Skipping episodes

[SlayerOfVampyrs]

Sorry if this has already been brought up before, I don't see it if it has been. Anyway, I'm rewatching both shows again, and I'm just wondering if any of you skip any episodes when you review?

For me, for Buffy, I can't really think of any episodes I skip over. I might end up finding a few as I continue on in the series, but at the moment I can't think of any. For Angel, thus far, I've skipped "She." I've never been fond of that episode.

 

[NY State of Mind]

Yeah I skip Once More With Feeling all the time....🙂 and yes I'm serious

 

[caitaintdead]

Because I have rewatched it so many times I tend to just skip around a lot.

The episodes I very rarely watch though:

Teachers Pet
The Pack
I robot, you jane
Killed By Death

I have seen those early episodes soooo many times over, and because they're such stand alone episodes they're the most tempting to skip.

 

[Tome]

I just can't. Whenever I do a rewatch of either show, I start from the first episode and move on to the last. 😉

Only time I've skipped episodes was if I was watching with a friend who didn't wanna watch something.

 

[GrrArghx]

I'm very anal or OCD about skipping episodes. I just can't do it, lol. Sometimes I really want to, but I never do. I never rewatch out of order or anything.

 

[zobothehobo]

If I've seen that episode recently, I'll skip it. For instance, I was doing an Angel season 5 re-watch this weekend and I just watched Smile Time with my sister on Tuesday so I skipped it. I'll also skip episodes if I really don't like them or I've seen them enough. For instance, I did a Buffy season 6 re-watch not too long ago and I skipped OMWF. It's my favorite episode, but I've seen it a lot and didn't feel the need to watch it. Or if I hate the episode... example... When I do a Buffy season 3 re-watch, I skip a lot of the earlier stuff because to me, it's only really interesting when Faith is with the Mayor.

For the most part though, I try not to skip episodes. I might skip them and come back to them... I've done that before.

 

[msfantastico87]

I always skip episodes. I'm in the process of doing a full re-watch and it is painful because i'm trying to fight the urge to skip episodes lol

 

[Nikkolas]

I always skip The Body because it's too damn depressing.

 

[Tome]

I always skip The Body because it's too damn depressing.

Oh... I actually thought couple times about doing that too... Because I like to rewatch BtVS for the comedy, *mostly*. But I can't bring myself to skip it. It's a really good ep. Just depressing.

 

[msfantastico87]

I always skip The Body because it's too damn depressing.

No way. The Body is one of those episodes I can watch on full marathon mode. I don't know. It depresses me every time I watch it, but I just can't NOT watch it.

 

[caitaintdead]

I always skip The Body because it's too damn depressing.

I've skipped both The Body and Forever on season 5 rewatches. The thing is though, I'm more likely to rewatch The Body and Forever as stand alone episodes. Or if I'm drunk. Or if I want to show an episode to someone that refuses to believe that Buffy makes intelligent, interesting television that isn't just all about monsters and the supernatural.

Zalos agrees: Cait... You cannot be serious about 'The Pack'... Even though with your dislike of Xander, it's not that surprising. 😛

The thing that people tend to forget is that I used to absolutely love Xander when I was younger. I think I actually watched this episode 3 or 4 times in a row when I was about 12/13! I also had the novelisation of the book which I used to re-read quite frequently. It's not a bad episode by any means, I actually think hyena Xander was kinda sexy. Especially in this screencap: http://www.screencap-paradise.com/caps/displayimage.php?pid=3384&fullsize=1

 

[BananaBuffy]

For me, it's really hard to skip episodes. I just find it irritating, I couldn't do it. If I do a full re-watch then it'd be a full re-watch, no exceptions. Though I do find it excruciating on occasion because I get fidgety really quick. And since I've only been a Buffy fan for maybe 2 months I have seen Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest fairly recently. Then I watched them with my sis and finally through our whole series watch. So, I get real fidgety in them but I'm fine after that...I think.

But I couldn't skip episodes, I'm kind of OCD like that.

 

[Tome]

Actually I do sometimes feel like skipping an episode or two in s6. Same in s7(except make it more like 4-5 episodes). But I'm guessing it's mostly because there's less humor in those seasons, in general.

 

[msfantastico87]

Actually I do sometimes feel like skipping an episode or two in s6. Same in s7(except make it more like 4-5 episodes). But I'm guessing it's mostly because there's less humor in those seasons, in general.

I feel the same way. I'll only watch the first half of Seeing Red. After that I don't even bother. I've only seen the Dark Willow arc like twice. I refuse to depress myself on that level. I can't watch Tara die. As for s7, Tara isn't in it, and instead we have Kennedy. I've only watched s7 once, and it was when it aired haha

 

[NY State of Mind]

I feel the same way. I'll only watch the first half of Seeing Red. After that I don't even bother. I've only seen the Dark Willow arc like twice. I refuse to depress myself on that level. I can't watch Tara die. As for s7, Tara isn't in it, and instead we have Kennedy. I've only watched s7 once, and it was when it aired haha

I love watching Tara's death scene..."your shirt"...LMAO comical genius!!!





I'm just pulling your leg 🙂

 

[msfantastico87]

I love watching Tara's death scene..."your shirt"...LMAO comical genius!!!

I'm just pulling your leg 🙂

I was about to say...how could you even say that?! 🙁 you make me wanna cry!!

You better watch what you say, or I will not be your friend anymore hahaha

EDIT: I agree with Cait on Xander being so damn sexy in the Pack. But it's definitely NOT an episode I ever skip. I watch it all the time

 

[hotchick]

Yeah I can't skip episodes either. I'm very ocd when it comes to tv-series. If I don't watch them in order, I freak out. ^^
Although I have a very hard time watching the body even though my friend likes to watch it, because it's just amazing. But I always end up crying my eyes out. So I only watch that when I really, really feel like it.

 

[Eleftheria]

oh...I am guilty of skipping episodes...mainly because I don't *actually" do a rewatch. I watched both shows once and I was really passionate about it. I could watch 3 or 4 episodes per day and I finished them quite quickly. Now everytime I wanna go back I choose certain episode. Maybe when I find the time I will do a full rewatch.

 

[white avenger]

I try to never watch "I Will Remember You" and "As You Were" because I fet so angry at Angel and Riley and the way that they so obviously manipulate Buffy. "The Body" and "Seeing Red," and "The Gift," though I don't like any of them, are so integral to the ongoing story line that I have to watch them.

 

[sisterofmercy]

I don't really skip episodes, I'm very OCD so I have to watch it in order.