I think I'm in the clear minority of those who did not like "The Gift." I think that is the weakest season finale of Buffy. I definitely liked "Home" a whole lot more. One of my reasons for not liking the "The Gift" had to do with Dawn fatigue, but I am not sure I really liked the idea of Buffy self-sacrifice as the only resolution.
Saffron: He's my husband. Mal: Well, who in the damn galaxy ain't?
'Trash'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
le nubian - Nov 20, 2009 4:06:41 am PST #7198 of 10464
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Vortex - Nov 20, 2009 4:50:55 am PST #7199 of 10464
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
One of my reasons for not liking the "The Gift" had to do with Dawn fatigue, but I am not sure I really liked the idea of Buffy self-sacrifice as the only resolution.
Pretty much that was my basic reason for not liking The Gift, but on a meta note, I loved that Joss was willing to kill off his main character. I mean, we knew that she would be back, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
billytea - Nov 20, 2009 5:27:01 am PST #7200 of 10464
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Pretty much that was my basic reason for not liking The Gift, but on a meta note, I loved that Joss was willing to kill off his main character. I mean, we knew that she would be back, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
He did have a certain freedom there that the makers of Felicity would have struggled with.
Steph L. - Nov 20, 2009 6:11:59 am PST #7201 of 10464
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'd have a much harder time choosing between The Gift and Home.
Oooh. Ouch. I think if I had to pick, I'd pick Home, but just barely.
Zenkitty - Nov 20, 2009 6:46:41 am PST #7202 of 10464
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My problem with The Gift was the whole "this is my blood, so I can do this instead of you" thing. Both those points came out of nowhere, and it made no sense.
P.M. Marc - Nov 20, 2009 6:48:38 am PST #7203 of 10464
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I hated The Gift, so I'd choose Home, which is one of my favorite episodes of TV in the history of EVER.
DavidS - Nov 20, 2009 6:50:22 am PST #7204 of 10464
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My problem with The Gift was the whole "this is my blood, so I can do this instead of you" thing. Both those points came out of nowhere, and it made no sense.
This was the very thing that prompted us to invent the word "asspull."
Glamcookie - Nov 20, 2009 7:30:40 am PST #7205 of 10464
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I LOVED The Gift. I still cry every time I watch it. Totally the best Buffy season ender in my book.
Steph L. - Nov 20, 2009 7:41:02 am PST #7206 of 10464
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Since I'm off on Fridays now (yay, reduced income), I'm still watching Buffy S3. The Prom still makes me cry, though not in as many points as it used to.
I used to cry at: (1) Angel dumping Buffy in the sewer [worst. breakup. ever.], (2) Buffy crying on Willow's lap post-breakup, and (3) the Class Protector scene.
Now, I got teary when (1) Buffy told Giles that Angel was leaving her and Giles said that he understood these things called for ice cream, and (2) the Class Protector scene.
Now I'm on to Graduation Day Pt. 1, and I just need to reiterate how much I love the mayor.
Gris - Nov 20, 2009 7:45:05 am PST #7207 of 10464
Hey. New board.
I love The Gift because it has good emotional resonance, but its logic is pretty nonexistent, so whether I consider it good writing/showcrafting sort of depends on my mood that day.
Home was great.
I LOVED Not Fade Away.
Chosen... I didn't love it. I loved some bits of it, but not it as a whole.