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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Seventh Season :: 0446693804
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| The seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer begins with a mystery: someone is murdering teenage girls all over the world and something is trying hard to drive Spike mad. Buffy is considerably more cheerful in these episodes than we have seen her during the previous year as she trains Dawn and gets a job as student counselor at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High. Willow is recovering from the magical addiction which almost led her to destroy the world, but all is not yet well with her, or with Anya, who has returned to being a Vengeance demon in "Same Time, Same Place" and "Selfless," and both women are haunted by their decisions. Haunting of a different kind comes in the excellent "Conversations with Dead People" (one of the show's most terrifying episodes ever), in which a mysterious song is making Spike kill again in spite of his soul and his chip. Giles turns up in "Bring on the Night" and Buffy has to fight one of the deadliest vampires of her career in "Showtime". In "Potential" Dawn faces a fundamental reassessment of her purpose in life. Buffy was always a show about female empowerment, but it was also a show about how ordinary people can decide to make a difference alongside people who are special. And it was also a show about people making up for past errors and crimes. So, for example, we have the excellent episodes "Storyteller", in which the former geek/supervillain Andrew sorts out his redemption while making a video diary about life with Buffy; and "Lies My Parents Told Me," in which we find out why a particular folk song sends Spike crazy. Redemption abounds as Faith returns to Sunnydale and the friends she once betrayed, and Willow finds herself turning into the man she flayed. Above all, this was always Buffy's show: Sarah Michelle Gellar does extraordinary work here both as Buffy and as her ultimate shadow, the First Evil, who takes her face to mock her. This is a fine ending to one of television's most remarkable shows. --Roz Kaveney Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Im gonna keep this short and sweet: BTVS Rocks!!! This show has more comedy and at the same time more depth than a bulk of the shows that are still on the air. The 7th Season was amazing...the show may be over, but Buffy really went out on top!
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Author: Guest
As a huge "Buffy" fan, I was both nervous and excited when I received the Seventh Season DVDs in the mail: nervous, because it was the final season - what if it wasn't good? And excited, because it WAS the final season, and traditionally, much happens during the final year of a TV show. I'd read reviews claiming that the season was terrible, so I began the season expecting to be a little disappointed.
But I wasn't. The first five episodes were terrific. They made me feel like I was back in the good ol' days of "Buffy", in the early seasons. "Lessons", the season opener, was great and filled with Joss Whedon's trademark wit (although he wrote the episode, he didn't direct it). "Him", while not the most brilliant episode, was very enjoyable (particularly a sequence towards the end of the episode, with some terrific music and editing). "Conversations with Dead People" was a great episode, thanks to numerous intriguing storylines and a fine script (not to mention a great performance by Jonathan Woodward as a talkative undead college student).
From there, it all went downhill.
Out of nowhere, the show's footing disappeared. The "Potential Slayers" were introduced, a group of whiney girls whom do nearly nothing for the storyline. For something like seven or eight episodes, we're forced to endure the training of the Potentials. Those eight or so episodes are some of the worst - and by far the hokiest - that the show has produced. The show's major comeback was the seventeenth episode, "Lies My Parents Told Me". It was a very interesting, cool, well-written episode, in which Principal Wood attempts to murder Spike for a crime he committed long ago. From there on, the show improved, but it still wasn't like it used to be.
The finale - "Chosen" - was one of the greatest episodes of the show. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, it's filled with great Whedon dialog, humor, and action. Whedon gives the show the dramatic, explosive, and very fitting ending the show so rightly deserved.
The two finer characters introduced in the season - Principal Robin Wood, and Caleb, the Evil Preacher - really improved the episodes (although Wood seemed to disappear in some of the later episodes). As I love Joss Whedon's sci-fi/western show "Firefly", I thought it was fantastic to see Nathan Fillion (the star of that show) appear on "Buffy" as Caleb.
Willow never really shines in this season until the final episode (you can tell Whedon loves her). Sarah Michelle Gellar does her best to work with the weak material she's given, as do the rest of the cast members.
The really horrible thing about this season is that there's a point where you just stop caring. You watch the episodes because you have to to complete the series. But the season is worth purchasing, if only for the first seven episodes and the last five episodes.
TOP 5 OF THE SEASON
1. "Chosen"
2. "Lies My Parents Told Me"
3. "Conversations with Dead People"
4. "Lessons"
5. "Him"
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Author: Guest
My name's G.D., and I'm sure most y'all read dat review by Mike Morrison a little ways down. (If not, jus' go about two pages down. He's the only who rated this thang wit 1 star) I know he angered some folks, and dat's alright 'cause everybody has they own opinions, but who gave that one review da right to, misspel Mike's name, diss what Mike likes, and call him stupid?! Obviously he seemed to be dissin' Buffy, but lemme let y'all in on a little secret. I live right across da street from Mike Morrison and he watched this whole show from the first episode, to the last episode, only missin' 1 or 2 episodes in all. The reviewer who misspelled his name made him mad so I asked him why. He told me all he hates about this show is the 'teen humor', sexual humor, and the way a few of the demons look. Oh, and Willow & Tara's lesbian-ness. I don't really disagree wit all that, but he doesn't really hate the show otherwise. He writes stories and this show gave him a little inspiration for one he wrote, so don't think he's dissin' this whole show. Trust me, I know him. He's a short little mexican kid with a pierced eyebrow and a buzz cut, and he lives here in Florida. He's a little mentally insane and he disses all sorts of stuff, so don't blame him for what he said in his review. In case y'all are wonderin' where it is, it's the one 2 pages down rated one star, and where he says 'enough teen "superheroes" as the title. But then again, how can you really disagree?! I'd prefer this show if Buffy had been a little older and they'd cut out the cheesy little sarcastic phrases she always usin'. Otherwise there ain't nothin' wrong wit this show, and Mike agrees. Oh, and to that stupid kid reviewer, it's Mike, not Mikke. Learn to spell the bastard's name, may'n.
