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

[tomomakimou.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you said Superman is little bit more complicated than “clean cut”. It's true. He is often criticized as being too much of a “goody two-shoes”, but that's not it. Though, just for argument's sake, I think he is more Riley than Spike. :p

I think another factor on which season you prefer may be based on how much you love the character of Spike and which version or why.

I agree. The vast majority of TV shows work because of our attachment to the character(s).

When I first watched S7, I was busy rooting for Spike's redemption arc that I paid less attention to what's been going on with other characters. I only noticed on my re-watch how much the writers put their focus on his arc compared to other character's arc (or non-existent arcs). If you don't care about Spike's character at this point of the series (or worse, if you downright hate him), it must be quite hard to watch S7.

That said, I don't feel bad for those fans who don't enjoy S7. If I enjoy something that somebody else doesn't, more power to me. This show has many different things to offer and we are all here because we love some part of it, or all of it. Cookies for everyone! *g*

I stopped watching Veronica Mars around mid-S2 but I'm planning to give it another try. :)

About how we relate to the characters because of our own experiences? I can even relate to Buffy's “I love you forever!” thingy if I channel my inner teenager angst. In fact, I once left this dramatic note to “the love of my life” (or so I thought back then) that says: “I love you forever". *blushing eternally* Now I don't even remember his last name!

Thank god we change and move on...