Top Buffy moment(s)

[litzie]

I was just thinking about my favorite moments in the episode battles thread, while talking about the Epic Chick Fight between Harmony and Xander in The Initiative, which is definitely one of my favorite moments. So I wanted to ask what everyone's favorite moment/scene is, but since I'm not sure I can say only one, I thought I'd leave it open for more than one answer.

So for me, I love (in no particular order):
1) the Chick Fight, which is totally made by the musical score and the slow motion.
2) Giles walking into the tree in Earshot. I loved that Giles and Joyce had sex on the cop car, I loved that it was that memory Joyce was worrying about giving away to telepathic buffy, and I love how she drops that bomb on him at the end. priceless. (In fact if I picked my absolute favorite it might be this)
3) The projector scene in Hush. Everything about it, from the music, to Giles' gory taste in drawings, to Buffy's inappropriate slaying motion, to her complaint that giles drew her fat...golden.
4) The hug at in Primeval in the elevator shaft. I know it's cheesy, I know the writing isn't brilliant, but...it's the last time that I really truly believe that the scoobies are back together. And I just totally go aww...
5) the split screen in Him. That episode as a whole is comedy gold, but when they went to the split screen, with the old fashioned crime music and the various women's plans...though this scene is VERY closely rivaled by the scene where Buffy tries to take out principal wood with a grenade launcher...

Right. So what are your favorite scene(s) or moment(s)?

[icecreamkiller]

Not in order!

1. "And as I suspected, ice cream is a universal language."
"Like many Asians, I'm lactose intolerant. I'm very uncomfortable."
2. Buffy going after Wood with a rocket launcher is definitely one of my favourite scenes.
3. "That was me favorite shirt!"
(beat)
"THAT WAS ME ONLY SHIRT!"
4. Buffy whamming on Glory's face with Olaf's hammer in The Gift. I love seeing the good guys get that vicious in a fight.
5. Faith's dream in This Year's Girl where Buffy chases her into an open grave with a knife and after a few moments Faith alone comes out.

Of course, this list is subject to drastic change because I do this thing when I'm making lists where I forget shit. So yeah.

[holypotatoes]

Hmm, my top moments usually have my favorite quotes in them and are in my favorite episodes so this might not be as hard as I think it'll be...

1.) The showdown in Enemies with Faith, Angel-us and Buffy. Priceless.
2.) Buffy trying to kill Wood with the rocket launcher in Him. Hysterical!
3.) The ending credits in The Puppet Show. I never thought they were funny until I had to read Oedipus Rex and my god do I die of laughter everytime I see that scene now.
4.) In Where the Wild Things Are, at the very end when Buffy was saying she had no control over herself; the look Riley and Buffy give to eachother makes me burst out laughing for some reason. It's just great.
5.) Buffy kicking Adam's ass in Primeval. It's the "we are forever" that gives me chills. As well as Buffy being able to turn the rocket launcher into doves.
6.) Buffy after coming down from the bookstacks in Amends right after Giles asked her what her dream was about. The look on her face. "It's....not important."
7.) The I In Team when Buffy pops up on the monitor and says, "If you think that's enough to kill me, you really don't know what a Slayer is. Trust me when I say you're gonna find out." Ohhhhhh, it's on like Donkey Kong at that moment. Love it!!!
8.) Angelus getting kicked in the balls in Innocence. He totally deserved it. Go Buffy!
9.) The scene in the Bronze with Faith and Spike in Who Are You? "pop you like warm champagne", good stuff right there.
10.) The showdown with Buffy and Dark!Willow in Two To Go. "6 years as the sideman, now I get to be the slayer"
11.) "Share time" in Living Conditions! When Buffy starts chugging the milk, *sigh*, it just makes me love her character even more.
12.) In Anne when Buffy finally says the line we've been waiting to hear: "I'm Buffy, the vampire slayer and you are?" Yes! We finally got to hear it from the slayers own mouth.
13.) The morphs at the end of Lesson's. I was so ecstatic for the rest of that season just from that moment alone. Unfortunately, the rest of the season ended up sucking.
14.) When Faith goes up to Scott in Homecoming and says that the doctor told her the itching and swelling should go away in a few days right in front of his date. It was so big sister of her to do that. Too bad that didn't really last the rest of the season.
15.) "TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WHORES!" Best line Buffy ever said and one hell of a heart breaking moment. I was actually sad to see Ruffy break up. And while I'm on this episode, I'll say Buffy taking out like 10 vamps in the alley by herself was pretty awesome to see. Especially the ending javelin throw.

