Here's a reminder that, for all it's flaws, the show really did speak to people, and give them something to hang onto when they needed it.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
chrismg - Apr 26, 2013 7:22:53 am PDT #9833 of 10458
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2013 7:31:55 am PDT #9834 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Here's another: [link]
Jessica - Apr 26, 2013 7:34:50 am PDT #9835 of 10458
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Here's another: [link]
♥
Kate P. - Apr 26, 2013 7:36:16 am PDT #9836 of 10458
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
chris, that was a sweet read.
chrismg - Apr 26, 2013 9:55:13 am PDT #9837 of 10458
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Here's another: [link]
Ha!
Frankenbuddha - Apr 26, 2013 10:15:53 am PDT #9838 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
We really do need a "like" button for posts.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 02, 2013 9:13:35 pm PDT #9839 of 10458
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Life intruded and kept me from continuing my Angel recaps ages ago when the show was airing, but watching "Origin" on VHS tonight reminded me that I did note down a brief idea for the hypothetical recap that I could share.
WESLEY: We’re more than just our memories.
SHUB-TWIGGURATH: Changes to Fred’s memories changed who she was.
WESLEY: Wait, you’re saying someone tampered with Fred’s mind?
SHUB-TWIGGURATH: A part of her had just been ripped; the pages from her mind were stripped.
WESLEY: My blood runs cold; my memory has just been sold! My—
ANGEL: I’m not sure I like where this conversation is headed.
Jesse - May 07, 2013 9:56:37 am PDT #9840 of 10458
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Is Earshot the best gateway episode for Buffy? [link]
erikaj - May 07, 2013 12:19:51 pm PDT #9841 of 10458
Always Anti-fascist!
I don't think I would have stuck with that one.
le nubian - May 07, 2013 12:29:34 pm PDT #9842 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The problem with any ep after Season 2 is that the relationships and personalities of the main cast are firmly entrenched and the in jokes are prolific. "Earshot" is a good ep, but part of my love for it is because it exists in that history.
If people are starting with Buffy and need to get a feel of the show, I actually might start them out with "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" or "Nightmares." Either might not make a top 10 but a newbie would get a good feel of the show.