Argh!!! I don't know!!! It's too hard!!!!!

Seriousl;y though, I can never come up with a list that satisfies me. I'm a big fan of Season 6, for example, and I didn't really like Season 4 when it aired, but watching on DVD, I kind of like Season 4, you know? When S7 was originally on, I did't care for it much, but watching it on DVD, I think it's really, really strong. I actually got into a big debate about Buffy's character in S7. People are so hard on her!

And, of course, every time I do a re-watch, things change. Hey! There's an idea, a re-watch! Hmm, that's good thinking. Maybe I'll post my deep and profound thoughts on this board to try to jumpstart things as I watch. You know, things like "OMG they're all so young!!!" and "I'm pretty sure Giles was concussed for 7 years straight."

Anyway, right now, I'd probably rank them:

1. 6
2. 7
3. 3
4. 2/4
5. 1
6. 5

But I'm not at all happy with that list. Not even a little bit.

I'm happy with your list...because it's the first reply to my thread!;)

4 3 2 1 5 (in that order)

While I like some episodes in seasons 6 and 7, I wasn't a big fan of either season. I tend not to watch much from either of them whenever I do go back to watch the show.

This is my all time favorite show, I've watched it many times all the way through over the years, and I find that my favorite to least favorite seasons change around. As of right now, I would have to say it's the following:

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 6
5. 4
6. 7
7. 1

This is a perfect example: Right now, I have season 4 ranked as 5th best, but there have been plenty of times where season 4 was my favorite. I would likely have to attribute this to how much I am connecting with a particular season due to whatever is going on in my personal life.

I also want to make clear that in my opinion, there is no bad season of BTVS. I love them all.

5 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 4 - 1

5 - hits all the extremes of humor and pathos. Was a big fan of Spike discovering he's in love, the brief but emotionally powerful return of Faith, the nearly unbeatable Big Bad.

3 - Extremely well-conceived and written, all episodes add to the story arc or theme. Charismatic villain in the Mayor. Touching finale that ends up on an up note.

4 - liked it more than many do...unlike many, Riley to me was a nice change of pace after Mopeyface. Was never a fan of Buffy/Angel, and that dragged interminably in S3. I liked the College dynamic, and even Frankenvillain was okay.

1 - short, frothy, to the point, and ultimately winning. Harder to rewatch for its goofiness.

2 & 6 - it gets difficult here. 6 was weak but can't of daring for a TV fantasy to cast real life itself as the Big Bad. Had plenty of moments that worked for me, was on the whole more interesting than 2. 2 had too many campy standalones...but then when the story arc of 2 kicks in you can't look away.

7 - painful al the way around. Ill-conceived, characters often unrecognizable.

It's really hard because I like all of them except for Season 1. haha, but here is mine:

Season 5 Season 6 Season 4 Season 2 Season 3 Season 7

Season 1

I only watched up till mid S6 so

1. S2
2. S3
3. S1
4. S4
5. S5
6. S7
7. S6

1. S2
2. S3
3. S5
4. S1
5. S4
6. S6
7. S7

3

2 (the 2nd half of season 2 was superb)

1

4

5

7

6 (the final few episodes were excellent but the rest pretty much sucked)

Previous order S6 S3 S2 S7 S4 S5 S1

New order after rewatch S3 = Amazing series so many great episodes S2 = Some great ones like ms calender dying, a couple of bad ones S6 = Love the dark tones and dark Willow&Buffy resurrection S5 = Glory was great&Joyce dying but dawn is beyond irritating S4 = Had some great episodes hated the army stuff & Riley S1 = Mixed some good some bad S7 = Weak final season some good episodes

1. 1-2
2. 3-4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 7