I really like the concept of unshackling Buffy of the burden of having the weight of the world on her shoulders. Because she didn't stop being a slayer. That's not possible. Instead, she got to share the burden. The thing is, the presence of the potentials was really unneeded. It made no sense introducing so many new characters, most of them never got a single line, some died, some so annoying but unfortunately didn't die, one forced partner for Willow who's also so annoying but didn't die. The ending could have been achieved without them. So the first part of the season had a lot of potential for the rest of it. But as soon as the first three potentials pushed through the door, the season dipped. And then the writers didn't have time to wrap things up because SMG had announced she's done. Oh, what could have been...
I'm currently watching Buffy for the first time and I'm in the middle of S7. There's some good stuff, but it definitely feels like the show went on too long.
Such a weird statement, Anya. "Luckier", in the sense that she has super powers? Sure, luckier in the sense that her odds of opening a pickle jar are infinitely secured. She's "better" because she's demonstrated on countless occasions that she can do the right thing, over the human thing. And who on earth *works* towards being a teenaged warrior with a short shelf life? To say she hasn't earned the right to lead, after all the years she's personally witnessed Buffy give everything to protect the world, is insane. There's a lot to hate about season 7 but Anyas "kick back and throw useless comments" theme is up there, son.
Am I the only one who hated Anya altogether? She was so abusive, acted like a 15 year old even though she had thousands of years of wisdom from living, and her and Xander had such a toxic relationship. The best thing that happened to them is Xander saying no to that wedding.
Seasons 5-7 are my most rewatched of Buffy. What Season 7 got right was ending the show before it got tired. I remember from the time gossip about Alison Hannigan and others in the cast being upset that SMG had decided she wouldn't do more than Season 7 so the show was going to end. So many series since have gone on past when they had anything original left to show. The big arc in Season 7 is Spike. Dealing with his guilt and overcoming it, becoming the champion they need because Buffy believes in him. I think that arc is handled really well. The main thing you mention in your video is about Buffy having earnt her power and standing alone. I think the season does a good job of showing Buffy as a leader - the culmination of the previous seasons and the character growth she made during them. The bit at the end where the gang doubt Buffy is also part of a pendulum in Season 7 - Buffy felt defeated when she couldn't beat the first ubervamp, but overcame it. Then she became 'overconfident', they suffered deaths and so the pendulum swung back in to doubt. Spike (Buffy's apparent side project for the season to that point) then steps in to save her and restore her self confidence. I think its really well done.
While I absolutely LOVE the Andrew episode, I have zero interest in rewatching all of Season 7. And forcing the "Willow has a new love interest who is absolutely not her type" thing was awful to watch
the dispute in the empty places (when buffy is kicked out of her home) feels a bit contrived. the characters all seem to be saying what the writers want them to say in order to get the outcome of the story they wanted, not what would be natural for those characters to be saying, judging from previous seasons and episodes. why would buffy, after that first fight with caleb, say to a badly beaten group of potential slayers: "we need to go back there right now?" this is the same character who wanted to stop willow for going after glory in season 5, after glory sucked tara's brain. buffy doesn't attack when she isn't ready, so going after caleb while her team and herself were all being so vulnerable, not only seems like a bad plan, but also something buffy normally wouldn't insist on doing. she might think, yes, this is what we should do, but when we are ready. but in the scene in empty places, she seems like she's forcing everyone to do something they actually can't. and also, if they all hated her plan and how she was leading her team in empty places, why were they ok with her plan in the final episode? the plan that also seemed just as dangerous, if not more, and just as reckless as the one in empty places? make it make sense, writers. as for anya... bold of the writers to assume that we will think that anya cares one bit about the potentials or even buffy's leadership skills. the reason anya critiques buffy is solely because she lost all her powers. she is a civilian now, whereas buffy is the one with power. her comment about buffy being luckier because of her power is petty and childish, and yet, the writers are putting her comments as a sobering realization for buffy. insanity, stupid. new writers, everyone being rushed and focused on other projects (whedon, the writers and actors) is what fucked up season 7, imo
Season 7 is my favorite season. She doesn't end up with a guy. She becomes a teacher and leader. I think it's one of the best endings for a lead female character of all times.
The same happened at the end of comics and still Spuffy fans keep thinking she didn't want it even though it was mutual.... Yeah Spuffy is important to the story i finally admit it but unfortunately for them she ends up 100% single.... and still to me it's so weird.... Like Dawn and Xander??!?!?!?? 😢😢😢😅😅🙄🙃🙃🙃😑
@@yinloveyang100% on Xander and Dawn. But as for Spuffy, they left it open, agreeing they could get back together again anytime in the future. Theoretically, they could've gotten back together 5 mins after it wrapped up and they could've ended up together. So what you're saying is only 50% accurate. I'd also like to add that Buffy is not the lone wolf type. She may not need a man, a partner, but she wants one. And there's nothing wrong with that. I have no doubt she didn't stay single for long, either way.
