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The Ultimate “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Poll
1. Which is the Best Season of Buffy?
The most popular seasons in order were 3, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 7. I am surprised that season 3 beat season 2, it's usually season 2 that's always brought up as the classic season, otherwise the results are about what I'd have expected. Season 4 deserves to be higher though :(
I voted season 3, although half of the people discussing the poll are confused at all the love that it's getting lol, it seems to be a real love it or hate it season with a lot of people not getting what's the big deal about that year? I dunno, I just always think of it as the classic high school season when they were really hitting their stride, it's so much more polished than season 2 when it comes to balancing MotW episodes with the central arc, and there are a TON of classic episodes that year (The Wish! The Prom! Lover's Walk! Earshot! Doopelgangland!) Plus it had Faith of course <3 My own order of favourite seasons would probably be 3, 5, 6, 4, 2, 1, 7.
2. Who is the best character from the original Scooby Gang?
Buffy, Willow, Giles, and Xander in again about the order that I'd expect. Buffy and Willow are actually tied very closely, Giles is quite far behind, and then Xander even further. I voted Buffy as my fav :)
3. Who is the best recurring female character?
Results were Anya, Cordelia, Faith, Tara, Dawn. Nothing too surprising there, although I did wonder if Cordelia would be placed higher as she seems to have a huge tumblr-based fandom, but Anya was actually ahead by quite a significant margin. I was torn between voting for Anya or Faith, but ultimately went with Anya
4. Who is the best recurring male character?
Spike had that one in the bag shockingly enough, then Angel, Oz, and finally Riley with just 1% of the votes lol. And I'm sure my flist doesn't need to ask who I voted for :P
5. Who is the most underrated male character?
Results were Andrew, Wesley, Jonathan, Robin Wood, Warren. I mean for me it was hard to see any of those characters as underrated as I wasn't that crazy about any of them really? Wesley would be a good candidate I suppose as he developed so much on Angel, but just looking strictly at his Buffy appearances, I wouldn't have voted for him. I ended up voting for Robin Wood, but I don't really know why at all lol. I just couldn't vote for any of the trio, and as I said, I don't think that Wesley's season 3 appearances are particularly underrated. It's a pretty hopeless selection to choosen between, but Robin Wood did at least have an interesting tie-in to the main arc I suppose
6. Who is the most underrated female character?
Sooo much easier *g* The votes go Drusilla, Joyce, Harmony, Jenny Calender, Kendra, Kennedy. Nothing too surprising about those results, although Kennedy did pick up a few more votes than I would have predicted at 3%! I voted for Drusilla cause I LOVE her, otherwise I would have probably gone with Harmony as my next fav as she was always a lot of fun IMO
7. Which character is your least favourite?
Dawn headed that list booo, she's really least favourite next to characters as widely reviled as Riley and Kennedy?! Meh. Anyway the vote goes Dawn, Riley, Principal Synder, Kennedy, Veruca, Parker, and Kathy Newman. I'm surprised that Synder got as many votes as he did, the whole point of his character was that he was supposed to be annoying, as opposed to the usual unpopular names that come up because viewers didn't see them how the writers intended to portray them. I voted for Kennedy anyway
8. Which "Once More, With Feeling" song do you love the most?
Results in order were Walk Through The Fire, Rest In Piece, Under Your Spell, Where Do We Go From Here, I've Got A Theory, Going Through The Motions, I'll Never Tell, Something To Sing About, The Mustard. More in less in line with what I would have predicted, but I am surprised that Something To Sing About isn't placed a little higher when it was such an emotive part of Buffy's arc :( That was the one I voted for! And for some reason the Giles/Tara duet wasn't an option to vote for?
9. Who is the greatest Big Bad?
The winners in order were Dark Willow, Glorificus, Angelus, The First Evil, Mayor Richard Wilkins, Spike and Drusilla, The Master, Caleb, and Adam. I knew that Dark Willow was popular, but I am surprised that she won the overall vote over Angelus, and I'm also surprised at The First placing so highly, the Mayor was so much cooler?!
I voted for Glorificus as the quintessential Buffy villain *g* I did think about Spike and Drusilla, but I don't really consider them to be Big Bad's in the way that The Master, Angelus, The Mayor, Adam etc were
10. Who is the best minor villain?
Results were The Gentlemen, Vampire Willow, The Trio, Darla, Dracula, Turok-Han (Ubervamps), Ted, Gwendolyn Post, Sunday, Marcie Ross. After Dracula though all of the results following are basically at 1% or 2%. Urgh I can't believe that the lame portrayal of Dracula beat Sunday, she was SUCH an awesome minor villain :( I almost voted for Vampire Willow, but I had to throw a vote Sunday's way because I really liked that portrayal and knew that she would be near the bottom. Very sad to see her beaten by Gwendolyn Post (seriously?) and Dracula though, I expected her to place a little higher than that!
