I have yet to see more than one episode from the sixth season, but I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED "Once More With Feeling" (The musical)... Can't wait to get that episode on DVD...
As a BUFFY addict, I must say that there were only TWO good episodes in the entire sixth season, "Once More With Feeling" (which they gave away as a free DVD in Daily Variety "For Emmy Consideration" about 2 weeks ago) and the episode immediately after that, "Tabula Rasa", which is the funniest episode of all time. The rest of the season is just too dark and disturbing, and is missing that comic edge that makes the show what it is. Even the producers admit that, and have decided to lighten the tone again for season 7.
The only other good thing about season 6 are the numerous near pornographic love scenes between Buffy and Spike. They really push the envelope to the edge - their scenes are similar to but even hotter than 9 1/2 Weeks, which in its time got an R Rating for theaters.
My first episode was "Lie To Me", and the subtlety of that episode (each character tells a small lie, the consequences of which fuel the entire episode) hooked me. I completely didn't see the twist of why Ford wanted to be a vampire. It was a very powerful episode.
When RPN 9 took forever to get Season 4 (I think they showed Season 3 maybe 3 1/2 times!), I actually got Season 4 on PAL VHS from Amazon UK. Now that I have the DVDs of Seasons 1-4, that's just another duplicate sitting on my shelf gathering dust.
It's a very costly addiction in my book!
In Buffy news, Sarah Michelle Gellar recently announced that she will not be providing the voice of Buffy for the new animated series.
See? You should never get me started on BUFFY talk. Just be thankful acidburn is busy right now, or you'd be getting a lot more... hehehe...