For me hands down the pilot is my favorite. I don't think I've ever seen a pilot episode that even approached the quality it does. Even if it weren't the pilot it would easily vie for the top spot, but when you consider what is accomplished with a blank slate (assuming you watch it in the order intended) in the course of two short hours it is simply phenomenal.
Chemistry doesn't even begin to describe what was achieved. Casts who've had ten seasons together don't blend as well on screen as they did in the first 10 minutes.
Quite simply, no matter how I look at it, be it from a technical, emotional or narrative perspective the pilot was easily my favorite.
PS - Those of you who haven't seen the series or the movie just go out and buy the DVDs sets for both. Most DVDs are hardly worth the money they costs let alone the time you spend watching them, but this is the exact opposite. You'll finish every scrap of content wishing for more.
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