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Summary: Worth every minute.
Review: I hear people complain and complain about the addition of Dawn in the 5th season. People fear change in a way that is astounding! New blood never hurts.Get over it, deal with it, move on people.
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Summary: The last really good season of Buffy
Review: Ive watched the show from the beginning and I can honestly say that this was the last full season that was decent. Sure we had the musical in Season 6 and a few other memorable character moments along the way to the end but this was the most consistant writing before it started to fall apart while Joss was away doing Firefly.
Season 5 had a villian on a grander scale and some very serious turns. This show has grown quite a bit over it's five seasons and so have the characters.
Many argue that they should have concluded this show at the end of the season and I tend to think so myself.
Points taken away for the whiney Dawn character that they never did anything with but overall a find season.
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Summary: BETTER
Review: VERY GOD SEASON BUFFYS FINEST MOMENTS CONCEDE IN HERE BUFFY MAKEWS HER BIGGEST SACRIFICE EVER HER LIFE
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Summary: Seasons Go By
Review: I am excited about this coming out in just a few more days!Loved Season 5 very much because it has alot of great stories, and alot of meaning. But just to give out information, while Season 5 gave out THE BEST SEASON FINALE, with Season 7 giving out THE SECOND BEST SEASON FINALE, Season 5 was not to be considered as the series finale of the show. Many think that, mostly because the WB broadcasted the finale as a series finale, but in reality, it was not true, it was a mislead by the network. FYI---The WB lost the rights to "BUFFY" in 2001,(a little fued between them and 20th Century Fox cost them to lose the show on their network, and couldn't pay to renew the season, dur to 20th raising the price on purpose). Mutant Enemy,(company of "BUFFY"), had already filmed the finale, even before they thought the show would leave the WB, so this season was *NOT* intended to be the original last season of the series, well, not by the cast and crew on "BUFFY". And because the fued between the WB, and 20th Century Fox, it caused the series to either find another buyer network, or get then that would be the end, but UPN bought them in time before renewel deadline, and therefore was given two more seasons, that was really great, and really don't need all the hate replys some are giving here. So, just so everyone know,(because many of you seem to think that), Season 5 was not intended to be the original final season, just a regular season like the one's before it, with a killer finale to start up a riot for the next season, but because of the network sudden switch, wrong misunderstandings were brought about, that were not true--- But I reccomend everyone get Season 5 on DVD! Its a great season, with a killer finale for the season, that happened to take things another way in way fans seem to think. I also reccomend you all consider not to stop here with your collection, because Season 6, and Season 7, are really outstanding seasons also, so don't stop here, you won't regret buying this DVD, and also the future season's DVDs as well!
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Summary: youknow07
Review: I disagree with those who said this season sucked. I think it showed the ensamble more as adults and not as loser high school students like it did in the first few seasons. I think the story with all the different layers of conflict and change showed the fans that the charecters aren't just two dimensional. A lot of the conflict is projected through the charecters' emotions and you can understand the reasoning behind the charecters' actions. I don't want to blow the story for those who haven't seen it yet but I think this season is the best and would have worked great as their final season because it brought about solid closure. So I'm giving this my recomendation because I think it's worth writing about instead of just writing how I hated it.
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Summary: Buffy Season Five
Review: As it is one of my favorite shows, I was disappointed with the increasing depression in the episodes as the fifth season came about. Though frustrating, there are some episodes that are very emotion provoking. Particularly the scooby gang's various reactions to Joyce's death. As someone who lost their mom as a teenager, those episodes are very comforting in that viewers see how irrational, numb or open it is okay to be during hard times. As a side note, I will be sure to buy every single season of Buffy and if you are a true Buffy fan, then it will be worth the money.
