It may be a reaction to apparent age, he had a very isolated upbringing.
ie: his innocence level seems higher than most.
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
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.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 10:36:49 am PDT #9606 of 10458
brillig
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 10:42:09 am PDT #9607 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, okay.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 21, 2012 11:34:04 am PDT #9608 of 10458
"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
Was he raised in the wild by Muppets? Because that's the impression I'm getting from how intensely *everything* must be reacted to.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 12:32:03 pm PDT #9609 of 10458
brillig
I would think by this time some of the tropes of storytelling would be sinking in.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 12:45:45 pm PDT #9610 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Mark Reads. Again, like the first time. All over again.
Polgara - Aug 21, 2012 1:19:55 pm PDT #9611 of 10458
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
I just wish he wasn't so in love with Saint Cordelia. Makes me want to vomit.
billytea - Aug 21, 2012 1:24:28 pm PDT #9612 of 10458
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Mark Reads. Again, like the first time. All over again.
Once more, with MY FEELINGS.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 21, 2012 4:58:16 pm PDT #9613 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
No, Once more, with ALL THE FEELINGS!
chrismg - Aug 24, 2012 11:23:52 am PDT #9614 of 10458
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Mark just posted his predictions for Buffy S7 and Angel S4. I think he may finally be getting a feel for how things work Josswise. Although he did put down:
None of the Scoobies will die by the end of the show.
Seriously? Seriously?
Polter-Cow - Aug 24, 2012 11:36:18 am PDT #9615 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Wishful thinking! Meanwhile, knut knut pretty much hit EVERYTHING, including Sunnydale being wiped off the face of the earth.