Buffy is my favorite show of all time, hands down.
And I have a strong feeling that a lot of you have a similar sentiment. I joined a Buffy forum, but I already know a lot of you guys and would love to discuss it here.
So let's get a little ETS BtVS discussion going. Let's start by saying something we love about the show, mentioning a favorite episode, or telling a Buffy-centric anecdote.
I think Buffy is fucking ingenious. It's campy, scary, funny, sad, silly, serious and deeply moving. Buffy's strength in the face of insurmountable odds and willingness to sacrifice herself for her loved ones has been a massive inspiration to me since it first aired.
It dared to address teen sex, feminism, addiction, homosexuality, rape and the reality of death, and it was way ahead of its time regarding several issues. It had its own quirky language that linguists have written books about. And it pushed the limits of what is possible when it comes to character growth: I still think that Willow's journey is the most powerful in the history of television.
Some of my favorite episodes are Hush, The Gift, Seeing Red, The Body and The Becoming.