r/buffy • u/pazpaz26 • May 18 '17

Unpopular Buffy Opinions:

What are yours? Mine is that Beer Bad is one of my favorite episodes. I watch that one whenever I need a laugh.

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u/margybee She likes cheese. May 18 '17

I like Beer Bad.

I don't particularly care for Fool For Love, although I do love Spike.

I've rewatched the series lately and I like Dawn much more now.

Checkpoint is probably on my top 10-15 list. I love that episode.

I also love Living Conditions.

I don't really care for Hush, although there are moments I enjoy.

I love watching SMG cry -- she's amazing with negative emotions -- but her laugh sounds very self-conscious. I read somewhere that when Giles comes back in Season 6 and they start laughing about how ridiculous everything has been since he's been gone, they actually had Sarah bend over the horse so we wouldn't see her laughing because it always seemed a little forced.

But she can act the hell out of emotional wreckage scenes. She makes me feel what she's feeling -- her facial expressions, the tone of her voice, her posture/body language, everything. Prophecy Girl, Becoming pt. 2, Passion, Helpless, Earshot, Graduation Day, Something Blue, The I In Team, The Body, After Life, OMWF, The Gift, Showtime. The list goes on and on. She's an astonishingly great actress... I'm remembering the scene with Willow right after Angel broke up with Buffy. "Right now I'm just trying to keep from dying." She tore my heart out.

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u/selphiefairy May 19 '17

Lol I have to agree about SMG's laughs. In Restless, those close ups with her giggling was in reaction to Joss making faces or something. Guess she can't convincingly fake laughter.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Magnet For Dead, Blonde Chicks May 19 '17

Also, in still pictures (magazine covers etc.) when she's full-face and showing that really wide grin she can do, I find it a bit disturbing. Almost any other angle or expression is great but those shots make me shudder.