flamepillar's Full Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7
The Seventh and final season of Buffy takes a slight dip from the level of greatness exuded by previous seasons, but considering what an insane level of greatness that was, one need not be too terribly surprised or disappointed.
Seven pits Buffy and friends against their greatest challenge yet. And I know what you're thinking, it's always the "greatest challenge yet"! What makes it so different this time?
Just ask Willow. In the first episode, she gives a little piece of her recently recovered mind about how it's all connected, everything in the world all the way down to its core. A pleasant enough notion, until one considers how evil would fit into this.
Seven's running tagline is "From beneath you, it devours." Few characters are immune from saying it at some point. All the evil in the world originated at some point, somewhere, somehow... and it's all about to come spewing and spurting out everywhere. From whence could such a phenomenon occur? Doesn't take no rocket scientist to guess -- we're talkin' bout the one and only Hellmouth.
Oh, that it were only as simple as going back to the wreckage and blowing it up all over again. But we won't have that convenience, you see, 'cause Sunnydale High is back in business. Bigger and more beautiful than ever, Sunny High Redux (SHR) has been built, right in the same place.
Headed by the extremely cool Principal Robin Wood (yep, that's a guy), SHR allows us a chance to get back to the beginning and kind of "start over". With Dawn as a student and Buffy as a guidance counselor, and Xander as construction manager to the unfinished segments, SHR gives us a whole new perspective on high school from a different point of view. Sure, the trials of teenhood still play an integral role, but this time, the real trials lurk in deeper places... literally.
The first thing that comes to mind with any mention or thought of Season Seven is the girls. All those girls, sooo many girls. If an orgasmic tone of voice seemed implied there, then I apologize, but that's not how I meant it. See, now we have what you would call "Potential Slayers". Any girl who has a sporting chance at becoming the next Slayer (in the event Buffy gets offed) is on her way to Sunnydale. So before you know it, there's three, there's five, there's ten, there's fifteen of 'em! All right there, living in Buffy's house. And just because they're not THE Slayer right now, doesn't mean they don't possess some fighting skills. Or, you know, the potential.
But if this sounds to you like it would cramp the Buffster's style as we know it, then you're right on the money. It does. Not to say that the girls themselves aren't wholly interesting; some of them have their moments. But because of the sheer number of them drifting in from one Episode to the next, it becomes impossible to balance the scales between developing each one of them as characters and allowing the remainder of the crew to blossom as they have so eloquently done in the past.
I believe that the best possible balance was indeed achieved here, but the expense is a great one. Even when the core gang are kicking the tires and lighting the fires, they feel like merely half of the story, almost an afterthought. Even before the Potentials arrive, sometimes it feels that way.
Most of the core group now do nothing more than rehash what they've been doing for the last few Seasons, particularly Willow. I'm glad that she was allowed to continue using magic, but now it just feels so blasè. I imagine there could not have been a lot of paths to take her on, especially after her big finish in Season Six. But taking her into a second lesbian relationship (with Kennedy, one of the Potentials) just seems a little bit much. I mean I wasn't expecting her to go for a lifetime of celibacy, but I'm pretty sure that if there had been an Eighth Season, they would have saved this for then. It's still too soon after Tara's death to go shoving Willow into another one, and there was really nothing left to "prove" with it either. The first time, it was cool that someone managed to work a lesbian relationship into a huge TV show. Now it is neither new nor necessary. I'm not hating Kennedy as much the second time around as I did the first (somehow I recall her being more egotistical).
Buffy herself straddles the line between pure do-gooder and pure egotist, but her eventual ousting is sickly contrived, and the discord between her and the rest of the gang regarding her trusting Spike goes on for way too long. Spike's reprehensible action toward the end of Six spilled this already-overdone conflict almost a full Season farther than it needed to go. The only really good thing it lends to Seven is the conflict between Spike and Principal Wood, which of course would not be possible without some remainder of evil in Spike.
After Giles' awesomer-than-awesome re-entry at Six's end, it's such a shame to see what has become of him here. I often find myself thinking that Giles could be my favorite character of the whole bunch, but then I see him here. He was once the figure of authority and great wisdom, now he prattles along like.. well, like Xander. He once sang that he felt like he was "standing in the way", and then that's practically all he does here, particularly in the last half. Forced to regurgitate the same reasons for distrusting Buffy as he has for almost two whole Seasons, it just gets to be a little redundant. Still, it's not as though he is completely devoid of a good moment. You know, the whole axe thing and all. Damn, that ending about drove me off my bloody tether.
