Favorite Season of Buffy?

[shadowkat]

[Figure this should be safe and won't get any pedantic arguments/fights. But you never know with the Buffy fandom. At any rate, mind my blood-pressure in responses, I have a sinus head-ache from hell and a hellish work week with crazy bureaucrats and pedants. This is a mild distraction.]

[ETA: Almost wish I asked where you are in the viewing of series. Are you brand new to the series, watched it live in the 1990s-2003 (and since seen it 20 times or more, okay that may be an exaggeration...then again maybe not), or only watched the first three seasons all the way through and haven't seen most of the later seasons yet...although not really sure it matters one way or the other..]

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Comments

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

While Season 3 has several of my favorite episodes, it isn't one of my favorite seasons. Those would be 2, 4, and 6, and don't make me choose between them! I just say the even-numbered ones do it for me, and leave it at that.

It's weird, because I love Faith, I love the Mayor, I love lots of things about it. It's true that "Amends" is my least favorite episode, bar none — even though it has flashbacks, which I usually adore! I guess that Angel inexplicably coming back and doing tai chi all over the place really made the season drag for me.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I'd have to say that I agree Angel's arc in S3 along with the repetitive B/A angst...is the reason that season did not work for me. And I have similar feelings regarding Amends.

It's odd, I remember loving Amends when I first watched it - when it actually first aired. Now I can't stand it. And have no idea what I saw in it. It doesn't re-watch well...for me...for some reason. (shrugs).

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Really, what was with all the tai chi? Honestly, Angel's "spirituality" with the tai chi and going to a monastery after Buffy died feels like a joke to me.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing someone in either the cast or on the writing team was into Tai Chi at the time and thought it was a cool idea. I know it was trendy back then. Also...it would calm Angel's inner "beast". LOL!

I think it was meant to be joke. I honestly think the writer's never intended people to take Angel or the Buffy/Angel relationship as seriously as they did.