Three more of Minnow's post-Not Fade Away snippets.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Katie M - May 25, 2004 11:20:38 am PDT #8175 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
sumi - May 25, 2004 11:34:18 am PDT #8176 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Thank you Katie -- these are just amazing.
Lyra Jane - May 26, 2004 3:44:13 am PDT #8177 of 10000
Up with the sun
Thanks for the rec, Katie. Those are lovely.
Is anyone else rapidly becoming annoyed with the "...and then an army of Slayers shows up and saves the day!" ending to post-"Not Fade Away" fics? I understand why people want to see it, but on the asspull scale it's up there with having all the demons suddenly discover they're allergic to water.
§ ita § - May 26, 2004 3:45:21 am PDT #8178 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think it's an asspull (seeing as they've had contact with those people as recently as a couple episodes ago).
I think it's cheap, and really misses the point, though.
Lyra Jane - May 26, 2004 3:49:53 am PDT #8179 of 10000
Up with the sun
To me, it's an asspull because we got no indication that a)the MoG even thought about contacting the Slayers or b)that the Slayers would gather in L.A. to help Angel. I think it would be possible to make it believable, but I'd want to see more groundwork for it, not just them suddenly being there.
I think it's cheap, and really misses the point, though.
This I absolutely agree with you about. I think part of what bugs me is it makes the ending of Angel All About Buffy, and that's *wrong.*
Connie Neil - May 26, 2004 4:54:13 am PDT #8180 of 10000
brillig
I don't have the link handy, but one fic I read has Angel leading everyone into the Hyperion, waiting for all the demons to follow, then escaping through the sewers where the detonator for the hotel-full of explosives is waiting.
Lyra Jane - May 26, 2004 4:59:07 am PDT #8181 of 10000
Up with the sun
one fic I read has Angel leading everyone into the Hyperion, waiting for all the demons to follow, then escaping through the sewers where the detonator for the hotel-full of explosives is waiting.
I think I saw that! Yeah, that was a good one.
Connie Neil - May 26, 2004 4:59:50 am PDT #8182 of 10000
brillig
There was a line in it about Angel saying good-bye to the hotel that made me choke up.
§ ita § - May 26, 2004 5:04:43 am PDT #8183 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The idea that Buffy et al are reciprocating surveillance after Angel's hissy fit in Italy wouldn't surprise me in the least. But there'd have to be a good and powerful (hopefully non-schmoopy) payoff.
Connie Neil - May 26, 2004 5:07:11 am PDT #8184 of 10000
brillig
Andrew coming in to save the day because Buffy's busy elsewhere. That would be humliating for the MoG.