djbrown

I've been catching up with Buffy on F/X having never seen an episode before starting several months back. I've read general thoughts, etc.. where most folks deem season 5 as the last really strong season. For me, but I'm really enjoying season 6, having seen them up thru 'Tabula Rosa'.

So far, I'd rank it right up there on par with Season 3, trailing Season 2, when ranking the series. Does S6 fall drastically off a cliff? Staying spoiler-free would be nice

das Monkey

I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly think so. After 'Tabula Rosa', I don't think there's much of anything of note (in a positive way) until maybe 'Seeing Red' ... or 'Normal Again'.

das

Pointyskull

Personally, I loved the Glory arc
and I always hoped she would show up again....

Adam Tyner

That was season five.

Pointyskull

Yep, just referencing the original post comment "where most folks deem season 5 as the last really strong season"

I'll append it with: Season 6 starts weak, but has a number of fine eps. But then again, I'm a fan.

Laertes

Yeah, it falls off. I still think it's good, but right after "Tabula Rasa," I would agree, is where it starts falling. I don't think it's as bad as some people say here, but it's not as good as the previous seasons.

wendersfan

I don't think the quality drops. I'd say it gets better and better. Season 6 was the best season of Buffy.

FWIW, I didn't like seasons 2 and 3 very much at all.

Doughboy

The season peaked with "Once More With Feeling" and "Tabula Rasa" before going into the tank. It did recover somewhat with the last 4 episodes, but by then it was too little, too late.

Season 7....don't even get me started on that disaster.

slop101

I kind of liked the last arc of season 6, what with the whole thing. It kind of came suddenly and it was rather fun and intense while it lasted. I don't really understand while it's so revilled.

Season 7 started off strong, with a lot of potential. But by the 7th or 8th episode it just took a nose-dive that it never recovered from.

Puzznic

while both season 6 and 7 may be disappointing overall, they both have good episodes that make them worthwhile

BizRodian

After Season 6 I stopped watching Buffy.

In all honesty, even the parts people consider to be exceptions to an otherwise bad season, I probably hated too. I just thought it was a bad year all around, even if the musical was very well done and enjoyable.

clemente

Those four episodes aren't reviled, its the majority of the 18 that came before it that leave people with the funny taste in their mouth.

Mourn

Yup.

The main "villains" of most of that season were beyond bad.

Zee

I actually enjoyed most of Season Six very much. Andrew ended up being one of my all-time favorite characters in the Buffyverse, and unlike most of the friends that I have who watched Buffy, I loved

I think Once More With Feeling, Tabula Rasa, Normal Again, and Seeing Red through Grave are all top-notch Buffy episodes...and that's right on par with the seven or eight episodes from Season Five that I feel are truly Buffy's best effort (No Place Like Home, Fool For Love, Checkpoint, Blood Ties, The Body, The Gift, etc). And though the Trio may not have been up to the villainous standards of the Mayor or even Glory, Season Six really just took us to a different place in the Buffyverse, that's all.

tasha99

I thought season 6 fell off after tabula rasa and never really picked up. I noticed that when I introduced my sister to this show, we had marathons every week till halfway through season six. Then the fun went away, and so did our desire to get together and watch Buffy (even though we still have the end of 6 and 7 to go).

Some episodes from season 6 are priceless though, my favorite being Life Serial.

tasha