My guess about the "lazy" characterization is that he is sensitive about "crazy" and therefore is having trouble getting her. Dru was never my favorite but I always liked her. I was always sad that she was the least explored of the four vampires.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Stephanie - Jan 11, 2012 3:21:26 pm PST #8248 of 10459
Trust my rage
chrismg - Jan 11, 2012 3:31:14 pm PST #8249 of 10459
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Poor Mark is going to hit Gandalf's death right about the same time Angel turns into Angelus.
Actually, "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum" is tomorrow. He's not getting to "Innocence" until sometime next week.
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2012 3:35:50 pm PST #8250 of 10459
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Actually, "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum" is tomorrow.
And he's already read it. And he'd seen through "Ted" a few days ago, so he'll probably end up watching "Innocence" this weekend as he does the next week's reviews.
askye - Jan 11, 2012 4:09:16 pm PST #8251 of 10459
Thrive to spite them
I'm still not sure how Mark doesn't get how Dru is insane. 1) that she's insane and 2) how it happened.
It's not a big mystery - Angel tells Buffy exactly what he did and why.
Also not getting how he's missing the affection Spike has for Dru. It's evil vampire affection but it's stil there.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 11, 2012 5:21:37 pm PST #8252 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
Could he be covering his ears and going "lalalalala" whenever Drusilla is onscreen?
Fred Pete - Jan 12, 2012 4:26:08 am PST #8253 of 10459
Ann, that's a ferret.
I enjoy Mark's reviews, but being able to discuss them here (without worrying about spoilery) adds a little something.
I don't think it's that Mark doesn't get how Dru works. I suspect something won't let him get it. If that makes any sense.
And if he thinks the introduction of Kendra is the Holy Grail of Plot Twists, he's so unprepared, he doesn't know that he's unprepared.
DCJensen - Jan 12, 2012 5:40:38 am PST #8254 of 10459
All is well that ends in pizza.
Oh, indeed. Wait until Surprise.
And Passion.
And...
Vonnie K - Jan 12, 2012 6:09:52 am PST #8255 of 10459
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Buffistas Read Mark Watches Buffy is more entertaining than just him watching Buffy.
Yeah. I tried to read him, and found he had some interesting and fresh takes on the canon, but I cannot take that that combination of overwrought emotions to eleven all the time + delicate floweredness + asscaps in continuous doses.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 12, 2012 7:39:15 am PST #8256 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I cannot that that combination of overwrought emotions to eleven all the time + delicate floweredness + asscaps in continuous doses.
I find myself making the "llama drama" sign while reading him.
erikaj - Jan 12, 2012 9:41:10 am PST #8257 of 10459
Always Anti-fascist!
He's so *delicate* Wirefiends are not usually woobies.(Well, not where people can see us do it. I admit that some of those finales tore my guts out...fucking Pelecanos may be my Angelus, actually.Fucking George, man. But I bet he'd look good in the pants.) Which reminds me of the time David Simon visited hbo.com and was all "WTF?" when people freaked out about Stringer. He was all like "?!" completely unprepared for fandom's...occasional disrespect for storytelling and Earth logic. It felt weird to know something he didn't