Re: OT: My Season 6 review

["nobodyofanyconsequence" <fox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In buffywantswillow@y..., danspector@w... wrote:

I've been mulling this over for a while, and I thought I'd throw in a 
few thoughts that occured.

> with. All seasons are really 3 mini-seasons (eps 1-10, 11-16, and
> 17-22) and the just completed Season "6A" may well be the 
worst "Buffy"
> has ever been.

Initial response was NO Way. But I'm beginning to wonder. We had 
high expectations of this season, and Bargaining gave us some 
interesting twists and set up some great sub-plots. But after 8 more 
episodes I'm beginning to wish they'd get on with it.

> "Flooded"--Very easy to classify. It's The Worst Episode Ever.  

I think this is a little harsh. I thought it was entertaining, if a 
bit disposable. But at least it wasn't dull.

> death shouldn't have led to any financial situation at all. Tons of
> idiocy for a poorly-thought-out plot that lasted all of two weeks 
and
> was promptly forgotten.

This season's big problem: vanishing sub-plots.  

> And yet that's masterful compared to the howlingly unfunny Geek Trio
> plot. Painful to watch in every aspect, including Jonathan suddenly
> being evil (huh?) and the sickening feeling of watching a show 
that's
> always championed social outcasts now going into nerd-bashing mode.

Yeah, I was disappointed to see jonathan lose anything he had learned 
about life from previous experiences. He's gone from tragic nerd 
struggling to deal with a life he doesn't fit into to comic relief 
villain.

> (because, you know, that happens every day). And then Buffy tells 
him
> she hates having to pretend to be happy so her friends won't worry 
and
> it makes her friends worry all the more.
> 
> Now since I still have two functioning brain cells, I'm 
> wondering, if Buffy doesn't want to pretend and if it isn't 
working, why
> does she keep doing it? After all, there are only two motives for a
> course of action: your own enjoyment and a larger purpose. Since 
she
> doesn't enjoy it, and it isn't serving its purpose, why not stop?
> Apparently B/S don't have two brain cells between them, because 
neither
> of them even considers this.

Have to differ on this one. I've seen people get into this loop 
plenty of times.
 
> "Once More With Feeling"?Worth the wait, if not the 
> Rating: 10 out of 10. A gimmick episode that serves a larger 
purpose.

I'd have to make that 9 because of the tissue thin plot. Got to 
leave a spot open for an episode this good with a plot that actually 
holds together, ne?
 
> "Wrecked" Much discussed already. Preachy, over the top, too much 

Much more of a candidate for "worst ever" in my book. The whole drug 
addiction parallel was crass and obvious. Continuity and 
characterisation is bent to breaking point to set it up, and the 
whole thing is just painful. If Rack never appears again I will not 
miss him.

My summation: this season opened with a lot of potential. I wish it 
would hurry up and realise some of it.

SnifflyFox (who went from flu to a cold with barely a pause. *sigh*)