Hails yeah! I'm loving heading back through the eps. I love them so. And just to show my tastes are sometimes the opposite of my Buffista brethren, Fool for Love is my least fave S5 ep.

I usually rank S5 last, even though it has some (FFL, Triangle, Checkpoint, Blood Ties, Intervention, The Body) of my favorite eps. But what was disappointing about the S5 DVDs were the lackluster extras. With the exception of great commentary from Doug Petrie on FFL, bless that man. Commentary spoiler: Everytime I see Joyce's bed in a scene from now on I will think of him sleeping there in between mad writing sessions.

It is unfair that I had just watched the Firefly DVDs which are chockfull of extra-y goodness (and represent a whole different creature than a series in its 5th out of 7 seasons) a week before though, I guess.

I started watching in S5, so I can't be objective about it. Am rewatching in order; I got up to FFL last night, so I have 15 eps to go.

Seeing Out of my Mind made me get the Riley hatred. That episode is very, very bad. I also now understand why so many people wanted Dawn to die at first -- they were making her annoying on purpose, but still, ANNOYING.

Also, did anyone else notice that during Family, Allyson Hannigan seemed to have a zit or something on her right cheek? She's still gorgeous, but I wonder how big it must have been to show through the makeup.

And Amber Benson = gorgeous.

Oh see, I liked Out of My Mind this time out. I've only gotten that far, I think. I've found S5 pleasantly surprising. I know the arc falls aparet, but I've enjoyed the episodes, themselves. I put off watching it for a while, too.

Scott--so far--won't watch the Firefly DVDs (that he bought, for heaven's sake).

Do the DVDs frighten him? Does he think that Tim Minear retroactively killed him off in some episode?

I'd be worried about that, myself.

I had a promise from Tim--dammit--in writing. Narrator, get on that, will you, please?

(Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and where the holy heck have you been?)

No, he just doesn't care anymore. He bought them for me, for Christmas. He liked FF, but was never as into it as I was. Then Out of Gas really grabbed him, and once he saw Serenity, he thought it was a damned shame the show didn't make it, but he's not a fanboy where FF is concerned.

1. Wait and see about "Wonderfalls" (or whatever that is called). Perhaps someone named "Scott" will die in a grusome manner and you can attribute it to Tim Minear.

2. I've been around. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too.

3. See, if Tim had killed a "Scott" off, then your hubby would have been hooked.

Wow, you were right three times in a row. I need to sit down.

I loved early Dawn. She and Buffy cracked me up with their sibling interaction.