Coming down to the wire now.... Almost done w/ BTVS series. by AURaptor

America loves a winner!

I'd be done by now, were it not for the pin heads at Blockbuster.

Friday afternoon, I'm expecting 3 Blockbuster dvd envelopes in the mail, disc 2,3 and 4 of S7. Sure enough, there they are. All 3, ready for viewing.

I get inside, and open the 1st one...Season 7 Disc 4, it says. I hurridly open the next one...Season 7 Disc 3. Ah ha! By process of elimination...ok, y'all are one step ahead of me by now. I pull out the sleeve of the last DVD, and it says - Season 7, Disc 2. YES! I slip the DVD out and fire up the player. I sit down to enjoy, when I noticed something odd.... On the menu screen, I read episode titles..Hell's Belles, Normal Again...wtf? This seems rather..familiar. Bastards sent me the wrong gorram disc!! Season 6, disc 5?? GRRRRRRR!

It was in the right sleeve, even. DAMN!

I peeked ahead on disc 3, just to get a feel of what was up next..and holy crap! What did I miss here ? Sheesh.

So now I must wait for the right disc to show up in the mail before I can finsh out the last few episodes.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Saturday, January 20, 2007 1:11 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I had that same problem when I tried Blockbuster, several times. Then I switched to Netflix and never had a mixup again.

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Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:56 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

So now I must wait for the right disc to show up in the mail before I can finsh out the last few episodes.

You don't have to wait; I'll tell ya what happens:

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Buffy dies (again)...hey! You LOOKED!!!!

But you already knew that, right?

Evil spoiling Chrisisall

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Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:46 PM

DEEPGIRL187

Bad Chrisisall! No treat for you.

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Monday, January 22, 2007 4:57 AM

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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
Bad Chrisisall! No treat for you.

*tail stops wagging*

In the doghouse Chrisisall

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Monday, January 22, 2007 12:38 PM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

*banishes Chrisisall to the special hell*

Enjoy the series, AURaptor! I was lucky enough to watch the last three episodes of Buffy at a convention in a theatre packed full of hyper fans. It's an experience I will never forget. I was literally drunk on emotion when it finished.

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Monday, January 22, 2007 1:15 PM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:

So now I must wait for the right disc to show up in the mail before I can finsh out the last few episodes.

You don't have to wait; I'll tell ya what happens:
Select to view spoiler:
Buffy dies (again)...hey! You LOOKED!!!!

But you already knew that, right?

Evil spoiling Chrisisall

Since 1 spoiler line wouldn't cover all of disc 2, and since I went ahead and watched all of disc 3, I had to look.

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Huh? Buffy dies again? When is that girl NOT dying ?

No new disc in the mail today again. Tuesday, maybe...more likely Wednesday.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:15 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

No new disc in the mail today again. Tuesday, maybe...more likely Wednesday.

How can you even wait?? I'd be pulling my hair out!!!
Just buy it! $33 at Bestbuy!!

You know you're gonna watch it a bunch of times!

Last fives eps are the cream Chrisisall

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:33 AM

DEEPGIRL187

You should maybe try switching to Netflix, AURaptor. Their service isn't perfect (I think we've gotten four broken discs in the past year), but they do tend to be on time with the shipments. Which seems to be a problem with Blockbuster for some reason.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:32 AM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
You should maybe try switching to Netflix, AURaptor. Their service isn't perfect (I think we've gotten four broken discs in the past year), but they do tend to be on time with the shipments. Which seems to be a problem with Blockbuster for some reason.

Alas, I don't belong to Blockbuster JUST for the movies. There's games too! Specifically, 2 free game rentals a month. That alone practically pays for the crappy service.

And joy..the dvd came Tuesday, so I watched all of disc 2,3, and 4. Stayed up WAY too late, btw. Sooooo much nicer to watch them in sequential order. Kinda like Firefly episodes, ya know ? Seems the same rules apply.

