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Summary: At Last -- Season Three Arrives!!
Review: This is such a great season and I am happy it is finally getting to dvd -- for those of us who discovered Buffy in syndication we have seen a lot of this season but it completes the Angel arc beautifully. Now all they need to do is catch up to the UK -- where seasons 1-6 are available for purchase -- so Buffy fans can get them all! And it would be nice if Angel would be released in the US as well .... a girl can dream right?
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Summary: Buffy's 3rd Season
Review: I think this season is a great season! This has some powerful & exciting episodes such as "Band Candy" and "The Wish". These are two of my all time favorite episodes. In "Faith, Hope & Trick" we see Faith, the replacement slayer for Kendra and later on in the season we meet Buffy's goofy 2nd Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Price who later on in the Buffyverse becomes a powerful and much needed character. We also get to see Sunydale's talked about but never seen before mayor for the first time in "Homecoming" and in "The Wish" we see Anya for the 1st time. In "The Zeppo" Xander gets to loose his virginity to the very sexy Faith. All in all there are some great episodes in this season and some great moments. Oh, and let us not forget that we get to see Principal Snyder get eaten by a giant snake! Wow, what a season! Don't miss out on this one.
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Summary: A Great Season! (Too bad the DVDs don't have more Joss)
Review: Whedon & Co. faced quite a challenge at the beginning of Buffy's third season. Season Two ends with our heroine running away to LA after being expelled from school, getting kicked out by her mother and sending her newly restored boyfriend whom she thinks most of her friends hate to hell, presumably forever. It was arguably the best season of Buffy ever, and while I don't believe that Season Three is as good as its predecessor, it still manages to do quite well for itself. Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins makes a very enjoyable Big Bad, and I think that the final Faith and Buffy fight scene is, hands-down, the best, most intense ever seen on BUFFY. The extras on this are pretty swell, too. There are lots of featurettes (including one on "Buffy Speak" that is adorable), and there are plenty of commentary tracks for those of you who like to listen to the minds behind the Buffyverse. We get to hear from longtime writers David Fury ("Helpless"), Doug Petrie ("Bad Girls" - the most interesting and amusing of the commentary tracks), director Michael Gershman ("Consequences"), and Jane Espenson ("Earshot"). Unfortunately, the only Joss we get is in the featurettes. For a normal person that might be okay, but I'm a big Joss freak. I could listen to him talk until the cows came home and then make the cows listen, but not everyone is me. If you enjoy BUFFY at all, it's definitely worth the money to check this one out.
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Summary: One of Buffy's best seasons is finally available on DVD
Review: While many people claim that Season Two is the best season ever of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I favor Season Three instead. It features the introduction of fan favorites Eliza Dushku (as Faith, a renegade Slayer) and Emma Caulfield (as Anya, former "patron saint" of scorned women) as well as a keeps-you-guessing storyline. Season Three is also the most consistent season - there are no "stinker" episodes like Season Two's "Bad Eggs" or Season Four's "Beer Bad." This set contains all 22 episodes of the first season. They are: "Anne" - After sending Angel to hell at the end of the previous Season, Buffy has run to L.A. and changed her name, abandoning her Slayer responsibilities. But when someone she's previously helped recognizes her and asks for her aid again, can she refuse? "Dead Man's Party" - Buffy's back, but not all is right. She's still expelled from school, and her friends have some serious repressed anger that's just waiting to burst out. And then there's the zombies that crash her "welcome home" party... "Faith, Hope and Trick" - Eliza Dushku (Bring It On) appears as sexy new Slayer Faith, whose camaraderie with Buffy's friends makes her a bit jealous. It also features the introduction of Mr. Trick, one of the funnier (and one of the few black) characters to appear on Buffy. "Beauty and the Beasts" - Angel's back from Hell slightly feral and werewolf Oz may have been getting out of his cage during the full moon. When there's a series of brutal murders, Buffy and Willow have to consider the possibility that one of their boyfriends is the culprit. "Homecoming" - One of the funniest episodes of Buffy ever, along with "Doppelgangland" (see below). Buffy and Cordelia are in a no-holds-barred race to become Homecoming Queen. But they're soon in big trouble when Homecoming coincides with Mr. Trick's new big game event, Slayerfest '98. "Band Candy" - Another hysterically funny episode, in which a batch of magically enhanced candy makes all the adults in Sunnydale act like irresponsible teenagers - including Giles and Buffy's mother Joyce. "Revelations" - The Scooby Gang has found out about Angel's return, and are not happy with Buffy for keeping it a secret. And Faith's new Watcher, Gwendolyn Post, arrives in Sunnydale. "Lover's