Anya is also sorely lacking, and her usual overtly literal verbiage is all but lost. She has a strong start in the Season, coming back into her vengeance demon ways, but after a certain point, you nearly forget she's even there! It's kinda the same way with Dawn; only briefly do we ever catch a hint of the sisterly love and bickering that once existed between her and Buffy. On the other hand, she has now surpassed Buffy in height... and width in um, certain areas.
Xander doesn't lose nearly as much screentime to the Potentials as many of the others, and he now stands as one of the most "successful" characters in terms of personal accomplishment, like in the real world. But something happens to him late in the Season that... well, no nice way to say this but it kinda ticks me off. With only 4-5 Episodes to go, you think there's going to be at least one character left reasonably unscathed. And Xander, well, it ain't gonna be him. Or to be grammatically correct, it isn't going to be he.
Our great and final villain of the Season is known as "The First". If that name sounds familiar, that's because it is -- Buffy and Angel had a sweep with it back in Season Three. Now, it is the big bad, and it can take on a visible form of any dead person. Sometimes it can even be selective about who can see it and who can't. Although The First itself can't really manifest itself physically, it does a slick job of manipulating people. Which does make it feel quite a bit like the true Evil that plagues us everyday here in real life.
But don't fret about the whole lack of physical manifestation; there are still plenty of demons to go around, such as the Übervamps. Later, a certain priest called "Caleb" comes out to play; this is one demon I would not have minded seeing come out earlier in the Season.
Sooo at any rate, let's see how this whole thing pans out...
Episode 1: Lessons (6/10)
It's Dawn's first day at Sunnydale High, but demons are a brewing already. Buffy offers Dawn a secret "weapon" which turns out to be a cell phone. After a little ring around the rosey in the school basement, Buffy discovers that Spike is down there, and he's speaking in tongues of insanity. But, Buffy's ability to communicate with the troubled kids catches Principal Wood's eye and she lands a job as guidance counselor. Not exactly spooktacular, but the ending is cool.
Best Quote:
Buffy [to Dawn]: "Stay away from hyena-people, or any loser-type athletes, or if you see anyone that's invisible."
Episode 2: Beneath You (6/10)
Xander is getting flirty with a girl named Nancy, but out there, everyone is getting chased around by this giant worm. Turns out the worm is actually an ex-boyfriend of Nancy's, who got turned that way because she made a wish. A nice script here, but still a little hokey.
Best Quote:
Dawn [to Spike]: "Well, I can't take you in a fight or anything, even with the chip in your head. But you do sleep. And if you hurt my sister at all, touch her... you're gonna wake up on fire."
Episode 3: Same Time, Same Place (7.5/10)
Here's where the pace starts to pick up a bit. Willow is back in town, but it seems no one is at the airport to greet her. Likewise, Buffy and the gang are waiting at the same airport, and no Willow emerges from the plane. Some pretty interesting situations come about, especially with "insane in the basement" Spike. And the way Spike looks at Xander after his "skin-eating rock cliff" gag is just hilarious. Still, sometimes I get the sense that the writers may have gone so far in trying to make things cryptic that they themselves didn't even have an interpretation for some things and just assumed we would make one up ourselves. On the other hand, Dawn gets some pretty funny lines in this one. "It's smellementary" for instance!
Best Quote:
Willow: "It's nice to be forgiven. Too bad I need so much of it."
Episode 4: Help (8/10)
Cassie Newton is going to die this Friday. Don't ask her how she knows, she just knows. Needless to say, Buffy finds the revelation unsettling, and sets the gang to research mode.
Best Quote:
Xander: "Figuring out how to control your magic seems a lot like hammering a nail. Well, hear me out. So, you're hammering, right? If you hold the end of the hammer, you have the power, but no control. It takes, like, two strokes to hit the nail in. Or you could hit your thumb. So you choke up. Control, but no power. You could take, like, ten strokes to knock the nail in. Power, control -- it's a trade off."
