tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1421215184899321994..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Buffy's Near ClassicsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67474594595731512412017-11-25T08:20:40.881-05:002017-11-25T08:20:40.881-05:00Anon, "Earshot" is a total classic, that...Anon, "Earshot" is a total classic, that's why it's not on the list. ;)<br /><br />Billie, what an interesting comment. I never stopped to think how the characters are responsible for the staying power of the series, but I would have to go with Buffy herself, then Willow and Spike. And Giles. And Xander. Okay, I might have to stop.<br /><br /><i>a gesture so powerful that season seven was never fully able to capture it properly.</i><br /><br />Wow, J.D., very well put. I totally agree with this.<br /><br />Chris, I admit that I'm biased about "Storyteller". It's the best episode on this list, for sure.<br /><br />In fact, while coming up with the list, the episodes I kept wondering if it were classics or near classics were "Lovers Walk", "Crush" and "Storyteller". I finally decided to include "Crush" to show it some love, I think it's very underrated. And hadn't I picked "Storyteller", it might have been either "Help" or "Dirty Girls".Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76114884697335683042017-11-25T02:05:24.121-05:002017-11-25T02:05:24.121-05:00C'mon guys no love for Earshot...
Could possib...C'mon guys no love for Earshot...<br />Could possibly be the funniest episode wrapped in a much deeper story. ''you had sex.....WITH GILES'' Buffy listening to everybody's thoughts was hilarious.<br />Coupled with that beautiful Buffy and Jonathan scene at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-80070814410136071222017-11-24T11:08:34.804-05:002017-11-24T11:08:34.804-05:00All great choices! But I have to add
Witch, When ...All great choices! But I have to add<br /><br />Witch, When she was bad, Bad girls, This year's girl, Intervention, Normal again, Dirty girls<br /><br />Evidently I am a huge Faith fan. I loved her returns in both season 4 and 7, especially in Dirty Girls where she got a Storyteller-introduction and could finally team up with Spike!:)<br />TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26915906806673761192017-11-24T04:57:09.372-05:002017-11-24T04:57:09.372-05:00Great list! I feel like the episodes you have chos...Great list! I feel like the episodes you have chosen from Season 2, 3 and 5 suffer from the problem that they occur in the show's three best seasons (IMHO) and thus get overshadowed by the many, many amazing episodes that surround them, though they are pretty awesome in their own right. Lover's Walk in particular is a personal favorite of mine. <br /><br />The only choice I have to disagree with is Storyteller, not because I do like Andrew, but simply because it does already feel like a fan favorite to me; I've seen it on quite a few best episodes lists.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32595849386358838932017-11-23T14:09:49.782-05:002017-11-23T14:09:49.782-05:00Thanks for this thoughtful article. Though I have...Thanks for this thoughtful article. Though I have to say that New Moon Rising is a classic for me.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28676474030476893942017-11-23T11:49:36.878-05:002017-11-23T11:49:36.878-05:00Thanks for this, Lamounier! Yes, Billie, Spike ma...Thanks for this, Lamounier! Yes, Billie, Spike made a huge difference to the series, didn't it? And I agree, especially about Bargaining - there are a couple of scenes in it that were just incredible. Then, as we know, I really liked Season 6!Victoria Grossackhttp://www.tapestryofbronze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73452314620658697112017-11-23T11:00:33.233-05:002017-11-23T11:00:33.233-05:00While none of those episode were my favorites for ...While none of those episode were my favorites for the season, I agree that they all were special and worthy of attention. <br /><br />Nightmares is a great early example of the creativity and genre-defying storytelling we would get later on. <br /><br />What's My Line was a really good two parter, sure it wasn't Surprise/Innocence but it deliver a lot of wonderful moments. <br /><br />Lover's Walk gave us the only glimpse of Spike in season 3, and showed us how he could interact with the group as more than just a villain. <br /><br />I think Crush changed Spike forever. It was the final step to setting him on the path where he would eventually restore his soul for Buffy, a gesture so powerful that season seven was never fully able to capture it properly. <br /><br />Great article Lamounier!Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58700333598329087762017-11-23T10:27:06.048-05:002017-11-23T10:27:06.048-05:00These are great choices, Lamounier. I think "...These are great choices, Lamounier. I think "Crush" and "Lovers Walk" are my favorites, and what do those two episodes have in common? :) Spike, of course. All of the characters (except Dawn, perhaps) are special, but I wonder if <i>Buffy</i> would have had such staying power as a classic without Spike?Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com