@@moonystic9417Well, I'm a lone wolf type so that's probably me.... I didn't have many boyfriends and I'm an introverted type.... still imho Buffy need to have some time alone but that's just my opinion.
@@yinloveyang Me too, and an INTJ in addition 😆 But I understand if someone else isn't like that. Time alone is a different story. My point was that Buffy didn't really choose herself. Again, nothing wrong with that, it's not anti-feministic. I don't like that message Joss has left in S7, I'm all for the: Buffy is still very young and doesn't need to decide anything yet.
It is understandable to see at least a happy couple in the last season. I prefer Tara but Willow deserved to be happy. I didn't really like potentials and characters writting i wished to see more Giles, Anya even Dawn development. This season seems less modern than season 4. The First is not captivating as previous villains and Caleb came too late. Too manicheen sometimes but great music and episodes about last fight all together
Same feeling.. decent concept, decent resolution, some failures trying to connect them. Off the top of my head: * Felt like they ran out of things to do with Anya. Her death annoyed me for the same reason Larry's did. Writing off a character they clearly considered the most disposable did not add anything and in fact subtracted something IMO. * Felt like they reversed progress with Dawn, from Buffy wanting to show her the world to her being the neglected one again. * The potentials were not well developed, and tended to used as precisely the sort of serial killer victim trope the show was based around negating. * Horrible scene where all her friends turn on her, except for spike. Like Dead Mans Party, it felt forced to me. Possibly season 7 was like season 4, the start of a new trilogy where the show reinvents itself. Maybe that was the source of its problems. A couple of seasons where Buffy had gone international would have been something to see. (There was that one clip in Angel mentioning her being in Italy)
I've only watched it once, and I never really wanted to again. It's not terrible, it just doesn't give me the same feeling as the first six.
Least favorite season for sure.
I really like the concept of unshackling Buffy of the burden of having the weight of the world on her shoulders. Because she didn't stop being a slayer. That's not possible. Instead, she got to share the burden. The thing is, the presence of the potentials was really unneeded. It made no sense introducing so many new characters, most of them never got a single line, some died, some so annoying but unfortunately didn't die, one forced partner for Willow who's also so annoying but didn't die. The ending could have been achieved without them. So the first part of the season had a lot of potential for the rest of it. But as soon as the first three potentials pushed through the door, the season dipped. And then the writers didn't have time to wrap things up because SMG had announced she's done. Oh, what could have been...
I'm currently watching Buffy for the first time and I'm in the middle of S7. There's some good stuff, but it definitely feels like the show went on too long.
Such a weird statement, Anya. "Luckier", in the sense that she has super powers? Sure, luckier in the sense that her odds of opening a pickle jar are infinitely secured. She's "better" because she's demonstrated on countless occasions that she can do the right thing, over the human thing. And who on earth *works* towards being a teenaged warrior with a short shelf life? To say she hasn't earned the right to lead, after all the years she's personally witnessed Buffy give everything to protect the world, is insane.
There's a lot to hate about season 7 but Anyas "kick back and throw useless comments" theme is up there, son.
Am I the only one who hated Anya altogether? She was so abusive, acted like a 15 year old even though she had thousands of years of wisdom from living, and her and Xander had such a toxic relationship. The best thing that happened to them is Xander saying no to that wedding.
I adore Season 7. Season's 6 & 7 should we watched together for the full impact. It does depend on what you believe The First Evil is, of course.
Seasons 5-7 are my most rewatched of Buffy.
What Season 7 got right was ending the show before it got tired. I remember from the time gossip about Alison Hannigan and others in the cast being upset that SMG had decided she wouldn't do more than Season 7 so the show was going to end. So many series since have gone on past when they had anything original left to show.
The big arc in Season 7 is Spike. Dealing with his guilt and overcoming it, becoming the champion they need because Buffy believes in him. I think that arc is handled really well.
The main thing you mention in your video is about Buffy having earnt her power and standing alone. I think the season does a good job of showing Buffy as a leader - the culmination of the previous seasons and the character growth she made during them. The bit at the end where the gang doubt Buffy is also part of a pendulum in Season 7 - Buffy felt defeated when she couldn't beat the first ubervamp, but overcame it. Then she became 'overconfident', they suffered deaths and so the pendulum swung back in to doubt. Spike (Buffy's apparent side project for the season to that point) then steps in to save her and restore her self confidence.
