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[kuda]

The 25 Worst Seasons of Great TV Shows

23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 6
(UPN; October 2, 2001 - May 21, 2002)

 

Buffy's fifth season finale was one for the record books, but the events of that excellent
episode created some serious problems its following season. The result was a sixth
run that didn't quite fit the tone of a show that had built its reputation on its ability to shift
focus from deeply earnest scenes to more light-hearted moments. Yes, Buffy's weakest
season ended up earning more critical accolades than most of the other low points on
this list, but fans still feel some discomfort with its somber events.

 www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/01/25-worst-seasons-great-tv-shows/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-season-6

Now everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I am tired of how some sites are down on
Season Six and Seven of BTVS. I think Season Six was amazing in how it handled life
changes of the characters. Depression is a fact of life. Many fans of the show found
Buffy's depression a bonding moment. She was so powerful, but deep down, she was
just one of us. Flawed and scared. Willow had her own arc of finding a way to deal with
her power as a witch and how her actions affected those she cared about in life. Xander
made grown up plans and then freaked out breaking Anya's heart. Giles left, came back
and left again. Spike finally got his crumb and his heart broken as well. Dawn came into
her own as a person. Season Six wasn't weak to me.

I find it interesting that this article didn't include Season Four of Angel. That was a horrible
mess. Cordy sleeping with Conner???? There isn't enough brain bleach in the world to get
rid of that image. Also the photo this site used for BTVS isn't from Season Six, it's from Season
Seven. Makes me wonder if the writer of the article isn't a Bangel fan and it colored their opinion.

Comments

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Bangel would be my best guess. I agree with you that season 6 and 7, as painful as parts of them may be, were still good television. People grow up, terrible things happen to them, they may not respond well to everything, and they may form relationships that didn't seem possible earlier in the seasons, and they may also learn to rely on those relationships as they mature and learn to appreciate different qualities in friends.

Also - season 4 Angel *shudders*

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

So much WORD to this. Season 6 is the one that affected me the most while watching it, but S7 is the one I keep going back to the most lately, in terms of already liking it better than when I first watched it, barely a year ago. (I ship Buffy/Spike so hard that season.) If you see it as a single arc with S6, as the_royal_anna said ten years ago, then the two work together beautifully in terms of character development if not plot.

I think people seem to want their shows to stay the same, but then complain "Bored now" when they do. You can turn on any tv show and find characters who never truly change or grow from one season to the next, which is part of what makes BtVS special to me. These people grow and change, they screw up, they love and hate each other, they keep fighting and it's messy and painful at times just as real life is. With added superpowers, of course. The way they present depression and grief - not just for a few episodes then move along, but as something real, a process a person has to go through, was very brave and touched a chord in me that no other tv show ever has.

I haven't watched Angel so I can't comment on that. And, yes, WHY OH WHY that particular image for the article? Lazy.

BTW may I friend you?

[lifefailsme.livejournal.com]

I agree with you.



Seasons 6 and 7 were really good for me, I really, really liked the 7th, in fact it was my favourite season.

I do not get why shows seems to be hated when they do a huge story arc that stretch the entire season, or half a season, it's mostly the American audiences that seem to detest this and I don't understand it. Sure weekly eps or two parters are great, but there is nothing so win [for me] than a story that is intricate and unfolding over time in an unexpected way, I think it's this issue of low attention spans that feed the dislike on such things. I really enjoyed them and I am another loner in saying that S4 of Angel was my favourite too. I liked Cordy turning evil, [and didn't blame Joss *at all* for what he did under the circumstances] I liked Connor, I liked it all and critically it was easily the best season for me cos it was intelligent and unexpected.



But [not on topic rly lol] I also really get irked at people who get angry when the story in a show doesn't go how they wanted it to go, or character development. I still get flabbergasted by people who, as an example, upon discovering that Ianto from Torchwood was gonna die/had died say they will never watch the show again... Or when a character falls in love with someone who they didnt want them to... Shesh! Shows are not interactive for goodness sake, accept what the writers do but dont impose your desires onto a show cos I can guarantee you will hate everything about it if you do that.


Anyhoo, yeah, I liked S6 and 77 of Buffy.

[spikesjojo.livejournal.com]

You know, I hate it too. The show would have been ridiculous if the aging actors stayed in high school forever. And reality changes when you grow up - you are faced with choices that aren't easy. It's called growing up!

As to season 4 of Angel - I always assume that it was a bad dream brought on by some drugged blood. Okay - not really - but, you know, really really. As in horribly bad with no saving graces. Except badass Wesley - cuz I'll take him no matter what else is going on.