Okay so I need to stop. I had every intention of only doing 10 but then my favorite moments just kept popping into my head but I'm officially stopping at 15. There are more but I don't feel like boring you all.

[Rexx Raul]

I love the part of The Killer in Me where Warren//Willow is apologizing in the back yard. During that scene, I think that Adam Busch is really believable as Willow. The rest of the episode it's kind of sketchy, but for that moment, it works. Or at least I think so.

In The Replacement when both Xanders answer Buffy's "What number am I thinking of" with "Eleven and a half" in unison. I think the whole episode is great, and that's my favorite part.

I agree with holypotatoes that the morphs at the end of Lessons were awesome. For a moment I got excited thinking that the Master was going to come back and be the big bad for season 7, which I thought would be cool to have a bigger, badder Master, but it wasn't to be.

And for the last one I'll post right now, I can't really narrow it down. Pretty much every single scene that the Mayor appears in is overly fantastic. Easily my favorite character, and never failed to deliver.

[vampmogs]

I could go on forever but I'll just name a few;

The Obvious:

* Buffy killing Angel in 'Becoming II'

* Buffy jumping of the tower in 'The Gift'

* The students fighting back against the Mayor in 'Graduation Day II'

* Buffy's "I don't want to die!" in 'Prophecy Girl'

And the rest...

* The Xander/Angelus stare down in 'Killed By Death'

* Buffy kicking Angelus in the balls

* The Buffy/Faith fight, and in particular the look on Buffy's face when she realises she's just killed Faith (or at least she thinks)

* Xander speedo walk out and the hillarious reactions of Buffy/Willow/Cordelia.

* Willow's "Six years as a side man now I get to be the slayer"

* Spike's "who the hell is this?" when Kendra bursts into the room during 'What's My Line II' and saves Buffy.

* Faith pounding on Buffy in a rage in 'Who Are You' along with the entire church scene.

* Faith saving the girl from the vamp in Buffy's skin, and the victim grabbing her hand and saying thankyou so sincerely, it's wonderfully acted by SMG

* The Buffy/Giles conversation in 'Lie to Me' at the end of the episode.

* When Faith comes to Buffy's door in 'Amends' with presents and the Buffy/Angel dream in that episode.

* Angel biting Buffy in 'Graduation Day II'

* The entire scene with Buffy/Faith/Angel in 'Enemies'

* Xander talking to Willow on the bluff

* Buffy's "Hi, I'm Buffy the vampire slayer and you are?"

* Willow hitting Faith in the back with her handbag and the hillarious pissed off face of Faith in return during 'This Years Girl.'

I could go on forever, there's so many more but I'll stop there for now..

[RuFio]

I have SO many fave moments. I could probably think of even more, but here's my top 30!

