And here we move forward into the final trio of episodes in Season One. Next week will be a "catch-up" week, BTW, so if you feel you are dropping behind, worry not
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I think we would have lost a lot of character development, certainly - and there are things which are mentioned in continuity all through the series, so I think it's worth the effort. But S2 onwards are in a different league, I think.
I realize I am in the minority, but I am quite fond of Season One. I think it's important because, for all its faults, this is where we get to know the characters. I would never tell anyone to start with Season Two. Begin at the beginning. It's a very good place to start.
When I indoctrinated shared BtVS with my friend Rita I showed her selected episodes of S1 and moved swiftly on. By the end of the series she was desperate to see those she had missed. Some stand up better than others to the passage of the years, but all episodes have something worth watching and rewatching.
I feel that Season 1 was important and there were some really enjoyable episodes and moments that would be lost if someone skipped over and watched Season 2.
Can't wait for the discussion on "Prophecy Girl." I love that it shows Buffy's vulnerability and her strength. It's also a nice parallel to what happened at the end of Season 2 between Buffy and Angelus. Take away all hope and what's left? Buffy. :P
While I've watched seasons 2-7 more times than I can count I've only watched season one once straight through. And that was just so I could make sure I wasn't missing anything when writing fic. I've watched various episodes here and there as they aired in reruns but I don't own the DVDs like do the other seasons. Looking forward to Spike's Big Day.
We bought the DVDs as they came out in Britain, which was, oddly, a couple of years ahead of the US. My daughters inhaled whole seasons during school holidays on occasion.
That breathless nonsense still bugs me. If you can speak, you can push air out of your lungs. And, as my son points out, CPR from a vampire should mean air that hasn't had its oxygen used yet. So what the heck, Angel?
On the positive side, the moment that still blows me away is when Buffy tells Collin, "It's okay. I know who you are," and takes his hand. She's willing to treat him like a little kid, even though she knows he isn't anymore.
That may be the first time Buffy treats any vampire (who she isn't in love with) as a person.
The whole vampire + breathing thing is very shaky. Spike knocks Dru out by obstructing her airway and is tortured by having his head thrust in a bucket of water. They make no more sense than Angel's breath problem. I handwave it by assuming they have reflexes similar to those they had when alive, and Angel only uses the top of his lungs for speech, not the whole lung as you would need for CPR.
Does Buffy treat Darla as a person? She calls Luke a moron, of course. Point made, however.
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Can't wait for the discussion on "Prophecy Girl." I love that it shows Buffy's vulnerability and her strength. It's also a nice parallel to what happened at the end of Season 2 between Buffy and Angelus. Take away all hope and what's left? Buffy. :P
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I've watched various episodes here and there as they aired in reruns but I don't own the DVDs like do the other seasons. Looking forward to Spike's Big Day.
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On the positive side, the moment that still blows me away is when Buffy tells Collin, "It's okay. I know who you are," and takes his hand. She's willing to treat him like a little kid, even though she knows he isn't anymore.
That may be the first time Buffy treats any vampire (who she isn't in love with) as a person.
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Does Buffy treat Darla as a person? She calls Luke a moron, of course. Point made, however.
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