Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Series 7 Part 1 [1998]

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
The seventh series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer begins with a mystery: someone is murdering teenage girls all over the world and something is trying hard to drive Spike mad. Buffy is considerably more cheerful in these episodes than we have seen her during the previous year as she trains Dawn and gets a job as student counsellor at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High. Willow is recovering from the magical addiction which almost led her to destroy the world, but all is not yet well with her, or with Anya, who has returned to being a Vengeance demon in "Same Time, Same Place" and "Selfless", and both women are haunted by their decisions.

Haunting of a different kind comes in the excellent "Conversations with Dead People" (one of the show's most terrifying episodes ever) where a mysterious song is making Spike kill again in spite of his soul and his chip. Giles turns up in "Bring on the Night" and Buffy has to fight one of the deadliest vampires of her career in "Showtime". In "Potential" Dawn faces a fundamental reassessment of her purpose in life. This is a spectacular start to Buffy's last year as the consequences of earlier actions unfold in a string of surprises and shocks punctuated as always by some of the funniest lines on television. --Roz Kaveney

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Video Description
Episode Listing:
Tape 1

• Lessons
  
• Beneath You
  
• Same Time Same Place
  
• Help

Tape 2

• Selfless
  
• Conversations With Dead People
  
• Sleeper

  Tape 3
  

  • Never Leave Me
    
  • Bring On the Night
    
  • Showtime

  At the beginning of the series, Buffy and Dawn return to Sunnydale High. In the newly furnished school there still lies many vampires and demons to slay, and who else does Buffy find? Spike! He’s back with a new haircut and with a soul. But will he be good or bad in this series? Will he and Buffy get back together? The slayer’s sister Dawn has grown up and lost the attitude in this final season. Anya is back and her vengeance demon side is causing dangerous havoc in Sunnydale. So much that Buffy questions if she should kill her. Meanwhile, Giles takes Willow back with him to England for rehabilitation in his witch coven.

  Joss Whedon has successfully developed The Scoobies and now he dedicates Season 7 to develop The Scrapies. Andrew and Jonathan return from Mexico and we even see a glimpse of the nasty Warren. Spike has a vision of the worst evil Sunnydale has ever seen. It is a creature that is able to morph into many characters, including Drusilla, the Mayor and Glory. A bomb in England leaves Sunnydale in a mid-season suspense. The Watchers Council is destroyed and Giles is certain that something terrible has started … but what could it be? How will Buffy end? The only way to understand the final finale is to follow the entwined and sinister path in Season 7 Part 1.
  
  

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  Synopsis
  Features the episodes 'Lessons', 'Beneath You', 'Same Time Same Place', 'Help', 'Selfless', 'Him', 'Conversations With Dead People', 'Sleeper', 'Never Leave Me', 'Bring On The Night' and 'Showtime'.
  
  

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  Customer reviews

  review by: coolbecky1989 date: 2004-07-20 rating:
  buffy
  All of the buffys have been great and this season is no exception. It's brilliant and enjoyable for many different types of people. I love it!!
  
  

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  review by: ozwin date: 2003-12-29 rating:
  Missing Episode
  i love this season of buffy and the box set is brill however i was sevearly annoyed to find that the last episode SHOWTIME was missing and the episode POTENTIAL was in its place. i also know that my box set is not a 1 off and there are others like it!!!
  
  

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  review by: date: 2003-11-02 rating:
  One of the Strongest Season Goes out with a Bang!
  Expectations for this season of Buffy may have been different to what fans recieved from Joss Whedon, however it far exceeded those expectations making for a brilliant opening to season 7.

  Watch as buffy and the scoobies develop into adulthood. In the first half of this season they ask themselves who they are, in the second half they are more well established in their personas.

  Stand out episodes include "Same Time Same Place" (in which Willow returns to Sunnydale only to find she can't see the scoobies and they can't see her, even though they are at the same place at the same time!), and "Conversations With Dead People" (which is probably best described as the "Once more with feeling", or "hush" episode of the season; Buffy talks with a vamp, willow experiences a haunting, and willow gets a message from the grave). The only bad part of this episode, and season, was it was the only episode in buffy history to have Xander abscent.

  What a great season! Buy this on video or wait for the dvd (for those who have this option) - it's more than worth the buy.
  
  

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  review by: date: 2003-10-30 rating:
  missing episode!
  I recently bought the 1st part of series 7 on video. On the whole this is fantastic although it is probably overall my least favourite series of BTVS. HOWEVER! I have an episode missing... it skips straight from 'Bring on the Night' to 'Potential', missing out 'Showtime'. Is my version a one-off? Be careful when you buy and make sure you check before handing over any money!
  
  
  review by: JJJJJ date: 2003-09-28 rating:
  Brilliant
  I cant believe that this is the last season of Buffy. Why ? at least this box set is truly spectacular. Alyson Hannigon is the best in this season, she is coping with her magic addiction and she turns out some brilliant performenses, shes brilliant in conversations with dead people, when she has to cope with the idea that Tara is up there watching her it really made me cry.
  I also think that Michelle Transberg's charecter has improved greatly, she's also brilliant in Conversations with dead people, she has to cope with the idea that her mum is being attacked by a demon. When Joyce does appear she stirs thing up for her though.

  My faviourite episodes are: Conversations with dead people
  Showtime
  Bring on the night
  lessons
  and him

  All the cast and crew deserve a pat on the back for their work here
  
  
  

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