30 days of Buffy meme: favorite song(s)
Day 1: Favorite Season
Day 2: Favorite Episode
Day 3: Favorite Song Used In An Episode
I adored this song when I first saw this episode. If the situation weren't enough to bring you to tears, this song definitely is. I watched this part of "Tabula Rasa" over and over again because of how beautifully the song goes with the show. And, when this is the version you fall in love with, the more peppy pop version Branch released is just a travesty. The more I watched this bit the more I realized how much this show treats Buffy and Giles like lovers (with the exception of all of Buffy's "ew" comments--which I suspect were used to fend people off of a taboo subject, and the exception of all the "father's love" comments aimed at Giles by people who didn't even know him.) The explicit parallels between Tara and Willow and Buffy and Giles had been going on for at least two episodes before this. At any rate, it's Giles' abandonment of Buffy that drives her to Spike (I'd also like to note how Buffy is addicted to Spike the same way Willow is addicted to magic--Willow's metaphor is just much less of a metaphor.) At any rate, I've rambled on about all the things this beautiful song makes me want to write essays about. Just listen to it.
You can't put anything from "Once More With Feeling" up against the music featured in the rest of the show, so I decided it got its own category. This is just someone's lyrics vid, but I adore "Going Through the Motions." I've already hammered home how much I love depressed, apathetic Buffy. This song is so amazing because it's got such brilliant lyrics about that depression and apathy and the peppy tune hides the meaning, just the way Buffy tries to hide her depression from her friends. And when I say "depression" I mean real actual depression, not the colloquial "aw, I'm sad" use of the word. If you've ever suffered from depression you know what I mean. At any rate, this song starts off the episode in style, the choreography is hilarious, and once you see this bit you know you're in for a treat. The entire rest of the episode is amazing, but this one remains the one I sing when I'm doing the dishes. (Please tell me I'm not the only one who sings when they do the dishes?)
Also, how evident is it that I re-watch Season Six on a regular basis? Geez. Granted, at the moment I only have seasons 4-7, so it's not like I can go back to the glorious 2 and 3 or I'd even want to re-watch 4 and 5, but still. Obsessed much? At any rate, the later episodes are far fresher in my mind, which makes for all these choices.
Day 4: Favorite Female Character
Day 5: Least Favorite Female Character
Day 6: Favorite Male Character
Day 7: Least Favorite Male Character
Day 8: Favorite Friendship
Day 9: Favorite Romance
Day 10: Least Favorite Season
Day 11: Least Favorite Romance
Day 12: Least Favorite Episode
Day 13: Favorite Potential Slayer
Day 14: Favorite Female Villain
Day 15: Favorite Male Villain
Day 16: Episode You Like That Everyone Else Hates
Day 17: Character You Relate To The Most
Day 18: Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time
Day 19: Character You Like That Everyone Else Hates
Day 20: Best Spike-centric Episode
Day 21: Best Willow-centric Episode
Day 22: Best Xander-centric Episode
Day 23: Two Characters You Wanted To Get Together That Never Did
Day 24: Favorite Example of 90s Special Effects
Day 25: Favorite Buffyverse Saying
Day 26: Favorite Scooby Moment
Day 27: Cutest Moment
Day 28: Character You Love To Hate
Day 29: Episode You Hate That Everyone Else Loves
Day 30: What You Think Made Buffy So Great
Day 2: Favorite Episode
Day 3: Favorite Song Used In An Episode
Click to viewI adored this song when I first saw this episode. If the situation weren't enough to bring you to tears, this song definitely is. I watched this part of "Tabula Rasa" over and over again because of how beautifully the song goes with the show. And, when this is the version you fall in love with, the more peppy pop version Branch released is just a travesty. The more I watched this bit the more I realized how much this show treats Buffy and Giles like lovers (with the exception of all of Buffy's "ew" comments--which I suspect were used to fend people off of a taboo subject, and the exception of all the "father's love" comments aimed at Giles by people who didn't even know him.) The explicit parallels between Tara and Willow and Buffy and Giles had been going on for at least two episodes before this. At any rate, it's Giles' abandonment of Buffy that drives her to Spike (I'd also like to note how Buffy is addicted to Spike the same way Willow is addicted to magic--Willow's metaphor is just much less of a metaphor.) At any rate, I've rambled on about all the things this beautiful song makes me want to write essays about. Just listen to it.
You can't put anything from "Once More With Feeling" up against the music featured in the rest of the show, so I decided it got its own category. This is just someone's lyrics vid, but I adore "Going Through the Motions." I've already hammered home how much I love depressed, apathetic Buffy. This song is so amazing because it's got such brilliant lyrics about that depression and apathy and the peppy tune hides the meaning, just the way Buffy tries to hide her depression from her friends. And when I say "depression" I mean real actual depression, not the colloquial "aw, I'm sad" use of the word. If you've ever suffered from depression you know what I mean. At any rate, this song starts off the episode in style, the choreography is hilarious, and once you see this bit you know you're in for a treat. The entire rest of the episode is amazing, but this one remains the one I sing when I'm doing the dishes. (Please tell me I'm not the only one who sings when they do the dishes?)
Also, how evident is it that I re-watch Season Six on a regular basis? Geez. Granted, at the moment I only have seasons 4-7, so it's not like I can go back to the glorious 2 and 3 or I'd even want to re-watch 4 and 5, but still. Obsessed much? At any rate, the later episodes are far fresher in my mind, which makes for all these choices.
Day 4: Favorite Female Character
Day 5: Least Favorite Female Character
Day 6: Favorite Male Character
Day 7: Least Favorite Male Character
Day 8: Favorite Friendship
Day 9: Favorite Romance
Day 10: Least Favorite Season
Day 11: Least Favorite Romance
Day 12: Least Favorite Episode
Day 13: Favorite Potential Slayer
Day 14: Favorite Female Villain
Day 15: Favorite Male Villain
Day 16: Episode You Like That Everyone Else Hates
Day 17: Character You Relate To The Most
Day 18: Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time
Day 19: Character You Like That Everyone Else Hates
Day 20: Best Spike-centric Episode
Day 21: Best Willow-centric Episode
Day 22: Best Xander-centric Episode
Day 23: Two Characters You Wanted To Get Together That Never Did
Day 24: Favorite Example of 90s Special Effects
Day 25: Favorite Buffyverse Saying
Day 26: Favorite Scooby Moment
Day 27: Cutest Moment
Day 28: Character You Love To Hate
Day 29: Episode You Hate That Everyone Else Loves
Day 30: What You Think Made Buffy So Great