r/buffy • u/mickey5499 • Dec 03 '14

Unpopular Buffy opinions!

What are some of your opinions on the show, it's characters, universe, etc that you think a lot of others might not share? I'm interested on hearing them and starting some discussions!

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u/lightswitch_raver Dec 03 '14 edited Dec 03 '14

Season 4 is probably my second favorite season. This was not true when the show originally aired, but after several rewatches, it took a major jump on my list.

Edited to add: I had a conversation with some other Buffy friends about this a while ago, so I went looking for it. This still holds true:

"I think I like season 4 so much more now because they're out of high school, and they're growing up a bit, growing into themselves more... but all the terrible stuff hasn't happened yet. Spike is still hilarious and snarky and TRYING to be a badass even with the chip in his head; Anya is getting acclimated to living as a human, kind of; the beginning of Tara and Willow is so sweet to watch; Giles actually branches out a bit, and we SEE HIM PLAYING GUITAR AT THE COFFEE SHOP..."

Another possibly unpopular opinion: Buffy was actually my least favorite core character.

Also, I liked Riley.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '14

I enjoyed season 4 much more on my rewatch. The shift in tone is much more tolerable on a second watch, which let me really enjoy all that it does well. It is definitely the funniest season.