Is s4 relatable?

When I went to university, I left most of my DVDs and books at my parents’ house. But I brought my Season 4 DVDs with me, and found it to be a real comfort in those first few weeks.
I do think it’s a relatable season. The way the group of high school friends naturally drift apart as they discover new aspects of themselves, but their love for each other brings them together again, really rang true for me. Willow’s season 4 arc was handled beautifully and continues to inspire me.
 
As many of you may know, I love season one of Buffy with all my heart.

For a long time season two was my favourite season, mainly because of the Angelus arc and the strong episodes like 'Passion' and 'Becoming'.

I'm re-watching season four right now, and the freshness of it is something that sticks out. You really get that brand new day/morning vibe and all the dialogue seems fresh and approachable. It may not have the immediate energy of the earlier seasons but its certainly different, and pretty cool for different reasons.
 
That it is because that is the type of stuff that happens after high school. You (should) mature into the real world, become separated from your friends, your parents (can) start charging you rent, you start to have an identity crisis, you can start to go from job to job, find out that roommates aren't always ideal, and you find yourself not going back to momma's nest as much. After high school graduation, a new chapter begins.

telperion66 said:
I heavily related to the Angel/Buffy storyline. After Angel left and Buffy seemed to move on pretty quickly, I couldn't get to grips with how she did that at all.
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I'm sorry, but you are kind of wrong there. Buffy is in another relationship, yes, but over the series, she still had a love for Angel.
 
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I find the early episodes of Season 4 very relateable, at least from Buffy's point of view. And I guess I found it more relateable at the time because I had just started college/university when I began watching Season 4 and everything seemed so accurate to my own experience. I had recently become obsessed with the Buffyverse; it helped me feel more positive about my life and made me more confident with social situations, so I both related to the struggles Buffy had in the season, but also found what the show had given me to be a great help in fitting in a bit better. Still not life and soul of the party, but I made some good friends that enhanced my life beyond measure.

Complicated answer (?) but more or less how I felt at the time.
 
I do relate to some aspects, such as that sense of feeling lost at college and disconnecting from high-school friends, which was mostly permanent in my case, so I envy Buffy that she remained friends with hers. Xander's floundering at jobs was also something I experienced after college, trying to find the right fit, and I wish I had had shows like this at that time, so I knew that was normal.

But I watched this show years after college, so I didn't really think about relating to it so much, until this thread. I love the show mainly for its escapism!
 
The beginning episodes about college are. With the roommate stuff. And Xander's job hunt.
I also find the Willow and Oz stuff relatable.
 
Yes.

Had I seen this when I went to college, I think it would have made the experience much better for myself. The season really just says, “Things are gonna change in your life, and that is totally okay.” If that isn’t relatable, I dunno what is.

I mean, the stuff by the end with the Initiative is obviously far fetched, but the show needs an overarching plot. I doubt any of the 7 seasonal storylines are relatable to anyone, and that isn’t a bad thing really.
 
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