Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pt. 2

Today, I'm going to start up where I left off yesterday.

Season Four

Season four was definitely not a favorite of mine. It had it's good parts (such as Spike coming back, and the introduction of Tara, and Anya becoming a main character), but I didn't like Riley, and much of the situation at the University was a bit weird. I disliked the Initiative, and Adam was just plain weird. I did like the cross overs with Angel. After this season, they seem to completely forget about each other. Oz leaving was sad. He was a favorite of mine.

One of my favorite Buffy episodes ever!

Season Five

Season five was weird. We have the introduction of Dawn and the death of Joyce right off the bat. Luckily, the Magic Box finally gives them a home base again, which they were really missing after the school blew up, and the graduated. I was quite glad when Riley left at the beginning of the season, leaving the Scooby gang in a far more stable state. At this point, the gang is Giles, Buffy, Willow, Zander, Anya, Tara, and sort of Spike

Probably my favorite couple on this show.

The best part about Season five in my mind was how well they set up Season six. There were lots of story lines all set up at the end of the season. For example, Warren is introduced, Zander proposes to Anya, and Tara and Willow begin to argue about magic. Buffy's death was done quite nicely.

Season Six

Season six I really liked. There were no major upheavals in the Scooby Gang (well, until the end), and there were more demons then Season five, but still plenty of main story lines. You can see dark Willow starting to come out in the beginning, but of course it doesn't get truly bad until the end. What with Willow's addiction, Spike and Buffy's relationship, Dawn's kleptomaniac tendencies, and Xander and Anya's issues, this is the season in which all the characters felt incredibally human to me. Even though half of them aren't. :) Really, though, they all are flawed, and they all have issues to get past. Part way through season six comes my very favorite Buffy episode ever:

The Season Six ending was pretty incredible. After Xander manages to keep Willow from destroying the world, Spike goes through hell to get his soul.


Season Seven

From the series finale.

Season Seven is something in and of itself. The Magic Box is no more, after the Season Six finale, so the Summers house is now the home base for the Scoobies. Who exactly that is is a bit of a confusing question. We've got the usuals (Buffy, Willow, Xander, and sometimes Giles), plus Spike. Then there is everyone else. Anya drifts in and out, Faith shows up near the end, Wood is there in some capacity, Dawn is Dawn, Andrew is... something, and then there are all the potentials (particularly Kennedy).

Andrew.

Season Seven is the end, and you can feel it all the way through. Some of the best parts of the season included Nathan Fillion as the villain, and the scene where Spike dies.


So, there you go. My Buffy the Vampire experience. This was really fun. Maybe I'll do it with some other shows...