Or it just may have been that the kid was short and it was hard to set up shots that didn't include just the top of his head.
Which is saying a lot, considering the rest of the cast.
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
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.
Volans - Jul 19, 2005 5:17:20 am PDT #1356 of 10458
move out and draw fire
Topic!Cindy - Jul 19, 2005 9:12:16 am PDT #1357 of 10458
What is even happening?
There's also the practical concern of a child vampire on a long-running series and the reality of the on-set of adolesence. Given how much Angel and Spike changed over the years, a kid was going to be a massive continuity issue. Even just a season might be too long.
My only question is why Buffy didn't get to do it. I'm in full agreement he needed to die.
Heathens! When Buffy & Xander walk in on Giles practicing asking Jenny out -- One of the best library banter scenes ever.See, this is what I tried to tell Scott, not that scene in particular, but about the early seasons in general. A lot of my favorite moments of the series (I'd forgotten that one was attached to SAR) happen in episodes that didn't thrill me plotwise.
*bows head in shame*
Connie Neil - Jul 19, 2005 9:17:42 am PDT #1358 of 10458
brillig
I miss the library. Actually, once they all graduated it didn't feel quite right, because it lost a lot of the "I've known these people since kindergarten and they don't know about my secret life." OK, that only applies to Willow adn Xander, but I liked it. Plus the whole "the school librarian can kick your ass but he chooses to not let you know that" thing.
Narrator - Jul 19, 2005 11:17:45 am PDT #1359 of 10458
The evil is this way?
My only question is why Buffy didn't get to do it.
I tend to think it was because he didn't like the visual of having his heroine kill a kid. Also, it was damn funny to see Spike do it.
Polter-Cow - Jul 19, 2005 11:26:10 am PDT #1360 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"From now on, we're going to be having a lot more fun!"
Connie Neil - Jul 19, 2005 11:35:26 am PDT #1361 of 10458
brillig
It certainly established Spike's character--kill the leader, bollux up the hierarchy, watch some TV. Proved that not only was he a loose cannon, he was tough enough to be a successful loose cannon.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 19, 2005 11:44:05 am PDT #1362 of 10458
What is even happening?
I tend to think it was because he didn't like the visual of having his heroine kill a kid.I think it's got to be.
Also, it was damn funny to see Spike do it.Yes, it was. And such a relief!
beathen - Jul 19, 2005 11:50:55 am PDT #1363 of 10458
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
And such a relief!
I agree. I never really understood what was really special about being "the annointed one" since all he did was give orders and lead Buffy to the Master. What made the other vampires follow him?
Tom Scola - Jul 19, 2005 12:03:57 pm PDT #1364 of 10458
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What made the other vampires follow him?
He had a campaign manager that would leak disinformation about his opponents to the press.
Narrator - Jul 19, 2005 12:22:43 pm PDT #1365 of 10458
The evil is this way?
So, you're saying that Karl Rove is a vampire or some other demon?