Has anybody noticed that they are releasing this:
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it claims to be "the darkest Buffy eps", and says its
The coldest, darkest, most terrifying conquests of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are captured in this special 2-disk collection. Watch, at the edge of your seat, as Buffy triumphs over the most evil forces she faced in 7 years of conquering the vampires in Sunnyvale.
"The Pack" (from season 1)
"Halloween" (from season 2)
"Passion" (from season 2)
"The Wish" (from season 3)
"Helpless" (from season 3)
"Fear Itself" (from season 4)
"Hush" (from season 4)
"Same Time, Same Place" (from season 7)
Discuss.
...Huh. Do you think the people who put that together actually ever watched
Buffy?
...Huh. Do you think the people who put that together actually ever watched Buffy?
Heh. Considering they called it "Sunnyvale," I'd say no.
Good collection of eps, but most of them really need context. (Hush and Halloween will work on their own, but Passion? The Wish, maybe, but if you have no idea what the characters are like normally, the AU thing's not going to have much impact.)
Heh. Considering they called it "Sunnyvale," I'd say no.
I'd hoped someone would catch that. Heh.
Good collection of eps, but most of them really need context.
Also, both of the Halloween episodes lean towards the funny rather than the scary. "Fear, Itself" has a few good jump moments, but any show with Sombrero!Giles (now with chainsaw action), Bunny-suit!Anya, and Actual-size!demon is not especially dark. And I'd consider it the scarier of the two.
Anybody remember in which episode Spike tells Riley that Buffy likes a little monster in her man? Anybody remember the exact quote?
The demon eggs episode. When Riley comes back with his wife. Some time in S6. Was it "As You Were"?
Nope. The interbunny tells me it was S5, "Into the Woods," and the quote was "The girl needs some monster in her man... and that's not in your nature... no matter how low you try to go."
Ah! Could be.
I was thinking of the one where Buffy's at the hospital, and Riley doesn't know it, but you may be right. My memory, she ain't so reliable anymore...
AmyLiz, check my edit. Though I think Spike does say it again when Riley walks in on them in the crypt in "As You Were."