I liked (?) the one being abused. She didn't need to hit back. She just needed to stop that fist.

Oh, hell yeah. She had this perfect look of "Just TRY it again, motherfucker!"

Oh my god, I actually caught up! I didn't even skip!

I think I'm in the same camp as Nutty with the emotionally satisfying but logically confounding take on 'Chosen'. However, my theory that very good company and sufficient maragrita-age can gloss over inconsistencies held true, despite the loud bonking sound of my head against the wood post in the living room during Moments of Excessive Schmoop (it's true - the one romantic bone in my body was broken in a freak zamboni accident.) Will need to rewatch once I've recovered from the finale party completely (Anyone want some salsa? We have salsa. Lots. Also cobbler. And Tom W's hat. And a ferret with a sore paw who apparently hates being upstaged by tv drama and created his own.)

For msbelle:

Artichoke Spinach Dip rules that are not really specific enough to be a recipie for real.

• block of cream cheese/neufatchel, hopefully warm enough to mix
• several plops of mayo such that the aforementioned cream cheese/neufatchel thins out and is stirrable
• big, honkin' amounts of grated parmesan. or you could use romano. once it was gouda in a moment of desperation, although it was not as full of melty goodness that way. With cheddar it might be good on mac & cheese, but then it wouldn't be a dip anymore.
• spices of whatever variety turn you on. I go for garlic, pepper, usually some rosemary, basil & oregano. it'd probably be good (although very different) with curry powder. hmmm....I must steal into my secret lab and play with mutations...
• some chopped artichokes & spinach, hopefully very drained. Generally this means about 1 or 2 cans of artichokes & 1/2 a bag of spinach. If I'm out of either, the other increases. Or the dip gets cheesier.
• other optional bits: pine nuts, sun dried tomatos, prosciutto, bacon, random pantry thing I've been meaning to use
• stir. bake at 350F until bubbly.
• leftovers great on pasta

Thanks again to all the Somervillians (and msbelle!) for making for a wonderful finale experience!

I want TomW's hat.

I want Thessaly's dip.

I want Thessaly's dip.

Can't...restrain...urge...must...take....straightline!

Hey, Victor's not for grabs!

Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal.

it's ok, victor's really a genius. also, he makes me tea. i just can't let the straight line go...it's a weakness.

Whoa! I was just going to post that.

Woohoo! Hivemind with Hecubus! It's a Buffista's dream!

See, now that to me is key. Plus he didn't actually die. *Plus* he was the one to start the whole problem in the first place! So it's more like he had to spend time in a really gnarly dentention hall.

Well, yeah - but if people are right, Spike got to go out laughing his disintegrating ass off and is now sipping cocoa with marshmallows and wheetabix with Joyce, Tara and Anya. Some detention hall! And, of course, since everybody is bi in the afterlife, there's the orgy.

Okay, I may have just squicked myself. Or turned myself on. I'm not sure which.

And from this afternoon:

Ken, we were thinking of you last night, mostly kicking ourselves for not inviting you after your delurk. Sorry about that. We have a mailling list. Instructions on how to subscribe are here.

Awww. Thanks for the thought, but given the timing of my de-lurk, I think it was just logistically, and probably psychologically, impossible on my end. Oh well, there's always the next Buffy series finale.

Oh wait a moment... gorram, rutting...

Seriously, though. Thanks for the info - I will hopefully be in touch with you'se other New Englander types soon enough.

And, of course, since everybody is bi in the afterlife, there's the orgy.

Dude! Your friends' parents and brothers and stuff are off-limits.

And Thessaly, I served, you volleyed it right back! Good for you!

Dude! Your friends' parents and brothers and stuff are off-limits.

Like I said - squicked? turned on? Not sure which.

Given that people have talked enthusiastically about Connor/Angel on these boards, I feel relatively healthy.

I want Thessaly's dip.

Hey, Victor's not for grabs

Wokka. Wokka. Wokka.

Given that people have talked enthusiastically about Connor/Angel on these boards, I feel relatively healthy.

I seem to have missed these discussions. I feel cleaner for it.

I seem to have missed these discussions.

You gotta hang out more with Ple. She'll dirty you up.