First Impressions

[Chris2]

I was spoiled for most of both shows' run , which in retrospect I deeply regret, so there weren't so many surprises. There were at least two moments which were totally shocking and unexpected to me - Angel having his soul restored and being sent to hell, and Drusilla showing up to sire Darla at the end of "The Trial".

 

[ApesFindShapes]

• Angel pretending to be Angelus in "Enemies"
• The restoration of Spike's soul
• Joyce's sudden death
• To be honest, at the beginning of season six, I thought the Buffybot was the real Buffy; that they had brought her back without explanation.
• In "Doublemeat Palace," I definitely didn't expect the old lady who came in and purchased cherry pies every day to be housing a human-devouring alien under her wig.
• Anya's death
• Willow turning into Warren when she kissed Kennedy for the first time.

 

[Taake]

• Anya's death
• Willow turning into Warren when she kissed Kennedy for the first time.

Definitely Anya's death! I was so shocked and sad at that.
The Willow thing shocked me too.

 

[Wilder Midnight]

i heartily agree with pretty much everything said. the show was fantastic at creating suspense and surprise.

jesse being upgraded to "bait".

spike and dru killing off the annointed one got to me simply due to the fact the build up the character was getting...touting him as the big bad and then in comes spike and dru to show everyone who's really evil.

are two i think that haven't been mentioned yet.

 

[Tome]

touting him as the big bad

Oh my god.... Thank god Spike saved us from that terrible 'villain'.

 

[ElmoHasAGun]

Jenny's dead!
Giles was a badass teenager!
Another Slayer!
Angel doesn't have a soul!
Oh, yhea he does!
The Fear Demon is so cute!
Oz is gone!
Faith's awake!
Giles is a stevedore in bed (hood of a police car!)
Buffy has a sister!
Oh, she doesn't!
Spike loves Buffy!
Riley gets high on vamp bites!
Riley is leaving!
Joyce... is gone?
Buffy dies!
Buffy was in heaven!
Everyone is singing!
Buffy sleeps with Spike!
Xander dumps Anya at the alter!
Anya's all vengeancey again!
He tried to rape her!?
Tara is dead!
Willow is evil!
Spike has a soul!
An evil and hilarious woman-hating preachers on the loose!
Xander has no eye!
Spike's killing again!
Lots and lots of slayers!
The First is back!
Buffy is cookie dough!
Anya dies!
Amy, Warren, Riley and Oz are back!
Twilight is Angel!

I am easily surprised...

 

[Bungle Jerry]

For me the biggest was Illyria, because I'd missed 'A Hole in the World', so I was like, "why on earth is Fred blue? And why is she talking like that?"

 

[Lindsey McDonald]

I liked Anya's fuzziness with what was in fashion this decade. It was a better way of showing she'd lived for a long time than the stupid old "let's put the demon in period clothing" that is so often done.

Anyway, there were only really two things that made my jaw drop to the floor in sheer OMGerry.

Buffy: "Mom....mom.......mommy?"

Angel: After everything they've gone through in The Trial, to have Drusilla glide across the room at the end was both shocking and strangely terrifying. I loved it.