Episode 5: Selfless (8/10)
I often refer to this one as the "I have to kill Anya" episode, because it's just so funny how Buffy comes right out and says that and you think okay, now we really have covered every possible scenario! At any rate, some lonely girl is getting made fun of, and she wishes that other people could feel what it was like to have their hearts ripped right out of their chests. Anya, in typical literal fashion, grants the wish. Hey, we had to have a Buffy vs. Anya fight eventually, so here it is! Anya holds her own surprisingly well against the Slayer, but in the end has to make a difficult decision. And then there is one final twist that honestly I should have seen coming.
Best Quote:
Anya: "There was just so much screaming. So much blood. I'd forgotten how much damage a grimslaw demon could do."
Halfrek: "Tell me about it. They can be feisty little guys, and impossible to housetrain. I mean, once they start nesting, forget it."
Episode 6: Him (8.5/10)
Call the president, tell him we've upgraded to Flak Defcon 3, 'cause I know it's coming. I don't know, man, this Episode just cracks me up every time. Dawn has got it bad for this guy in school named "R.J.", even though her attempts to get his attention often fall flat (again, I say literally). Buffy tries to get Dawn to be rational, but one day R.J. is in Buffy's office when suddenly, he puts on his jacket and before you know it, Buffy is falling for him! Things only get more complicated when Willow and Anya become smitten as well with the guy. No real explanation is given for the phenomenon other than the jacket. I just think the script here is drop-dead hysterical, and the split-screen shenanigans at the end are one of the few "daring" cinematic tricks to be found this Season. For what it's worth, the Episode would only be a 7.5 if not for the use of the song "Warning Sign" by Coldplay, which should have made my Sad Songs list in a heartbeat. I will forever think of Dawn now when I hear that song.
Best Quote:
Buffy: "Willow, you're a gay woman! And he isn't!"
Willow: "This isn't about his physical presence. It's about his heart."
Anya: "His physical presence has a penis!"
Willow: "I can work around it!"
Episode 7: Conversations With Dead People (9/10)
This can be a frustrating Episode to watch; there is so much going on and very little of it seems to be relevant to anything. Conversations is one of those Episodes you have to go back and see after you've been through the entire Season. Here, we are getting our first look at just what kind of damage The First can do. 'Cause see, not only can it appear as dead people, but it possesses all of their knowledge. So basically, we have five different conversations happening at the same time here. Willow and Tara (via Cassie's apparition), Dawn and Joyce (now that one's scary), Andrew and Warren (yeah, they're back from old Mehico), Spike and a woman at the Bronze; and finally, Buffy and an old acquaintance who recently became a vampire and apparently majored in Psych.
Best Quote:
Holden: "You do have a superiority complex. And you've got an inferiority complex about it."
Episode 8: Sleeper (6/10)
Everyone is trying to "recover" from the events of the previous Episode. Buffy is perturbed because Holden the vampire told her that Spike was the one who bit him, thus turning him into a vampire. The only problem I had with that whole deal is that as I recall, Holden never said when it happened, so for all we know, it could have been before Spike had the chip put in his head. Anyway, The First isn't done yet, and Spike is taking the majority of its harrassment. Aimee Mann's appearance at the Bronze, and her reaction to the staking that happens, there's just something cool about that. This is also the Episode with that OMG!-ending involving Giles and the axe.
Best Quote:
Spike: "As daft a notion as soulful Spike the killer is, it is nothing compared to the idea that another girl could mean anything to me."
Episode 9: Never Leave Me (6.5/10)
Spike has no memory of his recent attacks on the innocent, and fortunately for him, Buffy buys that he is being manipulated by The First. There is also something creepy going on with Principal Wood in the basement... As far as the character of Andrew goes, he seems to be one of those characters you either love or hate. I wouldn't say I love him, but I found upon repeat viewings that I do like him. Willow bumps into him at the pig blood store and a little hilarity ensues before she brings him back to Buffy's house as a hostage. Which gives Xander and Anya a chance to be a team in some way again!
Best Quote:
Andrew: "You're barking up the wrong asparagus, man."
Episode 10: Bring On The Night (6/10)
Giles returns with the first three Potential Slayers, while the newly arisen Übervamp goes at it torturing Spike... again. Poor guy, I tell ya. Well, it seems Buffy is in for a helluva beating herself; she encounters the Übervamp twice, both times getting herself practically annihilated.
