Season 6

I’m pretty much done rewatching season 6, and it’s still my least favorite. Coming off a season where Buffy faced a Goddess, lost her mom, and underwent significant emotional growth, season 6 feels like a step backward. I’m not sure if the writers were just unsure about what direction to take Buffy after her resurrection.

First, the villains: Three nerdy, pathetic guys with nothing better to do than make Buffy’s life miserable. Warren is an evil man who thinks he can control women, Andrew is a young gay guy in love with Warren who just follows along, and Jonathan... well, Jonathan is just Jonathan. They’re not exactly compelling antagonists.

The living situation is another issue. Buffy’s back from the dead, struggling to find jobs and take care of Dawn, while Willow and Tara are living with her. They do nothing to help her. So, they bring Buffy back to life and expect her to pay for everything? It feels off.

Buffy is overwhelmed, feeling completely alone at 20 years old, and then Giles decides to leave? That was a huge emotional blow, especially after everything Buffy had already been through.

And don’t get me started on the final episodes. With only a few left to wrap up the season, it feels like the writers threw in a twist by killing Tara and turning Willow into the main villain. It seems like a last-minute shock to surprise the audience rather than a well-thought-out plot development.

As a fan of Buffy and Spike’s relationship, I always believed he deserved a chance—he didn’t need a soul to love her. But the writers took them in a toxic, confusing direction, especially with the bathroom scene. It was frustrating to watch, especially after seeing Spike’s growth as a character.

And Anya’s wedding day episode? That was so hard to watch. Xander’s insecurities, selfishness, and emptiness were front and center, and yet everyone just seemed to support him. He thought making dumb jokes would make everything better, but it didn’t.

That said, season 6 does have two really good episodes—the musical episode and Normal Again—but overall, it still doesn’t feel like a strong season to me.