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Summary: The last good season
Review: Although it doesn't quite match the greatness of Season 2 (and 3) in terms of arcs and storytelling, in my opinion, Season 5 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was the "last stand" of greatness before the downward spiral of Seasons 6 and 7. There were some glorious moments, such as the awesome and humbling magic of the episode "The Gift" in which Buffy sacrifices her life to save the world and her beloved sister. The season includes one the best-ever treatments of coping with the death of a loved one, in "The Body" and the challenges Buffy faces while picking up the pieces after her mother's death, caring for a child and trying to keep at bay the supernatural forces that stand against her. The season saw the continued development of Spike from foe to ally while exploring his obsessional infatuation with the Slayer. I ended up liking the addition of "Dawn" although I wasn't sure I would in the beginning of the season, and Glory may not have been the most interesting/evil/fun Big Bad in BtVS history, but she was entertaining. It included a cross-over by my favorite vampire with a soul, Angel (David Boreanaz) in "Forever" and reaffirmed the depth of feeling between Buffy and Angel despite the tragedy of their situation. Overall the season had some truly wonderful performances by the cast. This is definitely worth owning if you're a BUFFY fan. I can't wait to receive my DVD's!!
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Summary: Season Five - Spotty
Review: I have been watching this show since it came out. Unlike many of my counterparts I was glad to see Angel move on and out of the series. So maybe that is why I don't have any real loyalty to any of the seasons (even more so because I didn't watch them in order). I like the introduction of Dawn (personally up till this point I thought the show was going down hill) and I appreciate that they didn't kill her off. In truth, if that had been the end of the series I would've been much happier than with the one I got. The greeks believed that you truly cannot be a hero unless you sacrifice yourself for another person. So in a way, I feel that Buffy, if it ended that way, would've been a real hero. My review of this seasons is: Spotty, season five had some of the best episodes of the series. But on the other hand it had some of the worst. I am going to buy it because the good episode are that good.
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Summary: A mixed bag, but a snazzy one!
Review: While Seasons Three and Four of BTVS are without a doubt my favorites, and Glori--the villain of Season Five--is probably the series' worst villain (blame the actress, not the writers), I still think Season Five is a winner. Its high points are just so utterly superb that they carry the weaker points of the season. Rather than discuss the merits of the season on a point-by-point basis (an exercise in futility, given the wildly varying opinions of BTVS fans), I will say this: ignore any negative reviews viewers have given to Season Five and get it anyway; it wasn't Buffy's best SEASON, but this season contained some of Buffy's best MOMENTS, and isn't to be missed. Besides, from the looks of things, the extras in this set more than make up for any weaknesses in the season itself!
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Summary: Beginning of the End
Review: The Fifth season of Buffy was the beginning of the end of the show. It was not all bad but it lack the greatness that the previous seasons had. The creators went each season of having to outdue the previous season's evil character. So in this season, the evilness had to be a god i.e. Glory. The show lost some of its magic along the way as well. With the departure of two main characters from two seasons ago, the show was never able to replace them fully. Though Spike turned out to be a great character, his stay on Buffy was rather wormy during this season. He became a stalker type, a puppy dog figure that he never truely gets over until his turn on Angel. The show's weakness is really shown by the introduction of Buffy's sister, Dawn. Taking a note from comic book, the creative team decided to distrub the history that they created from the first 4 Seasons and totally crush it. Dawn's character is too young for some of the themes that ran through Buffy prior to this season. If she was alittle older and less whinny, then I think it would have been a better idea. Another problem was the relationship with Riley. No one liked Riley and by mid season the creative team finally listened to its fans by having him leave. The relationship of Anya-Zander and Willow-Tara were all done well without dominating the show like prior relationships of past. I leave that up for the viewer to decide. Meanwhile, Giles was being wasted as an actor and a character with his taking over the Magic Box. It seemed at first that he was going to be more of a Watcher at the beginning but the creators cut that role by the middle of the season. Though the death of Buffy's mother did create one of the best shows produced by Buffy, this lead to a trend of eliminating all adult influnces in Buffy's life with Giles leaving the following year. At this point the show takes an unrealistic trend of forcing Buffy into an adult role but total eliminating some of the adult themes like paying a mortgage (also the total neglect of trying to explain why Buffy's father did not take Dawn is beyond realistic). The show ends with a great final but again the creators book a key from comic book lore and killed off not just a main character but the title character. Also, again the creative team does not show any adult growth in Buffy but not having her kill a human, meanwhile leaving that job for Giles. In the end, the show had some great moments and some very low moments but the show overall was above average but the themes that were created in this season leds to the problems in the last few seasons.
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