I'm going to start out by saying that this is one of my all time favourite BtVS episodes. I love it so freaking much. Everything about it is phenomenal, and nothing you say can convince me otherwise.
We open in the cemetery at night. Buffy sits on a picnic blanket as Giles reads from a book: "'And on that day, an era came to its inevitable end'. That's all there is." Just when you're thinking big apocalypse-y prophecy, NOPE. SAT prep.
Lorraine: Same, same but different!
Previously: Angel is back, and, well shit. — Homecoming Lorraine: We find our gang at the Bronze, and Cordelia is suggesting they rent a limo for the upcoming homecoming dance....
Previously: The arrival of Faith (!!) has left Sunnydale with two slayers. Also: naked Angel. Beauty and the Beasts Sweeney: The episode begins with a full moon, suggesting Oz/werewolf time....
Previously: Buffy’s homecoming was less than happy but a little zombie killing later, all was right with the Scoobies. — Faith, Hope & Trick Kirsti: We open on the high...
Previously: Buffy ran away from home, but she couldn’t run away from her inner demons. …or something. — Dead Man’s Party Lorraine: Buffy is back in Sunnydale and seemingly unpacking...
Previously: Joyce laser-removed her Non-Negligent Parenting eyebrows forever by telling Buffy to never return, Angelus opened the gate to hell right before Willow magicked his soul back, and then Buffy...
Lorraine: WHAT UP BONUS CONTENT. (One day, someone is going to take away my caps lock key.) (S: NEVER!) Anyhow, I figured it would be fun to rank the episodes....
Previously: Angelus found a big stone blob, containing a demon called Acathla, and is planning to use Acathla to suck the world into hell. Also, we got a whooooooole lot...
Previously: Xander joined the swim team and we saw FAR more of him than we wanted to. Also, monsters. Becoming, Part 1 Kirsti: Brace yourselves, guys. It’s about to get flashback-y...
Previously: A poltergeist helps Buffy deal with her Brood. I suppose it helped that she got to shoot Angel. That has got to be therapeutic. Go Fish Lorraine: Here’s what...
Previously: Buffy was hospitalized, a demon preyed on sick kids, and Whedon used his entire special effects budget for the season. — I Only Have Eyes For You Sweeney: We open...
Previously: Angelus got his murder on. — Killed By Death Kirsti: First things first. This episode involves hospitals, which required me to type the phrase ‘the doctor’ a bunch of times....
Previously: Xander can’t even fall in love right and Buffy gets turned into a rat. — Passion Lorraine: We open up at the Bronze where some breathy, sexy times music...
Previously: Oz is a werewolf! Oz/Willow! And Angelus is generally running around fucking with Buffy’s life. — Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered Sweeney: This episode begins, as so many do, in the...
Previously: Buffy’s magic vagina took away Angel’s soul, and now Angelus is crazying up the joint. Also, Willow found out about Xander and Cordelia and DIDN’T punch Xander in the...