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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.
I came to BtVS in season 3, and was surprised by how little Jenny there was in seasons 1 and 2, once I finally got to watch them.
She was in more of Seasons 1 and 2 before Dawn. Once Dawn was introduced, the first 4 seasons were completely redone and a lot of Jenny's scenes were cut to make room for the Dawn scenes.
What?
That reminds me of the fact that when Buffy: The Animated Series was last discussed, they were talking about setting it in high school, but with Dawn. Which I think is a cool idea.
I still REALLY want that show.
She was in more of Seasons 1 and 2 before Dawn. Once Dawn was introduced, the first 4 seasons were completely redone and a lot of Jenny's scenes were cut to make room for the Dawn scenes.
What?
Pfffft. Like you were immune to the monks' spell.
That reminds me of the fact that when Buffy: The Animated Series was last discussed, they were talking about setting it in high school, but with Dawn. Which I think is a cool idea.
When watching the early season, I put Dawn into a couple of the scenes in my mind. I still really want the animated series too.
Now it seems abrupt.
I noticed this too. I've noticed in other series as well, and always chalk it up to watching several eps in a row on DVD rather than waiting impatiently for a week between each ep. In BtVS and AtS, it may also be because I know what's coming.
I think this impacted my enjoyment of Babylon 5 quite a bit, too, and then there was no knowing what was coming, because I didn't see any of that when it aired.
I've noticed a similar effect when I've glommed a whole bunch of the same author's books in a short period - you start noticing tropes and themes and even word choice in a way that becomes really distracting. That happened to me with Jennifer Cruisie and it made things feel more formulaic than was probably the case.
Yes, I've noticed it with books too. I've had to stop reading works by certain authors that I adore, for this reason: Piers Anthony, Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey come to mind.
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I've been rewatching AtS S3. Just got to The Price.
I can't believe I never before figured out that when Cordy went all glowy at the end, long (well, awhile) before she ever became St. Cordy, was when The Destroyer came into the world. I've watched the whole run about 3-4 times, maybe more.
I am so incredibly dense.
I am denser, because I'm not sure what you're getting at.
Weirdly enough, I was just thinking of "The Price" an hour ago while watching The 4400. I forget what triggered it, but I thought of that great "Hi, Dad" cliffhanger. And then I wondered how Connor could have possibly recognized Angel.
I like it, but I don't think it works. The sluks say that they came into this dimension because they were running away from the Destroyer, and that it's coming after Angel. And Connor talks about chasing them later on.
And then I wondered how Connor could have possibly recognized Angel.
You don't think Holtz described him in great detail over the years?