My favorite Buffy episode is definitely "Once More with Feeling." I can watch it multiple times in a day. I own the soundtrack. I know all the lyrics and can spout off numerous non-musical quotes. And I'm looking into buying the script book. Yep, definitely my favorite episode.
The episode was love at first sight for me. Given, it helps that it's a musical episode, and I'm a music major. But even more than just the music, I am continually amazed with the episode's depth. Some of this depth can be credited to the music. For instance, have you ever paid attention to how much the musical style of each song fits the given character/situation? And I love the concept that the characters must use music to express the thoughts and feelings that they otherwise cannot. Because of this, episode becomes both a culmination of a great deal of character development up to this point and is the source of the character development for the rest of the season. In true Joss Whedon style, an episode shooting concept that could be a simple gimmick, but is turned into something immensely effective and meaningful.
I could probably ramble on about the rest of the specifics, but I'll save that for a full-episode analysis. Just know for now, that I think that "Once More with Feeling" is fantastic.
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