Spike ,'Touched'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I still can't figure out why we were tortured with Dawn. Or SaintCordy. Why torture the audience? Why was 15 year old Dawn written as a 9 year old spoiled brat?
Did they not learn from Oliver on the Brady Bunch? WTF?
ETA: Why didn't they just buy Buffy a puppy?
My impression of Dawn's age: Highschool freshmen in season 7, thus, 14-15. Making her 12-13 in season 5. More believable.
They should have stuck with that, and not thrown in the unfortunate "Yes, the 15-year-old can be alone for half an hour in her LOCKED HOUSE." Even if Michelle Trachtenberg didn't look remotely 12 in season 5. Or 13 in season 6. Nick Brendon never looked 15 either, but we let that slide.
Looking at it that way, her occasional obnoxiousness is somewhat more believable. As is her slow maturing into the seventh season. I've actually HEARD 13-year-olds shrike "Get out get out get out!" or equivalents, and that was pretty spot-on.
(In other words, yes, I still like the character.)
Also? Like Zoe. And Jaye. For on-topiccy goodness. Or, to stick with more controversial things, I like both Manuel and Wyoming.
I still can't figure out why we were tortured with Dawn. Or SaintCordy.
I liked Dawn. And I *loved* Saint Cordy. Although I guess she was more of a figure than a character. And hella better than any S4 cordy. And her hair: great hair! But my fav's are "Belonging" Cordy and "You're Welcome" Cordy.
My impression of Dawn's age: Highschool freshmen in season 7, thus, 14-15.
I'm pretty sure she was a sophomore in season 7.
Season 5 and season 6 have references to Dawn being a freshman during both of those respective seasons.
Also, the only Whedon character I've never really liked in Jayne, especially in "Bushwhacked."
(shrug). I'm not saying my timeline is even remotely right. It's just how I think they originally intended to write her (I know they meant for Dawn to be younger at first than she eventually evolved into being, which is why the "The Real Me" Dawn is so clearly young junior-high diary-writing doesn't know about lesbian sex "I bet they have sex!"-like.
She's 12, then. That's what my brain says. I'm sticking to it.
I could see the events of S5 screwing with her schedule enough to have to repeat freshman year.
I like that wank. I think I may laminate it.
Aaand then Tracie Thoms was in a FedEx commercial. This is getting freaky.
I was going to post this very thing. i saw the first half hour of 5ive Days to Midnight and saw the commercial and promptly squealed. my parents thought i was crazy.
i'm wondering if Sci-Fi will rerun this anytime soon. i had something else i had to watch last night. i'm sure they probably will. what i saw was pretty good.
I am probably one of few who thinks Kari Matchett looks better as a brunette.
i'm wondering if Sci-Fi will rerun this anytime soon. i had something else i had to watch last night. i'm sure they probably will. what i saw was pretty good.
They're rerunning Part 1 tonight at 7, followed by Part 2, which will run three times in a row, because it's on Sci-Fi.
very cool! thanks!
Call me when Lee Pace shows up.
With it being Pride Month, I imagine Soldier's Girl will be rerun on cable at some point. It'll be tough to spot Pace with those eyebrows waxed, though.