11. Which couple gives you the most feels?
Willow/Tara, Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike were all way out ahead of the other results, then it was Willow/Oz, Xander/Anya, Giles/Jenny, Xander/Cordelia, Buffy/Riley, Willow/Kennedy. I'm kind of surprised that W/T beat both B/A and B/S tbh, but I guess they have always had a vocal fanbase *shrugs* Also I would have expected Xander/Cordelia to score higher than they did, they were only just ahead of Buffy/Riley! I guess that most people who would once have voted for that couple would more likely have gone for Xander/Anya instead though?
12. Who do you ship Buffy with?
Spike, and then Angel were obviously way out in front, then Riley and Parker. I'm surprised they didn't include Faith, Xander, or Willow to give people more options, especially if they were going to put Parker in there!
13. Which death had the biggest impact on you?
I voted for Joyce, the results were Joyce, Tara, Buffy, Spike, Angel, Anya, Jenny, Kendra. More or less in line with what I would have expected, although maybe I would have predicated Jenny to be a little higher as her death was a pretty impactful one at the time
14. Which quote is the most memorable?
The quotes they choose were kind of random/odd (where was the "love's bitch" quote?!?), but results were:
"Out for a walk, bitch"
"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live"
"Bunnies, bunnies, it must be BUNNIES"
"I may be dead but I’m still pretty"
"If the apocalypse comes, beep me"
"That’s my girl. Always doing the stupid thing"
"The earth is doomed"
"I’m cookie dough. I’m not done baking"
15. Which season finale is the greatest?
The results in order were The Gift, Graduation Day, Chosen, Becoming, Grave, Prophecy Girl, Restless. I'm very surprised that Becoming didn't place higher, and also Restless's low placing is kind of a bummer, although I guess that it's not the most memorable episode as a finale. I voted for Restless just because it's my favourite episode and I knew that it wouldn't get many votes lol, but otherwise my fav episodes as finales would be Prophecy Girl and Chosen
1. Which is the Best Season of Buffy?
The most popular seasons in order were 3, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 7. I am surprised that season 3 beat season 2, it's usually season 2 that's always brought up as the classic season, otherwise the results are about what I'd have expected. Season 4 deserves to be higher though :(
I voted season 3, although half of the people discussing the poll are confused at all the love that it's getting lol, it seems to be a real love it or hate it season with a lot of people not getting what's the big deal about that year? I dunno, I just always think of it as the classic high school season when they were really hitting their stride, it's so much more polished than season 2 when it comes to balancing MotW episodes with the central arc, and there are a TON of classic episodes that year (The Wish! The Prom! Lover's Walk! Earshot! Doopelgangland!) Plus it had Faith of course <3 My own order of favourite seasons would probably be 3, 5, 6, 4, 2, 1, 7.
2. Who is the best character from the original Scooby Gang?
Buffy, Willow, Giles, and Xander in again about the order that I'd expect. Buffy and Willow are actually tied very closely, Giles is quite far behind, and then Xander even further. I voted Buffy as my fav :)
3. Who is the best recurring female character?
Results were Anya, Cordelia, Faith, Tara, Dawn. Nothing too surprising there, although I did wonder if Cordelia would be placed higher as she seems to have a huge tumblr-based fandom, but Anya was actually ahead by quite a significant margin. I was torn between voting for Anya or Faith, but ultimately went with Anya
4. Who is the best recurring male character?
Spike had that one in the bag shockingly enough, then Angel, Oz, and finally Riley with just 1% of the votes lol. And I'm sure my flist doesn't need to ask who I voted for :P
5. Who is the most underrated male character?
Results were Andrew, Wesley, Jonathan, Robin Wood, Warren. I mean for me it was hard to see any of those characters as underrated as I wasn't that crazy about any of them really? Wesley would be a good candidate I suppose as he developed so much on Angel, but just looking strictly at his Buffy appearances, I wouldn't have voted for him. I ended up voting for Robin Wood, but I don't really know why at all lol. I just couldn't vote for any of the trio, and as I said, I don't think that Wesley's season 3 appearances are particularly underrated. It's a pretty hopeless selection to choosen between, but Robin Wood did at least have an interesting tie-in to the main arc I suppose
