The best season, April 23, 2004

So much happens in this season. We see: Buffy and Angel together, and Angel turns bad; we see a glimpse into Giles' past, Giles and Jenny, and Jenny's demise; Oz and Spike are introduced, Willow and Oz get together; Cordy and Xander get together. A lot happens, but it isn't overwhelming, the pacing is just right.

The seasonal arc with Angel losing his soul was just the best arc of the show, and "Becoming" was, in my opinion, the single (including both parts) best episode of the entire show. I've seen it dozens of times, and I still get goosebumps when I watch the ending. Simply amazing.

I thought both season 5 & season 3 were spectacular, but this season still beats it out (IMO the order of seasons from worst to best would be 7, 6, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, just for arguments sake). If you're a fan of the show, obviously you must have this. But even if you've never seen the show before, if you're a fan of great television, this is must see.

Must have, April 21, 2004

There were some not so good episodes, but that happened in every season (everyone's favorite seems to be season three - even that had some not so terrific episodes). Obviously, "Once More, With Feeling" is the best episode from the season (and one of the best ever), in my opinion there is much more to season six than just that. And while the execution in six wasn't perfect, and as someone else said Joss's absence from the majority of the season was pretty obvious, I should think if you call yourself a Buffy fan there's no way you can not buy season six. As with every season, this is a must have for any fan of the show.