1) Episode "Gingerbread"--Buffy, Willow & Amy tied to stakes at the Sunnydale Witch Hunt
2) Willow & Tara's spell in 'Who Are You'- pretty spell & sexy!
3) Episode "Becoming Part 2"--Angelus: "Take all that away and what's left". Buffy: "Me". (stops angelus's sword inches from her face)
4) When Buffy discovers Joyce's dead body and says "Mom..Mom..Mommy"...so sad!
5) Faiths sexy speech to Spike in buffy's body in 'Who are you' and how she finishes it off with "Because it's wrong"
6) Episode "Doppelgangland"-- Willow shoots Vamp Willow with tranquilizer gun & the way Vamp Willow says "Bitch." is funny. Actually anytime Willow says Bitch is funny. It's good in "As You Were" too when she says it about Riley's wife.
7.) "This Years Girl"--love kristine sutherlands delivery of the line "Are you planning on slitting my throat anytime soon." (Joyce to Faith)
8.) Buffy dancing with Xander at the Bronze in "When She was bad"
9.) The teaser of "Buffy vs. Dracula" when Buffy sneaks out of bed w/Riley to slay a vampire so she can come back & finally get to sleep. That scene is so symbolic of who buffy is. <3 it!!
10.) Episode "Living Conditions"-- Buffy kicks Kathys rug and says "oops, look what i did" and kathy backhands her across the face and says "look what i did" and then they finally kick each others asses! Funny shit!!

11) The entire dream sequence at the beginning of "Suprise". The music in the back ground creates such a haunting and beautiful atmosphere. Especially love when Drusilla stakes Angel in front of Buffy.
12) Episode "Tough Love" When Willow runs into the magic shop, busts open the darkest magic book w/an axe and attacks Glory, Dark Willow style.
13) Episode "Family" when Mr.Maclay says to the scoobies about tara "We're her blood kin! Who the hell are you?!" and Buffy says "We're Family." Great Scooby Moment & great comment on family vs. friends.
14) I actually don't remember what episode it is but I think it's season five where Spike is thinking about fighting with Buffy at the same time he's having sex with harmony. Then tells Harmony he's thinking "All about you baby". I loved Buffy-obsessed Spike!
15) Episode "Villains"- When Willow walks into the magic shop and all the magic books come flying down onto the table in front of her- awesome effects!
16) Episode "After Life" when buffy talks about being in heaven to Spike.
17) Episode "Life Serial" when buffy does shots & get's drunk with Spike!
18) Episode "Once more, with feeling." when Dawn says dryly "I gave birth to a pterodactyl" and anya says in all seriousness "Oh my god, did it sing?". That's probably my favorite line of the entire series!
19) Anya and Giles bicker and kiss like a married couple in "Tabula Rasa"
20) When Buffy decides to be a hero and give into her sunnydale delusion in "Normal Again"

21) Episode "Smashed"- The first time Buffy & Spike have sex in the house that's falling down is so wonderfully symbolic.
22) The beginning of "Smashed" when Willow turns rat Amy back into her human self. I love how Amy screams and then it cuts to the opening titles.
23) The teaser of "Wrecked" is also one of my faves when Buffy wakes up with Spike and says "oh my god"
24) In "Selfless" when Anya in a flashback is singing "I'll be his Mrs.!" and then the abrupt cut to present day anya with a sword in her chest.
25) When Faith is double crossed by Buffy & Angel in "Enemies". Love when Buffy says "there's a word for people like you faith-loser." and when faith says "admit it, you think you're better than me" and buffy says "I am."
26) Faith confronting Buffy & Willow at UC Sunnydale after she wakes up from her coma in "This Years Girl". Faiths dialogue in this scene is so good!
27) Getting to see RIPPER Giles in "Band Candy"!!
28) Seeing spike have sex with invisible Buffy in "Gone"
29) Episode "Intervention" when Buffy says "You guys couldn't tell me apart from a robot?!". SMG's line delivery is great and elevates it to one of my favorite funny lines in the series!
30) Episode "Primeval" when possessed Buffy turns adams bullet into 3 doves- beautiful moment!

