Episode Poll

[gabrielleabelle]

I'm working on drabbles. So here's a poll about...um...episodes...

See, I'm being all concise cause...drabble-writing! Yay?

Comments

[eowyn_315]

I was torn between Surprise/Innocence and Helpless on the birthday question. To be honest, Surprise is kind of a dud, but Innocence just wrecks me every time.

Also, I love Tabula Rasa, but that really has nothing to do with the break-up. If I were choosing based on which break-up I liked best, it'd probably be Into the Woods, because I do enjoy Riley leaving town. :)

[gabrielleabelle]

See, I had to choose Helpless cause I knew everybody else would be choosing S/I. Also, Kralik is the most awesomest one-shot villain EVER!

Also, I love Tabula Rasa, but that really has nothing to do with the break-up. If I were choosing based on which break-up I liked best, it'd probably be Into the Woods, because I do enjoy Riley leaving town. :)

Hee. Yeah, it's less a "break-up episode" than "and episode that had a break-up in it". But if I didn't include it....

[eowyn_315]

To be honest, I think the best break-up scene is probably Oz/Willow. They make me cry. But I didn't pick that episode because I don't like the whole Veruca thing.

[gabrielleabelle]

You know, I have almost no opinion one way or the other on Veruca. She's just a means to an end in the episode anyway.

Ah, Willow/Oz...

[snickfic]

For break-up episode, it was totally Lovers Walk. Cuz, Spike, duh. *g*

And I chose The Zeppo for the apocalypse episode, just because it so totally tickles me that the apocalypse is all off screen. That is fabulous.

[gabrielleabelle]

I chose Lovers Walk for the sheer efficiency of it. Two, count 'em, TWO break-ups in one episode! Two! And, of course, it's all cause of Spike. Perfect.

And I chose The Zeppo for the apocalypse episode, just because it so totally tickles me that the apocalypse is all off screen. That is fabulous.

It is, indeed. I almost chose Doomed just because of the attitude of the Scoobies of "What? Another apocalypse??" Only on Buffy... :)

[penny_lane_42]

Honestly, I would have said "Lovers Walk" has three--Buffy/Angel don't exactly have a breakup since they weren't together, but it has a very similar feel to me. And then we get the pretty, pretty montage scene! With the sad music! Gah, what a good episode.

[gabrielleabelle]

Trufax, but considering the number of "break-ups" Buffy/Angel had in S3, I tend to just lump it all into their final one, The Prom. ;)

[me_llamo_nic]

This was a hard poll! < / pout >

Best Halloween episode?

Halloween, though Fear Itself was a close second. Halloween gets extra points for Ethan-y goodness (the first instance of such), Dark!Giles ass-kicking scene, Spike, and the title.

Best "Buffy's birthday" episode?

Helpless. It's both intriguing and touching.

Best season opener?

I debated for a while between Buffy vs. Dracula and Bargaining, but eventually went with BvD for the dark examination of slayer power and the throwback line to Restless.

Best break-up episode?

Hardest question of the lot. They're all so damn good! Lover's Walk and Tabula Rasa are good mostly for the funny stuff before the actual break-up, though Tabula Rasa did get emotional at the end. I eventually decided that Hells Bells is what evoked the most emotion. Also, I think I Was Made to Love You (Warren/Katrina) should have been included. Not my top-rating break-up, but it was quite good and deserves a spot. (And it gives me great pleasure if I can elicit the *headpalm* icon on these polls. =P)

Best

[gabrielleabelle]

Yes! Another vote for Helpless!

I debated for a while between Buffy vs. Dracula and Bargaining, but eventually went with BvD for the dark examination of slayer power and the throwback line to Restless.

Word.

(And it gives me great pleasure if I can elicit the *headpalm* icon on these polls. =P)

I shall disappoint you but give you vamp!Willow in consolation. I need no particular reason to use a vamp!Willow icon. It's always appropriate.

[deird1]

The episodes I chose weren't my "favourite" ones out of the list, exactly. I was choosing them based on the questions (like the last one - I think The Gift is a better episode than The Zeppo, but not a better "ZOMG an apocalypse!" episode...)

[gabrielleabelle]

Hee. I was actually specifically thinking of Doomed with that question. :)

[penny_lane_42]

Making me choose between "Surprise"/"Innocence" and "Helpless" is mean. I'm not huge on the early seasons, but those work. (When Joyce asks Buffy what she got for her birthday, and Buffy says, "Older"? I am wrecked.)

I find all the season openers underwhelming. I went with "Anne" because the great Buffy power shot (see icon) came from that one.

"Lovers Walk" is a better episode, but the actual breakup in "Wild at Heart" just shatters me (OH OZ!). I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to pick best episode or best breakup, but I went with "Wild at Heart."

"Band Candy"! I haven't watched that one in forever! I'll have to do that soon!

[gabrielleabelle]

Making me choose between "Surprise"/"Innocence" and "Helpless" is mean.

I'm really a sadist. ;)

I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to pick best episode or best breakup, but I went with "Wild at Heart."

Technically, it would be best episode, but it's not that important.

"Band Candy"! I haven't watched that one in forever! I'll have to do that soon!

I encourage this action. :)

[eowyn_315]

I find all the season openers underwhelming.

Me too! What is the deal? Joss is clearly better at finales than premieres.

[penny_lane_42]

I think he's just not that great at starts of any kind. He takes a while to get going. "City Of" is just okay, "Serenity" is better than "The Train Job" by a lot, but still not Whedon-worthy, and the opening episodes of Dollhouse were kind of awful. It's something he needs to work on.

The only season premiere I remember being impressed by was the opening of S4 of AtS, which I remember being wonderfully dark and creepy. But Steven DeKnight wrote that one, and he does dark very, very well, so maybe that's got something to do with it.