tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1137127970178431158..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-85433129635649700752019-01-21T13:00:34.157+00:002019-01-21T13:00:34.157+00:00I've always had a soft spot for the first seas...I've always had a soft spot for the first season, because I think in some ways its the most interesting - it's the truest to the original concept of combining the imagery of comforting high school soap operas with outright horror. After that first season, I don't think they ever went that dark again (thematically or, of course, in terms of set lighting...) - The Pack, for instance, where people are ripped apart and eaten alive. Or, for example, the bits in the finale that deal with massacre in the school and the trauma Willow feels, which feel much more raw than they'd have been in later years. Later seasons progressively neutered the show, softening it out, which resulted in more consistent quality, but also removed some of the unease.<br /><br />I think the bad episodes are terrible, but the good episodes are great. In addition to the finale, I'd particularly single out The Puppet Show, which is one of my favourite episodes from the whole run - it's as hilarious as Buffy gets, as exciting in its twists and horror-thrills, and still has time for psychological insight and social satire. Plus the introduction of and best lines for Snyder.<br /><br />In some ways, when I rewatched the series, I thought that the reason "Hush" was so successful and popular was that it was basically a season 1 episode given season 4 production values...Wastrelhttp://vacuouswastrel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com