... end. Maybe people like Buffy use the ATS approach to last long enough until a BTVS solution can happen? It's true that the two shows have different philosophies in that regard...two series are mostly compatible. They differ in focus and tone, but is the underlying philosophy that much different? BtVS allows Buffy to change the world, but she doesn't actually banish all evil or destroy...

... of BBB, but sometimes a little is enough. It's my 61st favourite BtVS episode, 6th best in season 7 (last ...it does continue to inch its way up in my rankings, now up to 92nd best in BtVS, 11th best in season 7 (last time was... in rewatching and commenting on, with the dark cloud of the potentials about to descend on BtVS, and AtS taking half a season off for the characters to run around ...

...> I guess in general I'd have liked to see Faith for more than the three episodes for which they her actor was available, but such is TV. Well, they were so short of characters in BtVS... Heh. Just one more episode to go that was previously unrated by me. Here's hoping Whedon's new series succeeds in feeding the jones. Looking forward to completing the set, seriously...

... so would let her beat him up another couple times... I guess in general I'd have liked to see Faith for more than the three episodes for which they her actor was available, but such is TV. Well, they were so short of characters in BtVS... Just one more episode to go that was previously unrated by me. Here's hoping Whedon's new series succeeds in feeding the jones. OBS

... the most overt statement of theme that any BtVS season opener has provided. Yet it proves ... win, but "We do it because there's things worth fighting for." While that occurs in BtVS, I think it's there mainly to start establishing the new ... choice. The other thing about that is that it's specifically conceived as the anti-BtVS scenario - what would have happened if Buffy hadn't come ...

... an example of vintage horror-movie tropes used well in BTVS. Moments like that exist in the talky parts too. Willow stands out... being quite messy, has a "more than the sum of its parts" momentum that BTVS S7 doesn't manage so often. OBS called ... emotionally or thematically." It's weird remembering how late in the series it is that BTVS starts laying down the rules and explanations about ...

...> eps of S1 and S2, still reference evetns from BtVS. They could just as easily have forgotten the earlier series altogether in their effort to establish AtS as its own show. ATS can't exist without BTVS, despite how different their styles are, because so many journeys started ..., Demons database showing up during research scenes on BTVS) make the universe feel a little more cohesive, ...

... choose to live your life. It would fit right in on AtS, but it's unusual on BtVS. I can only think of a few episodes that take a similar ... and submission to fate rather than personal choice. Are there other BtVS episodes with a similarly AtS-like approach? In this particular case,... the ATS approach to last long enough until a BTVS solution can happen? It's true that the two shows ...

... himself can cope with it there can never be a final victory. It's not about victory, it's about how you choose to live your life. It would fit right in on AtS, but it's unusual on BtVS. I can only think of a few episodes that take a similar approach. There's a bit from Gingerbread, mentioned in the 2006 thread: buffy was more about becoming and angel about being arf meow ...

... Amnesiac Cordy, full of continuity porn and reminiscing about what she I'm doubly happy whenever later seasons of AtS, after the big crossover eps of S1 and S2, still reference evetns from BtVS. They could just as easily have forgotten the earlier series altogether in their effort to establish AtS as its own show. means to everyone (as if we haven't heard that five hundred times)....