Some have said that this is the season where the show jumped the shark and I completely disagree. This is the season where Joss Whedon and company creativity super charger their show with new blood, while at the same time pushing Buffy's character into a better direction. When Buffy suddenly has a little sister, Dawn, its beyond weird, but once you see what the writers are doing and how this new character fits, it's really an amazing story thread. The villain in this one isn't a demon but an actual God named Glory, searching for the Key to be able to take over the world. Buffy is no match to Glory's strength so with Willow and Spike (yes, he's back and as fascinating as ever) they must find a way to defeat her. Grade: A
Spoilers: When talking about this season I cannot ignore the best episode of the series, "The Body". It's so good on so many levels, that you could really watch this one episode to understand everything there is about Buffy and her world. Of course, this is the episode where Buffy finds her mother dead on the couch. What a bold decision and one that proves the class of this show. Other standouts are "The Replacements" where we have two Xanders, "I Was Made to Love You" where baddie Warren builds a woman robot which leads to "Intervention" where Spike has a Buffy robot built to satisfy his new found love for her and the finale where they kill our leading lady. That's how you end a series on one network (WB) before moving to another (UPN). You could have ended the series there, but the best season was just around the corner.
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