I just finished watching Buffy, Season 4.
Even though it’s probably my least-favorite season of the show, it’s still better than the best seasons of most shows.
Watching it now, after having seen the rest of the series (aparticularly Season 5), I was able to catch tiny little touches that foreshadow what is to come. When I first saw the episodes, those things meant nothing.
And that’s one of the reasons the show is fun to watch over again.