(and I give 4 the nod ever so slightly over 2 because it has WAY better stand-alones).

Okay, now I have to join in on the Frank stepping off! You liked 4 over 2?!?!?! PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE. Intervention time people!!!

okay, still kidding around, but I really think that 2 is much better than 4, standalone issue aside

3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 7

THANK you, Cindy! Hmph!

Sometimes, I like season six better than four. Other than that, my list is usually static. I fully understand the people who like 2 better than 3, etc. I love the camaraderie of season 1, but I don't think the acting and writing were up to snuff yet.

Right. 2 and 3 battle for the top spot with me. Depends on how I'm feeling. If I'm feeling schmoopy, 2 wins. If I'm feeling like kicking some ass, 3 wins.

the second claim in this story has to be bullshit, right?

That sure smells like bullshit to me, considering the career choices SMG has been trying to make after BtVS.

You liked 4 over 2?!?!?! PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE. Intervention time people!!!

Uh, yeah. World of This. Sheesh.

Victor, I don't know what I was asking, but we have a saying when one of her ferrets dies... "to the bears"

I am very sorry for your loss.

You liked 4 over 2?!?!?! PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE. Intervention time people!!!

It's a verrrry slight edge, and they sometimes switch places, but despites some individual character moments that shine, the bad season 2 stand-alones "Go Fish", "Killed by Death", and, especially "Bad Eggs" I find much harder to watch than even the depths of the Riley/Initiative arc (at tossup between "Doomed" and "Where the Wild Things Are", which both also have good character moments). Season 2 had a better arc and infinitely better villains, but the great episodes are mostly part of the arc(s) and are angst-heavy.

If I'm watching to watch a whole season, 2 would be my pick (well 3, but I'm discussing my preference of 4 to 2 here), but if I'm going to pull out a random episode to watch, it's probably going to be season 4 (if, again, not 3): "Hush", "Fear, Itself", "A New Man", "Superstar", "Something Blue", "Pangs", "Restless", or even the Faith two-fer.

*licks the Buffistas' Buffy thread*

I just dropped by the Bronze Beta, because I haven't in a while. This (not a spoiler--just white fonted to protect delicate Buffista peepers) was there:

Brittany Rebstock says: (Thu Oct 7 22:33:52 2004 152.163.100.66) [Edit/Delete]

I LOVE BUFFY AND ANGEL SOO MUCH!THEY'RE THE COOLEST SHOWS ON TV.I'VE SEEN EVERY EPISODE OF BUFFY, BUT NOT YET (yet being the key word)SEEN EVERY EPISODE OF ANGEL.BUT,I DID MAKE SURE AND SEE THE VERY LAST EPISODE OF ANGEL.WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT,THE END I MEAN?THE EPISODE WAS GOOD BUT THE END KINDA SORTOF...SUCKED.I'M SOO SORRY TO SAY IT, BUT IT DID.AND,WHAT WAS UP WITH "SEEING RED?"I CRIED SOO FREAKIN HARD.I LOVE TARA, AND I REPECT HERS AND WILLOWS RELATIONSHIP.I MEAN FINALLY, TWO PEOPLE WHO MIT ACUALLY HAVE A LASTING RELATIONSHIP ON THE HELLMOUTH THEN,BOOM!SHE'S DEAD.I LOVE AMBER BENSON.SHE'S AMAZING!I LOVE THE WORK THAT SHE DOES,HOW SHE TRIES AND NEVER GIVES UP.NOW,THATS INCREDIBLE.THE PEOPLE THAT MADE OR MAKE HOMOPHOBIC REPONSES ABOUT HER I HAVE NO REPECT FOR THEM AT ALL.WHEN I READ "THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF BUFFY AND ANGEL "BITE ME",AND READ THE RESPONSES ABOUT TARA BEING ON THE SHOW...PEOPLE CALLED HER FAT,SHY,GAY AND UGLY. OH MY GOSH! I ALMOST CRIED.NO,I DID,AND I WAS SO SHOCKED TO READ THAT.SHE SO IS NOT.I WOULD NEVER HURT AMBER IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE OR AT ANY GIVING TIME.TO TELL THE TRUTH I WOULD DO ABSOLUTLY ANYTHING TO MET HER!YOU KNOW LIKE, GET A PICTURE WITH HER AND MAYBE AN AUTOGRAPH.BUT,HA THAT WOULD NEVER EVER HAPPEN.SO, I CAN JUST KEEP DREAMIN.BUT,ANY WHO I LOVE THE SHOWS,THE WRITERS,THE ACTORS (hotties by the way)AND ACTRESSES.