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moragmacpherson) wrote2010-10-24 05:00 pm
moragmacpherson) wrote2010-10-24 05:00 pm
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Groundhog Day Episodes
I know, I know: it's nowhere near February 2nd. But I just watched Window of Opportunity and have a big ol' smile on my face. So, I have to ask: friends, what are your favorite Groundhog Day episodes of the various shows that you watch? Rank 'em if you could. My list:
1. SG-1: "Window of Opportunity" - A perfect, perfect GD episode that only slows up when they finally break the loop. I died a little the first time I watched it and saw them driving golf balls through the Gate. And poor, poor Teal'c.
2. Xena: "Been There, Done That" - Hee - the day when she decides to kill them all herself gets me every time. Ranked below the SG-1 episode only due to the SG-1 episode's sheer power of awesome. But as perfect as a Xena episode ever got.
3. Supernatural: "Mystery Spot" - Would have been higher if it weren't for the slightly depressing ending (and yes, I know it was necessary for the arc) and also because I wanted to kill the two moving guys every repetition. But otherwise, it has so many good lines I'm not going to quote any because then I'll wind up quoting the whole episode. Oh fine - "Clowns or midgets?"
4. ST:TNG: "Cause and Effect" - Probably the first GD episode I ever saw (and maybe the only one on this list that pre-dates the movie). Gets mad points for how early it is, although the resolution only ever really made sense to Data.
5. Buffy: "Life Serial" - Comparatively meh on this one - it was good, just not hugely memorable.
6. Eureka: "I Do Over" - Okay, it's fine technically, but it sank the hell out of my ship (how sad is it that the only real OTP I have is Carter/Blake? I don't even write fic for this fandom!) and so I have to say "boo!"
And though I watched every episode of The X-Files growing up, I honestly can say that I do not remember the GD day episode that TV Tropes mentions, so I can't rank it. Which is really odd, because I tend to find GD episodes to be amongst the most memorable of any show's run. So yeah - discuss, mention GD episodes from canons I'm not familiar with, do what you will.
1. SG-1: "Window of Opportunity" - A perfect, perfect GD episode that only slows up when they finally break the loop. I died a little the first time I watched it and saw them driving golf balls through the Gate. And poor, poor Teal'c.
2. Xena: "Been There, Done That" - Hee - the day when she decides to kill them all herself gets me every time. Ranked below the SG-1 episode only due to the SG-1 episode's sheer power of awesome. But as perfect as a Xena episode ever got.
3. Supernatural: "Mystery Spot" - Would have been higher if it weren't for the slightly depressing ending (and yes, I know it was necessary for the arc) and also because I wanted to kill the two moving guys every repetition. But otherwise, it has so many good lines I'm not going to quote any because then I'll wind up quoting the whole episode. Oh fine - "Clowns or midgets?"
4. ST:TNG: "Cause and Effect" - Probably the first GD episode I ever saw (and maybe the only one on this list that pre-dates the movie). Gets mad points for how early it is, although the resolution only ever really made sense to Data.
5. Buffy: "Life Serial" - Comparatively meh on this one - it was good, just not hugely memorable.
6. Eureka: "I Do Over" - Okay, it's fine technically, but it sank the hell out of my ship (how sad is it that the only real OTP I have is Carter/Blake? I don't even write fic for this fandom!) and so I have to say "boo!"
And though I watched every episode of The X-Files growing up, I honestly can say that I do not remember the GD day episode that TV Tropes mentions, so I can't rank it. Which is really odd, because I tend to find GD episodes to be amongst the most memorable of any show's run. So yeah - discuss, mention GD episodes from canons I'm not familiar with, do what you will.