tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post4047670144291513725..comments2024-03-15T02:42:58.854-04:00Comments on The Hat Rack: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season FiveNathaniel Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-31465802467734679382012-02-27T10:30:27.639-05:002012-02-27T10:30:27.639-05:00Honestly, I think Buffy should have ended at Seaso...Honestly, I think Buffy should have ended at Season 5. There were some gems in the final UPN seasons, but overall the quality wasn't the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-79557913172372994752012-02-11T19:07:09.567-05:002012-02-11T19:07:09.567-05:00That is a really interesting observation about the...That is a really interesting observation about the show's women. I'm not sure that Buffy could ever have reached the depths that Glory did, but it is quite fascinating.Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-52796338644781021902012-02-06T15:41:32.721-05:002012-02-06T15:41:32.721-05:00Interesting tidbit to keep in my mind, that Fool f...Interesting tidbit to keep in my mind, that Fool for Love has a companion episode with Angel's 2nd season, "Darla" that aired on the same night, and uses different perspectives on the same scenes.<br /><br />Glory. Oh Glory, how do I love you. <br /><br />There is an interesting observation to make about Buffy's womanly nemeses. I am including nemeses that were only temporary or mundane in this list so bear with. But Cordelia, Kendra, Faith, Tuesday and especially Glory are all mirrors of Buffy. <br /><br />Cordelia is what Buffy would have been if she hadn't been tempered by her responsibility. <br /><br />Kendra and Faith are what Buffy would have been if she hadn't been tempered by her friends and privileged upbringing. <br /><br />Tuesday is what Buffy would have been had she ever been turned. <br /><br />And Glory is the epitome of what Buffy could have been, superpowered, vain, dingy, and materialistic. She is a superpowered Cordelia without the humbling experiences Cordelia had in Buffy S3 and Angel S1(and beyond don't want give too much away). <br /><br />Which is why she is perfect as the Big Bad in what was to have been the penultimate season of Buffy. (Others will tell you the next two are nowhere as good as the WB years. Don't listen to them, Seasons 6 & 7 are not without their faults, but finer television you will find nowhere, beginning with Bargaining part 1&2, the best season opener is 7 years of Buffy, though Buff vs Drac was hilarious, IMO). <br /><br />But forcing Buffy to face her dark mirror, to save her "child", was a beautiful way to go out. <br /><br />But thankfully Buffy didn't have to go out, as UPN came to rescue and gave her a new lease on life. Season 6 will get muddled a bit in the middle, after Once More With Feeling, but caps it all off in that heartwrenching way you come to expect. Just remember that the characters are not reliable narrarators and that just because THEY believe something to be true, doesn't mean it is. <br /><br />And have fun!Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.com