Product Description

All 22 classic episodes are available for the first time in this exclusive 6-disc collectorÂ's edition. From Â"Faith, Hope & Trick,Â" Â"Band CandyÂ" and Â"Bad GirlsÂ" to Â"Consequences,Â" Â"EnemiesÂ" and Â"Graduation Day, Part Two,Â" these Season Three episodes are a must for every true Buffy fan.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1535 in DVD
• Brand: GELLAR,SARAH MICHEL
• Released on: 2006-05-30
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .70 pounds
• Running time: 990 minutes

Amazon.com
The third season of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer was marked by the arrival in Sunnydale of renegade slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku), a moody loner who seemed to like her demon-staking calling just a little too much. While Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was always wary of Faith, the two developed a deep friendship and appreciative rapport--that is, until the evil mayor of Sunnydale (Harry Groener) tapped into Faith's dark side and lured her into his plot to take over the world, first as a double agent spying on Buffy, then as out-and-out nemesis. And as the mayor's ascension approached--which happened to fall on Sunnydale High's graduation day--Buffy and Faith's battles got nastier and nastier, as Buffy attempted to wrestle with her dark side (literally and figuratively), save the world and her friends, and keep her lover Angel (David Boreanaz) out of Faith's evil clutches.

Chock-full of exceptional episodes, this third season started out with a bang (the superb season opener "Anne," in which a runaway Buffy finally returns to her Slayer calling) and never let up. Among other highlights, the season introduced former vengeance demon and soon-to-be regular Anya (Emma Caulfield), fleshed out Angel's tortured character (and readied him for his own series), and featured a hilarious doppelganger Willow (Alyson Hannigan), a vampire from a parallel universe, who in Willow's own words was "evil and... skanky... and kinda gay!" (Total foreshadowing there, folks.) The season's pièce de résistance, though, was the two-parter "Graduation Day," wherein Faith tries to kill Angel, and the students of Sunnydale High prepare to do battle with a mutated mayor and his army of demons. Aside from the series' exceptional writing and acting, this compelling year of Buffy was anchored by the consistently excellent Gellar, as well as Dushku's complicated Faith, a girl you truly love to hate. By the time you finish these episodes, Faith will have cast a spell on you that you'll find very hard to shake. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews

Buffy gets stronger.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season is another stellar season of this cult classic. Sarah Michelle Gellar continues to flex her Buffy muscles, she is probably the only actress who could play this tough-as-nails vixen. The only gripe about this season is the introduction of the character Faith played by Eliza Dushku, I am not a fan of that character in any way. Another great season, check it out sometime!

Keeps getting better
The third season of Buffy was the best yet. The season-long story arc concerning the Mayor of Sunnydale's preparation for his ascension to full demon-hood was full of twists and turns and benefitted enormously from Harry Groener's exquisite performance, which combined the pseudo-innocence of a 50s sitcom character with the ruthless ambition of a modern Faust. The rocky relationship of Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Angel (David Boreanaz) was developed further and brought to a touching conclusion. New characters that would figure importantly in the future were introduced: rival slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku), erstwhile Watcher Wesley (Alexis Denisof), and vengeance demon Anya (Emma Caulfield). The regulars of the Scooby Gang--Willow (Allison Hannigan), Xander (Nicholas Brendan), Oz (Scott Green), and the Watcher Giles (Anthony Stewart Head)--took turns in the spotlight as their characters underwent important changes as well. With so much going on and all of it so well conceived, there is scarcely a dull moment in this exceptionally strong season.

Standout episodes include "The Zeppo" (Xander, suffering an inferiority complex, has his own stand-alone adventure while the writers have fun lampooning a typical Buffy-saves-the-world scenario), "The Prom" (despite the lame hellhounds, this touching episode handles teen love and angst better than John Hughes ever did), and "Graduation Day, Parts 1 & 2" (a suitably cataclysmic and emotional end for a great season).

Buffy 3rd Season
This DVD set was okay. It was a little more beat up than I would have prefered, but everything was intacted. There were some scratches, but all the DVD's were otherwise in good condition.

Thanks,
Carrie