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Saturday, September 27, 2003
THE LATE SEPTEMBER DOGS
| What is there to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon in late September? (I'll let you think about that for a second.) I asked myself that very question and I could come up with only one answer:
Not much around here. September has been a weird time of year this year because the weather just can't decide what it wants to do. I can never tell how I should dress because the weather will change every half hour. When I woke up this morning, it was cool out, so I put on a long sleeved t-shirt. By 1:00pm, however, it was so freakin' humid I couldn't stand it. Then, around 3:00, with a background of BRIGHT blue skies and puffy white clouds, I looked out the window to see it pouring down rain. This is crazy. It's like living in New England.  So I popped my copy of "Once More, With Feeling" into my DVD player and kicked back to watch. Yes, that's right. I said DVD. I am such an insane "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" freak that I bought a copy of the promotional DVD that was sent out to Emmy voters in Variety magazine. I bought it on eBay from a truly wonderful seller, although, it did cost me a pretty penny. But, it was worth it. I bought mine early on, before all the jackasses out there started copying the DVD and selling the copies. I got the real deal, and I treat it as if it were made of gold. But, I am not deterred from watching it. And I watch it often.
It had been several months, though, since my last screening of OMWF, and as I watched the episode in its entirety again today, I was reminded of just how good season 6 of the show actually was. It got a bad rap because of its dark and depressing nature, but the more I watch the shows, the more I begin to notice the layers and intricacies inherent in the whole story arc for the season, as well as the individual character arcs. OMWF is one of my favorite episodes that the series has ever produced, as it is for most fans. How can it NOT be? The whole idea of Buffy: the Musical is brilliant, the songs are truly catchy and well-sung by the cast, and the premise is totally plausible, all the while furthering the plot and the story arc for the season. Yet, another one of my favorite episodes, "Tabula Rasa," is often overlooked, perhaps because it appeared in the shadow of OMWF. Tabula Rasa was the next episode to air after OMWF in season 6, and it is a roller-coaster ride of emotion for all involved--the characters and the viewer. After I finished OMWF, I dug through my VHS tapes and found my copy of "Tabula Rasa" and popped that in the VCR. I hopped on the emotional roller coaster and watched. It amazes me every time I sit through the episode. This show makes me want to cry, then makes me laugh out loud, before it brings me back to the point of tears as Willow sits in tears on the bedroom floor, Tara packs her bags to move out, and Giles boards an airplane to head back to England for good, while Michelle Branch sings "Goodbye to You" at the Bronze. What a great show. So, I suppose that late September is good for something. There's never a wrong time for a Buffy-thon. However, it is not conducive to getting any school work done. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 4:48:00 PM |
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