I see Echo as more of a prostitute than a rape victim. She didn't have much of a choice before signing that contract, but I'm sure that many prostitutes feel they have no other choice as well. Echo gave up everything, whether or not the contract is legally binding, she knew she was giving up her free will. It's equally tragic to me, but it is an important distinction for how I see the show.
Inara: Who's winning? Simon: I can't tell. They don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
'Bushwhacked'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
sj - Feb 22, 2009 4:36:43 pm PST #1988 of 4535
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Liese S. - Feb 22, 2009 4:45:01 pm PST #1989 of 4535
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Taking my response to this over to "Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers"
§ ita § - Feb 22, 2009 4:48:18 pm PST #1990 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, oops. Thanks for the reminder, Liese.
Typo Boy - Feb 22, 2009 4:52:41 pm PST #1991 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
moving my response there as well, unless it duplicates someone else's.
Barry Woodward - Feb 27, 2009 10:40:27 am PST #1992 of 4535
I fought the law and I won!
AV Club: You’ve done several personalities over the course of 13 episodes. Do any stand out as particularly fun to do?
Eliza Dushku: I did love playing the blind cultist in an episode from Tim Minear, who is one of my favorite writers, who has been with us since the Buffy days, and Angel as well.
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2009 10:46:38 am PST #1993 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, dear. Tim will never escape.
Or maybe he's the one lying.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 27, 2009 10:51:21 am PST #1994 of 4535
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Well, when he came on board Angel they were still doing fairly heavy x-overs, including the Faith ones in season 1, and he was showrunner during the ones in season 4. So from her perspective he was there.
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2009 10:56:48 am PST #1995 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But can the witness place him working on the Buffy set during a Buffy shooting?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 27, 2009 12:05:24 pm PST #1996 of 4535
"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
At this point I half expect to find out that "Dean Grossman" or "Dan Vebber" was a pseudonym.
Invisible Green - Feb 28, 2009 10:50:26 am PST #1997 of 4535
Didn't Tim direct the flashback scenes in "Darla" that were also used in "Fool for Love?" That sort of counts as working on Buffy, even if he wasn't credited.
At this point I half expect to find out that "Dean Grossman" or "Dan Vebber" was a pseudonym.
Dan Vebber went on to write for Futurama.