Buffy, Season 2 [rewatch]

[mystickeeper]

I think that I've been reading new books/manga/etc. and watching new TV shows steadily for a couple of years now. And this is weird behavior for me, as my tendency throughout life in general has usually been to reread my favorite books obsessively

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[lavendersleeves]

About the resouling--they didn't bring it up because they didn't know! I mean to say, Buffy never realized that Willow was trying to do anything, nor that Xander knew about it--the subject never came up until season 7! I think Buffy stewed on it a bit, but there's a complete lack of communication about Angel in most of season 3. It's like a theme.

I was pretty disturbed by Ted the second time I watched it. Buffy has no idea that he's not human when she kicks him down the stairs. She shows just as little foresight as Faith, as he so easily could have been human, and thus, a human murder on her conscience. I think there should have been a lot more angst about that misstep, because it's pretty dark.

[mystickeeper]

I guess that's true - the first time through, I was more hanging on every word, but this time through season three, I'm noticing a lot more how much silence there is, and secret-keeping.

You make a really good point about being disturbed about how Buffy basically killed Ted. I feel like there are a lot of double standards in this show - the refusal of many characters to ever forgive Angel, but then it seems cool to have Spike hang around (and Anya, who didn't even have the loss/gain of a soul to explain her changes - she just lost her powers - she didn't regain a conscience). Faith gets punished for a lot of things that nobody else does.
I think one of my friends was also trying to make the point that Faith is viewed marked as "evil" in the show by expressing her sexuality openly, while the other characters are more embarrassed/ashamed of things.

[snowystingray]

Hey, your favorite episodes are also my favorite episodes! Clearly this means that we both have excellent taste. The second season is my favorite by far -- not just of Buffy but of, well, any TV show in the grand history of ever -- so I've watched it way too many times to count and still (still!) those episodes never fail to reduce me to a blubbering pile of mush.

I shallowly wonder if I love her a lot more on Buffy just because I think she looks awful with short hair??Bwahaha, I certainly would not blame you if this were so! Really, though (and I say this without having seen THAT much of Angel, so this is just a general impression), I think for me she works better on Buffy because there she was always such a love-to-hate character whereas on Angel she seemed to be set up as more of a love-to-love protagonist and, just, that loses half the charm of the character right there for me

[mystickeeper]

Yay! I don't think Season 2 is my favorite - although, I seem to be in the minority here, because a *lot* of other people do. I guess I personally get really bored with "Monster of the week" themes, and I like my characters more once they've already had their souls crushed.

OMG, I know exactly what line you're talking about, and it was indeed hilarious. Season 2 is pretty good with the one-liners!

[sasha_feather]

I don't remember what initiated it, but last week I started re-watching the second season of Buffy,

It was your Buffy boardgame! Which is awesome BTW.

[mystickeeper]

Oh yeah! LOL, I tell people at work that I only have a five-second memory, which is why I carry a notebook to every single meeting. They don't believe me, but I've got my reasons! Case in point, right here!