The lowest points in my life call for a revisiting of the entire sixth season – that chapter in which Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is ripped out of Heaven and returns to her hellish earthly existence in Sunnydale, California. Whether it gets a repeat viewing depends on the kind of year I’m having. For those people who don`t buy the boxed sets it is an opportunity to get this stupendous, and dare I say it, monster episode for themselves.Nearly 14 years have passed since the finale of “ Buffy the Vampire Slayer” aired, and during that span of time I’ve watched that episode, “Chosen,” at least once a season. This episode has gained a life of its own (or perhaps an after-life) spawning a CD, script book and now this single issue DVD. It does mean that anytime you need a boost you can put on your Buffy dancing shoes… All-singing, all-dancing Buffy? I admit it I am a complete fan and the show can do no wrong for me. It`s a bonus issue in itself but stingy in its choice of extras. It could have fallen flat but instead has become a well-loved, well-taped episode that deserves to be seen in all its glory. To top it all somebody gets the bright idea to make everybody sing. If you need a little cheering up why not watch a show where the leading actress had to crawl out of her grave, give up the love of her life, fight demons everyday and has to get a regular job to pay the bills. This is the uncut version of 48 minutes-the BBC cut both versions down when they showed it to fit into their 45-minute slot.Ĭonclusion Choose life. It sums up the Season to date and sets up virtually the rest of the episodes apart from the Troika who were left out altogether, presumably because they couldn`t sing. In this hour-long episode issues that have been developing over previous episodes are dragged high-kicking and screaming into the open. With Buffy so detached from life Giles hopes to shock her back into responsibility by going back to England. Xander and Anya are increasingly worried by their impending nuptials and it appears that Dawn has a tendency to kleptomania. Tara is deeply concerned by Willow`s apparent dependence on magic but when they have a row Willow casts a spell to make her forget. Buffy can`t relate to the real world having been dragged out of Heaven by Willow`s spell. It seems that everyone has something they need to hide but a demon summoned accidentally causes them all to burst into song and blurt out things that are better left unsaid. Open then on Buffy patrolling in the churchyard and `Going through the motions`. Then for the first time ever (possibly) a single episode of a long-running programme was released as a standalone disc. The phenomenon of the Buffy musical came to pass and it was good, bordering on great and lo there was a cd released. The fan base was also getting slightly saddened by the moody girl-after all she`d been brought back from the dead! Then along came the true musical episode, where everyone had something to say and by God they would have to sing it whether they wanted to or not. In Season 6 Buffy was growing up and perhaps not as perky as she once was. And Joss looked at this and saw that this too was good. The whole episode was scored just like a musical where the music did the job of the normally very talkative actors. In Season 4 there was an episode called `Hush` where very little was said by anybody. Many innovations were introduced as and when they could be afforded. Introduction Once upon a time in the west (coast) there was a cosy little series called `Buffy the Vampire slayer` and the writer/director looked at Buffy and saw that it was good.
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