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Originally posted by Moose:
Hush, The Body, and Once More with Feeling are the ones that immediately come to mind as must see.

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Originally posted by Mudd:
I think "The Body" is the only time I've ever cried watching television, but I don't think it would've had the same impact without the rest of the season leading up to it.

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Originally posted by Mudd:
I was in middle school and high school when it first aired. If I caught it while flipping channels, I watched it happily, but I wasn't following it enough to know the major story arcs. I think it was January when I started watching it straight through for the first time, and I just finished on Saturday. I've been watching Angel at the same time, trying to watch episodes of both in the order they were originally aired. I haven't seen/read anything after the last episode of Buffy, so please don't spoil anything from the last season of Angel or the comic books. Here are some of my initial thoughts.

I loved the girl power message of how it ended. It wraps up a conflict that I didn't think we'd ever get resolution for - Buffy having to bear the burden of responsibility unwillingly. I loved Spike's arc in the last season, love making a demon quest to get his soul back, but his sacrifice was unsatisfying for me. But I understand I'll be seeing more of him in Angel somehow (don't tell me how!). The Kennedy/Willow relationship cheapened Tara's death for me. Willow should have needed more time single. The last season was too busy to do a new side relationship justice. I get why Joss needed to kill someone in the final battle, to have a real sense of danger and risk, but Anya dies so late that the battle is mostly over anyhow, and we never really get to deal the consequences. If the show wasn't about to end, we'd have seen Xander deal with so much regret. To a lesser extent, the same goes for Xander's eye. I love the idea of someone with no powers still feeling the need to do everything he can do help the side of good in these epic battles, and I appreciate why that should have consequences, but if it's going to happen, give us more time to play with that theme.

I would have loved to see Oz benefit from Season 5+ special effects, turning into an actual wolf instead of a dude in a wolf suit.

I miss Tara.

Too many thoughts to type them all out.

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Originally posted by Mudd:
I didn't rewatch the movie, but maybe I should. I haven't seen it since some time in the 90s, probably before I was even in high school. Joss doesn't talk about it very favorably, but I'm sure I'd find something to enjoy in it.

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Holy Hell.

Ok, Angel losing his soul, lesbian relationships, that's fine, My kid is old enough to deal with this stuff now, I'm not gonna be the prude my mom was....

WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE WARN ME ABOUT SPIKE AND BUFFY GETTING TOGETHER???????

I actually scan a couple ahead, so I saw it first, but wowza that's seven shades of FUCKED UP. Not sure I can wrap MY head around that scene.
*whistles*

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

And I really like how they explore the history between Spike, Angel, Drusilla and Darla. Great fun.

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Holy Hell.

Ok, Angel losing his soul, lesbian relationships, that's fine, My kid is old enough to deal with this stuff now, I'm not gonna be the prude my mom was....

WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE WARN ME ABOUT SPIKE AND BUFFY GETTING TOGETHER???????

I actually scan a couple ahead, so I saw it first, but wowza that's seven shades of FUCKED UP. Not sure I can wrap MY head around that scene.
*whistles*

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The whole Buffy / Spike thing is interesting. Then there's the carry over , in Angel, where he and Spike have a running feud over her, as can be expected.

And I really like how they explore the history between Spike, Angel, Drusilla and Darla. Great fun.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

Can you explain to me how this is significantly different from General Peyton Hospital World Turns?

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