I love not only the retcon, but that the whole Immortal thing in all its spectacular lameness is pinned on Andrew.
Anya: Are you stupid or something? Giles: Allow me to answer that question with a firing.
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JZ - Dec 09, 2006 4:35:14 pm PST #9914 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
victor infante - Dec 09, 2006 5:40:30 pm PST #9915 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I wonder when Joss came up with that idea for the retcon, because it's terribly, terribly funny, and it makes a certain degree of sense. I wonder where Buffy's really based out of?
Strega - Dec 09, 2006 7:58:33 pm PST #9916 of 10000
I cannot agree with the "making sense" part, unless we're supposed to think that Andrew would then deliberately send Angel and Spike to the club the fake-Buffy was at, even though they are presumably the only other people in the country who know the real one.
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2006 10:40:24 pm PST #9917 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, sending them there does help cement the cover.
Strega - Dec 10, 2006 9:51:58 am PST #9918 of 10000
Meh. Only because they didn't get a good look, which seems like quite a gamble. Or is a thing where Andrew now has access to Mission Impossible disguises?
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2006 12:54:36 pm PST #9919 of 10000
"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
I should point out that Buffy has access to anything that Willow can do when planning out long-term strategies. I'd assume flawless shapechanging or illusion spells are within her repertoire for a decoy. Angel and (possibly) Spike might be ableto see through such with time to note behavioral discrepancies, but if the imposter was coached to avoid them/refuse to engage in conversation...
Anne W. - Dec 10, 2006 12:57:42 pm PST #9920 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Excellent point, Matt. I cannot wait for these to come out.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2006 1:00:09 pm PST #9921 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I agree with Matt. It's going to be a well done job, or little point doing it.
P.M. Marc - Dec 11, 2006 7:35:18 am PST #9922 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I'd assumed bots.
askye - Dec 11, 2006 7:59:51 am PST #9923 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
I thought it was that too.