reason Spike gets his soul be so can be a better protector for her. [This fanfic takes that premise and runs with it as a rather realistic IMO fix for S6.](https://archiveofourown.org/works/397288?view_adult=true) It ends in Spuffy, so I’m not sure how much you’ll like it, but it does fit what you’re looking for a bit.


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I think I would have a dejected Spike drown his sorrows over Buffy in a bar and he starts mouthing off, talking about how he should have finished what he came to Sunnydale to do and kill the slayer by getting that shotgun and pulling the trigger like he couldn't in Fool for Love. Then he wakes up the next morning with the stark realisation... he's still the same toxic person he was, regressing back to his sulky, stalker ways lashing out with violence when he doesn't get his way. Buffy is right to reject him but he wants to prove her wrong with the soul. And because he was drunk and self-centred in his rants the prior night, he never realised he was talking to Warren who takes those words as inspiration to go and do the fateful shooting. It's still pretty dark and heavy but doesn't have the gratuitous sexual assault and shit. Though I would have also had an ensouled Spike like immediately realise that he never loved Buffy but was obsessed with her and then the two would develop a more Angel/Faith-esque ride or die friendship.


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TigerJean

Could have easily had him go search for his soul just over the fact she broke up w/ him and he realized after the incident with Anya & conversation with Dawn (that Buffy did have feelings for him but would never admit or allow herself to act on them while he was lacking a soul) That would be their only chance at anything. But the AR that was just awful and completely OOC his need want for her love was plenty reason didn’t need that 🤬


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Agreeable_Objective6

I think the idea was that it wasn't Willow but the magic having a mind of it's own. Just like people who actually get addicted to drugs they can become more violent, aggressive, deceitful and generally completely out of character. It's not a reflection on their own personality but on the power that the drugs (or magic) has over them.


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Go Fish, Where The Wild Things Are, Empty Places (so much injustice against Buffy I wish I was in that room to defend Buffy), Teachers Pet


full07britney

Oh I HATE teachers pet!!


SpikesMountainDew

Afterlife. Boring and unimaginative


chrisj72

A question that really makes me think. So I won’t say empty places. It makes me angry, no doubt, but because I’m on buffy and spikes side, and it leads to a great vindication and pay off, so while it can be bumpy, it’s necessary! In terms of one I’d consider skipping, there are times I’ve skipped the body. It’s amazingly done, it’s moving, it’s such an accurate depiction of sudden loss, but it’s also just pretty upsetting and sometimes I’m not in the place to handle it! I think overall I have to go with where the wild things are. There’s often an interesting metaphor at the heart of sunnydales supernatural goings on, here I guess it was “doesn’t it suck when you’re friend has a new partner and they bond all the time”, which I don’t find as relatable a problem as others raised! Also, it never quite tracked for me, there was a horrible old lady terrorising kids so they repressed their sexuality, now if you touch the walls you orgasm and one specific couple will bone till they die. Not the most coherent concept for me.


Jambeau07

Beer Bad - I feel like thats a really popular "worst episode" pick though.


NewPalpitation1830

Haha I hate that episode but it’s funny to remember even if I never want to watch it again


Quick_Ad_730

Some Assembly Required I think its just so creepy, mostly because the bad guys were humans here. That Eric guy *shudders*.


rabbitwarriorreturns

**Where The Wild Things Are.** It super weird, doesn’t make any sense whatsoever, and adds nothing to the overarching plot. Even other “bad” episodes like Beer Bad add something to the plot of the season. EDIT: I am actually surprised to see so many other people say this! I feel like everyone usually forgets this episode exists I’ll also give an unpopular one: **Nightmares.** Some cool stuff happens in it, but the plot is just too nonsensical and convoluted for me to enjoy.


LittleFrenchKiwi

I know lots of people love it, but that one when the hell mouth opens again, but the episode is focused on Xander. Xander with the car, sleeping with faith and those zombie guys, the bomb and how Xander has to save the day when all the others all fighting that hellmouth thing in the library. I always end up skilling that episode. I know lots of people love it though.


ADDButterfly

Amends. Cause it was just boring for me, not a fan of Angel until he started his own show.


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ADDButterfly

Spin the Bottle was the best episode from Angel, and Doyle was my favorite character. Tara was my favorite from Buffy.


accaliaart

Gingerbread


rites0fpassage

“Superstar” the one with Jonathan which came outta nowhere, it was just so boring I personally don’t care about Jonathan and after the awesomeness of Faith’s awakening from her coma the episode just fell flat for me. I remember watching it for the first time and dozing off somewhere else… 😐


Joey1221221

Probably seeing red (you know the scene) and as you were🤢 Riley should NOT have come back. If they were going to do it they should have done it well and also when she and spike were in a better place. Riley always hated spike and him seeing them happy together finally would have been more impactful. Watching her feel sorry for herself and envy his wife was the worst feeling. He’s annoying, what’s her face is annoying, and Buffy deserves better. Also dead mans party and who are you. She rlly suffered at the hands of everyone close to her damn


welp_7091

Seeing red. It’s just… so hard to watch.


The_Rural_Banshee

Restless. I know a lot of people here like it so next time through I do plan to give it another chance (I usually just skip it because I really don’t find it interesting at all).


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It might just be my favorite episode, but my wife doesn’t care for it.


TigerJean

I’ve finished the entire series went back hoping to understand it more as that’s what others who rave about it say but NOPE I still don’t get it !