Best Quote:
Dawn: "Looks like the First made another sacrifice. Or a music video."
Episode 11: Showtime (7.5/10)
Another Potential Slayer arrives in town, bringing the count up to 5-6 at this point. Giles and Anya, an unlikely pairing, head out to find "Beljox's Eye", a cool-looking otherworldly demon who might be able to help. When Buffy finds a dead body who looks exactly like one of the Potential Slayers back at her house, it's like WHOOPS! Care to guess what happened there? Buffy realizes the girls are losing their faith in her, and so she takes 'em all out to thunderdome for a showdown with the Übervamp...
Best Quote:
Buffy: "Looks good, doesn't it? They're trapped in here. Terrified, meat for the beast, and there's nothing they can do but wait. That's all they've been doing for days, waiting to be picked off, having nightmares about monsters that can't be killed. But I don't believe in that. I always find a way. I'm the thing that monsters have nightmares about. And right now, you and me are gonna show 'em why."
Episode 12: Potential (8/10)
When talk of yet another Potential Slayer in town comes to pass, Willow attempts a type of "locator" spell that will lead them to her. Only then, it seemingly stops at Dawn. Could it be!? This Episode has a scene that is quite reminiscent of Hush. The synchronicity between Buffy's training speech and what's happening at the school is pretty neat as well. Kind of like Spike's past-to-present speech in Fool For Love. The following exchange between Xander and Dawn is a bit on the longish side, but man is it sweet :)
Best Quote:
Xander: "They're special, no doubt. And the amazing thing is, not one of them will ever know. Not even Buffy."
Dawn: "Know what?"
Xander: "How much harder it is for the rest of us."
Dawn: "No way. They've got the..."
Xander: "Seven years, Dawn. Working with the Slayer. Seeing my friends get more and more powerful... a witch. A demon. Hell, I could fit Oz in my shaving kit, but come a full moon, he had a wolfy mojo not to be messed with. Powerful, all of them. And I'm the guy who fixes the windows."
Xander (cont'd): "You thought you were all special -- Miss Sunnydale 2003. And the minute you found out you weren't, you handed the crown to Amanda without a moment's pause. You gave her your power."
Dawn: "The power wasn't mine."
Xander: "They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie, to be the one who isn't Chosen, to live so near the spotlight and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes because nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary."
Episode 13: The Killer In Me (5.5/10)
Again with the mixed feelings. Kennedy fakes having the flu to get out of an important lesson and into the Bronze, alone with Willow. After a drink, she manages to get Willow to talk about the whole sexuality thing, which leads to that eventual first kiss. If you're thinking "NO!!!", well there is one thing that barely saves this Episode and that's that it acknowledges the "NO!!!" Willow realizes that by kissing Kennedy, in a manner of speaking she "allowed" Tara to be dead. So she starts actually turning into the person who is responsible for making Tara dead.
Best Quote:
Spike: "Who you gonna call? [Buffy looks at him] God, that phrase is never gonna be usable again, is it?"
Episode 14: First Date (6/10)
Eh, this one's okay. Xander goes out on a date with a girl who, yet again, turns out to be evil. How much is enough already? On the other hand, Buffy goes out to dinner with Principal Wood, discovering on the way there that he has a certain knack for slaying vampires himself. So with the truth finally out there, Wood goes on to tell her that his mother was a Slayer, and she was killed on a subway train. All together now -- Hmmmm.
Best Quote:
Anya: "I think it's part of a plan to make me jealous."
Buffy: "Well, it's not working."
Anya: "Are you nuts? Of course it's working! Observe my bitter ranting. Hear the shrill edge of hysteria in my voice."
Episode 15: Get It Done (3/10)
Do I sense dissention in the ranks? After a rather heated debate about where to go next, Buffy and co. try a shadow-casting thingy that came in Principal Wood's mother's bag. It teleports Buffy back to the First Slayer's world, where three guys attempt to do to Buffy what they did to the First Slayer. Willow does some rockin' magic, and there is the sporadic good scene, such as Principal Wood commenting on Spike's coat or the sight of Andrew in baking attire. Overall, though, fairly pointless. Except for the shocking visual of the ending.
