Hey, I still hold to "Sometimes the dark is pretty dark and you need a good story", even though it was cut from reruns and the DVD.
When was this? (Came into Buffy very late.)
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
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[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kalshane - Sep 23, 2005 9:25:04 am PDT #4145 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
SailAweigh - Sep 23, 2005 9:27:07 am PDT #4146 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
And if the line only goes through Faith, I'm still left wondering why the the balance between good and evil is out of whack enough to let the FE act up so much.
Plus, the line has been out of whack since Buffy died at the hands of the Master and Kendra was called. That's when the entire slayer line diverged. So why would the FE wait until Buffy came back a second time to cause a rumpus? It presumably had cause long before season 7. That particular "revelation" always seemed more than a bit ass-pully.
Vortex - Sep 23, 2005 9:27:13 am PDT #4147 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Clutches bulky first-run videotape collection to breast and never, ever lets go...
sits next to Matt with large box
Topic!Cindy - Sep 23, 2005 9:30:02 am PDT #4148 of 10001
What is even happening?
When was this? (Came into Buffy very late.)
In season two's Lie to Me. Willow says it to Angel, when they're checking out a club of Vampire Wannabes.
Plus, the line has been out of whack since Buffy died at the hands of the Master and iKendra was called. That's when the entire slayer line diverged. So why would the FE wait until Buffy came back a second time to cause a rumpus?That's part of what makes me wonder if the line torch-passing didn't split back after her first death/resurrection, because the FE became active then, too.
That particular "revelation" always seemed more than a bit ass-pully.Yes. S7 ended well, but it was largely so unsatisfactory.
ION totally different news... I think we have baby blue jays in our yard. They're much less brilliantly colored, but they're quite beautiful.
Kalshane - Sep 23, 2005 9:40:58 am PDT #4149 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
In season two's Lie to Me. Willow says it to Angel, when they're checking out a club of Vampire Wannabes.
Why was this cut? Do we know? It seems really wierd that something would be cut after airing.
amych - Sep 23, 2005 9:42:51 am PDT #4150 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
It seems really wierd that something would be cut after airing.
It's very common to cut for reruns (add more commercials! make extra money! nobody's gonna notice!) but it's strange that they'd use the rerun version rather than the original for DVDs.
Kalshane - Sep 23, 2005 9:45:59 am PDT #4151 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Sorry, that's what I meant. I'm well aware of the cutting that happens for re-runs and in syndication.
amych - Sep 23, 2005 9:47:17 am PDT #4152 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I shoulda figured that. We're similarly weirded-out, then.
eta: I'm also suddenly very aware that I have the rerun on my TiVo, the DVD on the shelf next to it, and an hour and eleven minutes until I can go home to compare them side by side to be really really sure that they're the same version. Will the madness never end?
Got Life - Sep 23, 2005 10:03:41 am PDT #4153 of 10001
Life is eternal, Love is immortal, and death is only an illusion.
In the seasson dvd's there is interview with Joss . he says they were sitting around and he was reminded that they could not do something, because the line went through Faith. We know the line activated Faith after kendra died, and we know when Buffy did her swan death no slayer was activated.
I will try and find it for you.
Now yes, he can change that, his show, his ideas.
I Guess, I would think if there was another slayer out there, they would have a big time explaination how she survived the First's death bringers as they hunted down potentials. I think The First would be all over a slayer out there on her own and vulnerable. He knew who potentials were, I can't see how he would not know another called slayer.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2005 10:07:38 am PDT #4154 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In the seasson dvd's there is interview with Joss .
Generally though, people only take what's actually shown on screen to be canon. Interviews and such may indicate intent, but those intentions have often been thrown out the window. Joss in particular tends to withhold committing on certain world-building aspects until story dictates that he make one choice over another. He likes to keep his options open.