[tempest]

Wow, you guys are reminding me of so many moments... where to begin? At the beginning i guess :P

Season 1
1) Nightmares - when Buffy is a vampire and tells the monster there are worse things than him... and she's one of em
2) Prophecy Girl - B comes back from beyond, walking back to fight the master w/Angel & Xander by her side... stronger and more determined than ever

Season 2
3) School hard - the entire fight scene w/Spike at the high school - beginning to end. i especially love that joyce starts to learn just how strong B is.
4) Halloween - very funny moments while they're their costumes
**5) What's My Line - the introduction to the order of teraka, the way its laid out as if kendra is one of them... the reveal rocked.
6) Bad eggs - after the bazora monster kills gorch brother #1, drags Buffy in... B comes out dripping in gook (victorious, of course) & the surviving gorch brother says something like "ok, it's over". He should be scared! Never shoulda come back for the slayerfest.
*7) Surprise - in the mall at the end. Judge says "No weapon forged can kill me". Buffy retorts, "That was then, this is now" shouldering the rocketlauncher.... PRICELESS
**8) Becoming - lots of great moments - that whole scene when Dru & crew come to the library... Kendra's fight, Dru's slash, Buffy coming upon the scene. Pt 2 when Angel & Dru get the surprise that Spike has switched sides. The look on Dru's face, and Spike so angry as he hits Angel w/the crowbar. (and of course the whole ending :P)

Season 3

***9) Anne - the entire hell scene from "Hi I'm Buffy and you are" to when she's on the pedestal holding the strange axe
****10) The Wish - the whole episode i just loved... how much of a difference Buffy really has made in everyone's lives... the comedy of 2 willows... xander vamped out... a Buffy who has lost her femininity and especially the near-end scene when Buffy kills those she cares most about, without a second thought, walking right thru angel's ashes as Anya says "This is the real world now". "Buffy faces the master, and she will die".
11) Bad Girls - "Want, take, have... i'm getting it" oops!!!
12) The Zeppo - the Xanman makes his difference, on his own. I love his confidence at the end as Cordy's remarks just bounce off.
13) Enemies - yeah, that scene when Faith realizes "You played me". Love it.
*14) The Prom - Buffy gets her recognition from the students, that touched me so much... i still tear up when i see it

Season 4 - my fave season
15) Harsh light of day - when Buffy realizes the "boyfriend" Harmony mentioned to willow was Spike... the fight in the daylight, Spike's taunts, Buffy staking Spike
*16) The Initiative - the big reveal how all the new characters were involved in the mysterious GI joes... Spike's escape
17) Something Blue - funny moments, lots of em... Giles blind as Xan/Anya walk in - "Stop doing, whatever it is you're doing... you smell like fruit rolll ups". Buffy & Spike in love... omg... and the comment by Xander "Can I be blind too" ROFL.
***18) Hush - pretty much the whole silent part... as they all wake up silent, Buffy clearing her throat, Willow thinking she's deaf... the projector room scene... Buffy/Riley finding out about eachother
****19) The Eye In Team - Loved this ep, I thought Riley was perfect for Buffy (an actual normal guy who was strong and could fight with her). I especially loved the scene when they take down the polgara... the way Buffy looks to Riley for his lead just before they attack (something Buffy rarely ever gets to do), then the whole interspersed scene fighting the polgara/getting it on. Hawt. It was a shame they couldn't let Buffy be happy for a little while before "Motherhen" has to pull her BS. Walsh got schooled.
***20) Yoko Factor/Primeval - I loved the way Spike "masterfully" set them up, and loved the revelation that "I may have detected a flaw". The two sides of spike... confident to "oh crap i screwed up" is so awesome. This ep impressed me with Riley the most, the way he loved Buffy so much he found the will power to move when under adam's control AND dig that thing out of his chest. Killing forrest was awesome too. To me this ep had all the chars truly being part of the end-fight... the way the 4 scoobies combined their strengths. Adam's shock and defeat kicked @ss. The military got schooled.