6. Who is the most underrated female character?
Sooo much easier *g* The votes go Drusilla, Joyce, Harmony, Jenny Calender, Kendra, Kennedy. Nothing too surprising about those results, although Kennedy did pick up a few more votes than I would have predicted at 3%! I voted for Drusilla cause I LOVE her, otherwise I would have probably gone with Harmony as my next fav as she was always a lot of fun IMO
7. Which character is your least favourite?
Dawn headed that list booo, she's really least favourite next to characters as widely reviled as Riley and Kennedy?! Meh. Anyway the vote goes Dawn, Riley, Principal Synder, Kennedy, Veruca, Parker, and Kathy Newman. I'm surprised that Synder got as many votes as he did, the whole point of his character was that he was supposed to be annoying, as opposed to the usual unpopular names that come up because viewers didn't see them how the writers intended to portray them. I voted for Kennedy anyway
8. Which "Once More, With Feeling" song do you love the most?
Results in order were Walk Through The Fire, Rest In Piece, Under Your Spell, Where Do We Go From Here, I've Got A Theory, Going Through The Motions, I'll Never Tell, Something To Sing About, The Mustard. More in less in line with what I would have predicted, but I am surprised that Something To Sing About isn't placed a little higher when it was such an emotive part of Buffy's arc :( That was the one I voted for! And for some reason the Giles/Tara duet wasn't an option to vote for?
9. Who is the greatest Big Bad?
The winners in order were Dark Willow, Glorificus, Angelus, The First Evil, Mayor Richard Wilkins, Spike and Drusilla, The Master, Caleb, and Adam. I knew that Dark Willow was popular, but I am surprised that she won the overall vote over Angelus, and I'm also surprised at The First placing so highly, the Mayor was so much cooler?!
I voted for Glorificus as the quintessential Buffy villain *g* I did think about Spike and Drusilla, but I don't really consider them to be Big Bad's in the way that The Master, Angelus, The Mayor, Adam etc were
10. Who is the best minor villain?
Results were The Gentlemen, Vampire Willow, The Trio, Darla, Dracula, Turok-Han (Ubervamps), Ted, Gwendolyn Post, Sunday, Marcie Ross. After Dracula though all of the results following are basically at 1% or 2%. Urgh I can't believe that the lame portrayal of Dracula beat Sunday, she was SUCH an awesome minor villain :( I almost voted for Vampire Willow, but I had to throw a vote Sunday's way because I really liked that portrayal and knew that she would be near the bottom. Very sad to see her beaten by Gwendolyn Post (seriously?) and Dracula though, I expected her to place a little higher than that!
11. Which couple gives you the most feels?
Willow/Tara, Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike were all way out ahead of the other results, then it was Willow/Oz, Xander/Anya, Giles/Jenny, Xander/Cordelia, Buffy/Riley, Willow/Kennedy. I'm kind of surprised that W/T beat both B/A and B/S tbh, but I guess they have always had a vocal fanbase *shrugs* Also I would have expected Xander/Cordelia to score higher than they did, they were only just ahead of Buffy/Riley! I guess that most people who would once have voted for that couple would more likely have gone for Xander/Anya instead though?
12. Who do you ship Buffy with?
Spike, and then Angel were obviously way out in front, then Riley and Parker. I'm surprised they didn't include Faith, Xander, or Willow to give people more options, especially if they were going to put Parker in there!
13. Which death had the biggest impact on you?
I voted for Joyce, the results were Joyce, Tara, Buffy, Spike, Angel, Anya, Jenny, Kendra. More or less in line with what I would have expected, although maybe I would have predicated Jenny to be a little higher as her death was a pretty impactful one at the time
14. Which quote is the most memorable?
The quotes they choose were kind of random/odd (where was the "love's bitch" quote?!?), but results were:
"Out for a walk, bitch"
"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live"
"Bunnies, bunnies, it must be BUNNIES"
"I may be dead but I’m still pretty"
"If the apocalypse comes, beep me"
"That’s my girl. Always doing the stupid thing"
"The earth is doomed"
"I’m cookie dough. I’m not done baking"
15. Which season finale is the greatest?
The results in order were The Gift, Graduation Day, Chosen, Becoming, Grave, Prophecy Girl, Restless. I'm very surprised that Becoming didn't place higher, and also Restless's low placing is kind of a bummer, although I guess that it's not the most memorable episode as a finale. I voted for Restless just because it's my favourite episode and I knew that it wouldn't get many votes lol, but otherwise my fav episodes as finales would be Prophecy Girl and Chosen
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