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30 Days of Buffy: Day 20 – Best Spike-centric Episode

Eurgh! This might be a cheat but I'm going to pick Spike's first appearance in School Hard because… It has a genuinely evil Spike It has a healthy dose of Drusilla And it has Joyce with an axe… … which … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 19 – Character You Like That Everyone Else Hates

Not being part of the Buffy fanatics world I tend to only know who "everyone else hates" thanks to Hazel. In her post she mentions Riley (who I don't really mind that much), Kennedy (who was a bit annoying) and … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 18 – Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time

I was going to go for Oz again although he actually did get a fair bit of screen time, he just sadly wasn't well enough used (see also Dawn) – there were plenty of one-offs I would happily have seen … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 17 – Character You Relate To The Most

I wanted to say Oz, because he’s so very cool – but I’m really not that cool… not even close to Oz cool! I thought about Xander because he’s a bit (quite a lot) of a nerd, but I’m really … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 16 – Episode You Like That Everyone Else Hates

Hazel has been kind enough to post a bottom 10 so I didn't have to. There are a couple in there that I didn't mind so much. The first time I watched Beer Bad I winced…it seemed pretty grim that's … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 15 – Favourite Male Villain

If you've made it this far through my 30 Days of Buffy you'll be very unsurprised to discover that my… Favourite Male Villain is, of course, Mayor Richard Wilkins "But on the other hand, heck, maybe we won. And right … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 14: Favourite Female Villain

Oh Hazel thinks she's so very smart, she thinks she knows me so well – "it'll be Glory" she says… and it is. It shouldn't be – it should be Drusilla because of "Grrr shhh bad dog" but it is … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 13: Favourite Potential

As potentials go from forgettable to annoying it's not too tough to choose a favourite… I was tempted to pick Vi because… you know… it's Felicia Day and that's almost reason enough… but not quite. My choice is Amanda, for … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 12 – Least Favourite Episode

I've found this quite tough – partly because I don't remember episodes too well – but instead remember events. For that reason I'll pick my least favourite "event" and that appears in the episode "Gone" Spike having sex with invisible … Continue reading

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30 Days of Buffy: Day 11 – Least Favourite Romance

I think that Hazel was a bit generous by letting Spike/Buffy off the hook because it "was so pathetic and she kept hitting him" – personally I think a romance built on stalking and violence is really no romance at … Continue reading

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