Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Seven

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Seven, 2002-2003. The vampire-hunter faces a hopeless battle.

Created by Joss Whedon. Directed by David Solomon (5 episodes), James A. Contner (3), Nick Marck (2), Michael Gershman (2), David Grossman (2), Marita Grabiak (2), Rick Rosenthal (1), Alan J. Levi (1), Michael Grossman (1), Douglas Petrie (1), David Fury (1), & Whedon (1). Written by Jane Espenson (6 episodes), Drew Goddard (5), Petrie (4), Rebecca Rand Kirshner (3), Drew Z. Greenberg (3), Fury (3), Whedon (2), & Marti Noxon (1). Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, & Alyson Hannigan.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: Buffy's Greatest Hits. There aren't any ambitious or novel episodes to stand out as memorable, but the story keeps you hooked (despite seeming too simple to carry 22 episodes). And they manage to find an epic, satisfying way to conclude the series, which is impressive considering they'd already killed the main character as a previous season finale. B

GPA: 2.6/4