Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18876 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-10-18
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 990 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The sixth series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer followed the logic of plot and character development into some gloomy places. The year begins with Buffy being raised from the dead by the friends who miss her, but who fail to understand that a sacrifice taken back is a sacrifice negated. Dragged out of what she believes to have been heavenly bliss, she finds herself "going through the motions" and entering into a relationship with the evil, besotted vampire Spike just to force her emotions.

Willow becomes ever more caught up in the temptations of magic; Xander and Anya move towards marriage without ever discussing their reservations; Giles feels he is standing in the way of Buffy's adult independence; Dawn feels neglected. What none of them need is a menace that is, at this point, simply annoying--three high school contemporaries who have turned their hand to magical and high-tech villainy. Added to this is a hungry ghost, an invisibility ray, an amnesia spell and a song-and-dance demon (who acts as rationale for the incomparable musical episode "Once More With Feeling").

This is a year in which chickens come home to roost: everything from the villainy of the three geeks to Xander's doubts about marriage come to a head, often--as in the case of the impressive wedding episode--through wildly dark humour. The estrangement of the characters from each other--a well-observed portrait of what happens to college pals in their early 20s--comes to a shocking head with the death of a major character and that death's apocalyptic consequences. The series ends on a consoling note which it has, by that point and in spite of imperfections, entirely earned. --Roz Kaveney

DVD Description
Episodes:

Disc One:

• Bargaining (double episode)
  
• After Life
  
• Flooded

• Commentary for Bargaining by Marti Noxon and David Fury

Disc Two:

• Life Serial
  
• All the Way
  
• Once More With Feeling
  
• Tabula Rasa

• Commentary for Once More With Feeling by Joss Whedon
  
• Three karaoke sing-alongs:
  1) I’ve Got a Theory/Bunnies/We’re Together
  2) I’ll Never Tell
  3) Walk Through the Fire
  
• Easter Egg: Newswrap - Once More With Feeling Tower signing

Disc Three:

• Smashed
  
• Wrecked
  
• Gone
  
  DVD Special Features:
  
  • Commentary for Smashed by Drew Z. Greenberg
    
  • Academy of TV Arts and Sciences panel discussion
    
  • Eight trailers:
    1. Buffy Season 2 DVD
    2. Buffy Season 3 DVD
    3. Buffy Season 4 DVD
    4. Buffy Season 5 DVD
    5. Angel Season 1 DVD
    6. AngelSeason 2 DVD
    7. Angel Season 3 DVD
    8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer feature

  Disc Four:
  

  • Doublemeat Palace
    
  • Dead Things
    
  • Older and Far Away
    
  • As You Were
  
  DVD Special Features:
  
  • Behind the Scenes featurette - Buffy Goes to Work
    
  • Easter Egg: ROM content

  Disc Five:
  

  • Hell’s Bells
    
  • Normal Again
    
  • Entropy
    
  • Seeing Red
  
  DVD Special Features:
  
  • Commentary for Hell’s Bells by David Solomon and Rebecca Rand Kirshner
    
  • Commentary for Normal Again by Rick Rosenthal and Diego Gutierrez

  Disc Six:
  

  • Villains
    
  • Two to Go
    
  • Grave
  
  
  • Commentary for Grave by James Contner and David Fury
    
  • Featurette: Season 6 Overview - Life is the Big Bad
    
  • Featurette: A&E TVography
    
  • Outtakes reel

  Special Features
  1.78 Wide Screen
  16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
  English
  English
  Region 2
  Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
  Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
  Commentary For Bargaining By Marti Noxon And David Fury
  Commentary For Once More With Feeling By Joss Whedon
  3 Karaoke Singalongs
  Behind The Scenes Featurette
  Easter Egg
  Commentary For Smashed By Drew Z Greenberg
  Academy Of TV Arts And Sciences Panel Discussion
  Trailers
  Commentary For Hells Bells By David Solomon And Rebecca Rand Kirshner
  Commentary For Normal Again By Rick Rosenthal And Diego Gutierrez
  Commentary For Grave By James Contner And David Fury
  Outtakes Reel
  

Customer Reviews

Rory
Well this season for me wasent its best it sarted off good when buffys friends would bring her back from the dead in bargaining part 1 & 2 after that it went a little down hill with its lack of action.


But the best storylines for this seaaon would be willow becoming addicted ti ,agic and ending up loosing her relationship with tara she decides she needs help to stop using magic then as she is getting better tragedy strikes when warran kills tara ans willow wants her revenge . The season came up again when willow and buffy had a showdown after willoe sets out for revenge on warran 'two to go was a goosd episode for the first time ever ew eould see buffy face off woth her old friend in order to try and help her the battle eas great between them@Grave the season final giles returns to help willow but she sets off to destroy the world.


The spike buffy relationship was a bit anoying as it was way to focused on them two sleeping together then actualy facing demons apart from willows stoty i would say that this season was very different from the earlier ones .

The darkest and most amazing.
Compared to the other seasons, this season has the best script, acting and storylines yet.

The musical was a great episode that gave light to some of the dark storylines that came before and after it, until the end when Buffy reveals that Willow (who raised her from the dead in the first part of the episode Bargaining) pulled her from Heaven.

Other storylines like Riley and his wife returning, Amy being de-ratted, Buffy and Spikes lust, Willow and Tara breaking up, the death of Tara and Willows revenge on the trio (the current baddies *cough*Nerds*cough* in this season) were al great plots and kept you on the edge of your seat.

Dis anyone else feel like screaming and punching Warren and Andrew? UUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH they got on my nerves so much this season, which was good because they were meant too.

The extra's were also very good. The actors and actresses have imoroved so much since season 5 making the season trully spectacular!!!

4 stars for the extras rather than the season itself
I'm probably one of the few people who'll review this season as Buffy going seriously downhill. For me, the show went into some dark places it should never have gone - the whole Buffy / Spike thing for one.

At the start of the season, the gang are trying to deal with Buffy's death - so things aren't exactly happy. Willow begins her downward spiral into dark magic - with a fantastic conclusion, it has to be said. The geek trio just don't do it for me, though - I began to feel that the show had lost its way.

The whole Giles character arc didn't feel right either - and I'm not just being sore about him being gone for most of the season. I simply don't agree that he'd just go under those circumstances. The whole premise of it being for Buffy's own good doesn't fit; nor does labelling their relationship as "father/daughter" entirely work - it was more complicated than that.

So what's good? The first few episodes are great; Once More with Feeling and Tabula Rasa are wonderful; the final episode is brilliant. The DVD extras, particularly the Once More With Feeling commentary and Behind The Scenes featurette are excellent and in my opinion make the season worth owning.

I just didn't get the same buzz from this season as from the others. At least Xander and Anya bring some comedy relief to a very bleak season.