How about late S4-early S5? Especially right after "The Replacement," where he has a steady girlfriend, a good apartment, and the feeling of job security that comes with being recently promoted.
That's pretty good. Maybe even further on, to "Checkpoint", when his existence as a member of the gang was validated once again (
"I've clocked field time."
) Although he did have a damaged arm he was nursing from "Triangle". Hmm. Also, he probably was worried about Buffy and missed having Riley around at that time. Now that I think about it, right after the end of "The Replacement" sounds about right.
As far as Spike goes, I don't think any of the post-Drusilla, pre-Buffy time would qualify. I think pre-chip his happiest moment was when he offed the Annoying One, and post-chip, pre-soul would be when he realized Buffy was alive in "After Life". Spike-with-a-soul's happiest moment would be that night with Buffy in "Touched".
Spike? Killing the Chinese Slayer. What was that, Fool for Love?
Spike? Killing the Chinese Slayer. What was that, Fool for Love?
Yes, "Fool For Love". I wasn't counting that because it wasn't in the time span of the show, at least the way I was thinking about it.
I'd say pre-chip Spike was the moment in S2 when he learned he could walk again -- and the others didn't know.
I'd say pre-chip Spike was the moment in S2 when he learned he could walk again -- and the others didn't know.
Yeah, but he was steamed about Angel cutting in on his and Dru's relationship. I posit that the return of Angleus really wasn't Spike's happiest time.
I bought Gem of Amarra at first, but that was right after Drusilla left Spike for a chaos demon, wasn't it? He didn't seem very happy from the way he treated Harmony.
What was Joyce's happiest? End of
School Hard?
Buffy - Right at the beginning of Season 5, before Dracula came to town.
But wasn't she all freaked out about needing to hunt and being unfufilled with Riley (from the teaser to B v. Dracula). Happiest moment for her in my memory is when she accepted the Class Protector Award. As Joss has said many times though, happy Buffy = show bad, so we never got to see it much.
and post-chip, pre-soul would be when he realized Buffy was alive in "After Life".
That is his happiest moment pre-Touched in my book. The look on his face...
But other than Buffy maybe - I agree with the rest.
I think I'd have to go with Buffy being her happiest when receiving the Class Protector award.
Apropos of nothing, I've been watching my recently acquired S3 DVDs and caught the exact changeover from old opening credits to new opening credits (specifically the changover in which recording of the Nerf Herder tune they use), and thought it was pretty neat that they kept those all as is.
Oh, and aside from getting the old Snarky!Cordy that is now long, long gone, S3 was Jonathantastic.
And what more could you ask for.
Also? I need to give everybody the opportunity to have a big giant laugh at me.
I don't think I'd seen Amends in the five years since I caught its original broadcast, and I'd totally forgotten that the FE had been on the show before.
No, really. All of S7, I was blissfully ignorant. And since I only found the boards halfway through the season, I'd somehow totally missed or glossed over any and all references to this fact right here on the board and in this thread.
I was just sitting around watching Amends, and then all of the sudden it was like being hit in the head with a brick. I felt very silly indeed.