Season 5
21) Buffy v Dracula - all the interactions between B & Drax - how his blood was intended to corrupt her, but instead revitalized her self-control. After he was staked, Buffy "...standing right here" waiting to stake him again was funny...
***23) Fool for love - Spike showing Buffy how he killed the other slayers... his past, but especially the fight scenes w/past slayers... AWESOME!
24) Shadow? - when Buffy does the spell to find out if something is affecting her mother... and sees that Dawn isn't who she says. Michelle played the annoying sister really well, i was glad to see Buffy getting wise, threatening her... then finding out what dawn really was - wow.
24) Into the woods - Xander's speech to Buffy about just how lucky she was to have Riley... but it was too late If those vamps hadn't come along just then, she might've caught him, but it seems she never would've been satisfied with him anyhow - so i'm glad for the mass slaughter of vamps scene
24) Checkpoint - Buffy's "power" speech at the end to the council. "Everyone's telling me..." this/that, "I finally figured out why. I have the power. They don't." Also loved the part about no interruptions... watcher jr. didn't heed, and got that sword thrown at him - awesome!
25) Blood ties - the scene w/Dawn and Spike at the magic box finding out who dawn is.
26) Crush - so much classic in this ep. Dru & Spike reunited at the Bronze... spike's hesitation to feed again... Dru using the cattle prod on Buffy, only to be doublecrossed by Spike... the whole scene when his two loves are tied up "What is wrong with you bloody women" as he throws his bottle against the wall (he wastes a lot of liquor lol)... how in the end as Dru fights a chained Buffy, Spike releases Buff & they stand side by side ready to take Dru on. Despite Buffy's objections, she did have a rapport with spike, just couldn't admit it, not even to herself.
*27) Intervention - The Buffybot was so funny, so obviously not Buff, with her strange comments "I didn't sleep with spike, i had sex with spike... many times... i could make sketches" and as already mentioned, SMG's "I'm having what with huh." perfect. The scene where Glory tortures spike, and for a moment, we think he's gonna spill, but he tells Glory what a skank she is in order to piss her off instead - classic spike, never know if he's gonna be good or evil, mr. confident, or mr. oops, then he ends up being both!
****28) Tough Love/Spiral/Weight of the World/The Gift - these eps flowed together so beautifully, whenever i watch one, i have to watch all 4 in a row. In Spiral, Buffy does kill humans, but never reflects on it.

I gotta take a break lol. hope some of these have renewed a few good memories... like your posts did for me

[tangent]

Ooh fun.

Giles walking into the tree in Earshot. I loved that Giles and Joyce had sex on the cop car, I loved that it was that memory Joyce was worrying about giving away to telepathic buffy, and I love how she drops that bomb on him at the end. priceless.

Absolutely one of my all time favourite bits. I know it's coming but each and everytime it happens I can't help but laugh. It's the look on Giles' face I think or perhaps the way Buffy just keeps on walking. Whatever it is it's sooo funny.

Willow's "Six years as a side man now I get to be the slayer"

Yup. Two to go is quite possibly my favourite ep and that scene just sends shivers down my spine. I actually think it's Buffy's "Are we really gonna do this?" that gets me. Brrrr.

As for the rest.

Xander walking almoist in slow motion at the head of the pack in, erm, The Pack. Cheesey but love it.

Buffy's speech in Prophecy girl is just mesmerisingly poignant and heartfelt and beautifully played.

The scene with the bomb in The Zeppo. Specifically "I like the quiet." Great line.

the Rocket launcher in Him. Specially when after spike's run off with the launcher we then get the shot of him running at full pelt away from Buffy.

Drunk Giles in The Yoko Factor. Specifically his off screen "Bloody Hell!" to Willows public self outing.

There's more but that'll do for now I think.

[vampmogs]

Drunk Giles in The Yoko Factor. Specifically his off screen "Bloody Hell!" to Willows public self outing.

Oh how'd I forget that one! One of the funniest moments in the series for me, period. Loved it, no matter how many times I see it I'm still always cracking up over it.

[RuFio]

oo yeah! buffy with the rocket launcher in 'surprise'... when she says "that was then. this is now." Awesome buffy moment!