I think its really well done.
Nice! I gotta admit I fell off watching Buffy exactly on S7, so it's nice to know what it's about. Good luck with the channel!
While I absolutely LOVE the Andrew episode, I have zero interest in rewatching all of Season 7. And forcing the "Willow has a new love interest who is absolutely not her type" thing was awful to watch
the dispute in the empty places (when buffy is kicked out of her home) feels a bit contrived. the characters all seem to be saying what the writers want them to say in order to get the outcome of the story they wanted, not what would be natural for those characters to be saying, judging from previous seasons and episodes. why would buffy, after that first fight with caleb, say to a badly beaten group of potential slayers: "we need to go back there right now?" this is the same character who wanted to stop willow for going after glory in season 5, after glory sucked tara's brain. buffy doesn't attack when she isn't ready, so going after caleb while her team and herself were all being so vulnerable, not only seems like a bad plan, but also something buffy normally wouldn't insist on doing. she might think, yes, this is what we should do, but when we are ready. but in the scene in empty places, she seems like she's forcing everyone to do something they actually can't.
and also, if they all hated her plan and how she was leading her team in empty places, why were they ok with her plan in the final episode? the plan that also seemed just as dangerous, if not more, and just as reckless as the one in empty places? make it make sense, writers.
as for anya... bold of the writers to assume that we will think that anya cares one bit about the potentials or even buffy's leadership skills. the reason anya critiques buffy is solely because she lost all her powers. she is a civilian now, whereas buffy is the one with power. her comment about buffy being luckier because of her power is petty and childish, and yet, the writers are putting her comments as a sobering realization for buffy. insanity, stupid.
new writers, everyone being rushed and focused on other projects (whedon, the writers and actors) is what fucked up season 7, imo
Season 7 is my favorite season. She doesn't end up with a guy. She becomes a teacher and leader. I think it's one of the best endings for a lead female character of all times.
The same happened at the end of comics and still Spuffy fans keep thinking she didn't want it even though it was mutual.... Yeah Spuffy is important to the story i finally admit it but unfortunately for them she ends up 100% single....
and still to me it's so weird....
Like Dawn and Xander??!?!?!?? 😢😢😢😅😅🙄🙃🙃🙃😑
@@yinloveyang100% on Xander and Dawn. But as for Spuffy, they left it open, agreeing they could get back together again anytime in the future. Theoretically, they could've gotten back together 5 mins after it wrapped up and they could've ended up together. So what you're saying is only 50% accurate. I'd also like to add that Buffy is not the lone wolf type. She may not need a man, a partner, but she wants one. And there's nothing wrong with that. I have no doubt she didn't stay single for long, either way.
@@moonystic9417Well, I'm a lone wolf type so that's probably me.... I didn't have many boyfriends and I'm an introverted type.... still imho Buffy need to have some time alone but that's just my opinion.
@@yinloveyang Me too, and an INTJ in addition 😆 But I understand if someone else isn't like that. Time alone is a different story. My point was that Buffy didn't really choose herself. Again, nothing wrong with that, it's not anti-feministic. I don't like that message Joss has left in S7, I'm all for the: Buffy is still very young and doesn't need to decide anything yet.
That would hold up better if Spike/Buffy wasn't such a focus that season (not that romance is a problem, but I hated the season anyway)
I always have a problem watching someone dissecting someone else’s hard work .Especially when none of the criticisms are original.
Season 7 is good. It just has 2 big anchors around it's neck in the form of the potentials & the Scooby betrayal.
It is understandable to see at least a happy couple in the last season. I prefer Tara but Willow deserved to be happy. I didn't really like potentials and characters writting i wished to see more Giles, Anya even Dawn development. This season seems less modern than season 4. The First is not captivating as previous villains and Caleb came too late. Too manicheen sometimes but great music and episodes about last fight all together
Same feeling.. decent concept, decent resolution, some failures trying to connect them.
Off the top of my head:
* Felt like they ran out of things to do with Anya. Her death annoyed me for the same reason Larry's did. Writing off a character they clearly considered the most disposable did not add anything and in fact subtracted something IMO.
* Felt like they reversed progress with Dawn, from Buffy wanting to show her the world to her being the neglected one again.
* The potentials were not well developed, and tended to used as precisely the sort of serial killer victim trope the show was based around negating.
* Horrible scene where all her friends turn on her, except for spike. Like Dead Mans Party, it felt forced to me.
Possibly season 7 was like season 4, the start of a new trilogy where the show reinvents itself. Maybe that was the source of its problems. A couple of seasons where Buffy had gone international would have been something to see. (There was that one clip in Angel mentioning her being in Italy)
All of your points were "borrowed" from other videos.