I hate there always being an option. Sometimes, the sister needs to bite it.
Yeah, but then someone gets a nifty idea, and suddenly Jason Todd isn't as dead as he seemed.
I like the ruffles.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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.
Steph L. - Nov 16, 2005 6:13:53 am PST #2439 of 10459
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 16, 2005 6:34:23 am PST #2440 of 10459
"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
Angel talked about eating to pass the time rather than for nourishment or taste back in the early seasons of Buffy.
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2005 6:39:07 am PST #2441 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I mentioned it in scans_daily, and now I feel duty-bound to back it up with something other than IWRY (because the shows contradict each other?) Basically -- there was a scan from Tales of the Vampires that stated that vampires loved candy, and I thought it was contradictory.
I could let it slide, but now I'm curious. Someone's written this all up somewhere, I know it. That's what the internet is for.
Vortex - Nov 16, 2005 6:43:00 am PST #2442 of 10459
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Maybe Spike like the onion thing for the crunch, not the taste.
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2005 6:44:50 am PST #2443 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What I (vaguely) recall is that Spike liking human food was a Spike thing, and that other vampires got nothing out of it. Either he could taste more, or he craved the faux-humanity of it.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2005 6:50:17 am PST #2444 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Either he could taste more, or he craved the faux-humanity of it.
I think he also mentioned buffalo wings too, becuase they were spicy enough to be interesting.
Strega - Nov 16, 2005 6:52:47 am PST #2445 of 10459
Huh, it's a scan from alliterator. Small internet.
Per All Things Philosophical...:
- According to The Watchers' Guide, this line was cut from [the Bronze scene in LTM]: Angel says, "I eat sometimes. Not for nutrition, just to pass the time." ...Then there's Spike and his Weetabix (Kansas, Feb 16 15:29 2000).
- In IWRY, Angel explains that food has very little flavor when you're a vampire (as opposed to a mortal), implying he's tried it once or twice.
- In IGYUMS, he eats a meal with a family unaware of his vampiric nature.
I could go with the idea that if everything tastes blander, you seek out food with stronger flavors. So candy seems handwavable, but I'd have to strike the "with the heightened senses" line.
Mostly, I'm shocked he didn't go for Pez.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 16, 2005 6:57:24 am PST #2446 of 10459
"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
Who makes those juice packets that you puncture with a straw to drink?
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2005 6:59:15 am PST #2447 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Who makes those juice packets that you puncture with a straw to drink?
Capris Sun is the first that comes to mind, but I'm sure there are others.
Nilly - Nov 16, 2005 7:17:42 am PST #2448 of 10459
Swouncing
Srega already answered, but just for the fun of it (it's been forever since I searched for anything BtVS-related), off the top of my head (I'm sure there's more):
IWRY:
Angel: You know, I forgot how good it all tastes when you're alive!
Angel: Why didn't you ever tell me about chocolate and peanut butter?
Buffy: Well, I figured if your vamp taste buds couldn't really savor it, then it would only hurt you, you know?
The Prom:
Joyce: You don't drink? Beverages, I mean?
Angel: No, I do.
Hush:
Giles: I thought vampires were supposed to eat blood.
Spike: Yep. Well sometimes I like to crumble up the Weetabix in the blood - give it a little texture.