Walk" - James Marsters returns as a lovelorn Spike, who's lost Drusilla to a Chaos Demon. When he kidnaps Willow and Xander, and forces Buffy and Angel to work together with him, you know badness is going to ensue...and it does in a heartbreaking conclusion. "The Wish" - Enraged by Xander's betrayal and her social ostracism, Cordelia wishes that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale. Little does she know that vengeance demon Anya (Emma Caulfield) is there to make it come true. Suddenly she finds herself in a world where Willow and Xander are vampires and the Master rules Sunnydale after dark. "Amends" - When the ghosts of Angel's past victims appear to torment him, Buffy must find out what is doing this. Also, Willow and Oz reconcile. "Gingerbread" - When Joyce finds two children's bodies, apparently killed by witches, the town gears up for a massive witch hunt. Buffy and Willow find themselves caught in the middle of it. "Helpless" - On her eighteenth birthday, Buffy finds herself losing her Slayer powers. When her mother is kidnapped by a psychotic vampire unleashed by the Watcher's Council, Buffy must save her armed with only her wits. "The Zeppo" - While Buffy and co. stave off yet another apocalypse, Xander finds himself hanging out with a bunch of zombies, saving the school from being blown up, and...losing his virginity!? "Bad Girls" - New Watcher Wesley Wyndham-Pryce makes his appearance, and Faith shows Buffy a walk on the wild side that ends in tragedy. "Consequences" - After the deputy mayor's death, Buffy and Faith find themselves feeling trapped and scared. Faith takes a decided turn for the worse, and joins forces with the cheerfully evil Mayor of Sunnydale. "Doppelgangland" - A spell performed by Willow and Anya brings Vampire Willow from the world of "The Wish" (see above) to normal Sunnydale. Hysterically funny; the highlight has to be when Willow masquerades as Vampire Willow. "Enemies" - Faith shows her true colors when she and the Mayor ask a demon to remove Angel's soul, returning him to the soulless vampire Angelus. "Earshot" - Buffy gains telepathy after killing a demon, and hears a death threat aimed at the school's students. Unfortunately, the ability to hear others' minds is slowly driving her insane. "Choices" - The Box of Gavrok, an item essential to the Mayor's Ascension, arrives in Sunnydale. The Scoobies manage to capture it, but in the process Willow is kidnapped. Stop the Ascension, or save Willow? "The Prom" - It's prom time again in Sunnydale. But when hellhounds trained to attack people in formal wear are unleashed, Buffy must put her plans on hold to stop them. Also, Angel decides to break up with Buffy. "Graduation Day, Parts One and Two" - The climactic two-part season finale. When Faith poisons Angel, the only cure is the blood of a Slayer. Buffy goes after Faith, but only succeeds in putting her in a coma. Angel must drink from Buffy to survive. And, of course, the Mayor Ascends into a gigantic snake.
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Summary: Another amazing season!
Review: No only is this one of the best seasons but also it includes Faith. Two hot slayer's in one season come on. You cant get any better than that.
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Summary: This is a tie with season 2
Review: Season two and three are the best by story line. But I really have to say that everyone should stop ragging on 4. That season was really hard for the writers because of the million c hanges that Buffy had to go through.
But anyway Season 3 is brilliant qua character grow. And altough I did like The Mayor. I think the story of Glory was so much more complex that it made her a little better. But appearantly I am alone on that. This ia a season you will have to buy!
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Summary: The Complete Third Season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD
Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is without a doubt the best TV show ever, because of excellent writing, acting, direction, characters, and originality. Probably the best thing about the show is that it can mix hilarious comedy and heart-wrenching drama into the same episode. You'll laugh, and then you'll cry. You truly care about the characters. This show is a perfect mix of Drama/Comedy/Action/Horror/Romance. The third season of BtVS is widely considered to be its best. It's not my favorite(I've seen it less than other seasons), but it's up there and completely incredible. The best villains ever are here with Faith/The Mayor. Speaking of Faith, she is probably the most tragic character ever. Her entire character is just wonderful. This 6-disc set will include such classic episodes as: "Lover's Walk": Spike returns to Sunnydale, and many relationships are altered forever. "The Wish": Genius episode in which Cordelia makes a wish in which Buffy never came to Sunnydale. "The Zeppo": Hilarious and insane come to mind for this classic. "Bad Girls": The start of Faith's tragic downfall. "Doppelgangland": Brilliantly witty episode in which Vamp Willow is transported into this reality. "Graduation Day, Pt.1": Features one of the best fights ever(Buffy/Faith), and main characters are wounded. "Graduation Day, Pt.2": The Mayor comes out of his shell, hell ensues. Buy this now! If you don't have the first two seasons, get them too! I promise that it will be the best purchase you ever make.
