Buffy fans: Please tell me

[Miss Peregrine]

that I don't have to put up with Drusilla for very long. Please?!?!

[smrtmama]

Season 2 and then a handful of cameos later. Also, part of a season on Angel, plus cameos.

[Remudamom]

Isn't she annoying? I didn't like Tara either. She had a stupid hound dog look on her face all the time.

[nmoira]

There's some interesting backstory later on.

[Miss Peregrine]

Thank goodness! She is just dreadful. I was tempted to stop watching last night because of her.

 

I am almost halfway done with season 2.

[Remudamom]

Don't. Stop. Watching.

[KidsHappen]

She is not a regular but she does make occassional appearances throughout the series as well as showing up in Angel. You have to admit though, she does crazy very well.

[vettechmomof2]

She is not a regular but she does make occassional appearances throughout the series as well as showing up in Angel. You have to admit though, she does crazy very well.

 

:iagree:

[nmoira]

 

She is not a regular but she does make occassional appearances throughout the series as well as showing up in Angel. You have to admit though, she does crazy very well.

And as far as the character goes, she certainly has cause.

[Jmac]

haha........whatever you do......don't stop watching!!!!!!!

[littlebug42]

haha........whatever you do......don't stop watching!!!!!!!

:iagree:The best is definitely yet to come.

[PinkInTheBlue]

It sounds like we are in EXACTLY the same spot of watching Buffy. I've never seen it before either and I also can't stand Drucilla. I also watched Angel before Buffy so I'm fascinated by the difference in Cordy.

[StacyinKS]

I just checked out Buffy Season 1 and 2 from the library and will be starting on them as soon as I finish up Mad Men-Season 3. :)

[Firefly]

I was about to post that I liked Drusilla, but then I realize that's not actually true--what I really love is the Spike-Drusilla dynamic. On her own... not so much.

[nmoira]

 

I was about to post that I liked Drusilla, but then I realize that's not actually true--what I really love is the Spike-Drusilla dynamic. On her own... not so much.

A little Spike could make *anything* tolerable. But I do like Dru.

[Firefly]

A little Spike could make *anything* tolerable.

 

Very true! ... Unless he's singing. :D

 

 

But I do like Dru.

 

Yeah, she's not so bad; just definitely better w/Spike!

[H.S. Burrow]

A little Spike could make *anything* tolerable. But I do like Dru.

 

:iagree:

[Ravin]

Very true! ... Unless he's singing. :D

 

Hey! I LIKE his singing. He had the best voice in the whole musical--it's my favorite track on the soundtrack.

 

And now you know how geek a Buffy fan I am, lol!

 

Dru is definitely not best in large doses, but I liked her dynamic with Spike. She'll be out of it soon enough, hardly shows up again until, oh, season 6 (or maybe it's 5, been a while since I watched) when she's in some flashbacks, and 7 when all sorts of dead people are making cameos.

[vonfirmath]

I like (the first 2-3 seasons of Angel) MUCH better than any of Buffy.

 

The last few seasons of Buffy were not that hot either. They seemed to have lost their focus/reason for being.

[orangearrow]

We're somewhere in Season Three! I think it's been Dru-Free so far! :lol:

 

I enjoy her drama, though... she's quite over-the-top! lol

 

The character I've had enough of is Xander. But, I have a solid feeling that we have another 4.5 seasons of him to deal with. Ugggggggg.

[KidsHappen]

Very true! ... Unless he's singing. :D

 

Bite your tongue, missy! I loved Spike's singing and agree with pp that his song was the best one on the soundtrack. We own the CD, all know it by heart and almost always sing along. That is our favorite episode.

 

My hubby, brother and dd all like Dru. They is different and definitely adds interest.

[bbsweetpea]

Just could not see a Buffy post and NOT post that I MISS BUFFY!!!!

 

I cried for months after the final season (of course I had just had my first baby and was having major PPD). The only character that bothered me that much was Kennedy and you won't get there for a long while.

[Firefly]

LOL My apologies, Kidshappen and Ravin! Don't get me wrong, his voice is great. It was just SO bizarre to see Spike singing. I think it made my brain seize up in a does.not.compute sorta way.:lol:

[mrbmom77]

I just recently started watching Buffy (TY, insomnia!) and was SO GLAD when Dru was gone. Into Season 3 now.

Now Angel is starting to annoy me. I am so NOT a romantic - I just want to tell him to man up and deal. Quit with the kicked puppy dog eyes, already. LOL. Like him much better as Seeley Booth.

I'm totally shocked by how much I like this show - I didn't expect it to be so engaging.

[happyhomemaker25]

 

The character I've had enough of is Xander. But, I have a solid feeling that we have another 4.5 seasons of him to deal with. Ugggggggg.

 

WHAT!?!?! I LOVE Xander. My Dh said he reminds him of Chandler from Friends. LOL

[KidsHappen]

WHAT!?!?! I LOVE Xander. My Dh said he reminds him of Chandler from Friends. LOL

 

I thought that myself. Their patterns of speech are very similar.

[nmoira]

WHAT!?!?! I LOVE Xander. My Dh said he reminds him of Chandler from Friends. LOL

No. I still haven't forgiven Xander for his actions (or lack thereof) at the end of Season 2. I wanted Buffy to kick his butt in Season 7 (did you see her reaction in the house party scene... she figured it out), but she chose to leave it.

 

I hope I'm not being too vague... trying to stay spoiler free.

[happyhomemaker25]

No. I still haven't forgiven Xander for his actions (or lack thereof) at the end of Season 2. I wanted Buffy to kick his butt in Season 7 (did you see her reaction in the house party scene... she figured it out), but she chose to leave it.

