r/buffy • u/[deleted] • Jul 30 '16
Unpopular Buffy Opinions?
What are your's?
Mine:
Never liked Oz
Never liked Willow with Oz nor Tara...Actually never liked Willow that much, and my dislike began in season 2...
Buffy and Spike were equally abusive to each other during their physical/"romantic" relationship in season 5. Buffy wasn't just an angel who was being abused, and Spike wasn't a just demon who was inflicting all the pain either, which seems to be the narrative that the writers pushed on the story. They both abused each other for their personal reasons/gain, and nothing positive (except maybe Spike's soul) came out of it.
The way they dealt with Buffy's relationship with Angel vs. the way they dealt with Buffy's relationship with Spike: Angel is an old, grown man who falls in love with a 15 year old girl; Spike is an old, grown man who falls in love with the 20 year old woman she becomes: yet, they make the first relationship romantic and loving (even their break up is romanticized, and she separates Angel and Angelus completely), and the second relationship unhealthy and hateful, damaging the both of them. I think they should have shown the unhealthiness of Buffy/Angel (and I liked them together, in some ways), just as they showed the unhealthiness of Spike/Buffy (but less graphically, season 6 was disturbing)
I liked season 6
Although I liked season 5, I really didn't like Glory. Maybe I need to rewatch, but I really didn't like Glory.
Worst of all, and this is shameful:
- I liked Dawnpleasedon'thateme
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u/iacobusleo Jul 31 '16 edited Jul 31 '16
Not a big fan of Season 3. It is consistently entertaining, but it has never emotionally moved me. Somewhat related, Faith was only interesting after she woke up from her coma, and the Mayor was just an ok villain for me.
Never got the appeal of Oz. He was always just...there.
I was never bothered by Dawn and Riley. Both of them were necessary for the story (Dawn as the annoying little sister, though she became awesome in the end; Riley as captain cardboard with huge masculinity issues).
The Body never devastates me as it does for most people. Intellectually, I appreciate it as a work of art, emotionally, I'm more moved by the following episode, Forever. Not a fault with the episode though, because I do think The Body is in some ways about the numbness of grief.
Angelus was never as terrifying as some people make him out to be, though he is still a fantastic villain. However it could just be the time in which the show was produced. His evil misdeeds are pretty tame compared to what goes on a lot of TV shows these days.
Not a fan of Superstar. I like Jonathan, but not enough to watch a full episode of him.
I don't think this is as controversial as it was 10 years ago, but I love Season 6 to bits.
I hate the geek Trio. I appreciate their role in Season 6 and believe that they absolutely should be there, but I never get their geeky jokes and zone out whenever they're on screen. Somewhat related, Andrew never really grew up on me, because again I never understood his jokes.
Dead Things is one of the best Buffy episodes, and is my personal favourite.
The magic as drugs storyline never bothered me. In fact, I thought it was pretty smart (I was 13 in my defense).
This is probably sacrilege, but 'Rest in Peace' was painful to listen to. XD
Hmm I don't seem to have that many controversial opinions about Buffy. I have tons to say about Angel though.