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So, watched episode 1 of season 5..


Wut? Buffy has a sister named Dawn?

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keep watching.

That's exactly what you're supposed to be thinking. Don't worry.

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Remember how some sitcoms from the 80s had a family member who went upstairs in their house, and then for the rest of the show's remaining seasons, never showed up again? Case in point, the youngest Winslow girl from Family Matters (who eventually turned to porn)?

This is the opposite of that.

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those shows never explained what/how that character vanished. You get to find out all about Dawn.

I love you all! *grabs popcorn*

(none of my friends or family wanted to watch Buffy/Angel then/now... they just don't get it.)

This was one of the many reasons why I have been reading/lurking... posting here and there since '99.

You had me at Spike! *group hug*

Odom Leah

/hugs

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True, but I would have preferred the "no explanation" to what they gave us.

But, also remember that Buffy was on the decline for me at this point too.

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Uh...the explanation was the reason for Dawn's existence. They didn't just decide "Hey, we need Buffy to have a sister this year. Let's come up with some contrived explanation for how to give her one." This isn't a case of Deus Ex Machina. Dawn was created because of the plot, the plot wasn't created to explain Dawn.

Season 5 was the best season of Buffy, both for plot/character development and for individual episodes (The Body has to be the best episode of the series), but it never got old. I don't think it ever jumped the shark. Season 6 still has the second best episode ever made ("Once more, with feeling") and the best villain at the end. At season 7 it was still going strong. A season 8 (for TV, I know about the comic book) may have been better than 5.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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*nod* stand out episodes from buffy:

"Hush"
"Once More With Feeling"
"Fool for Love"
"The Body"
"Fear Itself"
"The Prom"
Honestly, I thought that season 4 was the weakest. Adam's motivations are never particularly clear other than "I'm evil." and the battle against him is a bit too ... easy?

Season 5, 6 7 have enough emotional torment of the characters that I Love that they take you along with them for their pain.

I agree. "The Initiative" (and in particular, Maggie Walsh) was a far more intimidating foe than Adam, until it was destroyed.
Also, Riley Finn was a pussy.




Yeah.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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And just so its clear this isn't just us Buffy Fanboi's gushing over "The Body"




I challenge anyone to honestly watch the episode without being brought to tears.

Will you advance me a tiny tabby?

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<3 Spike!

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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144 episodes...


I'm sad..really enjoyed this series. Thank you, Taly

Off to finish Angel now..

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Well took me bout 30 episodes to really like Angel....but I do

Only 9 episodes till it's done though.. What should I watch next?

The vamPIRE!

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Veronica Mars.

Alternatively, if discs are acceptable now that you're stateside again, Leverage or White Collar.

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Finish out your Joss Whedon sweep. Dollhouse.

I just watched all of Veronic Mars, couple months ago, would definately throw a vote out for that one.

Dollhouse still have not finished need to pick that back up and finish it, was a little to slow for my taste.

Chuck, Big Bang Theory, Eureka, Warehouse 13, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, HIMYM I would all recommend, sitting in an office by myself gives me lots of Netflix and Torrent time

Start up Doctor Who (the 2005 revival with Christopher Eccleston).

But not before Veronica Mars, right 'Skee?

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"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Eh, close, but yeah, go with VM first. Three seasons, easier to roll through. I thought Kirra said she'd already watched them, but that was Kashan (hence the Who suggestion).

Dr. Who, then Warehouse 13.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Seconded with Veronica Mars, with the caveat that you know it ends on an eternal cliffhanger with no closure at all.

I'd also agree with watching the first two seasons of the best show currently on television (White Collar).

Leverage is merely good. It's not nearly as fun as White Collar.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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On second thought, when it comes to television recommendations, just listen closely to almost everything Kaffis ever tells you.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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