 

I hope I'm not being too vague... trying to stay spoiler free.

 

 

No, I don't remember. I guess I will just have to go and watch it all over again. *Sigh* :)

[orangearrow]

WHAT!?!?! I LOVE Xander. My Dh said he reminds him of Chandler from Friends. LOL

 

Well - that probably accounts for some of my Xander non-love. I couldn't stand Chandler either. :D

 

No. I still haven't forgiven Xander for his actions (or lack thereof) at the end of Season 2. I wanted Buffy to kick his butt in Season 7 (did you see her reaction in the house party scene... she figured it out), but she chose to leave it.

 

I hope I'm not being too vague... trying to stay spoiler free.

 

:iagree: He's been mean, tacky, rude, judgmental, petty, hypocritical... I just don't care for him one little iota. Zero redeeming qualities, imesho. Every time Cordelia says something reallyreally mean to him, I cheer a little bit inside. :lol:

[Gwenhwyfar]

I also watched Angel before Buffy so I'm fascinated by the difference in Cordy.

 

I've watched all the Angel seasons, but never Buffy ~ and now I don't think I could.. I have the characters a certain way in my head and it would be just all wrong to see them "before". :laugh:

[nmoira]

:iagree: He's been mean, tacky, rude, judgmental, petty, hypocritical... I just don't care for him one little iota. Zero redeeming qualities, imesho. Every time Cordelia says something reallyreally mean to him, I cheer a little bit inside. :lol:

Glad I'm not the only one. Of the souled creatures featured through more than one season, Xander is the only one who remains hollow. Thought, I love Joss for doing it... for not redeeming him.

[vettechmomof2]

LOL My apologies, Kidshappen and Ravin! Don't get me wrong, his voice is great. It was just SO bizarre to see Spike singing. I think it made my brain seize up in a does.not.compute sorta way.:lol:

 

You know that James Marsters is actually a musician, well even before the musical hit.

Anthony Stewart Head is a good singer as well, I had hoped there was more for him to sing but it made sense with the few songs that they did.

[KidsHappen]

No. I still haven't forgiven Xander for his actions (or lack thereof) at the end of Season 2. I wanted Buffy to kick his butt in Season 7 (did you see her reaction in the house party scene... she figured it out), but she chose to leave it.

 

I hope I'm not being too vague... trying to stay spoiler free.

 

I am not sure I know exactly what you are talking about but now it's driving me crazy. Would you mind sending me a PM to refresh my memory?

[nmoira]

I am not sure I know exactly what you are talking about but now it's driving me crazy. Would you mind sending me a PM to refresh my memory?

 

Done, though I may have misremembered it being at a party... the episode in Season 7 is Selfless, and the relevant scene starts about 23:30 in. There's something else niggling at me though.

 

ETA: I think I was conflating this bit from Selfless with Dead Man's Party in Season 3 (Xander was particularly annoying in that episode). He had his chance in Selfless and he still didn't make amends... even with the obvious parallels.

Edited September 3, 2010 by nmoira

[ktgrok]

I am not sure I know exactly what you are talking about but now it's driving me crazy. Would you mind sending me a PM to refresh my memory?

 

Can you send me one too?? this is going to drive me crazy!

[ktgrok]

I am not sure I know exactly what you are talking about but now it's driving me crazy. Would you mind sending me a PM to refresh my memory?

 

Can you send me one too?? this is going to drive me crazy!

[nmoira]

Can you send me one too?? this is going to drive me crazy!

 

I did... but as I posted above, there was some conflation.

[Miss Peregrine]

Adding to this thread so I don't make another.

 

Last night I was watching an episode and in the graveyard two graves were shown: Hurley and Alpert. I am going to pay attention to the graveyard scenes and see if there are any more Lost names.:tongue_smilie:

[Ravin]

That's bizarre as coincidence, seeing as Buffy was off the air long before Lost came along. Maybe someone named all the Lost characters after Buffy gravestones?

 

I like Xander. No, he's not perfect, but he's probably the most human of all the characters. He messes up a lot, stumbles along, has no superpowers, magic, etc., but manages to save the world at least once.

 

Riley's the character I dislike the most.

[nmoira]

 

Riley's the character I dislike the most.

Yup, more so than even Dawn... though not nearly so much as Connor on Angel. Dawn and Connor... at least there was no crossover story arc between them. DH and I are polar opposites on Faith -- he can't stand her, while I greatly enjoy watching Eliza Dushku eat up the scenery.

[JeneralMom]

Riley and Tara just never clicked with me. Love Xander -I thought his character shows the most growth throughout the series, really the only one who gets on with the job of living life. Oh and Darla always annoyed me.

 

In Angel hated the whole Connor angle and stopped watching because of it. We have been re-watching the series and have arrived at the Connor parts and honestly, we haven't watched any for about a month because it bugs me so much - I will get past it so I can finish the series.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Aww, Dru makes me laugh she is so delightfully out of it.

Then again, she has cause doesn't she? She isn't in very many episodes though.

[mrbmom77]

LOL My apologies, Kidshappen and Ravin! Don't get me wrong, his voice is great. It was just SO bizarre to see Spike singing. I think it made my brain seize up in a does.not.compute sorta way.:lol:

 

Um, yeah. This.

I just watched this episode for the first time. Marsters is so good, but bizarre is exactly the word for singing Spike.

The whole episode is rather ....... surreal? Is that the word I'm looking for?

Fun stuff!

[catz]

Riley's the character I dislike the most.

 

:iagree: Totally agree! We could not stand Riley over here. Couldn't wait to see him go. Not a huge Dawn fan either. I always enjoyed Dru though in conjunction with Spike. Maybe it was the accents!