NOTHING FROM SEASON 2?
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§ ita § - May 24, 2004 7:32:11 pm PDT #1434 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gris - May 25, 2004 1:29:24 am PDT #1435 of 3531
Hey. New board.
Seriously, though, I kinda get that Season 2 doesn't work well as standalones. I mean, it has standalones, but the awesome eps aren't standalone in that season.
I'm surprised there weren't more from season 1, actually. It's a great standalone season. As is much of five. Three didn't have much good standalone, but Waiting in the Wings is pretty much the best standalone there (I, personally, love that ep. But that may well be just me.) Or Fredless, I could see that one being in there.
As far as Season 1 goes, I'd have voted for Hero, but probably also Rm W/U Vu and To Shanshu in L.A. And I would have voted the heck out of Smile Time, cuz that ep was funny as all getout. Probably Origin before any of the other season 5 eps (except finale, but it is a little early for repeating that, probably), though You're Welcome seems like a decent choice and A Hole in the World is satisfyingly depressing.
Overall, I'm not too pissed at those eps. Sure, season 2 is the best season, but it's not the best for top 10 lists. I would put the one where Darla gets vamped in the top 10, probably, but I can see not.
Topic!Cindy - May 25, 2004 2:55:25 am PDT #1436 of 3531
What is even happening?
Maybe the Drogyn lost his eternal youth if he left his post?
Fred Pete - May 25, 2004 3:38:11 am PDT #1437 of 3531
Ann, that's a ferret.
Overall, I'm not too pissed at those eps.
I'll join you in that corner. It isn't like "She" made the list.
§ ita § - May 25, 2004 3:55:32 am PDT #1438 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A list without AYNOHYEB is not a list made by humans from my dimension. It stands alone beautifully.
Polter-Cow - May 25, 2004 4:03:56 am PDT #1439 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or Fredless, I could see that one being in there.
What? It's the boringest boring that ever boringed. Even if it does have a sweetass killer toaster.
Frankenbuddha - May 25, 2004 4:22:40 am PDT #1440 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
A list without AYNOHYEB is not a list made by humans from my dimension. It stands alone beautifully.
This. This is the one that I'm scratching my head over why it's missing. Even Reunion requires more setup/follow-through than I could see it winning for, but ARE YOU NOW... is one of the great one-offs.
Scrutinizer - May 25, 2004 4:33:25 am PDT #1441 of 3531
I've lived to bury my desires,/And see my dreams corrode with rust;/Now all that left are fruitless fires/That burn my empty heart to dust.
Viewer choice marathons are weird, though. Look at TXF marathons on Fx and SciFi; the choices always include eps like Arcadia, Bad Blood, PMP, How the Ghosts Stole Christmas, Triangle, The Natural. A bunch of X-Files Lite shows that were kinda shippy and mildly entertaining, but also pretty brainless. Now I'll fight to the death for the Ship, but the best XF eps were the early arc episodes, and those are almost never chosen. Looks like the same thing's going on with the Angel marathon.
§ ita § - May 25, 2004 4:36:21 am PDT #1442 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. As a lover of Bad Blood and PMP and The Natural and Triangle -- I think those episodes kept best -- they're not so wrapped up in the craptastic arc that went nowhere, and are therefore less tainted by my resentment. They're well written and acted, and I think it makes perfect sense for best-of lists to be arc-light.
Kalshane - May 25, 2004 4:49:12 am PDT #1443 of 3531
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
What ita said.
What's always confused me is anytime there's a "best of" ST:TNG marathon, "The Best of Both Worlds" 1 and 2 are always in it. While I don't dislike them, they're not my favorites and the fact that they always take up two slots out of the 10 (or whatever) kind of bugs.