Re-watching season 5

[chani]

I used to think that "Buffy vs Dracula" was poor and mattered only for its final scene and the nice twist of Dawn's entrance but the episode may have had some qualities after all...It echoed a lot of stuff from "Restless".

Among them, the Willow/Giles scene that pointed out the special bond the two of them had, something thta Giles' dream already showed in "Restless". And I liked this line:

Willow: Just call me the computer whisperer.

Later Willow and Xander are chatting and Willow mentions a secret, and we get again an echo of "Restless" about Willow's fears and Xander's fantasies:

Xander: News flash, Will. Everybody knows.
Willow: No, thi-this isn't about me and Tara.
Xander: Oh. Well, not that I wouldn't be all ears if you wanted to tell me a secret about you two. Even if it was very, very naughty.


Also Xander's behaviour as Dracula's butt-monkey reminds me less of Reinfield and more of Glory's minions!

Speaking of foreshadowing stuff, I think that Buffy reading a book on the crusades at the beginning of "The Replacement" (that I'm currently watching) was kinda a clue.....announcing the Knights of Byzantium !

BTW  some lines are priceless : 

Buffy: If Xander kills himself, he's dead.

And I still love "Real Me", Harmony is just so funny. And Spike blowing a kiss to Mort cracks me up every time and at the same time sexy rowrrrrrrrrr !!!!

Comments

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

I've already replied properly elsewhere.
Just a little nitpick and to help you find this post at a later date: You've got the wrong tag.

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[candlelightfrot.livejournal.com]

Season 5 was a shining diamond among the other gems of previous Buffy seasons. So much emotion there, but it was built on the feelings of those previous seasons. S5 was the crown jewel.