This is THE STUFF. A brilliant start to season 10 and I hope it stays this way. All the Scoobies back together— even some we didn’t expect! The return of magic turns things up to 11, and makes it all interesting again. Dracula’s appearance in season 8 was fun, but this delves into his relationship with Xander more, and makes Xander (aka The Worst Character on This Show) somewhat palatable again. Still the worst, but surrounded by excellence. (Still bored by Billy subplots, but oh well.) Adore where they’re going with Buffy & Spike.

Love the move of Christos Gage & Rebekah Isaacs from Angel & Faith to here. Her artwork handles so many of the characters so well, love her Spike, Dawn, Faith, and ESPECIALLY her baby!Giles. Did she just study a million photos of ASH as a kid? He’s perfect.