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Summary: one of the best
Review: I've been a follower of this series scence the begining. Season three was the "eye opener" & a "fitten ending" to various quistions. I think anyone ,even those who just starting to watch, will love it.
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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: This was the first Buffy series I saw (had to go back and catch up on the first 2), and was gripped from the start. I love this series, because of the different dynamics - Buffy and Angel - Buffy and Faith - Faith and the Mayor. The mayor may well be my favourite Buffy villain. He's so evil, but you can't help but laugh and smile at him advising about drinking milk to have strong bones straight after he's ordered a killing! This series shows Buffy coming of age - leaving High School, and being broken hearted by Angel (again!). The new slayer, Faith, gives a good 'other side of a slayer' Jekyll/Hyde feel. As usual, up to Buffy's great standards.
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Summary: The Golden Age of "Buffy"
Review: It's funny that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is already in its seventh season, when there was a time it didn't seem as if the show would even last seven episodes. Only recently (very recently) has "Buffy" finally started to lose steam, in terms of ratings, core fan loyalty, and critical acclaim. The long-overdue DVD release of Season 3 should be a welcome reminder of what "Buffy" was like at its artistic and popular peak. Season 2 of "Buffy" shattered all sorts of dramatic rules and managing to remain hilarious and poignant all at once. Season 3 keeps rolling with the punches and duplicates those successes. We begin with a pair of episodes easing Buffy back into life in Sunnydale, after her traumatic exit in "Becoming". "Anne" is a careful character piece, reintroducing Buffy to her relevance in the larger world, through a trip through Los Angeles' demon dimensions. In "Dead Man's Party", a host of zombies comes to town and wrecks Buffy's house, just in time to salvage her disastrous homecoming party. "Faith, Hope and Trick" is the first great episode of the year. Faith, the new second Slayer, is introduced, as is Mr. Trick, the season's first recurring villain -- Pimp Vampire Daddy. Also along for the ride is Scott Hope, Buffy's human rebound boyfriend. And, of course, Angel returns to life. In "All Men Are Beasts", Buffy weighs her new boyfriend against the feral Angel, and Oz fights Sunnydale High's resident Jekyll/Hyde monster. The season arc continues in "Homecoming" and "Band Candy", two funny episodes which introduce Sunnydale's off-kilter Mayor (the witty Harry Groener). A darker hint of things to come arrives in "Relevations" -- the first serious cracks in the prickly Faith's emotional armor, and the first hints that Giles will not be Buffy's Watcher forever. This episode ends on a frustrating emotional disconnect between Buffy and Faith, and while this was unusual upon first viewing, in retrospect it's a powerful moment, fraught with the tragedy to come. "Lover's Walk" is one of the season highlights, as last year's villain Spike returns to town. It's amusing that all the regular characters suffer some defeat in this story, but Spike drives out of town singing along to Sid Vicious and obviously back on top of the world. It'd be another year before he'd return, but Season 3 is, happily, strong enough to overcome his absence. "The Wish" is Buffy's first look at alternate history, as Season 1's villain, The Master, is momentarily resurrected and a battle-scarred alter-Buffy can't quite defeat him. In "Amends", billed as "A Buffy Christmas", it's Angel's turn to be redeemed from his past. "Gingerbread", "Helpless", and "The Zeppo" are in a sense the last three stand-alone episodes of the series, which soon afterwards would roll over into more of a continuous soap-opera storyline. That said, "Zeppo" is memorable for its Xander's-eye view of Sunnydale High, and in "Helpless", Giles is finally fired by the increasingly ominous Watcher's Council. Faith takes a screaming left turn toward the dark side of the Slayer force in "Bad Girls" and "Consequences", two of the rawest hours of the season. The ending of this two-parter reveals Faith's betrayal of Buffy, which in a sense stings more than Angel's conversion to evil the year before, because it is voluntary. In "Enemies" and "Choices", the Faith/Mayor Wilkins relationship develops. The father/daughter chemistry between the season's two remaining villains sets them up among the pantheon of great "Buffy" baddies. In between are two great solo episodes -- "Dopplegangland" (the one with the Evil Willow) and "Earshot", the first of two stories so raw and timely that it was yanked from the air due to its eerie prefiguring of the Columbine High School murders. Oddly, "The Prom", a very funny hour, was spared this fate, even though it treads similar grounds. The "Class Protector" trophy awarded Buffy is another of the show's finest bittersweet moments. The year ends with "Graduation Day", the culmination of the Faith and Mayor Wilkins storylines, and the final hours of the Scooby Gang as students at Sunnydale High. Pay close attention to the final battle scene -- many recurring characters have their ultimate fates revealed in brief flashes way from the main action. While Season 4 of "Buffy", the next set due out (eventually), is terrific, Season 3 is for many the final year in which the show was, quite simply, perfect.
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