No Angels were harmed in the making of this list.
... and then he uses "soothing" to counter it.
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No, Angel.
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But only if you have good sex first.
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Are you good enough to beep if the apocalypse comes?
Though the weather outside in most parts of the Northeast is frightful, the streaming options are really freakin’ delightful.
Where it's available: Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus
Why it's worth streaming: Who better to spend your night, day, and maybe another night at home with than the smartest high-schooler ever to exist on television? She says what you're thinking and, let's be real, you'll be doing a lot of thinking while cooped up at home the next couple days.
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Where it's available: Netflix
Why it's worth streaming: If you haven't already burned through the beloved NBC series when it first hit Netflix on Jan. 1, could there be a better time to reacquaint yourselves with New York City's best sixsome ever? For the non-completists out there, just tune into the Season 1 episode "The One With the Blackout." For reasons that need not be explained, you'll really feel like Chandler, Monica, Joey, Phoebe, Ross, and Rachel get what you're going through right now. ('Cause they're there for you tooooooo.)
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Where it's available: Amazon Prime
Why it's worth streaming: Amazon's first big hit — about the Pfefferman family's journey as patriarch Mort comes out as transgender — is one of the most touching, human, and fantastic projects to emerge from Hollywood in the past year. If you feel like a good cry and a hearty laugh, this one couldn't be more perfect.
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Where it's available: Hulu Plus
Why it's worth streaming: I could tell you, or I could just leave this here. But really, this one's for those of you in need of some seriously strong lesbian subtext and some even stronger badass bitches to get you through the storm.
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No awful poets were staked in the making of this list. Some spoilers.
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Laugh in the face of danger, not in the face of Xander.
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Absolute perfection.
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I mean, whether Moloch The Corruptor or Gachnar the Fear Demon, Buffy would vanquish you anyway.
Because there’s so much more than just Angels and Spikes.
Sometimes eternal love isn’t so glamorous. We’re looking at you, Angel.
Seriously. The best.
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But counting the days might be a little with the weird.
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RIP, this ship.
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The One Where Joss Is a Genius.
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Mash-ups are coming.
House sigil: A sofa
House motto: Pivot.
Enemies: House Geller have an on/off war with House Green thanks to a dispute about whether or not they were on a break.
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House sigil: The TARDIS
House motto: Wibbly wobbly timey wimey.
Enemies: House Dalek.
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House sigil: Blinky the three-eyed fish
House motto: You don't win friends with salad.
Enemies: House Flanders.
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House sigil: Sheriff's hat
House motto: We bury the ones we love, and burn the rest.
Enemies: House Woodbury, House Dead.
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See who lands on top. Warning: Spoilers abound.
Pros: Spike with a soul is a joy to watch (and not only because James Marsters was arguably at his most gorgeous here). His struggle highlights the fine line between sanity and madness and also touches on the shock of change and depression. Marsters is probably the finest actor of the season. Xander hits full maturity and becomes the true hero we all knew he could be. Andrew Wells makes for some pretty quotable one-liners (“Where have you been? This funnel cake is kicking my ass!”). And finally, we got one of the greatest, most moving series finales in television history. Ladies, we know we have the power.
Cons: With the exception of two or three actors, everyone felt very bored and tired. It’s understandable, especially from Sarah Michelle Gellar’s point of view, but it still hurts to watch a show that used to be filled with such joie de vie fade out like that. Plus, “The Killer in Me” and “Him” were actual episodes.
Best Episode: “Chosen” (7×22)
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Pros: Lots of fans are really down on Season 1 and often call it the worst season, but it’s really not that bad. Buffy and her new friends tackle vampires and demons alike, but the stories are representative of things much greater than fantasy adventure. By episode three, we’re deep into mentally abusive parent-child relationships, and by the season finale, Buffy performs her first Christ-like sacrifice to save the world. It’s a solid foundation for the series to come and contains great bits of clever writing. Plus, Buffy’s dress in “Prophecy Girl” is legendary.
Cons: The makeup for the demons is pretty bad, and the soundtrack is the musical equivalent of Velveeta macaroni. The quality of the film is worse than even season two, which premiered only a few months after this season ended. “I Robot, You Jane” was an allegory for Internet safety so obvious, it may as well have been a public service announcement.
