@purofilion — I predict that you’re going to get a huge kick out of Season Six, but that’s jumping the gun more than a little.

For me S3 is Buffy at its most perfect. It’s got the best distillation of the Scooby Gang, a near-perfect run of episodes (no Bad Eggs or Go Fish to slightly derail the flow here) and a great and memorable Big Bad. Plus…[Read more]

Well, that was really good. I’m glad that SM is continuing his tradition of the last few years of using the Christmas episode as a continuation of the narrative rather than a ‘time out, it’s Chrisssstmasss!’ episode. Lots to love in this episode too and setting up the Doctor and Clara nicely too.

I think I have to agree that we haven’t yet seen…[Read more]

and a big eating of festive humble pie to @juniperfish who was dead right about Marti Noxon. On this reflective rewatch, I definitely agree she’s had a rockin’ season two. Bad Eggs notwithstanding.

@purofilion — good to hear the Buff is pulling you into its vice-like grip. I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but …

and a big ‘yay’ for the Cordy-crush.

OK, quiz time. Which Doctor should you travel with. I got 12, which kind of pleases me. For a dreadful moment there I was worried that I might get Hartnell. I look terrible in black and white.

@purofilion — yes, Innocence is, in that often misused word, a total game-changer. It’s usually the episode that leads to chronic Buffy addiction I’ve found.

It’s probably also the first time Joss will have punched a hole in your chest and pulled out your still beating heart. But I’m afraid it almost definitely won’t be the last.

I also love…[Read more]

@Phaseshift — The Long Kiss Goodnight is an incredibly underrated film in my book. Smart, funny and great action sequences. But it was on TV a couple of weeks ago so I’ve had my fix. (It’s also a good companion piece for the excellent Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.)

@Purofilion — you should probably check out A Muppet Christmas Carol if you haven’t seen…[Read more]

@purofilion — RE. festive faves. Well mine, which will probably be watched throughout the festive season are, in no particular order:

The Buffy episode which @pedant alludes to above. And which we can’t even begin to talk about.

The Santa in the Snow episode of Bones. Because it’s  a bit of fun.

The All Through The House episode of Homicide…[Read more]

@purofilion — slow and steady wins the race. My Buffivision will probably be curtailed next week as I start to watch my traditional festive faves.

@barnable — we’ll definitely have a detailed conversation RE. Cordy at some point but in fairness to Puro, we should probably keep any Buffy chat contemporary to where she’s at in her watching, to…[Read more]

@purofilion – worry not. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that you’ve not seen the last of ‘Ripper’….

@purofilion — Yep, Halloween is lots of fun. And great for the introduction of Ethan Rayne. It’s a real shame the Ripper spin-off never came to anything. I’d have quite liked to have seen something featuring Giles in Ripper mode and Ethan on a regular basis.

@pedant — you’re right, s02e04 is Inca Mummy Girl  and isOz’s first appearance and he is very cool. Seth Green is rather the epitome of cool guy, not just for Buffy but because he’s also Joker in Mass Effect, in my opinion. Rewatched Phases tonight, which is an ep I was never really crazy about before but which I really enjoyed this time around.…[Read more]

@purofilion — yes, the mighty Spike. I thought his turn on Torchwood was great fun and it was a shame he didn’t return. Although I suspect the reason was he showed up Barrowman to be, er, a bit too lightweight.

I’m almost exactly halfway through the second season in my full Buffy rewatch — finding it quite invigorating, haven’t watched any for…[Read more]

One more final thought on the cultural relativism of the portrayal of the war in earlier episodes. I’d argue that part of the point of the story is that it seeks to contextualise WW2 as being part of a wider, ongoing conflict. The war, the Viking battles of centuries earlier, they’re all just minor skirmishes in the ongoing war between Fenric and…[Read more]

@avpr212 and @pedant — am afraid I really dislike What Culture. Apart from being the home of the clickbait listicle non-article, it’s also a web’s biggest repository of ARSE (after the Grauniad, of course)….

@juniperfish — RE. Dollhouse. As @pedant says the unaired pilot points to something slightly different but I’d agree that it just didn’t work. I’d say it was Whedon’s moment of hubris or at least something he didn’t think through properly. It was basically an idea for a movie that just was never going to work as a TV series. A concept where your…[Read more]

@purofilion — Cordy actually has an interesting character arc, and it doesn’t go in direcctions you might expect (although sometimes it does). You’ve still got all the best ahead of you, I think . Season One, the show was still finding its feet, although there’s still lots of fun episodes and great character moments. But it’s not until the season…[Read more]

@purofilion—

 Why doesn’t someone kill Cordelia?

Oi! Now I know Cordy can sometimes come across as a bit monstrous, but … who am I kidding? She’s a monster … but lovely with it. Well, kinda.

@Phaseshift — a masterful analysis of McCoy’s influence. And, definitely the template that sees us through the Virgin Adventures and through to the new series. There are certain stories in Who’s history that are crucial ones that define and guide the entire show — The Daleks, The Tenth Planet, The War Games, Genesis of the Daleks and The Curse…[Read more]

@purofillon — Ah, Cordelia was definitely the girl of my dreams. Probably because it was almost certain that I’d have no chance at all with her.

Giles is great too and the man has almost certainly had a lasting influence on my wardrobe. (Something quite Eleventh Doctor-ey about early Giles I’m finding now.) You can see why ASH was often talked…[Read more]