Yeah Chis, I could have bought the whole set and be done with it. But ya get more posts on fff.net by me whining about renting the eps...isn't that much more fun?

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
ya get more posts on fff.net by me whining about renting the eps...isn't that much more fun?

So...done yet?
Like the last five eps or what?
Was Andrew cool or what?

Chrisisall with a soul

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Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:00 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
ya get more posts on fff.net by me whining about renting the eps...isn't that much more fun?
So...done yet?
Like the last five eps or what?
Was Andrew cool or what?

Chrisisall with a soul

Not yet. 2 precious discs to go. I'm DYING to find out just who his 'First' cat is. Didn't Andrew come back in the latter eps of Angel ? Once to track a crazy potential, Dana? And again when Spike and Angel tangled w/ The Immortal in Italy?

Ready for the whirlwind finish - I think.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:33 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm DYING to find out just who his 'First' cat is.

If you're expecting a corporeal big bad you can look at.....

The First was in Amends, season 3, remember?

Hurry up and watch 'em Chrisisall

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Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:54 PM

GROOSALUGG

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm DYING to find out just who his 'First' cat is.

Yep, Chris nailed it--don't be expecting a reveal of some honest-to-God, corporeal Big Bad. What you've seen from the First so far is what you get--a non-corporeal entity who appears in the form of dead people.

Altho, if you haven't already been spoiled ahead of time, be on the lookout for a VERY familiar face as the First's top henchman...

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Friday, January 26, 2007 4:29 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm DYING to find out just who his 'First' cat is.
If you're expecting a corporeal big bad you can look at.....

The First was in Amends, season 3, remember?

Hurry up and watch 'em Chrisisall

I'm drawing a blank, and I'll hold off on revisiting that ep, until I've seen the last disc. All I recall about S3 is the Mayor, Faith and graduation and such. But that'll all have to wait until NEXT week, as I'm gonna be out of town this weekend.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, January 26, 2007 7:10 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

It's the Christmas episode. The one where Angel gets tormented by visions of people he killed in the past. Jenny Calendar is in it!

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 3:49 AM

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Well, the deed is done. Finally watched the last 7 episodes.

To quote our captain.... 'Huh'.

Not saying I wasn't impressed, but it seemed a tad on hurry it up and get out of town side.

What I didn't care for:
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The death of Anya. I'm not saying I didn't see it coming, but there was like ZERO grief from anyone. Xander sure did get over it quickly, with the quips and jokes while standing next to the Sunnydale crater.

- Buffy being voted out of her own house. HUH?

- Principal Wood. Even though his mom was a slayer, I never got over the feeling that somehow he was connected to The First. Or maybe it was the whole Charles Gunn thing I saw with him. Too many similarities.

What I liked :
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Yeah, Andrew did grow on me. And I liked how they kept the trio of evil villains together, in a manner.
- A wicked cool Excalibur type weapon.
- Doing away with the notion that " there can be only one " ..blah blah blah. Nice message to end the series on.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 5:32 AM

Congrats on good works (all seven seasons).
Note though the way Xander's voice shakes as he says "That's my girl, always doing the stupid thing..."

He cried buckets later I'll wager Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Congrats on good works (all seven seasons).
Note though the way Xander's voice shakes as he says "That's my girl, always doing the stupid thing..."

He cried buckets later I'll wager Chrisisall

Oh, most definatly caught Xander's comment to Andrew. I'm not saying he should have gone all black eyed and veiney.....but still.

Now I've seen both Angel and Buffy, I'm all reflective over how each series 'should' have ended, if Joss Co. had been given a firm committment of x number of years. Which is crazy, in the t.v. biz, but still. I recall folks saying how S5 of Angel felt 'rushed' to tie up all the loose ends.