Best Quote:
Buffy: "The First is coming and look at us. The army. There are a bunch of fighters with nothing to hit, a Wicca who won't-a, and the brains of our operation wears oven mitts."
Episode 16: Storyteller (8/10)
Whether or not you like this Episode will depend on whether or not you like Andrew. He's going around with a video camera, trying to capture the true essence of the Slayer's life. It's a nice lighthearted Episode with plenty of hilarity to go around. Take for instance, the glam shot of Buffy pouring a bowl of Wheaties, the filming of Xander's window-fixing job, Spike's fake verbal assault, or on a more serious note, the "interview" with Xander and Anya. At Sunnydale High, riots are taking place and Principal Wood couldn't be any more appalled. The concluding segment with Buffy and Andrew down at the Hellmouth Seal also goes on a little twist.
Best Quote:
Buffy: "You stabbed Jonathan to death. What were you trying to do, scratch his back from the front?"
Episode 17: Lies My Parents Told Me (8/10)
Finally, we discover the truth about Spike and his mother, and why a certain song seems to "trigger" him into becoming evil. This parallels nicely with Principal Wood's plight of having lost his own mother... but now, Wood has a chance to avenge her. It's a bit slow-moving, but the big fight at the end is a rouse-fest.
Best Quote:
Spike: "A hard day's principaling got you down, you need a space to cut loose, let your hair down... so to speak."
Episode 18: Dirty Girls (7/10)
Faith is back in town! And so is someone else -- a preacher, actually, calls himself Caleb. And he's a tough one, believe you me. Nice southern accent, too. Faith and Spike share some rapport; all things considered, Faith's re-entry is quite easy. Buffy's a little jealous, but of course. After finding out about Caleb, Buffy and the gang launch an all-out assault, only to end up crippled with several Potentials in the hospital and Xander missing an invaluable body part. Damn!
Best Quote:
Caleb [to Faith]: "Well, you're the other one, aren't you? The Cain to her Abel? No offense meant to Cain, of course."
Episode 19: Empty Places (5/10)
Faith takes the Potentials out to the Bronze, just to let 'em have a little fun. But the cops (under the First's increasing influence) try to bust her, and when they can't, Buffy sure does. Spike and Andrew have an interesting conversation about onion blossoms on their way to research some church stuff. But back at the house, the dissention is growing, and when Buffy reasons that Caleb must be protecting something at the vineyard and that should be the next target, everyone turns on Buffy and they ask her to leave. With only three Episodes left in the Season, the last thing we need is another problem to fix, 'specially one this huge and so damnably forced.
Best Quote:
Kennedy: "What kind of band plays during an apocalypse?"
Dawn: "I think this band might actually be one of the signs."
Episode 20: Touched (7.5/10)
Spike snaps away at the rest of the gang upon discovering that they ousted Buffy, then follows his nose (no, really!) to where Buffy is hiding. We get to see some of (the First as) Mayor Wilkins, which is cool. Well, Faith and Mr. Wood discover they have a bit in common, and get a little frisky. All at the same time -- Faith and Wood, Willow and Kennedy, Anya and Xander, Buffy and Spike all find comfort in each other's arms. The reaction of The First is kinda interesting... Oh yeah, and Buffy finds this coolass scythe weapon.
Best Quote:
Willow: "I think we're wasting time arguing about how to argue."
Episode 21: End Of Days (9/10)
This is one of those Episodes that leaves you wondering how the heck they crammed so much into an hour's time. After the previous Episode's shocker ending, we see the aftermath but not before Buffy uses her new weapon and wastes three Übervamps in a few seconds. Holy MACKEREL! After a little scythe research, Anya and Andrew horsing around at the hospital (heheh), and Xander's attempt to evacuate Dawn to safety, Buffy takes the fight to Caleb. Just when things are looking close to hopeless, an unknown voice shouts "Hey!", Caleb looks back, and gets smacked straight to the ground. Standing before an ecstatic audience is none other than Angel. It's not quite Ed Harris' big rescue in The Abyss, but damn close. Kind of like Episode 21's ending in Season Six wouldn't ye say? (Although that one reminds me more of when Rydia saves you from Golbez in Final Fantasy II) On a sidenote, the first time I watched this Episode, my 2.5-year old neice Lydia was sitting next to me. I know what you're thinking, we let a kid that age watch this stuff!? Eh, at the rate this world is going, I say she'll be well prepared. When Angel came in and socked down that mofo, Lydia was like "Aaaaangel!" and just the way she said it will always, always stick with me. So now that I've bored you with my looong personal stories, may's well follow it up with a looong quote.
