Best or Worst Season?

Randy Giles said:
Season two is good. However, far from the best.

A lot of fans say it's the "definitive" season of Buffy and is the best example of what the show is, but how is that? Each season pretty much changes the show, has a different tone and theme, etc. It was different every single year.

Season two has a ton of subpar episodes, however it develops the characters nicely and sets up the rest of the series, and has a pretty good arc, but it is not nearly as good or enjoyable for me as seasons 3, 6, and 7, which are in my opinion the strongest seasons of the series.
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I wouldn't say it was the "definitive" season but it was the season that the show got itself grounded. It also was the season where we got to see the writing of Joss Whedon and the actors blossom. Season 2 set up the series plots for Angel's show and set up the character developments for Willow, Xander, and Cordelia as well as getting Buffy to where she had to accept her responsibilities as the slayer. That's why it's the best season to me anyways.
 
Worste. I just didn't groove with it. Although we did get a lot of good stuff in it. Kendra, Spike and Dru. It's not terrible, just to me, the least best.
 
I'm with TR, it just didn't float my boat. It's prettier than season 1 (which was all grany and 16 mm-y) but as for the episodes, none of them are on my favs list. It doesn't suck, of course. But... Yeah, not super great either.
 
Good thread. It's not one of my favorites, I'll admit that. If only because when I first saw it, I knew Angel would get his soul back (because I watched Angel first) but it just seemed to drag ON and ON and ON. To the point where I was sitting there pondering who it was that Spike didn't have a soul and I liked him just as much as when he DID have one on Angel.

And, I was also annoyed with Buffy's constant whining about it. I wanted to pick her up and SLAP her across the face and say, "UH....HELLO! We could sit and cry or we could spend all our free time looking up various ways to get his soul back!"
I'm constantly befuddled as to why Angel had to break in and leave messages before they thought to find a spell to undo his invitation...and why, once they found one, no one but Jenny thought to find a way to get his soul back. Perhaps a BETTER way with no loop hole!

If someone I loved suddenly turned evil, I'd be moving heaven and earth to find a way to make them better. And, oddly, Jenny was the only one it seemed to occur to.

So, it's really not about the quality of the season as much as my own, "Get Up And DO SOMETHING" complex.

Wanabee-slayer is the goddess of all that is pink and fluffy in the world
 
Finished off the series last night, in order.
It was my second viewing.
It's weird what that does to what you thought you thought about characters and stories,etc, y'know?

It was S:6 that got me thinking "wow, I think I want to rewatch this... actually, I think I may want to own it!" Thank gawd for S:6 cause I liked the second run-through even more, appreciated it even more.

So yeah, 6 holds the top spot as my fav season. It's harsh and messy and difficult and so, so, so emotional. It ain't pretty at all, and I love it.

My 'rate your fav' order would be:

6
3
2
7
1
4
5

S:3 is second due to the whole Faith deal. I liked S:3 the first time and I really liked it the second time. Also the direction Buffy/Angel started~went in. It's heartbreaking, Angel leaving at the end like that, but it wouldn't have been the same if he stayed.

S:4 had some of the best episodes of the serious in it, but the arc/big bad of The Initiative and Adam was really just blah for me, that's why it's low on the list. On first watching I didn't not like Riley, but I didn't like him either - he improved on viewing two. Enough that the falling apart of their relationship in 5 actually made me ache for both of them this time. I just saw him/it differently. I didn't want him to stay, he's not my fav. Buffy Boy, he's my 3rd fav, I think, it was just so painful and sad, how it got to that point.

With S:5 I found that Dawn irritated me even more the second time. I was hoping she'd end up like Riley, it was not to be so. Honestly, she bugged me bad enough that it was actually hard to watch her sometimes. I'd find myself rolling my eyes at the tv. It's always been curious to me how 5 is such a popular season, it was my least fav. on view one, and still holds that spot. Thank you Whedonverse for not leaving Buffy dead and ending the series there.

