Comments on: 7 TV Episodes That Changed Everything

By: rob

rob — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:56:21 +0000

i died a little on the inside when i saw that episode of buffy.

By: Andra

Andra — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:35:38 +0000

In terms of changing things, I would say that the episode (on Buffy) when Dawn first appeared changed things quite a lot, since everything “lived” in the previous years became completely different from the gang’s point of view.
But I agree with the fact that Joice’s dead did mean a change in the tone of the show.
Love these lists by the way!!

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:10:19 +0000

How about the season finale of reaper?
It was weird to know that Sam might be the son of the devil (not confirmed because he’s a tricky guy) and his dad being alive after being buried. Not to mention Steve’s apparition as an angel; too bad they didn’t go further with Sam and his powers.

By: Jason Dorough

Jason Dorough — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:35:35 +0000

@ScottHK: The final scene in “I Was Made To Love You” had Buffy coming home and finding Joyce dead on the couch. The next episode, “The Body”, picked up from that moment and showed the aftermath of the death.

I do agree that taking over Wolfram & Hart was a game changer for Angel. The Angelus change and the Spike revelation, while big plot points, didn’t change the direction of Buffy forever. They introduced new elements, but the basic status quo and lives of most of the characters remained largely unchanged, aside from dealing with new crises presented by these things. But yeah, the Wolfram & Hart running definitely sent Angel along a completely new path.

By: ScottHK

ScottHK — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:35:30 +0000

Hmmm. I thought “The Body” was when Buffy came home and found her dead. Did we actually see Joyce die in the episode before that? I thought we found out when Buffy found out. I’ll have to go back and look.

At any rate, I would also say the episode in BtVS where Angel first turns into Angelus was a big twist and game changer, even though the change was not permanent. It completely changed how Buffy and everyone else related to Angel and completely upended Buffy’s world and worldview.

Also, the episode where at the end Spike has the dream and realizes he is actually attracted to the slayer he has until now hated is a great twist and forever changes his character and relationship to the others.

And, not to stick on the Whedonverse TOO much but the episode where Angel signs them up to run Wolfram and Hart gave the rest of the show a different approach.

By: Celeste Monsour

Celeste Monsour — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:32:49 +0000

@Bek: Actually, Joyce dies at the end of “I Was Made To Love You.” “The Body” is about the aftermath of her death.

By: gcg

gcg — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:15:37 +0000

Before “Crossroads” parts 1 and 2 of Battlestar Galactica I’d have agreed that the year jump was the major turning point. I think that revealing that 4 of the major cast members (well, 3 of the major, and one relatively minor) were Cylons really changed the dynamics a lot.

Oh, and “Revelations.”

By: Bek

Bek — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:58:16 +0000

The Buffy Episode you’ve got listed is called ‘The Body’, not ‘I Was Made To Love You’.

‘IWMTLY’ was about a guy who built himself a Female Robot, April, but, forgot to de-programme once he found himself a real girlfriend. April then came to Sunnydale, looking for Warren (her boyfriend/maker), and went a little haywire when she discovered Warren’s infidelity. This was the episode that led to the creation of the BuffyBot.

By: Ilan

Ilan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:09:35 +0000

I would make a strong case for the Season 1 Finale of Prison Break where they went from inside the prison to on the run. It definitely changed the series dramatically.

For “Buffy” I would say that the Season 3 finale had a far greater impact on the direction of the series. You lost a lot of major characters (Principal Snyder, Angel, Cordelia, Faith (mostly) as well as the dramatic change from high school to college.

By: qwerty

qwerty — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:39:59 +0000

The Inner Light was an awesome episode, but it didn’t “change everything.”