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The seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer begins with a mystery: someone is murdering teenage girls all over the world and something is trying hard to drive Spike mad. Buffy is considerably more cheerful in these episodes than we have seen her during the previous year as she trains Dawn and gets a job as student counselor at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High. Willow is recovering from the magical addiction which almost led her to destroy the world, but all is not yet well with her, or with Anya, who has returned to being a Vengeance demon in "Same Time, Same Place" and "Selfless," and both women are haunted by their decisions. Haunting of a different kind comes in the excellent "Conversations with Dead People" (one of the show's most terrifying episodes ever), in which a mysterious song is making Spike kill again in spite of his soul and his chip. Giles turns up in "Bring on the Night" and Buffy has to fight one of the deadliest vampires of her career in "Showtime". In "Potential" Dawn faces a fundamental reassessment of her purpose in life. Buffy was always a show about female empowerment, but it was also a show about how ordinary people can decide to make a difference alongside people who are special. And it was also a show about people making up for past errors and crimes. So, for example, we have the excellent episodes "Storyteller", in which the former geek/supervillain Andrew sorts out his redemption while making a video diary about life with Buffy; and "Lies My Parents Told Me," in which we find out why a particular folk song sends Spike crazy. Redemption abounds as Faith returns to Sunnydale and the friends she once betrayed, and Willow finds herself turning into the man she flayed. Above all, this was always Buffy's show: Sarah Michelle Gellar does extraordinary work here both as Buffy and as her ultimate shadow, the First Evil, who takes her face to mock her. This is a fine ending to one of television's most remarkable shows. --Roz Kaveney
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And so the fight of good versus evil continues. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is now a working woman and along with all the pressures that entails in the real world, she must also face the never-ending haunts in the unreal world--against vampires, poltergeists and unfathomable creatures. For good measure, throw in raising a lovesick teenager, to-the-death battles between friends and her own salacious romances. With some new tricks up her sleeve, Buffy’s power waxes, although the inhabitants of the Hellmouth have not just been lying around in their coffins either. They are back--and they are mad as hell. Buffy takes to her ever-evolving destiny like warlocks to wands, as our remarkable vampire slayer vows to face the new fight wherever it takes her--to Hades and beyond.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Having been hopelessly addicted to Buffy since Season 1, and having religiously watched every episode in sequence (which to date has cost me a fortune in videos and yet which has been worth every penny), I absolutely couldn't wait for Season 7. Having viewed it, I can sympathise with those viewers who found it less gripping or appealing than Seasons 2 or 3. By Season 6, Buffy is no longer a teenager and with maturity has come self-doubt, depression and a bleak view of her future - this theme continues in the early episodes of Season 7. However, as the season progresses Buffy's view on her purpose in life becomes clear once more, and she emerges as a true leader - no longer the lone warrior, who fights alongside her friends but without ever really trusting them to take control - but a leader who has the presence and abilities to bring out the very best in those around her. This is particularly evident in the character of Willow. While Sarah Michelle Gellar does a great job as Buffy, Alyson Hannigan is a truly exceptional actress who knocks the socks off her fellow cast members - no mean feat among so many talented actors. There is one particular scene which illustrates this to perfection. After Xander is injured, Willow goes to comfort him in the hospital, at first by chatting lightheartedly about his condition. She then gradually comes to a full realisation of the seriousness of the situation and begins to break down.. until finally, when Xander can bear it no more,she chokes back the tears. Alyson's reactions here are pretty damn perfect and she was not the only one crying when I watched it! I can honestly say that for true Buffy fans, this little scene alone, which lasts no more than a couple of minutes, and which does not move the plot forward particularly, is comparable to the very best of Buffy ... and that is probably the best compliment I can pay!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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After the shockingly poor quality of most of season six, I was expecting season seven to be an equally huge disappointment. Season six had convinced me that the show should have died a graceful death at the end of season five, and I wasn't expecting to have my perception changed during its last season.
Season seven starts slowly, perhaps a little too slowly - but it builds to a fantastic and very satisfying climax. The progression from 'Sunnydale as normal' to the apocolyptic tenseness of the last few episodes is excellently paced for the most part. Really for the first time, we get to see the effect of the world-shattering importance of Buffy's work on the rest of the population. The stark emptiness of Sunnydale at the end is very effective, which contrasts sharply with the limited impact previous apocolypses have had on the 'ordinaries' of the town.
