Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.

Lorne ,'Smile Time'


Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers  

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Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2002 5:48:33 pm PST #922 of 10000
brillig

Read Modus Vivendi. Beautifully written, lovely angst, but too many loose ends at the end.


Reema - Nov 22, 2002 7:07:13 pm PST #923 of 10000
I say, Tyler, you're thinking of vampires.

too many loose ends at the end

In terms of plot, or the characters' emotional states?


Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2002 7:59:38 pm PST #924 of 10000
brillig

Plot. What was the significance of the dog, what happened to Bony and the old woman, and why the hell were they after Spike in the first place?

Emotions? Angsty torment, but I expected that.

edit: Plus I think Angel should have at least felt really bad for Liv being staked out in the middle of the lobby helpless like that. And where did she come from, anyway?

(that's vague enough not to be spoilery, right?)


Reema - Nov 22, 2002 8:40:22 pm PST #925 of 10000
I say, Tyler, you're thinking of vampires.

What was the significance of the dog, what happened to Bony and the old woman, and why the hell were they after Spike in the first place?

Yeah, I would have liked some further exploration of that, too. I wasn't sure whether to take Spike's "explanation" at face value. I was willing to forgive plot stuff, because everything else was sooo wonderful, but I was a little disappointed in the lack of follow-through.

The dog, if I understand correctly, is [representative of Liv's status. Ownership and stuff. The thugs were really annoyed at Spike's cavalier adoption of their traditions. Traditions which we never actually learn, IIRC. ...Also, I'm not quite clear on why Xander was held captive against his will, since his own health was the only thing his freedom could've possibly endangered. I thought that there'd be an explanatory footnote in the eventual revelation of customs, but there was no revelation.]

I still really enjoyed the story, though. The angst is so painful, and the dialogue is so good.


Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2002 8:54:10 pm PST #926 of 10000
brillig

Angst is good, but would just a tiny bit of hope of happiness accelerated the heat death of the universe?

I'm a schmoop, I admit it.


askye - Nov 22, 2002 8:58:18 pm PST #927 of 10000
Thrive to spite them

Oh yeah, I kind of liked it and then it seemed like the author got tired of writing it and just decided to make up an ending. I felt cheated.


Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2002 9:00:51 pm PST #928 of 10000
brillig

Kind of an Angel ex machina. t over-educated snarkiness


Reema - Nov 22, 2002 9:09:30 pm PST #929 of 10000
I say, Tyler, you're thinking of vampires.

I like happiness, too. I'm a hard sell on happy Spike/Xander, though, because my conception of Xander has some issues, not the least of which are related to his treatment of vampires.


askye - Nov 22, 2002 9:13:01 pm PST #930 of 10000
Thrive to spite them

Me too Reema.

I can read Xander/Spike if it's completely silly but that's about it.


Elena - Nov 22, 2002 9:14:03 pm PST #931 of 10000
Thanks for all the fish.

Xander has some issues, most of which seem to directly relate to his continuing unhappiness. And yet, somehow, that's okay with me.