A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
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Part of the problem in BtVS may have been that the "high school is hell" theme only works for 3-4 seasons at most. Everyone attends high school, so it's relatively easy to keep a cohesive cast together. But then the characters have to graduate, and it's hard to keep a coherent theme going.
After graduation, in a realistic world, the group would have gone their separate ways -- maybe Buffy still goes to UC-Sunnydale, but Willow goes off to Stanford or someplace even farther away. Cordelia finds a social contact -- hers or her father's -- to take pity on her and give her something to keep her going. Maybe Xander joins the Navy, and Oz and the band go to L.A. to seek a recording deal. At that point, keeping the group together feels more and more artificial.
My annoyance is that the Next Thing has to be bigger and bigger.
See also, the Harry Dresden books.
You could do a story about how individual tragedies get overwhelmed by big events, but that might be too grim for popcorn TV.
The STAR Labs team has never heard of local anesthesia?
Seriously. (I already got spoiled and knew this episode was going to annoy me, so I'm primed to be annoyed.)
See also, the Harry Dresden books.
Hah! I was thinking the exact same thing.
Though, don't get me wrong, I can't wait for the next book.
I'm behind in Dresden, I should catch up. Last I read, his apprentice got zapped. How many books behind am I?
At least Butcher has had a plan all along.
Last I read, his apprentice got zapped.
Molly? (I actually don't know what you mean by "zapped." Did he have a whole other apprentice that died that I can't remember? This is entirely possible.)
I didn't want to potentially give a spoiler. Molly's status in life changed drastically.
because I read something that said the show would be introducing "supernatural elements" (though I have no idea what that would look like).
It would almost have to be Sabrina, wouldn't it? Unless the showrunner is actually going to make the show pivot and go in an Afterlife with Archie direction...
