Top 5 Reviews of BtVS for 2005

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Yes, people are still reviewing the episodes. In no order : ...

1. http://www.soulfulspike.com/indexholder.htm Spring Summer's amazingly detailed and insightful review of Season Five. They are found under Spikecentricity (there's no direct link). Read what she says about Fool for Love & The Gift. Brilliant stuff. Now if she'd only start on Season Six "weeps".

2. http://www.livejournal.com/users/spacedoutlooney/4482.html spacedoutlooney tackles the Church scene in Beneath You

3. http://www.livejournal.com/users/molly_may/98879.html molly_may tackles As You Were. She's a brave woman and has a lot to say about many people's most hated episode.

4. http://www.livejournal.com/users/molly_may/111028.html molly_may tackles Seeing Red. Told you she was brave.

5. http://www.livejournal.com/users/selenak/193324.html selenak tackles the dream filled Restless.

Comments

[shapinglight]

Thanks for those links. I read Molly May's reviews and found that both of them were very similar to my own thoughts on those episodes - except much more lucid and better written.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

except much more lucid and better written Exactly! plus there is always something that I've missed and they are smart enough to point it out to me.

[shapinglight]

I was very glad to see that she felt (as I did) that even looking at AYW with a dispassionate eye, it was still a pile of steaming crap.

[molly_may]

Thank you for saying that, especially since I often feel like lucidity is the thing I most lack.:)

[shapinglight]

Oh, no, they were clear as anything. Have you reviewed other episodes too?

[molly_may]

Yes, every episode through "Beneath You" so far, and the rest will be done eventually. It's my ongoing Buffyverse project. Which is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would! I think I have nearly everything tagged with the phrase "buffy_reviews".

[shapinglight]

Good luck with re-watching season 7. I started to do that last year but got stalled at Beneath You and never got any further.

I suppose I'll have to start again now, and Lessons is, for the most part, a really boring episode.

[molly_may]

Oh, watching S7 hasn't been a problem - I've watched through "Dirty Girls" so far. I'm just lazy about writing. I'm that rare fan who actually loves S7.:)

[shapinglight]

What, even the Potentials?

:Shudder:

Actually, the worst thing in season 7 for me is Caleb. Can't stand him.

[yourlibrarian]

Nice to see the essay recs rolling in! Spring Summer does wonderful analysis. I remember I found the one she did for "School Hard" eye opening, still among my favorite ones.

I found a more direct link for her essays here:
http://www.soulfulspike.com/spikecentricity/reviews.htm

I read selenak's post I believe but look forward to checking out the others!

[molly_may]

Oh wow, thank you Petzi! Especially for including me in such good company.:)

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

My pleasure. I always enjoy reading your thoughts.

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad to see some meta here, and these are all exceptional choices. Although I was gonna rec molly_may's AYW review too! Great minds ;)
I don't think I've read the last one so I'll bookmark that one!

[molly_may]

Awww, thank you Lillian! And you should definitely read selenak's Restless essay when you have time. It's wonderful.