[Wolfie Gilmore]

3) The projector scene in Hush. Everything about it, from the music, to Giles' gory taste in drawings, to Buffy's inappropriate slaying motion, to her complaint that giles drew her fat...golden.

Agree on that one, absolutely.

Other top moments – not in order, but numbered because… just because. As with favourite episodes, these are just how I feel today – tomorrow, who knows?

1) Giles’s “I’d like to test that theory” entrance in season 6 – would you like some bad to go with that ass? Oh, right. You’ve already got plenty.

2) Buffy catching the sword in Becoming part II and saying “me” – Like the “no living man am I” moment in the Eowyn vs Black rider fight. Only Buffy doesn’t need some annoying hobbit from Lost to help her because she is ten times more badass than Eowyn who’s a real wimp when it comes to Aragorn and I bet she couldn’t kill him if HE went evil. [/random lord of the rings referencing]

3) Renee’s death from her point of view in season 8. Heartbreaking.

4) Willow singing “I think this line’s mostly filler” in OMWF – love those meta moments. There’s something about the look on her face when she sings it that’s just so adorable, and sums up her having too many thoughts-ness perfectly.

5) Ripper!Giles in Band Candy getting all excited about Buffy beating up Ethan and doing a little punch of the air.

6) The prayer of St Francis over the last shots of grave before the Spike scene, with this sense of hope and rebirth – beautiful. Especially enjoy Buffy and Dawn walking through that flowering garden (that we never see again in Sunnydale…).

7) Xander praying to all kinds of gods in Tabula Rasa because he doesn’t know what religion he is. Bless him.

8) Buffy/Spike tearing down the house in Smashed. Hot. And excellent use of music.

9) Faith making faces in the mirror in Buffy’s body in Who are You?

10) Buffy waiting for Dracula to rematerialise at the end of Buffy vs Dracula (you think I don’t watch your movies?) and how the smoke dematerialises mid rematerialisation!

[Boltmaiden]

Oh man I could be here all day Okay so many from Who Are You? But of course the Faith/Spike interaction may be my favorite moment ever.

hmm...maybe I can break this down by character?
Giles: Band Candy, probably the little punch thing when Buffy hits Ethan.
When he threatens Principle Synder to let Buffy back into school
When he comes back in season 6 and takes on Evil Willow

Willow: Telling off Angel and Giles in When she was Bad
Evil Willow taking on Buffy, Warren,etc.
Almost anything between her and Oz

Xander: Blocking Angel from getting to Buffy in her hospital bed
Talking to Evil Willow on top of that hill
Buying Cordelia's dress for the Prom

2) Buffy catching the sword in Becoming part II and saying "me" ? Like the "no living man am I" moment in the Eowyn vs Black rider fight. Only Buffy doesn't need some annoying hobbit from Lost to help her because she is ten times more badass than Eowyn who's a real wimp when it comes to Aragorn and I bet she couldn't kill him if HE went evil. [/random lord of the rings referencing]

Oh you break my heart man I love Eowyn she is one of my all time favorite characters

I have to go for now i'll take this on again later.

[Amuk]

1) Buffy kissing Angel, telling him to close his eyes, and then running hm through. Because it must be done.

2) [I can't believe no-one's mentioned this one yet.]

Oz: “The monkey’s the only cookie animal that gets to wears clothes. You know that? … You have the sweetest smile I’ve ever seen.”
Oz: “So I’m wondering, do the other cookie animals feel sorta ripped? Like is the hippo going, “Hey, man. Where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity.” And you know the monkey’s just, “I mock you with my monkey pants!” And then there’s a big coup in the zoo.”
Willow: “The monkey is French?”
Oz: “All monkeys are French. You didn’t know that?”
Willow: “No.”

3) I share Rexx's love of the Mayor being the Mayor. "Moist towelette?"

4) "Willow: Then talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun." [The Initiative]

5) What litzie said about projector scene in Hush.

