Hm. It's not a plot development I would have expected, but when you look back at the luck Buffy's had with men, you can see why she might be motivated to explore other options. I don't have any objection to exploring this subplot with Satsu, though I do wish Goddard had found a way to introduce it that didn't play like a French farce. I'm surprised a vampirized Georges Feydeau didn't come tumbling out of a wardrobe in that scene .
Mmm. Wife soup. I must've done good.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 07, 2008 6:10:22 am PST #1303 of 5059
"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
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2008 6:29:55 am PST #1304 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I felt the opposite, Matt, in that I really enjoyed this being played as farce. It's typical of the disaster that is Buffy's love life. She may also look back on this and say, well, better French farce than Greek tragedy or Jacobean revenge, which describe her prior relationships.
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SailAweigh - Mar 07, 2008 6:47:14 am PST #1305 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
::sits with Frank, reads over his shoulder::
victor infante - Mar 07, 2008 7:21:09 am PST #1306 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I'm with Frank, and frankly (pardon the pun), I've found a lot of the attitudes about sexuality being expressed online as a little backward and naive, especially the ones that begin "I writer Buffy and Faith slash, but ...." I know ... I know ... this board spoils me, and that most other boards where comic books are discussed aren't populated with people who have nuanced and informed ideas about sex (and, in many case, aren't populated by people who've had sex.)
smonster - Mar 07, 2008 8:57:06 am PST #1307 of 5059
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I thought it was AWESOME, personally. For all of those people who were annoyed that Willow became all the way gay and not bi (I was not one of those people FWIW), instead of retconning that they've given us bisexual Buffy.
re: name pronunciation - IIRC from my one semester of Japanese, sa- is pronounced like saw (without the american dipthong), so the paper is right.
The ABC thing made me @@ and I stopped reading one paragraph in.
Laga - Mar 07, 2008 9:50:41 am PST #1308 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
A dalliance with someone who adores you doesn't necessarily change your sexuality. I doubt that Buffy thinks she's bi now. I totally buy that a horny person would go to bed with an admirer outside her orientation out of curiosity and a need for comfort .
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2008 10:06:46 am PST #1309 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Plus there was also the gratitude factor for Satsu having saved her from the spell.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 07, 2008 11:26:20 am PST #1310 of 5059
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
When I read about the uproar, I think about what Captain Jack would say: "You people and your quaint little categories." Heh.
Kevin - Mar 07, 2008 11:29:52 am PST #1311 of 5059
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
When I read about it I was, like, this is on the news? I'm sorry? Did somebody just stop genocide in Darfur?
Tamara - Mar 07, 2008 11:58:52 am PST #1312 of 5059
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I'm with you, Kevin. I just don't understand all the drama.