Oh, I also liked "Goddess" Willow too, now that I think of it. That was rather neat.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 8:01 PM

hey, i just finished season7 about, what, 14ish minutes ago? ccall it maybe 17 or 18 by the time i'm done typing?
anyway, just thought i'd put in my two cents.
(spoilage insuing)

raptor, i'm inclined to agree about anya; she was never really a favorite of mine, but i thought her death was kinda meaningless.
i thought spikes death was alright; i DID like him, but i felt like it was a good way for him to go. plus, if i remember my spoilers a-right, he comes back in A5? (i'm still on A2, just couldnt be patient enough to do 'em at the same time).

in things i didn't like: i don't mean to continualy bring up this point (i.e. the other threads i've started to this nature) but the whole willow kennedy thing really kinda ruined it for me. as stated in said other thread, i'm fully aware that this is just me pulling for happy ending and wanting to believe in the happily ever after; its just, isnt that the point? i mean, its a television show. a tv show actually called, "buffy the vampire slayer". doesnt that kinda give away the part where it's FICTION? and since it is fiction, isn't it ok to have ahppily ever after's?

ok, in an attempt to clarify all this rambling:
in the break that i took 'twixt seasons 6 and 7 soas not to fail my finals, i 'accepted' tara's death. that is, i moved out of the throwing things phase, and on to the quite rational sorrow/pain/anger. so when season 7 started up, i figured, ok, willow's just gotta pull through one more season and then thats it. better yet, maybe she'll die and she can go be in heaven w/ tara. plus in the 'speaking to dead people' (or something like that) ep, even though it just turns out to be the first, you for sure get the idea that tara's watching over her. but then-
WTF IS KENNEDY DOING!?!?! he, silly girl, surely you know willow'd never go for you, she's taras, you can't have her, so just- WHAT! WILLOW GET YOUR HANDS/LIPS OFF HER!!!! ...er... yeah. my basic reaction. so then i hoped' it'd just be a temp thing, but that didn't work out. and then i hoped kennedy would just die, but THAT didn't work out. c'mon, joss, throw us a bone!

anyway, somewhere amid the anger, i think about 3 eps away from the end, i read on wikipedia that originally joss was gonna bring tara back, but that didnt work out on account of 'scheduling problems' (which made me want to schedule quite a few people for a long session in special hell). and i still can't quite figure out if this original plan makes me feel better or worse. on the one hand, could it mean thers hope for the future? s8 comics? ...but on the otehr hand, now i can reeeally picture a lot of the willow/kennedy moments having been meant for willow/tara, and it looks like a cheap replacement. not getting any less upset here!

Ok, one final point before i stop ranting; are we supposed to LIKE kennedy? and if so, why? i mean, i know i'm prejudice, but i reeeeally don't find her character even the least bit likeable.

edit: WOW that was longer then intended! sry!

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 9:35 PM

GROOSALUGG

I don't have a complaint (and when talking about S7, that's rare for me

) about the way everyone--even Xander--reacted to Anya's death. There is enough of a state of shock after something like what they went thru that you don't really expect them to break down crying right then and there (like Chris said, I'm sure they cried for her later that night). My big gripe with her death was how fast it happened: she's there, she's fighting, she's fighting, whoopsshe'sdead, next scene. If I hadn't been accidentally spoiled about it ahead of time, I'm not sure I would've even registered that it'd happened on the first viewing, it went by so fast. A character that had been around that long, and brought as much to the show as she did, deserved a little more of a moment than that...

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Friday, February 2, 2007 12:59 AM

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Miramel, first, you're gonna love S5 of Angel. I know there's lots that happens from S2 to S5, but try to keep in mind what happens in the final ep of Buffy when you see....well, you know

Quickly revisiting Willow-Tara-Kennedy, am I totally wrong in how Willow went from the dominant part of her and Tara's relationship, to the more submissive role with Kennedy? Willow and Kennedy was everything that Willow and Tara wasn't, and I think most folks weren't too keen on how that played out. I'd have much rather seen Tara come back, as you mentioned. Kennedy was fairly unimpressive, imo.

Anya I didn't care for much at first, but she really grew on me later on. It must be bunnies....heh heh. I think from the fight w/ Buffy, there was an ounce of hope left that somehow she'd make it....but no.

