Hec, he's halfway there already, don't you think? But they seem mean and crazy, not sweet, Brian Wilson crazy.
Saffron: He's my husband. Mal: Well, who in the damn galaxy ain't?
'Trash'
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.
erikaj - Aug 21, 2012 6:49:29 am PDT #9596 of 10458
Always Anti-fascist!
Fred Pete - Aug 21, 2012 7:03:34 am PDT #9597 of 10458
Ann, that's a ferret.
I remember our discussions of "Seeing Red" back on WX. And our discussions of how other fans/boards were reacting. It's an episode that invites strong reactions, especially for people that identify with characters.
It's why I've been worried about this stretch. More than anything else, Mark in his discussions of Buffy and Angel (I haven't read much else of his work) identifies with characters and reacts strongly.
Sue - Aug 21, 2012 8:03:43 am PDT #9598 of 10458
hip deep in pie
Retta from Parks & Rec just started watching and live-tweeting Buffy, too. Good times!
I saw that this morning. I am unreasonably excited for this.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 8:45:54 am PDT #9599 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's why I've been worried about this stretch
When you say worried, what are you worried about?
Fred Pete - Aug 21, 2012 9:00:53 am PDT #9600 of 10458
Ann, that's a ferret.
When you say worried, what are you worried about?
Mark's reaction and my psychological ability to read his write-up. The last 3.5 episodes are pretty intense, from the attempted rape to Tara's death to Big Bad Willow. Mark reacts to intensity with intensity. Especially when it involves characters that he loves. Like Tara and Willow.
I was a fan of Tara and her development from the shy girl of S4 to the moral center in S6. I'm nowhere near as intense as Mark, and I reacted when Tara died.
Now that I see it in black and white, I think I may be too invested in Mark's write-ups.
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2012 9:03:10 am PDT #9601 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 9:09:07 am PDT #9602 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I may be too invested in Mark's write-ups.
That's what I was wondering. The phrasing seemed weird, but if you are, that's precisely the phrasing that describes it. I guess when he pours so much emotion into it, the people that like that are matching with more emotion too.
It's pretty much why I run screaming from the room.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 10:32:37 am PDT #9603 of 10458
brillig
I tend to think "Poor wee darlings, everything feels so big at that age." Then I feel old and cynical and go back to reading about the jewelry of the royal family.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 10:33:51 am PDT #9604 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What age? How old is he?
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2012 10:34:23 am PDT #9605 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He turns 29 in October.