I actually think Cordelia's was the worst death. And I'm not sure even Anya's can rival that.
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
'The Killer In Me'
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.
le nubian - Feb 17, 2012 8:20:46 am PST #8657 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy - Feb 17, 2012 8:32:22 am PST #8658 of 10458
Because books.
I think the worst death was Tara's, with Jenny Calendar's a close second.
Best death? Maybe Spike's in the finale, even though it didn't end up being a true death. He was so viciously ready to greet it, even if he was a little high on the martydom of it all.
Lee - Feb 17, 2012 9:24:40 am PST #8659 of 10458
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I don't see that as much different than Wash
I think in terms of Firefly/Serenity, Book's was worse than Wash's. Wash's hurt more (and I still have never seen the actual scene), but at least he was doing something when he died. Book was just collateral damage.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2012 9:30:54 am PST #8660 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I think Wash's death drove home the "anyone, anytime, don't exhale" message that Joss is so fond of. Book? He just kinda died when no one was looking.
Yet? People so much less upset. Saddens me.
In my head, Cordelia's death is redeemed by Charisma's last episode which was some of the best Cordy I'd seen in a long time. Her character had gone way off the rails for me, but now I remember her more fondly than she deserves.
Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2012 9:39:48 am PST #8661 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, right now I can't even recall how Cordy actually died. The last memory I have of her is being awesome, like you.
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2012 9:43:04 am PST #8662 of 10458
I look more rad than Lutheranism
ita IS awesome.
Beverly - Feb 17, 2012 9:44:26 am PST #8663 of 10458
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
ita RADIATES awesome! (Says so, right there)
Frankenbuddha - Feb 17, 2012 10:01:06 am PST #8664 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ita RADIATES awesome!
That's what a moon will do.
P.M. Marc - Feb 17, 2012 10:01:44 am PST #8665 of 10458
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Doyle's death was the best. Yes.
Worst was Fred's. OMGWTFever. Agency-stripping drivel, it was.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 17, 2012 10:01:57 am PST #8666 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, wasn't Cordy in a coma until her final appearance season 5? If so, she had a great send-off then.