I was tempted to rate 7 before 2 but it's the course of S:2 that makes S:7 so endearing to me, mostly, the Buffy/Spike relationship. It's hard to love what it became before loving how it all started. I know the Spuffy love is a serious, heavy debate and I've always been on the Pro-side of it, and being that it was a rainy weekend, I finished the series off with a final 5 episode marathon last night and honestly, for me, the interaction between Buffy&Spike in those last 3-4 episodes solidifies it... that shiznit ain't no false proclamation at the end there. It wasn't Angel love, I don't even think it was romantic/relationship love, but she did love him. Her telling Angel that Spike was in her heart... it would have been so easy for her to shrug off Spike and say he was a mistake in that moment, and she didn't.

So, yeah, uh... my favorite season would be 6, and my least favorite would be 5.


and ps: I still just LOVE Giles. I watched the commentary for Seeing Red and Joss mentions something about he and the writers not realizing how much Tony Head brought to the show until he, well, came back. I have to agree. 🙂
 
i think season 2 was one of the best seasons... along with season 3 (its too hard for me to pick a favorite)...
 
This is the season that introduced Spike and Drusilla. This is the season in which we discovered that two Slayers can exist at the same time. This is the season in which Angelus was unleashed. And yet . . .

And yet, I found it slightly disappointing. One, it didn't seem like a season with one strong storyline. It seemed divided. One half devoted to Spike and Drusilla and the other half, to Angelus. And the odd thing is that Spike and Drusilla were not really responsible for the emergence of Angelus. Buffy was.

I also found the acutal emergence of Angelus to be disappointing. It seemed more anti-climatic, instead of dramatic. I never understood why Angelus didn't kill Buffy the moment he had emerged? Instead, he left her on that bed and went to see Spike and Drusilla. Like . . . huh?

Also, I thought that the first half of "Becoming" was very sloppy. I never understood why Xander didn't tell the cops that Buffy was not responsible for Kendra's death, after he had regained consciousness. And what was Kendra doing in Sunnydale in the first place?

Season 2 had some damn good episodes. But overall, I think it was overrated.
 
are u serious?

Buffy obsessed fan said:
So people have different opinions, but almost everyone I've spoken to over the subject has said season two was the best or worst series. No one has said in between. Well, I guess they could just be trying to get me to stop annoying them, but still, I was wondering what everyones opinion was? I don't really have one currently, because I haven't seen season two in over a year, because it's currently the only season I don't own.
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:buble_eye i find it shocking that there are ppl who actually consider it the worst season. its by far the best
 
Its defenitly one of the, if not the best.
Buffy and the scoobies were at their best. then theres Spike and Dru. and the best single storyline on all of buffy or angel was Angel turning into angelus. and loads of legendary episodes.
 
I think its one of the best seasons of the series. Spike and Dru come to town. Angel is there. There are so many great moments.
The worst season is season 4 by far.
 
It's definitely one of the best ones, and I'm not sure though If this one or season 3 is my fav season but I really like this one because a lot of things happend and exiting characters enters (like spike n dru) Buffy and angel get's serious, though it has a bad ending it's really strong and... well the conclusion from this back and forth game I'd have to say that this is my fav season. season 2 ROCKS!
 
5 and 3 are definetly more consistant, but 2 had Angelus-Buffy arc, and that was the Best arc ever in the Buffyverse
 
Season 2 definately is one of the best, if not the best! So many new plotlines... Spike, Dru, Oz, Angel... all at once... So much going on, maybe that's why some people don't like it as much... Too much going on with the plot lines?
 
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it's far more structured and less overloaded than S7 - and the arc can't be beaten, even for a non-Bangel like me!
i have to agree, i think season 2 is one of the best seasons. the writing is amazing. one of my favorite past times is to get non-viewers hooked on buffy, and there are 2 episodes that work everytime no matter the circumstances, passion and becoming. while season 2 is not my personal fave, it is definitely up there.
 
Everyone here seems to like season 2 very much. Actually i don't think it's the best or one of the best. But it's not the worst. I liked it but there's no way it's better than s. 05 or 06. But it's just my opinion.. 🙂
 
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