You almost could feel this was going to happen. After two awesome seasons they'd have to falter and they do here with Buffy and Willow going to college. What goes wrong is they have a lame villain and a love story without any passion (though they try really hard to convince us). Still what's funny is that this season does have some of the best episodes of the series so it's not all bad. Plus we see character development from Willow and Spike that cannot be missed. Ultimately what you have is a mixed bag. The overall arc is weak but this season is speckled with many great gems. Grade: A-
Spoiler: Episodes that stand out are "Pangs" or the Thanksgiving special episode, "Something Blue" where Buffy and Spike fall in love (magically), "Hush" where all of Sunnydale goes mute, "A New Man" where Giles becomes a demon, the two episodes where Faith and Buffy switch bodies "This Years Girl" and "Who Are You?" and "Superstar" where evil villain comedian Jonathan becomes the hero of the series. See what I mean, there are a lot of great episodes. Then there's the Willow and Tara love story arc that's ground breaking at the time a well as being just good storytelling. The problem is the end where Buffy battles Adam (a cyborg Frankenstein, boring) and must use the power of her friends to kill him. It's really hokey and doesn't work. The last episode is a mystical stuff that is experimental and somewhat enjoyable if not very climatic.
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