Day 2: Favorite Episode
I'm a sucker for musicals, so my favorite episode is definitely Once More, With Feeling. I own two different versions of the soundtrack - the official one and an unofficial one that includes some of the dialogue surrounding the songs. This is basically the default episode that I watch with my mom when we can't agree on which episode to put on while preparing dinner. (She cooks, I drink wine. It's a good system.)
It's not just a throw away episode, either. The songs really help advance all of the character arcs. Without the musical episode, the other characters wouldn't have known the Buffy was in Heaven instead of Hell, Giles wouldn't have decided to leave, Tara may not have discovered that Willow was altering her memory, and we wouldn't have seen Xander and Anya's insecurities about their impending wedding. Nor would we have gotten to hear Marti Noxon attempt to get out of a parking ticket by singing about her lack of underwear.
And Spike and Buffy finally kiss! Thanks to the rising music and the rising....music.
Sometimes I wish life were a musical, because things always seem better when you can sing and dance. But, like Willow, I still probably wouldn't be able to sing. I'd just get the filler lines. Maybe I'd get a cool dance number; that's what happened in the high school musicals I was in.
Back to Buffy... On top of all the musical goodness, this episode is longer than the others by seven whole minutes. Even more Buffy for your enjoyment!
It's 7 minutes longer!? How did I not know that? Seriously awesome! It's also my favorite episode... how could it not be? I also like the episodes before and after it, too. Ah, Season Six <3
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