Best Episode: “Prophecy Girl” (1×12)
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Pros: Buffy’s in college! This transition was handled realistically – well, as realistically as a show about slaying vampires could be. The drift among the Scoobies was written and performed so naturally, it feels like you’re drifting right along with them. That’s how it happens in real life, too, isn’t it? This is also the first season in which Spike is added to the main cast, and his sudden inability to harm people is one of the show’s best bits. Willow and Tara got together this season in the first female-female romance of network TV, which is still a colossal deal in television history. This was also the only season where the writing was nominated for an Emmy. Cool stuff!
Cons: The way Buffy acted around her new boyfriend, Riley Finn, felt a little hollow and un-Buffy. Seth Green’s Oz departed from a show in a terrible cheating scandal. The overall arc of the Initiative and Franken-esque Adam was a little weak and underdeveloped. Of course, the reason behind this was probably because no one wanted to apply that much makeup to the guy… or look at the finished product for very long.
Best Episode: “Hush” (4×10, the series’ landmark silent episode), but “Restless” (4×22) is an honorable mention.
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Pros: THERE WAS A MUSICAL EPISODE. Better, there was a musical episode that actually tied in with the themes and character hardships and strengthened the sentiment that where words fail, music speaks. Also, the stages of grief and depression that Buffy went through were written poetically and portrayed beautifully by Gellar. The theme of addiction was addressed in Willow using too much magic, which is probably the best and most honest performance Alyson Hannigan gave on Buffy. The fact that Willow turned out to be the Big Bad of the season was shocking yet natural, and it’s still in the top ten most heartbreaking moments on the show to me. Spike and Buffy made for some pretty hot stuff. And the overarching theme that sometimes, the scariest demons are inside you was handled in a way that felt real, not cheesy or forced. Applause, applause!
Cons: TARA DIED. Worse, she got shot by Warren Mears, a villain more horrible than Caleb the preacher (Nathan Fillion) from Season 7. She died, and nobody really reacted to her death except for Willow and Dawn, which was a rude testament to the lovely character. Spike tried to rape Buffy in the same episode that TARA DIED. Xander left Anya at the altar when that seemed like the last thing he would ever do. Honestly, Season 6, it’s just depressing.
Best Episode: “Once More with Feeling” (6×07)
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“Welcome to the Hellmouth” and “The Harvest” debuted March 10, 1997 on The WB — but how much of the two-hour deubt can you recall?
Buffy, Xander, and Willow have all had relationships with vampire slayers.
1. Katie Holmes and Ryan Reynolds were almost cast as Buffy Summers and Xander Harris. Holmes declined because she wanted to attend high school, while Reynolds didn't want to be "the guy from high school."
2. Sarah Michelle Gellar originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia, while Charisma Carpenter auditioned for the title role of Buffy. Nathan Fillion auditioned for the role of Angel and Danny Strong auditioned for the role of Xander.
3. Several other actresses auditioned for the role of Buffy but were later cast in different roles, including Julie Benz, Elizabeth Anne Allen, Mercedes Mcnab, and Julie Lee.
Warning: Do not open this post if you’ve lived under a rock for the last few years.
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Girl power.
I have never known a woman to cut her hair for reasons other than serious trauma. Have you?!
If a woman on TV or in a movie gets a shorter haircut, you can tell she's probably suffered a recent trauma. Because everyone knows "I just thought it would look cute" wouldn't make any sense!
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The change: Shoulder-length hair to a longish pixie
Why get a haircut? Sarah (Jodie Foster) is gang-raped, and her rapists are sentenced not for rape, but for "reckless endangerment." The attorney prosecuting her case didn't think she would make a credible witness because, among other things, she had been drinking on the night of the attack. The rapists contended at trial that the sex was consensual.
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The change: Shoulder-length curls to a mini-fro
Why get a haircut? The two vampires who take care of Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) discover she's keeping a corpse in her bed, which forces a realization that she has no control over any aspect of her life.
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Choose wisely.
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Mindy Kaling loves a rom-com, adores a rom-dram, and can't get enough of a love triangle — so when the renaissance woman stopped by BuzzFeed in anticipation of the third season finale of her beloved Fox comedy, The Mindy Project, we asked Kaling to declare a "Team" in 14 of the most hotly debated pop culture love triangles of all time.
"Always Fitz. He's the president of the United States played by the handsomest actor in the land [Tony Goldwyn]. It's too much."
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