Lovers Walk.

[elisi]

Just by the way, for anyone disappointed with Mark's review of Lovers Walk, here's a link to Arbitrar of Quality's review. (Same deal: Unspoiled first time viewer, a ton of rot-13 in the comments etc. for those who weren't around at the time. But, uh, AOQ's take on things was... different to Mark's. *g*)

Comments

[debris4spike]

I liked his comment about the title - will admit that was something I hadn't thought about.

I am going to re-watch all of BtVS again ... ages since I have done that. See all the episodes, not just the one or two faves.

[elisi]

The title is wonderfully clever. I remember someone else commenting about it... somewhere. Years ago. :)

And yeah, I could do with re-watching it too. <3

[fenchurche]

Hey Deb... you're over on FB, right? (I'm pretty sure I have you friended there.) There's a group of us starting a rewatch this week 2012 Buffy Re-watch

[debris4spike]

Oh no - that means I will have to spend more time on FaceBook!!! Thanks for that link - I will go and link myself, and keep up.

See you there!

[cmattg]

I'm not sure I trust the arbitration of someone who thinks "Band Candy" was the weakest episode of the season so far.

[elisi]

That's what made his reviews so much fun to follow - you never knew what his reaction would be. He had the WEIRDEST opinions on some things...

[jeymien]

I sort of saw Mark's reaction coming. He's made it very clear his favorite character is Cordelia, and everything she goes through in this episode is devastating. All we have to do now is wait for his reaction to The Wish..

[elisi]

I sort of saw Mark's reaction coming. He's made it very clear his favorite character is Cordelia, and everything she goes through in this episode is devastating.
Yeah, I've been thinking that he's going to have a hell of a time with AtS S4...

All we have to do now is wait for his reaction to The Wish..
She dead. Of Willow. Should be fun. >:) (I find the reviews to be hugely entertaining. I actually posted a response to Lovers Walk, which was gifs of people laughing their heads off. I can't help it, his pain amuses me.)

[ladypeyton]

I have to admit, I simply do not understand that. He says he was brutally bullied in high school and yet his favorite character starts off as a huge bully something she doesn't reform herself of until s2(?) of AtS.

[infinitewhale]

His bully probably didn't look like Cordy. :P

I think he's more spoiled than he lets on.

[joking]

Mark lost me the moment he posted his review saying he enjoyed "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." I have always loathed that episode, for so many reasons.

[elisi]

Really? Not that I can't see the problems, but the early seasons, as a whole, is just wrapped in this giant blanket of nostalgia for me... I just want to pinch their cheeks and go 'Gosh, you're so YOUNG!' ;)

[joking]

It's just that, in a series that I have so much feminist love for, this episode uses sexist tropes I despise. My bar is lower for most media, but for Buffy I expect some intelligence when it comes to depicting women.

[elisi]

Well, compared to the comics it's positively BURSTING with feminism. *g* (I know that doesn't excuse it. But it's funny, so I like it. /shallow)

[infinitewhale]

All the review posts almost makes me want to rewatch again. I don't know if I can, though. Thinking about BTVS and AtS just makes me sad now...

[elisi]

Oh do watch! I find that whenever I do, the comics vanish in a puff of smoke.