You know, I feel like I'm one of like, three people on the planet who didn't stop liking Buffy for a moment. The character, that is.
Me too. Though from the start I never really emotionally bonded with the character the way I did with some others.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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brenda m - Jul 28, 2003 3:10:48 pm PDT #3699 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
victor infante - Jul 28, 2003 3:11:09 pm PDT #3700 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
In series 6 we got too much desperately flawed humanity
Speaking of which, Thessaly and I are in the process of re-watching Seaon 6 in order, straight through, in big chunks.
We're enjoying it more than we remember doing the first time. Of course, next up is "Wrecked."
victor infante - Jul 28, 2003 3:12:16 pm PDT #3701 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Make that four.
Make that five. There was actually a lot going on there that I empathized with.
Daisy Jane - Jul 28, 2003 3:13:10 pm PDT #3702 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
You know, I feel like I'm one of like, three people on the planet who didn't stop liking Buffy for a moment. The character, that is.
And I would be, number 5 or 6 now.
erikaj - Jul 28, 2003 3:13:48 pm PDT #3703 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm not one of those "That bitch!" people. But that whole speech-giving groove put me off her character for a few weeks. But I watched that whole thing, 1-7 in about year...it probably changed my perspective.
brenda m - Jul 28, 2003 3:14:48 pm PDT #3704 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And now Victor reminds me that in S6 I did feel much more connected to the character than before. Huh. Don't know what that says about me.
erikaj - Jul 28, 2003 3:16:22 pm PDT #3705 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Me too.In my case it was cause I was "going through the motions."
§ ita § - Jul 28, 2003 3:16:23 pm PDT #3706 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I started liking Buffy when it seems many people stopped.
victor infante - Jul 28, 2003 3:19:28 pm PDT #3707 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
And now Victor reminds me that in S6 I did feel much more connected to the character than before. Huh. Don't know what that says about me.
What's striking me most in close proximity is how well the character's arcs flow. Of course, Willow's actual car crash is next, but that aside, they all had things to do, their own stories, and it all progressed rather naturally. Curious to see how the next few episodes, the "rough" ones, hold up on rewatch.
Cindy - Jul 28, 2003 3:23:26 pm PDT #3708 of 10001
Nobody
I loved Buffy from day one. I suspect I was one of Plei's 3. But Plei, who was the other? There were three? And look, now there's more. Oh. Maybe Allyson, you know. Allyson loves Buffy. Allyson gets pissed off at Buffy, but she loves our girl.