This was really clear to me last night as I was falling asleep but harder to pin down this morning, but the thing I keep coming back to is how very banal his evil is, how much like every other guy like that he has turned out to be, practically a cliche. Not even an interesting villain.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
-t - Jan 20, 2022 7:52:03 am PST #10429 of 10457
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Topic!Cindy - Jan 20, 2022 12:23:39 pm PST #10430 of 10457
What is even happening?
What I was trying to express but not using enough words to really do so, I think, is that he’s not actually doing the work. If he is an addict he isn’t in recovery.
That was how I read you, -t. I'm sorry my response reads like it wasn't. I should have used a "Yup" and an "and," rather than a "Well," and a "but."
the thing I keep coming back to is how very banal his evil is, how much like every other guy like that he has turned out to be, practically a cliche. Not even an interesting villain.
It is so banal. His villainy is of the season 6 variety.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2022 1:13:29 pm PST #10431 of 10457
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
His villainy is of the season 6 variety.
He's no Mayor Wilkins, that's for sure.
Vortex - Feb 05, 2022 7:36:26 pm PST #10432 of 10457
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Does anyone else miss Mayor Wilkins - I just want to be a big snake.
Beverly - Feb 07, 2022 6:02:32 pm PST #10433 of 10457
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Yes, frequently in recent years.
dcp - Mar 11, 2022 11:37:13 am PST #10434 of 10457
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I've been having increasing trouble with (lack of) attention span. Several times this week I've caught myself thinking, and even saying aloud, "Bored now."
Thank goodness my mic was muted.
-t - Mar 11, 2022 11:51:42 am PST #10435 of 10457
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Try to resist going full on evil.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2022 8:08:51 pm PST #10436 of 10457
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And if you have to flay someone, make sure it doesn't go beyond deserving parties.
sj - Mar 26, 2022 3:53:52 pm PDT #10437 of 10457
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The last couple episodes of Astrid and Lilly Save the World have gone from subtle Buffy references to explicitly mentioning Buffy more than once, but even without the reference it is such a delightful, fun show!
Topic!Cindy - Jan 19, 2023 6:39:42 pm PST #10438 of 10457
What is even happening?
Happy 42nd birthday, Buffy Anne Summers. (Don't worry, we took custody of you.)