Seasons that followed the third have sometimes suffered from a lack of focus - in the first three seasons the High School was the center of the whole thing and the series concentrated on the high school experienced as viewed through the lense of supernatural phenomena. Other seasons have lacked this solid base of experience. Season seven deals with this by providing Buffy's house as a claustrophobic nexus - the hustle of the household acting as a counterpoint to the desolation of the town.
While the season has some weak moments - particularly relating to glaring plotholes and dangling storylines - it mostly serves as an excellent ending to Buffy's story on our screens. Episodes like 'Conversations with Dead People' and 'Storyteller' manage to transcend the plot and provide genuine insight into the characters involved. Spike's progression from demon with a chip to Angel-Lite has a cathartic conclusion, and the finale, while vaguely unsatisfying in certain respects, provides the closure that a series of this nature desperately needed after season six.
An excellent effort, and a fine way for Buffy to find her much needed rest.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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If your not familar with the story arc of this final series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it basically delves into the story of the slayer with Buffy's latest nemesis, the origins of evil, 'The First', hoping to eliminate the legacy of the slayer. With potential Slayers being killed the world over, they begin showing up at Buffy's where their only hope is to form an army against 'The First' and its minions.
As usual, Buffy never looked so good on DVD, with superior picture quality and sound, and in the usual letterbox format not seen on the US versions of Buffy.
The extras include the usual commentaries but this time four of Buffy's star contribute to some of them. These are Danny Strong (Jonathan) and Tom Lenk (Andrew) for 'Conversations with Dead People', James Marsters (Spike) for 'Lies My Parents Told Me' and Nicholas Brendon (Xander) for 'Dirty Girls'. I thought it was great to get these actors' insight into the making of these episodes.
The featurettes are a lengthy overview of Season 7 which is normal to a Buffy DVD boxset, interviews with some of the potentials, Joss Whedons' 10 favourite episodes, a featurette on the study of Buffy at University, a featurette entitle 'It's always been about the fans', an outtakes reel and an easter egg which is the 'previously on Buffy' montage seen in Season 5's 'The Gift' altho I was sure clips from ALL seasons have been integrated into it. I thought this was a really nice idea and addition to the set.
You really can't go wrong with this DVD set. The episodes were great, fair price and the extras are fantastic (and keep you entertained that little bit longer). For me, the much needed reappearance of Eliza Dushku as Faith made this season that little bit more likeable :-)
And so we salute Buffy, but hope that before long we might see a Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy Movie...
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A decent season to end the series
Season 7 is a good end to the series.
It's main problem was that it came after the absolutely awful Season 6, meaning that it's impact was always going to be diminished... Read more
It's main problem was that it came after the absolutely awful Season 6, meaning that it's impact was always going to be diminished... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Moray Greig
Ok Season but Prefer the others.
Great quality product.
But I personally preferred the earlier seasons, this one for me was always full of gloom and doom, but it works out perfectly for what it is. Read more
But I personally preferred the earlier seasons, this one for me was always full of gloom and doom, but it works out perfectly for what it is. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Daniel Miller
For me, simply the best TV ever made.
Buffy is not the sort of programming that would normally interest me. I like nice English girl-next-door types, so my intitial sight of Ms Gellar did not attract me. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by roger13
My reasons why season 7 hit all the right notes...
Reading some of these reviews is just laughable, and as someone else said, its annoying how a lot of it is lost on the teen viewers who dont understand it properly. Read more
Published on 28 July 2006 by C. Cheetham
Dross TV
Don't get me wrong, early Buffy was great TV, but it seemed as if the series died when Angel got his spin-off, strange because at the time I didn't even like the character. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by JKL
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Series 7 (the best)
This series of Buffy has had me crying and laughing on many occassions.
This series introduces "The First" the ultimate evil. Read more
This series introduces "The First" the ultimate evil. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2005 by "nikkispencellb2005"
Buffy the vampire slayer-the complete seventh season
AT ITS BEST
The final season of the Buffy is great the whole slayer thing but the only thing that makes it worst it episode Seven No Tara i fell Tara should have been Ressurected... Read more
Published on 7 July 2005 by Andrew
A fitting conclusion
Reading the some of the reviews on here only serves to convince me of my long held suspicion that Buffy is wasted on the teens that watch it. Read more
Published on 26 April 2005 by Lendrick
The End of an Era
In Season 7 of Buffy the Vapire Slayer, we see many of the stronger characters degraded. Willow, due to nearly destroying the world, has given up her wiccan ways, leaving her... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2004 by Glen Rogers
Oh Dear!!
So we get to season 7 after the debacle of season 6. We hope for signs of improvement. We hope for signs that the very real problems with season 6 will be sorted out and that we... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2004 by Ronnie Bradley
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