6) Buffy: So, how's it start?
Giles: I, uh, jump out of the circle and I jump back in it and then um, I shake my gourd.
Buffy: I know this ritual! The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the hokey pokey and turn themselves around!
Giles: [annoyed] Go quest. [Intervention]

7) Giles: Now wait a minute—you think I'm evil... if I bring a group of girls on a camping trip and don't touch them? [The Killer in Me]

8) Buffy: Hey, Ken! Want to see my impression of Gandhi? [she smashes his head]
Lily: Gandhi?
Buffy: Well, if he was really pissed off. [Anne]

9) The whole school ripping off their graduation robes to reveal weapons and work together (for once).

10) The Body.

[Wolfie Gilmore]

Oh man I could be here all day Okay so many from Who Are You? But of course the Faith/Spike interaction may be my favorite moment ever.

Doh! How could I forget that one!

Oh you break my heart man I love Eowyn she is one of my all time favorite characters

Oh, I loved her... but then I got sick about her going all wussy over Aragorn. But the "no living man am I" moment was awesome.

[vampmogs]

Some more;

Giles telling Buffy she'll have his respect and his support in the car at the end of 'Innocence.'

Joyce stroking Buffy's hair gently at the end of 'Innocence' as Buffy leans on her and is comforted by her mother

The entire final scene of 'Forever' it's heartbreaking and so utterly creepy at the same time

Buffy's reaction to Giles' "I don't want you to be a part of this" in 'No Future For You.'

The final monologue to the decoy slayer in 'The Chain.'

Buffy/Xander/Willow watching Bollywood movies in Buffy's bedroom at the start of 'Reptile Boy'

Buffy's "that was then, this is now" before firing the rocket launcher into the Judge, it's so bloody kick ass.

Buffy/Xander/Willow joking around in ?The Long Way Home' before Willow is sucked into the portal. I loved seeing Buffy dive for Willow but crashing into the weapons cabinet and Xander's panic and alarm as he screams for the mystics to get down into the basement. Plus Buffy's "we're being played Xander, and I'm not liking it" is all kinds of awesome. Completely captures the chemistry of the three actors and is horribly suspenseful as we see Willow being sucked away.

The Mayor commenting on Buffy/Angel's relationship in ?Choices'

Giles' "burst" before stabbing Roden in the back during ?No Future For You' Seriously, he's never been that kick ass!

Xander's "it's all done with mirrors" before deflecting Voll's beam back onto his men in ?The Long Way Home'

[litzie]

Ooh, all of these are so good! That scene in innocence between buffy and giles (and the bit where he takes buffy's side over jenny's) is just so sweet for their relationship...

And it reminds me of another scene in Giles' car, which while not necessarily on the same level of significance, is still awesome - Giles' "Do you like my mask, it raises the dead. Americans!"

Ooh, another Giles moment...the end bit in The Wish, when Giles destroys Anya's necklace...because he has faith that there must be a better world than this one. So poignant, so heartbreaking...

[vampmogs]

Ooh, another Giles moment...the end bit in The Wish, when Giles destroys Anya's necklace...because he has faith that there must be a better world than this one. So poignant, so heartbreaking...

Oh that's a superb moment, I agree with you wholeheartedly. And it gives so many layers to the man who chose to "protect this sorry world." In that moment he risked an already existent world on the belief that there's a better one out there, and he was right. It was Giles, once again, making the hard decisions.

Love it.

[Retrograde]

Oz: “The monkey’s the only cookie animal that gets to wears clothes. You know that? … You have the sweetest smile I’ve ever seen.”
Oz: “So I’m wondering, do the other cookie animals feel sorta ripped? Like is the hippo going, “Hey, man. Where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity.” And you know the monkey’s just, “I mock you with my monkey pants!” And then there’s a big coup in the zoo.”
Willow: “The monkey is French?”
Oz: “All monkeys are French. You didn’t know that?”
Willow: “No.”

Ohhh I love this one! I mock you with my monkey pants Apparently the 'you have the sweetest smile I've ever seen' was improv, although I may have just made that up. I remember hearing it somewhere though!