Best Quote:
Anya: "I guess I just realized how amazingly screwed up they all are. I mean really, really screwed up, in a monumental fashion. And they have no purpose that unites them so they just drift around, blundering through life until they die... which they... they know is coming, yet every single one of them is surprised when it happens to them. They're incapable of thinking about what they want beyond the moment. They kill each other, which is clearly insane. And yet, here's the thing -- when it's something that really matters, they fight. I mean, they're lame morons for fighting, but they do. They never... never quit. So I guess I will keep fighting, too."
Episode 22: Chosen (9/10)
There is no easy way for a show of this magnitude, that has been carrying on this long, to end. But it has to happen sometime and somehow. Considering the expectation that comes with so much invested time, I guess disappointment is a natural reaction, as is wanting more. There was a little too much drama to "take care of" at the beginning, resulting in a kind of rushed climax and conclusion. But the script is classic Buffy all the way, and you just have no idea what's gonna happen. Willow executes a spell that "changes the rules", and we get a really neat montage of several girls around the world standing up for themselves, one in which an abused girl is about to take another hit, but she blocks it and stands up with a look of pure defiance. It's great. I also find it interesting that Willow said in a previous Episode that this spell would take her beyond what she became at the end of Six. So you think, what could possibly be more powerful than THAT!? When she finally does the spell, you see yet another, a fourth, version of Willow... she looks like an angel with long flowing blond hair, light and sparkles all around her. It's a neat way of saying that good is more powerful than evil, that good is beyond evil. I've had quite the brainstorm about Heaven and Hell since then, but I'll spare you my theories!
Best Quote:
Giles: "Buffy, what you said, it flies in the face of everything we've ever... every generation has ever done in the fight against evil. I think it's bloody brilliant."
Wow. I was not planning on doing all 7 of those. I don't even know what kept me going all that time. I picture myself just collapsing into a recliner and looking at the ceiling for a few hours, thinking "Holy whoa, I did it. Who cares?" Now the biggest question on my mind is whether I'm gonna attempt to do Angel...
Cast Listing Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy Summers
Michelle Trachtenberg - Dawn Summers
Anthony Stewart Head - Rupert Giles
James Marsters - Spike
Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Brendon - Xander Harris
Eliza Dushku - Faith
Emma Caulfield - Anya
David Boreanaz - Angel
D.B. Woodside - Principal Robin Wood
Danny Strong - Jonathan Levinson
Tom Lenk - Andrew Wells
Kali Rocha - Halfrek
Andy Umberger - D'Hoffryn
Elizabeth Anne Allen - Amy
James C. Leary - Clem
Camden Toy - Turok-Han/Übervamp
Iyari Limon - Kennedy
Nathan Fillion - Caleb
Ashanti - Xander's Evil Girlfriend
Well, I guess Seven didn't nearly flop as much as I had figured it would. The little bits of comedy, the return of Faith, the coolness of Principal Wood, it adds up to a fairly entertaining finish. Again, this one seems to be right around the vicinity of Season Four in terms of rank. May be the second worst Season, but even the second to the worst season of Buffy is four stars.
I'd like to thank the following sites for their help in refreshing my memory on Episodes I wasn't overly familiar with, not to mention assisting in the grand quote hunts!
http://www.buffyguide.com -- Synopses for all Episodes, reviews, quote lists and sucky quote lists as well! Unfortunately it stops at the end of Season Five.
http://www.sunnydale-slayers.com -- Googled right into the quotes section of this site. Didn't realize until just today how much more there is to it!
http://www.restlessbtvs.com -- Lots of pics, cast listings and more trivia than you can shake a stick at!
http://shades-of-moonlight.com/du/ -- A co-killer of mine over at deadawaken.com showed me this site, which she's been working on for 4 years. Absolutely awesome!
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