Re: 'BUFFY' & 'ANGEL' S4/S1 DVD Challenge
Harsh Light of Day
This was a fun episode and a nice way to bring ol' trouble making Spike back into the mix. We also are reaquainted with Harmony, although she isn't quite as we remember her. Well, she is...just with fangs.

One of my favorite moments from that ep is the fight between Buffy and Spike...in broad daylight! And Spike goes vamp-face in one of my favorite shots (you see it in the opening credit sequence as well). And of course, for the very first time for me, this great ep lead right into...
In the Dark
Wow, this was my very first *seamless*
Buffy/Angel crossover and a doozy it was, the sight of Angel charging head-long from the van and into the sunlight was great! And his susequent, albeit brief, moment in the golden rays after 200 years of darkness was a sight for a Buffy/Angel fan. I couldn't help but wonder what Buffy would of thought of that moment.
My only complaint, I didn't buy for one second Angel's reasoning for not keeping the ring, IMO there was no excuse for not keeping it, and more importantly
WEARING it!
Angel was a fool for smashing it.
It was also cool seeing Oz in this episode, like I said the two episodes seemed to flow seamlessly into each other and made for a nice "mini movie"-like experience, I really appreciated that aspect of it all.
I Fall to Pieces
Another good ep and man, was it
WEIRD lol. The main baddie in the ep did spring from the best Joss Whedon tradition of strange villains...that guy would have been right at home in Sunnydale, right up until Buffy killed him.
Fear, Itself
This Halloween episode ranks #2 as my favorite Halloween Buffy episode. It just has a funhouse feel that I like, it speaks to my love of the holiday as well as my love of the show, and the two combined made for a really good time for me the first time I watched it. Now, I have never laughed harder or as long during this entire series as when the true nature of the , ah hem, demon was ultimately revealed.

And the Scoobs reaction to it had me in stitches!

The final couple of minutes of this ep are pure Buffy gold and truly exemplifies the playful nature of this wonderful show.
Moving on...