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apocalypsosTo couteract the list of things I didn't like (and because ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lots42 did one), I'm doing a list of the top fifteen things I loved about BtVS and AtS.
The top fifteen things I loved about BtVS and AtS were, in no particular order ...
1. The dialogue. Oh, God, the dialogue. *swoons* I'm such a dialogue tramp. Sure, normal people do not talk like that, but who really cares? Somewhere between Oz, Xander, and Spike, I was always being constantly entertained just by what they had to say.
2. The sense of continuity. Sure, there were some times they screwed it up, but when they were on the ball with the storylines, you could see stuff from three or four seasons past in present-day episodes.
3. They killed Joyce. Not that I hated Joyce, but they killed Buffy's mom. I wasn't even on happy terms with my mother at the time, and I couldn't stop crying during that episode.
4. The fact that their "gimmick" episodes were usually their best ones. Puppet!Angel, "Hush", the musical episode ... which, by the way, were probably my three favorite episodes.
5. Angel with a baby. I can't state enough how adorable and how honestly human Angel seemed when he had Baby Connor. For a few weeks there, he actually had my undivided attention without getting on my nerves at all.
6. Evil Spike. I always loved Spike, but Evil Spike was just a treat. Of course, the less "evil" he got, the more naked he got, so there's always an upside. :)
7. First season Angel/Buffy. Yes, unbelievably, at one point, I liked the pairing. Then again, back then, they hadn't gotten to the point where they were trying to see who could emotionally manipulate the other worse, but whatever. They were cute together that first season, and even into the second, right up to the sex.
8. Oz and Xander. Considering I was the Willow in high school, I would have had crushes on both of these guys (and neither one of them would have noticed me, or if they had, it would have been because they were dating my best friend at the time, but whatever).
9. When Cordy stopped being a bitch. Well, okay, she still got to be a bitch even towards the end, but she'd cleaned up her act quite nicely to the point where she was pretty much my favorite female character on either show.
10. Wesley getting a backbone. Somewhere between Stuffy Suit-Wearing Wes and Angst!Angst!Angst Wes, there was a point where I loved every little thing Wes did. He was troubled, but still very sweet in a dorky sort of way.
11. When Holtz stole Connor. Sure, when they came back out of that portal, it was kind of ruined, but when they jumped in, there was so much possibility. Where did they go? What the hell happened? Hmph. I like my version better, but they never would have done it in a million years.
12. All Buffy/Spike references before Buffy jumped off that tower. Once she came back, every hint of a relationship between them seemed almost like revenge for being ripped from heaven on her part, but up until then, it was approaching sweet.
13. Willow with Tara or Oz. Damn straight she was bisexual, and both of her significant others were perfect for her. (Kennedy? Kennedy who? Never watched that season, won't believe it. *hums happily to myself in the land of forced ignorance*)
14. Faith in any way, shape, or form. Even when she was crazy and bloodthirsty, she was way more fun than Buffy. :)
15. Season Three. God, I loved Season Three. I don't think there was an episode that year that I disliked at all. (Well, okay, maybe one or two, but humor me.)
lots42 did one), I'm doing a list of the top fifteen things I loved about BtVS and AtS.The top fifteen things I loved about BtVS and AtS were, in no particular order ...
1. The dialogue. Oh, God, the dialogue. *swoons* I'm such a dialogue tramp. Sure, normal people do not talk like that, but who really cares? Somewhere between Oz, Xander, and Spike, I was always being constantly entertained just by what they had to say.
2. The sense of continuity. Sure, there were some times they screwed it up, but when they were on the ball with the storylines, you could see stuff from three or four seasons past in present-day episodes.
3. They killed Joyce. Not that I hated Joyce, but they killed Buffy's mom. I wasn't even on happy terms with my mother at the time, and I couldn't stop crying during that episode.
4. The fact that their "gimmick" episodes were usually their best ones. Puppet!Angel, "Hush", the musical episode ... which, by the way, were probably my three favorite episodes.
5. Angel with a baby. I can't state enough how adorable and how honestly human Angel seemed when he had Baby Connor. For a few weeks there, he actually had my undivided attention without getting on my nerves at all.
6. Evil Spike. I always loved Spike, but Evil Spike was just a treat. Of course, the less "evil" he got, the more naked he got, so there's always an upside. :)
7. First season Angel/Buffy. Yes, unbelievably, at one point, I liked the pairing. Then again, back then, they hadn't gotten to the point where they were trying to see who could emotionally manipulate the other worse, but whatever. They were cute together that first season, and even into the second, right up to the sex.
8. Oz and Xander. Considering I was the Willow in high school, I would have had crushes on both of these guys (and neither one of them would have noticed me, or if they had, it would have been because they were dating my best friend at the time, but whatever).
9. When Cordy stopped being a bitch. Well, okay, she still got to be a bitch even towards the end, but she'd cleaned up her act quite nicely to the point where she was pretty much my favorite female character on either show.
10. Wesley getting a backbone. Somewhere between Stuffy Suit-Wearing Wes and Angst!Angst!Angst Wes, there was a point where I loved every little thing Wes did. He was troubled, but still very sweet in a dorky sort of way.
11. When Holtz stole Connor. Sure, when they came back out of that portal, it was kind of ruined, but when they jumped in, there was so much possibility. Where did they go? What the hell happened? Hmph. I like my version better, but they never would have done it in a million years.
12. All Buffy/Spike references before Buffy jumped off that tower. Once she came back, every hint of a relationship between them seemed almost like revenge for being ripped from heaven on her part, but up until then, it was approaching sweet.
13. Willow with Tara or Oz. Damn straight she was bisexual, and both of her significant others were perfect for her. (Kennedy? Kennedy who? Never watched that season, won't believe it. *hums happily to myself in the land of forced ignorance*)
14. Faith in any way, shape, or form. Even when she was crazy and bloodthirsty, she was way more fun than Buffy. :)
15. Season Three. God, I loved Season Three. I don't think there was an episode that year that I disliked at all. (Well, okay, maybe one or two, but humor me.)
