Yes! Wasn't as big of a jump in quality like Buffy's first to second season, simply because Season 1 of this was already really good, but all around more consistent and a better arc. I absolutely loved the Darla arc, although it felt sort of unfinished. And here's the thing... the final four episodes were fine episodes, good in their own rights, but honestly, they just seemed too out of place compared to the rest of the season. They seemed too light-hearted, and I also expected something more in the season-long Darla arc. I don't mind too much, but definitely sort of don't "fit" with the season. In a way they did though, especially for Cordelia and the feelings she had been experiencing in the second half of the season towards her visions and her self esteem. I don't know, I sense that maybe Whedon didn't want to overdo the darkness because of Buffy's fifth season and its ending? Or maybe it was to have the gut punch of Buffy dying hit them even harder? Either way, the final scene with Willow was pretty amazingly done.