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Originally posted by Groosalugg:
Dude, you just started a thread, like, 3 weeks ago for the purpose of ripping S5. Did we really need another one so soon? Couldn't you have just bumped the previous one?

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I mean, I know the conversation's been lagging in this forum (and the "Angel" one) for awhile now, but can't we get some new topics going, rather than being redundant with stuff we've just recently talked about?

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:I mean, I know the conversation's been lagging in this forum (and the "Angel" one) for awhile now, but can't we get some new topics going, rather than being redundant with stuff we've just recently talked about?
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
ummm...., you could have just ignored this & let it disappear....

Anyway, I like season 1 & 2, I like season 6 tremendously, and I LOVE 3, 4, and 7....I just don't 'get' the love for most of 5....

Drawing Groos into it again all sneaky-likeisall

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Originally posted by farfly:
You can keep whining about it but Season 5 is still the one I re-watch more than any others.

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Originally posted by embers:

so when I start rewatching it (it is the next one up since we just finished 'Restless') I was going to be paying close attention to those things,
and ignoring Glorificus as much as humanly possible.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And after the brilliance of season 4,

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And after the brilliance of season 4,

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And after the brilliance of season 4,

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give - it - up.

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LOL
I'm w/Chisisall on the loving of season 4 - every single episode worked for me!

I just adore season 4!

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Originally posted by wytchcroft:

But the Initiative never worked for me (nice idea - badly executed, which joss has acknowledged)...

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Riley was more interesting to me in 5 and 6.

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the arc is - not so much. goes nowhere - doesn't develop or touch the characters in the sme way as 2,3,5 or 7.

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the actual finale episode (NOT restless) is awful compared to other seasons.

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the first few episodes are just absolutely dreadful:( Beer Bad? erk!

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and Adam - well let's just say - well no, i won't even. (snickers)

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there now - you fiends have forced me to play your devil's game once again!

because i am weak and cannot resist.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Yeah- I don't ever skip an ep of season 4. 3, 6, & 7 are like that too (except I skip Him in 7, actually).

Skip to my loo Chrisisall

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It had it's great moments (Buffy vs Dracula, Fool For Love, The Replacement, The Body), but overall the "Dawn is key' thing was silly, monks able to construct whole realities that fly so seamlessly is ludicrous, the idea that a 'god' can't just find the key if it wants is plain dumb, Riley lettin' vamps suck on him to find out the attraction or whatever was near insulting- they just wanted him gone and took that way out, a lovebot that actually gets our sympathy (what is this, Star Trek or sumthin'???), and the need for Buffy to die to save the world was at best a little contrived.
Plus a stupid 'evil alien from the meteorite' thing that really had no business in this or any season...
I just got the season & went through it- hadn't seen it in years- now I remember exactly why I hadn't bought it before...all my technical problems with it aside, it's too gorram depressing!!!
The depressing factor in season six, by comparison, was way more realistic & less contrived IMO- there were ways out of it in that one, all of season five was just leading to the 'Death Of Buffy', and I for one, wont be watching very much of that season again any time soon.

But- that's just my take on it, your mileage may (and obviously does) vary.

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Chrisisall, Chrisisall... Chris.

What am I gonna do wid yooz?
So you really think Season six is better than season Five. ok fair 'nuff but lets look a few elements of your argument:

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all of season five was just leading to the 'Death Of Buffy'

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Well that's no criticism.... Season six is all about Willow going 'evil'. That's the general seasonal arc formula they established since season one. I personally was more into the death of Buffy than I was about WIllow turning evil. Still if you likes your redheads veiny or vainy then... this is the season for you.

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Plus a stupid 'evil alien from the meteorite' thing that really had no business in this or any season...

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Granted this one is very silly! However you have to admit the thing crawling around the walls freaking the hell out of Joyce was a might creepyfying! Poor story well directed methinks.

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Riley lettin' vamps suck on him to find out the attraction or whatever was near insulting- they just wanted him gone and took that way out,

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It was a cry for help for the ol Rilester! Classic fallen hero motif. I kinda liked that side to his story, gave him some much needed edge.

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"Dawn is key' thing was silly, monks able to construct whole realities that fly so seamlessly is ludicrous, the idea that a 'god' can't just find the key if it wants is plain dumb,

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Well we've had silly from these guys before but if it's written well enough I think it can work. Giant Snake!? of season 3!... It's silly but if handled well it works. I enjoyed the Dawn creation - I thought it was really clever and it gave us some great comedy with the episode where she narrates her diary. That was awesome!

Not to sure how I feel about Glory. On one hand I get what you are saying about a God being more capable, but then there's nothing to say that a God must be all conquering... There are plenty of mythologies where Gods have very basic 'human' flaws. And those flaws facilitate their demise... So it worked for me...

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The depressing factor in season six, by comparison, was way more realistic & less contrived IMO

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Woah!!!! Nah what you been smokin my good buddy? The carpet? Sorry but the whole bringing Buffy back from the dead with witchcraft was BOGUS. It needed something more, something greater... A few chants and a mouthful of snake (freudian anyone?) was poor and lacked vision. Season sixes darkness was in such contrast with the Nerds that it fractured the show. At times you felt the regular cast didn't have their hearts in the job, and so focus shifted onto the trio who frankly were far more watchable, maybe because the writers had trapped the main protagonists into a very complex corner where any fun with them just couldn't work. So even Xander had nothing funny to say. Trouble is season six felt like a very different show!

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a lovebot that actually gets our sympathy (what is this, Star Trek or sumthin'???)

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Alas I must agree with you on that. I never did like Robots in Buffy. One of the reasons why I didn't enjoy 'TED' from season two.

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and I for one, wont be watching very much of that season again any time soon.

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As stated above... Fair enough my friend. I feel much the same way about Six. I can stand Tabula Rasa, Once more with Feeling, and Normal Again.

It's safe to say we won't reach common ground on this one, but it's not bad after Seven seaons.

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:
Dude, you just started a thread, like, 3 weeks ago for the purpose of ripping S5. Did we really need another one so soon? Couldn't you have just bumped the previous one?

I mean, I know the conversation's been lagging in this forum (and the "Angel" one) for awhile now, but can't we get some new topics going, rather than being redundant with stuff we've just recently talked about?

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:


It's safe to say we won't reach common ground on this one, but it's not bad after Seven seasons.

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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:

Yeah cause, like, this site NEVER has threads rehashing the same tired stuff over and over and over.

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I have a hard time thinking up new titles for repetitive threads myself...
(How many Dark Angel-on-a-pedestal threads have I started?)
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Not nearly enough I say!

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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
the idea that a 'god' can't just find the key if it wants is plain dumb

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Originally posted by OPPYH:

Some episodes are silly

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I Was Made to Love You was the stupidest ep of the lot and an akward jumping off point for The Body, IMO.

Notdonerippingisall

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Originally posted by canttakesky:
That whole Dawn thing was contrived and never worked for me. For me, S5 was the beginning of the end.

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