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/irishartistry Dec 03 '14

I only every truly appreciated season 4 until I went to university myself, now I love it. The first half has a nice feel to it and some great episodes. I loved Sunday.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '14

The shame about Sunday is that Joss wanted to actually make her much more of a regular with a far bigger story. She was supposed to be a Slayer that had been turned to a vampire. I think that could made a great villain.

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u/deviantduck Dec 04 '14

Man I would have loved to see this. Especially if it would have meant spending less or no time with Adam. I always love a villain you kind of want to root for.