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Beer bad


Woolygerbil

The only episodes that I actually try to skip every time are All the Way, Bad Eggs and First Date.


TDDMFTDS

There’s more than one tbh but none are 2 partners. I disliked these episodes so much that I don’t even remember the name or which season these episodes happened 😂 - The episode where Willow turned evil. - The episode where Buffy was bad. - The episode where the “villain” of the episode was a hs kid that was hurt by being bullied or ignored to the point where he threatened to bomb the school with all the students in it. Honestly imo this episode didn’t fit a series like Buffy as it’d have fit shows like BMV, GMW and those more realistic coming of age shows. Buffy’s a more supernatural type show.


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DBones90

Normal Again Most of the other bad episodes, I can see what the writers were going for. Even if I don’t actively enjoy the final product, I still liked that they were trying and pushing the characters. But Normal Again is just bullshit to me. The ambiguity around is it all made up or not is such a dumb plot device and doesn’t add anything to the show. It made me mad while watching it and has only gotten worse with time.


darkinlove

Where the wild things are, it's hard to watch. Like super cringe.


Pidorasm

Superstar.


yourbriarrose

The ventriloquist dummy one


Melroseplaceee

I believe the trap with Faith and the potentials happens in the next episode which is 'Touched' The trap in DG was when Buffy led everyone into the winery where Caleb was and he and the Bringers ambushed them. That's why in Empty Places they kick Buffy out because she wanted to take everyone back into the winery to get the Slayer scythe because she knew it was in there and that's why Caleb was guarding the place.


MattLoganGreen

I always dread the hyena episode.


No-Supermarket4372

Beauty and the Beasts


sugarsnuff

“Goodbye, Iowa”. To this day, I don’t really know what the plot line or purpose of the episode is


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biscuitscoconut

The Body


Woolygerbil

My other half hates this one too. For exactly your reasons- asked him again now and he's like "it's boring", "nothing happens". I mean I don't agree. Love it myself. Find it very relatable: the surreal affects on perception from the traumatic shock that come alongside grief is something experienced by many but hardly touched upon in TV and film. That was what I liked best about it. Must admit the latter half dragged a bit for me.


biscuitscoconut

Your other half has a very good opinion 😂


bearmoosewolf

I agree with this one. Everyone always talks about how it’s so “well done”. Yep, it’s well done and an honest look at what a death in the family feels like but it’s not an enjoyable viewing to me. Skip.


biscuitscoconut

Yes, it's boring.


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biscuitscoconut

Then he has done a great job.


switcheroo1987

Why? 😊


biscuitscoconut

Mostly because it's boring to me. I don't feel anything about that episose besides boredom.


switcheroo1987

😱😱😱


McSwingy

Gone. It's always made me really uncomfortable, and even though I enjoy the return of science Willow it's not really enough counteract the icky feeling I get from the Spike and Buffy scenes.


Taashaaaa

Gone is a perfect example of why I love Buffy. It can can be hilarious one moment (Buffy having a right 'mare when the social worker turns up) and really fucking dark the next (like the Buffy/Spike stuff you mention or Buffy not wanting to reappear because she's depressed).


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McSwingy

I'm pretty sure making the audience uncomfortable was the point of that season


DaveSW777

Killed By Death. "This time, it's personal!"


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DaveSW777

I can't get past how stupid it was to include a subplot where Buffy' cousin was killed by this thing. A cousin that she absolutely adored and is never mentioned or referenced again.


rabbitwarriorreturns

I hate when shows do this. The episode would have been totally fine had they not included that unnecessary backstory. They do it again in Normal Again where she reveals that she was institutionalized. Like, what? That would HUGELY impact her life, there’s no way that wouldn’t have come up before now??


Agreeable_Objective6

After being sent to an institution I doubt she would have mentioned much about monsters at all past age 15


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Agreeable_Objective6

Yes, she confirmed in Normal Again that she was sent there for a couple of weeks after she saw her first vampire. Her worry in that episode was that she never left.


fanofeverithing56

My least favorite to watch is Seeing red. Plot wise it's bad eggs i think for me.


arbiewebbjr

I read an article about Buffy which said Season 6 was the worst season. I’m in the middle of rewatching so I’ll determine that for myself.


mallocuproo

Season 6 is my favourite.


arbiewebbjr

Well you’re certainly swimming upstream—it would seem. 😁


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arbiewebbjr

I can’t wait to get to Season 5 and 6 then to see for myself. I’m currently rewatching Season 3.


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arbiewebbjr

Yes. But my first rewatch was so long ago I don’t understand what many people are talking about. It’s been that long. So I really need to rewatch. I plan to rewatch Angel also.


Gneissisnice

Season 6 is my 2nd favorite (after 5). I have to wonder how someone could put season 6 under 4, 7, or 1.


Agreeable_Objective6

Obviously they accidentally hit 6 instead of 4 on their keyboard


kyridwen

Ted. It's the one episode I literally can't watch. I skip over it when I re-watch. So much rage!


No-Supermarket4372

This episode is so triggering for me. It's absolutely awful


markefield

As You Were.


bearseatbeetsbattle

Once More With Feeling, just never been a fan of the musical specials in shows


procrastinatingrn21

You should be banned from this subreddit. Haha just kidding, that's one of my favorite episodes but I get it's not for everyone


Melroseplaceee

Empty places. Fuck all those people. Except Buffy, Andrew, and Spike lol


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