- - - - - - - G.D. signin' off
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Author: Guest
ever since the series came out on tv i have really been a huge fan of the show, especially ever since season 6 :) then i have been a really huge fan of Spuffy a.k.a Spike and Buffy Fanfics. because i really think those two deserve each other, plus they make a really hot couple. :)
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Author: Guest
Buffy The Vampire Slayer" started in early 1997. It was created by Joss Whedon as a sequel to his 1992 movie of the same name. However, according to Joss, the movie's script had been heavily rewritten prior to filming. The series is a sequel to his original script, not the finalized movie, so, if you've seen the movie, there are some changes that you're going to have to get used to. If you haven't seen the movie, then there's no need to see it to understand the series.
The series starts with Buffy Sommers, a teenager, moving from L.A. to a small town called Sunnydale with her mom, Joyce. Buffy's got a secret: she's a Slayer. She hunts and kills vampires to keep the world (or more often just her neighborhood) safe. Every time that a Slayer dies, a new Slayer is called. Buffy's school librarian, Rupert Giles, is her designated Watcher. The Watchers train the Slayers. Buffy learns that Sunnydale sits on top of the Hellmouth, sort of the nexus of evil in the world or something like that. Buffy soon forms a group of friends that help her in their own way. I'll give you a rundown of the major developments and Big Bads (main villains) that Buffy ultimately fights in each season:
1: Sophomore Year: The Master (a vampire)
2: Junior Year: Spike and Drucilla (vampires); Spike later gets his soul back and becomes (somewhat) good
3: Senior Year: The Mayor (a human turned immortal turned dragon); Sunnydale High School is destroyed
4: College Freshman Year: Adam (a type of Frankenstein's Monster)
5: College Sophomore Year: Glory (a valley girl God); Buffy gains a sister, Dawn; Joyce dies; Buffy dies
6: Three nerds and Buffy's friend, Willow, who had turned evil; Buffy is brought back to life but doesn't confront her; her friend, Xander, does and brings her back to the side of good
7: A minister named Caleb and then the entire Hellmouth; Sunnydale is destroyed; all potential Slayers become true Slayers, making Faith and Buffy nobody special; all of the important characters and Willow survive
This series is okay, but I've got numerous problems with it:
1) Sex - All of the characters have sex at one point or another. It's done rather freely with no thought to the consequences of pregnancy or STDs. This is a bad message for children.
2) Buffy dies temporarily in Season 1 and is brought back to life by Xander through CPR. In Season 2, a new Slayer shows up. She's killed, and a new Slayer, Faith, shows up. Faith is the true Slayer. Buffy isn't, but she still has Slayer powers. Basically, by Season 2, the series' title was no longer accurate.
3) Shoddy vampire physics - In this series, vampires immediately turn to dust when staked. This was probably done to avoid gore, but it's still dumb. What's worse is that the vampires' clothes turn to dust as well. Why? The vampires are harmed and killed by sunlight. This is not part of any vampire mythology. Vampires don't cast reflections. This makes no sense at all. The origin of this myth is the idea that the reflection is of the soul, which vampires were thought to not have. On Buffy, vampires don't have souls, and they don't cast reflections, but they can still be video-taped and photographed. Also, Angel, a vampire that had his soul restored, doesn't cast a reflection either. Vampires on Buffy also have these weird foreheads whenever they "vamp out" (bear fangs). It looks ugly.
4) Humor - While the humor on Buffy is often very clever and funny, there's also a lot of sexual humor, which gets annoying after a while.
5) Buffy The Everything Slayer - It's not enough for Buffy to kill just vampires; she goes up against witches, demons, dragons, gods, etc. It doesn't stay true to the title of the series.
6) Angst - This started out as a WB series, so this was probably unavoidable. You'd expect a series called "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" to be fun to watch, like the movie is.
7) Sunnydale - It sits on the Hellmouth. Murders happen there all of the time. There are constant vampire attacks. One year, the high school actually boasted to having the lowest annual death toll in recent history. Why is the local populace completely unaware that Something Strange is going on in town? Why doesn't the FBI come in to investigate?
8) Made-up mythology - The world has plenty of real mythologies that the series could have used. It did use some, but the writers often made stuff up. This gives the series a false feeling. It would have been great if the writers had chosen to educate the audience about the world's many different vampire myths as well as entertain, but they didn't.
9) Sarah Michelle Gellar is too short and scrawny as Buffy. In the original movie, Kristy Swanson was better built and more believable as a Slayer. While having some special abilities, she fought vampires with her own strength. In the series, Buffy gets her super-strength from her Slayer powers, which is a cheap explanation.
The series has many supporters that love it for its witty humor and Joss' "clever" way of turning the traditional "helpless blonde girl" into the heroine, and they overlook/forgive the series' many faults. Let's not give Joss Whedon too much credit.
I admit that I watched this series from day 1 through the series finale. I can't imagine myself buying this series on DVD - until I got it used, very cheap. Starting with Season 4, Buffy had crossovers with its spin-off series, "Angel". This means that you won't get the entire story of some episodes unless you buy the "Angel" boxed sets as well. The series is not even the way that it originally aired. There are scenes missing and added; there are audio alterations. Rent it and try it out before you decide to buy it.
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