Originally posted by: ShiftyEyesAs far as Season Five goes, the first half of the season is episodic, but after that, it comes together to tell one of the best arcs of either series, so it may not be too hard.
I would give that honor to season 4 of Angel. Or possibly season 3 of Buffy. The whole Circle of the Black Thorn thing felt too forced to me, and I was disappointed that the shanshu prophecy never really panned out. I also hated how the cyborgs (or whatever they called them -- I know automatons were always called "robots" in Buffy but I don't remember what they were called in this Angel episode) that attacked Wolfram and Hart in season 5 -- one of which was disguised as Wesley's father -- were never mentioned again -- I would really have liked to know where they came from, what their mission was, etc.
Ilyria is awesome, though. Amy Acker got to show a whole nother side of her that she didn't get to do as Fred.