• So I figured out why I hate Riley so much. It's not just that he's insecure, needy, jealous, and incredibly passive-aggressive --- it's that he has no real reason to be. I mean, life must be so hard for a straight white guy who's tall, handsome, likeable, intelligent, athletic, and with a promising military career. The dude's got practically every ( Read more... )

• you know, the ending of "Amends" really falls flat. SMG is great in, as always, but it's not like Angel actually decides to embrace his destiny helping helpless or whatever. He doesn't even decide not to kill himself. I like The First plot, and I love Evil!Jenny, and it would have been really cool if Angel was brought back to be an agent of the ( Read more... )

• is there anything more reassuring than watching Early Season Buffy when you're going through a rough period? Well, okay, TNG, Babylon 5, true. But Buffy just has that perfect combination of comfort and catharsis. tea_drinker77  and I have been having a marathon as we wait for the funeral.
• We're about halfway through Season 3, and OMG I still can't believe how ( Read more... )

I'm determined to finish this darn meme, so here's the last four questions in one go.

Day 27: Cutest Moment

Well, "cute" isn't really what I think of when it comes to BTVS, but off the top of my head, I'm a sucker for any scene with Miss Kitty Fantastico in it. If only because I'm broody as hell for a cat of my own. (OMG KITTIES! WANT KITTIES!) And I ( Read more... )

Favorite Scooby Moment

Obviously, this is one that's gonna change depending on what day it is, but at the moment, I'm gonna go with the scene in "Chosen" when the Scoobies are playing Dungeons and Dragons. I mean, the world's probably gonna end, they're probably all gonna die, they've just been through one of the toughest season buildups of the ( Read more... )

Favorite Buffyverse Saying

I thought this one might be hard, but actually, I think my favorite is Buffy making a Beckett joke in Season 3:

WESLEY: Wait for Faith.

BUFFY: That could be hours. The girl makes Godot look punctual.

It just makes my inner English major happy!

Favorite Example of 90s Special Effects

Three words: GIANT. RUBBER. SNAKES!  There's a lot of quality giant rubber snake action in Buffy. Especially the one in "Shadow," that Glory sends to hunt down Dawn, it never fails to crack me up, because it's so obviously on wheels. Poor Sarah Michelle Gellar does her best to "fight" it at the end of the ( Read more... )

Two Characters You Wanted To Get Together That Never Did

I can't help shipping Larry and Xander. I've read some really cute fics that pair them up and I would have LOVED it if it really happened. The jock with the geek, it would have been so adorable!

LARRY: What? Talk louder dude.

XANDER: I'm just saying, it's gotta be frustrating, having the ( Read more... )

Best Xander-centric Episode

As gabrielleabelle 's poll made clear, "The Zeppo" is definitely the best Xander-centric episode. I'm not a huge Xander fan, but I can always watch this one, thanks to it's clever structure, Buffy/Angel satire, and hey! Zombies!

XANDER: You girls need a lift?

BUFFY: What is this?

XANDER: What do you mean, what is it? It's my *thing*.
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Best Willow-centric Episode

Definitely Doppelgangland. It's got goofy Willow, and sexy kinky Vamp!Willow! Gay foreshadowing! What's not to love? One of the best episodes of Season 3.

WILLOW: Okay, that's a little blacker than I like my arts.

ANYA: Oh, don't be such a wimp.

WILLOW: That, that-that wasn't just some temporal fold, that was some weird ( Read more... )