Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15294 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-10-18
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6

Amazon.co.uk Review
The fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about illusions and the truth that they often reveal; suddenly Buffy has a younger sister, has always had a younger sister. Michelle Trachtenberg as the moody, gawky Dawn achieves the considerable triumph of walking into an established stock company of well-known characters--Xander, Willow, Giles and so on--with the perfect assurance of a long-term member of the cast. Of course, nothing is as it seems; even Glory, the mad brain-sucking beauty in a red dress who is the villain of the year, turns out to be even more than she seems. Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy manages to convey heartbreak, self-involvement and real heroism as her relationship with her emotionally dense soldier boyfriend Riley hits the shoals and the blonde vampire Spike starts to show an altogether inappropriate interest.

This season is also about the hard truth that there are some enemies it is impossible to fight. Even being around Buffy and Dawn is dangerous for their friends, as Glory and her minions proceed by a process of elimination. The eventual confrontation, when it comes, is genuinely shocking. Meanwhile, the vampire Spike's obsessed desire for Buffy takes them both to some very strange places and Willow and Tara have their love tested in the most gruelling of ways. And in the quietly upsetting episode "The Body", the cast produce their most impressive performances yet as they have to deal with another enemy they cannot fight. --Roz Kaveney

DVD Description
Contains all the episodes from Season 5:

• Buffy vs. Dracula
  
• Real Me
  
• The Replacement
  
• Out Of My Mind
  
• No Place Like Home
  
• Family
  
• Fool For Love
  
• Shadow
  
• Listening To Fear
  
• Into The Woods
  
• Triangle
  
• Checkpoint
  
• Blood Ties
  
• Crush
  
• I Was Made To Love You
  
• The Body
  
• Forever
  
• Intervention
  
• Tough Love
  
• Spiral
  
• The Weight Of The World
  
• The Gift

Special Features
Disc One:

• Script for 'The Replacement'
  
• Commentary for 'Real Me' by writer David Fury and director David Grossman

Disc Two:

• Script and commentary for 'Fool For Love' by Doug Petrie

Disc Three:

• Script for 'Into The Woods'
  
• Featurettes:
  Buffy Abroad
  Demonology - A Slayer's Guide
  Casting Buffy
  The Stunts Of Buffy
  
• 6 trailers

Disc Four:

• Script for 'Checkpoint'
  
• Commentary for 'I Was Made To Love You' by Jane Espenson

Disc Five:

• Commentary for 'The Body' by Joss Whedon

Disc Six:

• Featurettes:
  The Story Of Season 5
  Natural Causes
  Spotlight On Dawn
  
• Stills gallery

DVD Technical Information:

• Region Code: 2
  
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
  
• Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
  
• Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Customer Reviews

A great season for one of the greatest shows ever
This was the first series that I really got me interested in Buffy. After living abroad for a few years, I came back to the UK to find season 5 running on the BBC. I watched a few of the episodes and got so into it that I decided to buy the box set to see how it ended, and to see how it began. I loved it so much that I also bought all the preceding box sets and watched them constantly.

In typical Buffy fashion, the is a fairly deep story arc involving a demon, in the form of a very attractive human women, who wants to get back to her own dimension. In doing so she must obtain the "Key". During the course of the season, Buffy finds out what the key is and has to protect it.

The episodes in season 5 set are wildly varied. In general all the episodes are enjoyable to watch, although some are better than others as to be expected. Some deal with the main story arc, but others involve Buffy and the gang having to deal with various demons and vampires. With the amount of characters appearing in Buffy the director clearly takes advantage of the huge scope that exists to develop the various characters in the show. In general, each episode is not only entertaining, but moves the story forward, until we reach the final climatic battle at the end.

The first half of the season establishes the main threat to the world and helps establish the characters and relationships that exist between the diverse members of Buffy's entourage. But it is in the second half that the tempo is increased, with each episode flowing so smoothly into the next that the viewer cannot wait to see what happens next.

In general, this is one of the best seasons ever televised for a show such as this. The use of the solid story arc in the Buffy series makes the whole thing so much more engrossing for the viewers. I will always have a fondness for season 5, because it got me interested in Buffy, which is easily my favourite series on television, only rivalled by Babylon 5. So I have no hesitation in giving it five stars.

The Best Season of Buffy ever.
I got this season late. I had ALL the other seasons including the ones after it. The only reason I didn't get it before was that I thought it didn't look much good. But I have to say that it is the best season of Buffy full stop, no questions asked.
The episodes are richly layered. There is a main plot which is about the Key and Glory, who may I say is the best villian ever known. There are also smaller plots within it. The fighting is the best you will ever see. The humour is at best. The magic is brilliant, although I must say not as good as the magic in season 6. But still don't let that put you off. However, we see a semi-dark Willow against the inevitable Glory. Did I mention she is the best Villan ever, LOL!!! The Special features are amazing, the picture quality is brilliant and clear. The sound is crisp. What more do you want. Get this season above all others.
There is not one episode that is boring are slow.
They are all brilliant.
Although they are all brilliant there are some standout episodes they are:
Real Me
No Place Like Home
Shadow
Triangle
Blood Ties
I Was Made To Love You/ The Body
Forever
Intervention
Tough Love
Spiral
The Gift
As you can see there are so many great episodes. All the ones that I haven't mentioned are all still great.
BUY IT NOW.

Buffster season 5
I think this season of Buffy s the best yet. With Buffys new sister coming into the show it turns around the plot lines of buffy.
Willow and Tara are together but everybody finds out a secret about Tara in the episode called 'Family'. In this episode it is Taras Birthday and her 'parents' come to take her home only to reveal that Tara is a Demon. Taras father tries to force her into the car to take her home but buffy and dawn come to save the day when they refuse for him to take Tara home against her own free will. But things get worse a goddess (Glory) is realeased and threatens to bring all 3 dimensions into the earth so she tries to look for the key. At 1st she thinks it is Tara so after her and Willow have an argument Glory seases the perfect opportunity to get Tara . She soon learns afterwards that Tara is not the key , but having afdfected Tara already she turns disabled and childlike . Then its Willow who saves the day. Glory realises that Dawn is the key and havoc occurs when dawn is cut and the 3 portals are opened. The only way to save everyone is to jump into . Dawn tries to but Buffy stops her and jumps in herself and dies . .. until season 6