Episodes that you love, but skip over

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I got to thinking and I have to say that while there are definitely episodes of BtVS and Angel that I absolutely love, but often skip over them because usually I find them kind of painful to watch. For example I think the Body, is like that for many, they love the episode, but find it too painful to watch often. I was this way for awhile but know I find the episode strangely comforting. Some of the eps that I like but will usually skip are:

BtVS:

Innocence and Surprise: While I think both of these episodes are very well done in every way, I find them so sad and will not watch either unless I am in a very specific mood.

Angel:

Hero: Doyle is one of my favorite characters on the show and his death was so profound and beautiful, very touching, yet know the way it ends I find almost unbearable sometimes.

I know there are several more, especially from season 6, but I wanted to see what others choose.
 
Well I just did a season 6 rewatch and the only episode I don't love in season 6 is As You Were... and I skipped over OMWF (because I watched it a few days before and was like "eh..."). And I used most of it for "I'm falling asleep" entertainment. You know, something to play in the background to keep my mind off stuff so I can sleep. And sometimes, I'd wake up and be like "Ok, I missed this part and I HAVE to watch it" (like the building falling in Smashed, or Willow crashing the car in Wrecked. Or the end of Tabula Rasa), and for those parts, I'd just click through to the last part I remembered before I fell asleep or, and I did this more often, to where the part I needed to watch was. After I was done with 6, I tried to do the same with 7... but I couldn't get through Beneath You. I kept watching five minutes and falling asleep and I was like "I cannot do this to this episode. I love and respect it WAY too much." So I stopped. But I imagine if I could watch Beneath You, I could do season 7 like that too (you know up until Touched like I did season 6 up until Entropy) and season 5 (Up until The Gift).
 
I skip episodes on a regular basis. Generally when I watch Buffy I only end up watching 3 or 4 episodes and they're just randomly picked and usually my favourites. Then of course when I actually sit down to watch a full season I find that I've seen all my favourite episodes recently so I usually end up skipping my favourites!
 
I'll skip "Hero" and "I will remember you" sometimes when watching Angel because they make me sad 🙂 (also skip "That old gang of mine" from season 3 cause I think it's a bit dull)
 
"Seeing Red" definitely wins the award. Great episode, very important storywise in many ways, but gut-wrenching to watch, particularly the attempted rape scene - it's obvious they went out of their way to make that awful to sit through on purpose.
 
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There are a lot of episodes that I skip because theyre too painful but ones that I love that I skip hmm.... I agree about the Body I dont rewatch that unless I'm doing a full series rewatch. Chosen I dont rewatch often because Anyas death makes me really sad :'( I dont watch Bad Girls or Consequences that often because those make really sad and angry. I dont think there are any in Angel I skip that I love lol I watch all the Angel episodes that I love there are plenty tho I skip because I hate lol
 
When I do an "official" rewatch I don't skip much if any. If I'm just picking a season or episode to watch, I'll skip some. Although I just did an "official" Angel rewatch, and I skipped Smile Time (an episode I love), simply because my kids and I have seen it soooo many times, and I wanted to get through to the rest of the season. I skipped While We Fight too, but that's because it's my least favorite and I find it incredibly boring.
 
when i'm doing an official rewatch, i don't skip any, even though i always want to skip ones like "bad eggs" and "inca mummy girl" haha.

if i'm just going through a season more casually, i'll skip the ones that make me really emotional, especially because i usually watch buffy when i'm upset/needing a distraction--if i watch one like "wild at heart" or "tabula rasa" i end up crying or getting really down. but sometimes i need that.
 
I don't skip any episodes.

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Except 'She'. 'Nuff said.
 
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But the funky dance-a-thon by Wes and Angel....??? It's funky, man! Funkay!
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I didn't skip She this time because I just love that dancing scene with Angel.
I skip The Zeppo sometimes...and I really love that episode. Sometimes I feel like if I watch my favorites too often, I won't love them as much or something. I also skip Harsh Light of Day pretty often.

I skip Hero too, it's a really great episode I just don't feel like watching it sometimes. Oh, and some of my absolute favorites...like Restless, The Body, and Passion, I have to be in a particular mood to watch them.

I definitely skip more Angel episodes than Buffy ones. I like Buffy way more than I like AtS, so I guess that's why.
 
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there's never a particular mood to watch "Restless"! It transcends all moods! :D :p ;)
I don't skip any episodes I love...(Passions, Innocence and The Body for example) because I want to experience the emotions that you get from watching these episodes. I've seen Passions (my favourite episode of all time) a hundred times and watched it just the other night and my heart breaks every time for poor Giles. I also cringe at that precise moment Jenny's neck snaps.

But I do skip episodes I don't love but on this re-watch, I haven't skipped any and I'm kind of proud of myself for that.
 
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