6) Buffy: So, how's it start?
Giles: I, uh, jump out of the circle and I jump back in it and then um, I shake my gourd.
Buffy: I know this ritual! The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the hokey pokey and turn themselves around!
Giles: [annoyed] Go quest. [Intervention]

I LOVE this, but you missed out my favourite part of it!

Giles jumps out of the circle, then into the circle, then shakes his gourd.
Buffy: And that's what it's all about.

The solumn (sp?) way which Buffy says that - oh man it cracks me up every time



Pretty much one of my favourite Buffy moments ever, is in one of my favourite episodes of all time, Selfless. The moment when Anya sweeps out the door in her wedding gown in the flashback, and then it cuts straight to her being (seemingly) dead. Woah. I could write a long-ass essay on that. I love it!

[litzie]

Oh, and how could I forget!! It's my avie!! I LOVE the moment in season 5...in...is it There's No Place Like Home I think? when Giles is jsut about to open the magic shop and he dresses in his wizard costume! Oh, man...giles in costume at all is hilarious (ie fear itself) but as a wizard, just staring at Buffy with this expectant smile on his face...? Aww....so cute!

[holypotatoes]

And for a few more from me since everyone else is posting multiple lists.

1.) In Wrecked when Buffy comes into the kitchen and sits down and winces in pain, makes me laugh for some reason. Apparently it was a little rough.
2.) Willow's "And then group sex" to Buffy in Beer Bad makes me crack up every single time I watch it.
3.) FFL when Spike hits Buffy in the side where she was stabbed just right in front of everyone and then they both go on with their conversation like that topic is just an ordinary conversation. Yeah, I talk about killing slayers all the time when I'm at the club.
4.) Spike's little speech to Bangel about how they'll never be friends. "You'll fight and you'll shag and you'll hate it eachother 'til it makes you quiver but you'll never be friends" It's the little crack in his voice right after quiver that breaks my heart.
5.) When Buffy finally snapped back at Dawn's bitching in Tough Love. "Dammit Dawn, this is serious!" It's like, finally! God, how could you have put up with it that long?! If only she had just smacked her, that've would've been great. Can you tell Dawn pissed me off at times?
6.) Anya saying horribly inappropriate things in Life Serial, like how Buffy brought the demon back from hell with her. Ah, it's just great! And when Buffy is posessed and yells "BITCHES!" to Tara and Willow, makes me burst out laughing. It's the way she says bitches that get's me every time.
7.) Older and Far Away, it's simple really: "A cramp? In your pants?" I loved Tara when she wasn't with Willow. So much more entertaining.
8.) Buffy's speech in Bring On The Night! Brilliant speech Buff.
9.) Get It Done's, "You think I came all the way here to get knocked up by some demon dust?!" I know everyone seems to hate this episode but we get more Bitch!Buffy which I love.
10.) WHEN ONCE MORE WITH FEELING FINALLY GOT OVER!!!!!! Praise the lord since I really dislike this episode with a passion.
11.) In BB&B when Oz finds nekid Buffy and she's like "I seem to be having a slight case of nudity here" and Oz replies back "But you're not a rat so call it an upside" Oz, always one with words.
12.) Okay first of all, I loved Ted and I actually really like that episode. The main reason being is that we saw how Buffy would react if she ever overreacted and did purposely kill someone. When Ted's sitting there in her room was sooooo creepy and the fight between the two of them was pretty sweet.
13.) In The Dark Age when Buffy's aerobicizing at the beginning and Giles is saying how his brain is dribbling out of his ears.
14.) Beauty and the Beast when Angel bursts in and kicks that guys ass to save Buffy. So sweet. Even Feral!Angel still loves Buffy. Gotta love it.
15.) In Faith, Hope and Trick when Buffy finally admits to Giles that Angel was cured when she killed him. Ugh, so heartbreaking.

Yeah so that's it until I can remember more.