Oooo! Nice stuff, connie. I like the insight into Tara.

The young woman--oops, womyn

Snerk!

Willow hadn't learned what Tara had been taught: the powers of the universe had opinions and preferences, which might not match your own, and you'd best understand that the powers you're dealing with might want something other than you do and might be stronger than you.

Yeah. Damn straight.

I love the comparison of magic and computers. Because, really, wasn't that always Willow's problem with magic? She thought of it as a science. As chemistry, only with more newt. She didn't embrace it as a religion and a way of life. She didn't respect it.

She thought of it as a science. As chemistry, only with more newt. She didn't embrace it as a religion and a way of life. She didn't respect it.

I'm not sure that lots of talk about 'it's all connected' will really help with that. (I'm okay with season 7 here, aren't I?) What I've seen so far doesn't convince me she's really embraced it as a way of life.

Season 7 is good.

And I agree with you. She's missing the real problem. It's a thing with her. She fixates on one thing that is wrong, addresses that (or tries to) and thinks that everything will be fine. I'm thinking here of the cookies in Something Blue. And now I'm going to stop; I've talked about this too much recently.

She fixates on one thing that is wrong, addresses that (or tries to) and thinks that everything will be fine. I'm thinking here of the cookies in Something Blue.

Wrod. On a slight tangent (in that it's still about Willow but more about you than her): does you dislikehatred of Willow get in the way of your enjoying the show? I mean, sometimes I've disliked a character (or an actor) so much that I simply can't watch anything with them in.

Interesting.. I wonder if that might be what's wrong with my enjoyment of this season.. . No, because I have a remarkable ability to excise unpleasant things (vis, I manage to forget how prominent R*l*y was in FFL). She makes me roll my eyes, that's true... But if the writing is good, if the characters are making sense, if Willow isn't a major focus - I enjoy the show immensely.

Something happened to me in Season 6, though. Gone made me so fucking angry that I couldn't enjoy any of the spots that would normally make me happy. The Xander, the Spike. I just couldn't get beyond that. Yet I was able to get beyond the first 40 minutes of Him *season 7 episode* to enjoy the final 20 very, very much.

In conclusion: eh, I dunno. I don't think so.

Gone made me so fucking angry that I couldn't enjoy any of the spots that would normally make me happy.

Buffy's behaviour, was that?

eh, I dunno. I don't think so.

Right. Just wondered- as a writer, I'm createing characters all the time, and sometimes I wonder 'what if someone really hates this character? Will that ruin the story for them?' So I thought I'd ask and see if something similiar had that effect on you.

If the writing is good, if the character is consistent (or if inconsistency is the character, if I make any sense) then I have no problem reading fic that has characters, even main characters that I don't like. Thing that bothers me is when people try to make any character a plaster saint. That bothers me to no end. Now, there is a time and place to just ignore things and go with the flow. And that's usually porn.

Mind you, I might not be interested enough to actually read a piece with Willow as main character. Or, at least, I would not seek it out.

Oh, yes, Buffy's behaviour, specifically toward the Social Worker. Pissed me the fuck off.

specifically toward the Social Worker. Pissed me the fuck off.

I can see that. Especially on rewatching, with a bit more knowledge of the character, it wasn't something Buffy would normally do. Bad writing.

Thing that bothers me is when people try to make any character a plaster saint. That bothers me to no end.

I know what you mean about this, too- it doesn't work. They all have flaws (and in fanfic, you have to keep the flaws shown in the series. Or sometimes add one or two in, if they aren't there to start with.)

I might not be interested enough to actually read a piece with Willow as main character. Or, at least, I would not seek it out.

We all have kinds of fanfic we don't seek out. Doesn't have to be hate, or even dislike to not be intrested in them.

I have no problem reading fic that has characters, even main characters that I don't like.

Thanks- that's intresting.