One character I wish had been treated differently was Amy (rat girl). I really liked her, but think she went from likable character to needlessly being a jerk. Can a girl be a jerk ? Hmm....well, she was.

Groos - I completely agree about Xander and his "that's my girl" line. But maybe a moment or two, a shot of Xander walking away and taking in what he just lost, before rejoining the group.....

Oh well.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, February 2, 2007 4:26 AM

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:
it went by so fast. A character that had been around that long, and brought as much to the show as she did, deserved a little more of a moment than that...

Agreement from Chrisisall

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Friday, February 2, 2007 4:33 AM

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Originally posted by Miramel:

raptor, i'm inclined to agree about anya; she was never really a favorite of mine, but i thought her death was kinda meaningless.

I saw it coming; The Hoffmeister said there would be a price, and I knew enough about how Joss works to get what that meant...as soon as he said that I was saying quiet good byes to Anya *snif*

AND AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE THAT THINKS KENNEDY'S COOL (for a brat)???

Chrisisall the vampire player

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Friday, February 2, 2007 4:57 AM

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AND AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE THAT THINKS KENNEDY'S COOL (for a brat)???

Chrisisall the vampire player

Kennedy's not totally unredeemable. It's just that I don't see her as a good match for Willow. ( Ok, no one is, after Tara. Unless she turns UNgay and gets together with Xander....)

Besides, the role of the brash, bossy, doesn't- play -well-with-others is already very well taken by Faith.

Mmmmm..... Faith.

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Friday, February 2, 2007 5:29 AM

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Besides, the role of the brash, bossy, doesn't- play -well-with-others is already very well taken by Faith.

She seems to have learned to play well with Principle Wood

Rock 'em sock 'em Chrisisall

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Friday, February 2, 2007 6:44 AM

CHARLIETHEBLOODY

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:
If I hadn't been accidentally spoiled about it ahead of time, I'm not sure I would've even registered that it'd happened on the first viewing, it went by so fast. A character that had been around that long, and brought as much to the show as she did, deserved a little more of a moment than that...

I didn't notice it, it wasn't til xander and andrew were talking I was like WTF, where is she? very poor treatment

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Friday, February 2, 2007 12:28 PM

chrisisall, i know i'm biased against kennedy, but even so i think i legitimatly just don't like her character... it seems like she doesnt really respect willow, she's always asking too much of her. she's got a cuple speeches where i feel that if it had been tara saying it, it woulda been really sweet, but from her it was jut arrogant/selfish/dumb.
oh, and in the ep where she first kisses willow, she has that line 'your sexy when you pout' which to me is just the dumbest, rudest least respectful and generally worst thing she could possibly say, and willow friggen goes for it!

(there will now be a short intermission for my blood preassure to return to normal :P)

anyway, what about her did you like? i'd like to think of myself as the type who could be persuaded away from my prejudices.... (ha, right)

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Friday, February 2, 2007 3:40 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Besides, the role of the brash, bossy, doesn't- play -well-with-others is already very well taken by Faith.

She seems to have learned to play well with Principle Wood

Rock 'em sock 'em Chrisisall

At least she didn't try to kill him.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, February 2, 2007 5:45 PM

GROOSALUGG

The first coupla go-rounds of S7, I couldn't stand Kennedy. Know how I got over it? Paid a little closer attention to what an uber-bitca Rona is. Compared to her, Kennedy is almost as sweet as Tara...

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Friday, February 2, 2007 7:36 PM

rona.... which one's she again?
hmpf... well, maybe she'll grow on me... but i refuse to try to like her!

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Saturday, February 3, 2007 5:56 AM

CHARLIETHEBLOODY

the black girl in dungarees, yes she's a major bitca too, but her function was to whinge and be an ungrateful cow (she's the one who said "ding dong the witch is dead"), we were never asked to like her and we didn't have to see her sucking face with one of our guys

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Saturday, February 3, 2007 8:51 AM