I notice a lot of us are going back and watching episodes or entire seasons - and although I meant to relay my thoughts on individual episodes, I was going through them so quickly that before I noticed it, I was done the entire season. So I thought I'd cover everything at once...although I'll be trying to do smaller chunks as I move along through my viewing.

So...Season 5:

My initial thoughts while watching it originally? I really enjoyed it and probably counted it as my favourite full season. Upon second viewing? I think I still feel that way. It's a very solid season...well thought out and the themes of family and growing up are really well portrayed. I think most characters were at their best during this season...or at least at their most interesting. Just when you didn't think it was possible to introduce new layers to the show and to its main peeps, they do and do it quite often.

Favourite episodes:

- Fool for Love
- The Body
- Crush
- Intervention
- The Gift

Hidden gem episodes I'd forgotten about:

- Triangle (Olaf! I'd totally forgotten about this...very funny)
- Family (watching the Scoobies rally around their own and seeing Tara's face when they do is amazing)

Things I never noticed before:

- When Buffy sits down on one of the seats in the passenger train in Crush, she sits in the forensic tape outline of one of the victims...in the exact pose. That's one bit of foreshadowing I never noticed before.

- In The Gift I noticed this sign in The Magic Box that had me pausing my TV and then laughing out loud:



( Favourite moments by episode )

What do you remember about Season 5 and what do you love (or not) about it?