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[moscow_watcher]

Interesting read - a novice to Buffyverse who calls himself Arbitrar Of Quality reviews old BtVS episodes (thanks for MBangel for a tip!)



Just in case - spoilerish comments to AoQ's reviews at avt.tv are enciphered; to read, copy and paste them here then click "cipher" button.

unaired pilot
"Welcome To The Hellmouth"
"The Harvest"
"Witch"
"Teacher's Pet"
"Never Kill A Boy On The First Date"
"The Pack"
"Angel"
"I Robot You Jane"
"The Puppet Show"
"Nightmares"
"Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight"
"Prophecy Girl"
"The When She Was Bad"
"Some Assembly Required"
"School Hard"
"Inca Mummy Girl"
"Reptile Boy"
"Halloween"
"Lie To Me"
"The Dark Age
"What's My Line (Part One)"
"Bad Eggs"
"Ted"
"Surprise"
"Innocence"
"Phases"
"Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered"
"Passion"
"Killed By Death"
"I Only Have Eyes For You"
"Go Fish"
"Becoming (Part I)"
"Becoming (Part II)"
"Anne"
"Dead Man's Party"
"Faith, Hope, and Trick"
"Beauty And The Beasts"
"Homecoming"
"Band Candy"
"Revelations"
"Lovers Walk"
"The Wish"
"Amends"
"Helpless"
"The Zeppo"
"Bad Girls"
"Consequences"
"Dopplegangland"
"Enemies"
"Earshot"
"Choices"
"The Prom"
"Graduation Day (Part One)"
"Graduation Day (Part Two)"
"The Freshman"
"Living Conditions"
"The Harsh Light Of Day"
"Fear Itself"
"Beer Bad"
"Wild At Heart"
"The Initiative"
"Pangs"
"Something Blue"
Hush
Doomed
A New Man
The I In Team
Goodbye Iowa
This Year's Girl
Who Are You?
Superstar
Where The Wild Things Are
New Moon Rising
The Yoko Factor
Primeval
Restless
"Buffy Vs. Dracula"
"Real Me"
"The Replacement"
"Out Of My Mind"
"No Place Like Home"
"Family"
"Fool For Love"
"Shadow"
"Listening To Fear"
"Into The Woods"
"Triangle"
"Checkpoint"
"Blood Ties"
"Crush"
I Was Made To Love You
The Body
Forever
"Intervention"
"Tough Love"
"Spiral"
"The Weight Of The World"
"The Gift"
"Bargaining"
"After Life"
"Flooded"
"Life Serial"
"All The Way"
"Once More, With Feeling"
"Tabula Rasa"
"Smashed"
"Wrecked"
"Gone"
"Doublemeat Palace"
"Dead Things"
"Older And Faraway"
"As You Were"
"Hell's Bells"
"Normal Again"
"Entropy"
"Seeing Red"
"Villains"
"Two To Go"
"Grave"
"Lessons"
"Beneath You"
"Same Time, Same Place"
"Help"
"Selfless"
"Him"
"Conversations With Dead People"
"Sleeper"
"Never Leave Me"
"Bring On The Night"
"Showtime"
"Potential"
"The Killer In Me"
"First Date"
"Get It Done"
"Storyteller"
"Lies My Parents Told Me"
"Dirty Girls"
"Empty Places"
"Touched"
"End of Days"
"Chosen"
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Ratings by season:

Average rating: ["Good minus"]
Quality Percentage [% of episodes ranking Good or higher]


S1: Mean = 3.67, 50% quality
S2: Mean = 3.55, 64% quality
S3: Mean= 3.86, 68% quality
S4: Mean= 3.5, 55% quality
S5: Mean = 3.55, 50% quality
S6: Mean = 3.68, 62% quality
S7: Mean= 3.68, 64% quality
Complete series: Mean = 3.64, 59% quality

"Dirty Dozen" of episodes that spawned the biggest discussions

Fool For Love - 717 posts
The Gift - 705 posts
Seeing Red - 628 posts
Grave - 602 posts
Primevil - 420 posts
Dead Man's Party - 349 posts
The Initiative - 342 posts
Triangle - 318 posts
Wrecked - 314 posts
Lessons 312 posts
Crush - 303 posts
Dead Things - 300 posts

Comments

[novichok74.livejournal.com]

Thanks, luv :) Think it would be very interesting to read *kiss*

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

There are some insights that make me want to rewatch season 1 (again)!

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I thought they were really interesting

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I think it's amazing that BtVS still elicits such strong emotions and urges people to write reviews and analysis. Right now, season 4 is discussed on SMGfan, season 5 - on CDS, the discussion of season 6 started on S'cubieboard. Plus - people on LJ and alt-tv also talk about BtVS.

[sanann.livejournal.com]

Great! I've been waiting for this post! Thanks!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Happy to oblige, hon!!! *Hugs*

[mbangel10.livejournal.com]

It's so nice to read someone's thoughts on Buffy that are fresh and untainted by ship wars, Angel vs. Spike arguments, and well, everything else. Plus, there are a lot of giggle worthy comments because YOU know what's going to happen in the future. It definitely makes for fun reading. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Hopefully Arbitrar Of Quality will continue posting the reviews.

[filippin.livejournal.com]

You know what? I do enjoy reading a fresh view of BtVS, but so far I've disagreed with AoQ's ratings pretty much every single time! It's almost uncanny. :-)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Hey, Roby - I didn't know you have an LJ! (I feel a bit foolish about my recommendation to create an LJ account, lol!)

I often disagree with AoQ too - but I find fascinating the non-shipper angle on the show. Sometimes I think we're really become myopic and sometimes can't see the bigger picture.
I love our discussions on CDS, in safe shipper heaven, but at the same time I love debates with other shippers on SMGfan - these debates help to delve into the show more deeply.
And, of course, an opinion of a casual viever sometimes may be very unexpected!
By far, the most shocking AoQ's rating is "excellent" for "Dead Man's party".

[filippin.livejournal.com]

Hi Moscow!

Well, I do thank you for your suggestion anyway! I'm not a good LJ user and I need all the advice I can get. :-)

Unfortunately, my ego is way too frail to withstand aggressive communities -- I really bruise too easily to participate in those (I tried once, and didn't even survive one post!). I can't even read certain websites! I take everything so personally... It's a pretty bad thing, I know. It does limit one's view of life -- a lot!

Oh, well... Thankfully there are enough "absolute Spike" people out there to make me feel safe & appreciated (:g:). And most of all there are people like you, who can brave the perilous waters of insane fandom, survive, and then report back home. :-)

[fishsanwitt]

Thank you for doing this.

I've been enjoying his reviews *very* much :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Me, too. When Chosen aired I thought I was a freak, because I loved the ending to death while other fans were furious. But I thought it was perfect - with "Welcome to Sunnydale sign" falling into the crater and Buffy smiling. And now I see that AoQ loved the ending too and feel less freakish... :)

[hpchick.livejournal.com]

Thanks for doing this. I'm not sure if you noticed, but you missed the "Dirty Girls" review.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

OOPS!
Thank you very much for pointing out my inexcusable omission - and providing me with an opportunity to reread the review and find new stuff in it. I'm rewatching season 1 as we discuss it on SMGfan, and I'm on The Puppet Show right now - so to read AoQ's musings about the continuation of Xander's Oedipus Rex role on Dirty Girls was quite a revelation.

P.S. I corrected my mistake. Thanks again.