I think Ace and Sep used to be fans of BtVS. They were bitter with most of seasons 6 and 7, and they allowed their bitterness to shade their recaps, but not in a funny way. I find TWOP entertaining when 1) a recapper good-naturedly embrace the show even in its cheesiness (Omar and Smallville), 2) a recapper has a good deal of affection for the show it used to be, despite the slide in quality (Jessica and latter-seaons X-Files--man, I adored her recaps and her madcap action figure adventures) or 3) a recapper genuinely love the show, which is rare (Deborah and JoA, and uhh, MissAllie(?) with Amazing Race.) I've learned to avoid reading the recaps of the shows I loved unless the recappers loved them as well. On the other hand, it's fun to read them when you enjoy something without being too emotionally invested (say, The O.C., for me) and snark along with the person doing the recap.

They were bitter with most of seasons 6 and 7, and they allowed their bitterness to shade their recaps, but not in a funny way.

I *did* like the way they called lovesick Spike "Brad."

And I adored the Dawson's Creek re-caps, because it deserved every last bit of snark.

2) a recapper has a good deal of affection for the show it used to be, despite the slide in quality (Jessica and latter-seaons X-Files--man, I adored her recaps and her madcap action figure adventures)

Jessica subbed for Ace & Sep once, for BtVS 5.3, The Replacement. I only remember this, because she wrote what was—to me, anyhow—the funniest Buffy outfit description, ever.

On the other end of the phone, Buffy, in her bedroom at home, looks perplexed and hangs up. Turning to Riley, she...Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Holy...My...Sweet...um. This outfit? I really don't think...I mean...wha? That's blood coming from my eyes. I'm crying tears of blood because of this outfit. And I can't move my arms because I'M TURNING TO STONE BECAUSE OF THIS OUTFIT. I don't know what Sarah Michelle Gellar did to the stylist this week, but I think it must have been along the lines of killing her family and burning down her house, because this is the worst outfit I have ever seen on television. Ever. And that includes two years of the original Donny and Marie Show. Buffy is wearing (brace yourself -- seriously) a green, lavender, peach, and brown beaded halter top, skintight flared brown pants with a white tie-dyed pattern thing on them, and a full-length (as in, to the ground) lavender hooded sweatshirt. A FULL LENGTH SWEATSHIRT? God, why hast thou forsaken me?! Buffy says something to Riley about being fully equipped to kill this demon, and that he shouldn't worry about her, and they start to make out, and I still can't really see because of the BLOOD coming out of MY EYES, because I just saw that Buffy is also wearing a giant purple ring made entirely of shiny, shiny beads and a bracelet with a matching huge green beady flower thing on it. And then there is this gurgling noise in the background and I think maybe Riley is choking to death on Buffy's tongue, but it's just Dawn, grossed out by all the kissy stuff. Dawn tells Buffy that she knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who died because she choked on her boyfriend's tongue. What did I tell you? Buffy rolls her eyes and tells Dawn, predictably, to get out. Dawn points out that she's in the hallway and can stand there if she wants. Bicker bicker bicker, Buffy slams the door in Dawn's face. And that's it for Dawn this week, kids.

I *did* like the way they called lovesick Spike "Brad."

Heh. Yeah, that was pretty funny. I think it was actually Strega who came up with that joke when she was guest-recapping one of the early S6 episodes.

DC recaps were priceless. I've never followed the show during its original run, then became mad addicted to the show during the crash syndication on TBS last year in preparation for the finale despite the horrible badness. The recaps were often the only things that kept me from throwing a shoe at my TV.

So you constantly have visions of monkeys beating the shit out of Dawn. Good to know. DON'T TELL ME ABOUT IT AGAIN. I get the idea already!

Hmm. I think this should be filmed and shown as the Buffy Christmas Special every year. But I don't have gigantic glowy green asspull issues, no sir.

I watched OMWF over the weekend, and it struck me, even more so than it did the first time I saw it, that Tara's song is the porniest thing EVER. God love UPN's lack of an S&P department.

Did you watch the commentary? Joss even says it was porn!

Did you watch the commentary? Joss even says it was porn!

I had thought that Tara's song was intended to end after the first syllable of "complete" but that S&P said no way. Given what was latter aired on the show, however, I am thinking that there was no S&P department at UPN.

Oh, Rayne...your tag. So. Fucking. Proud.(I knew at least one Buffista would love that...who isn't me.) Oh, my...off topic...call a cop. And I know just the one.

Buffy is wearing (brace yourself -- seriously) a green, lavender, peach, and brown beaded halter top, skintight flared brown pants with a white tie-dyed pattern thing on them, and a full-length (as in, to the ground) lavender hooded sweatshirt.

This IS the worst outfit EVER! I thought I was going to die when I saw it.

I am not in love with the costumes as a whole, to be quite honest, but man that was bad!