I don't know. I was much happier with R***y when he was just kinda cute, psychology grad student geek. And Xander and Willow were initially just "normal" kids who stepped up to the plate. I guess I'm using "normal" to mean neither demonic nor superpowered, not really "normal" to mean "average". I wouldn't want to see any of my kids with Joe Schmo.
Hey, evil dead, you're in my seat.
Xander ,'First Date'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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kat perez - Mar 02, 2004 6:23:45 am PST #7272 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Vortex - Mar 02, 2004 6:26:51 am PST #7273 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I wouldn't want to see any of my kids with Joe Schmo.
I don't think that it would work with Joe Schmo. Okay, maybe Xander and Joe, but I would think that their partners would need to understand the need to fight the good fight. It would have to be someone that they could tell about what was happening, who wouldn't call the police when Xander comes home covered in blood.
kat perez - Mar 02, 2004 6:37:21 am PST #7274 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Oh, I totally agree. But that doesn't preclude them being with just a normal (non-demon/super-powered) person. I think in essence we are saying the same thing. The kids need to be with someone who's worthy of them, someone capable of accepting and supporting what they do. But that doesn't preclude that person from being completely "normal" in that they are neither a demon nor a demon fighter.
That line at the end of the episode just made me sad because I knew all of the angsty relationship turmoil to come for all of them.
Fred Pete - Mar 02, 2004 7:00:31 am PST #7275 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
The kids need to be with someone who's worthy of them, someone capable of accepting and supporting what they do. But that doesn't preclude that person from being completely "normal" in that they are neither a demon nor a demon fighter.
Well, the SO would have to be special in some ways. At minimum, recognizing that they're going to have to deal with life with a -- new-style Watcher? And the SO could participate in less-front line ways, much like S7 Andrew doing the cooking.
In a lot of ways, it would be like being married to a police officer. Except the unexpected could be a lot more weird.
DebetEsse - Mar 02, 2004 10:24:44 am PST #7276 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Similar, but I would think that it would seep into the rest of your life more. It was unusual that Angelus went after Buffy, Willow and Giles in their own homes, but there's a degree of "always on-duty" in being a Scooby.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 02, 2004 3:14:26 pm PST #7277 of 10001
"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
Not that unusual. Darla, Kralik, Faith, and Dracula all tried to get at Buffy through her mom, and Harmony through Dawn. Though proper information and a judicious invitation policy would've helped in several of those instances.
sumi - Mar 03, 2004 5:47:28 am PST #7278 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
BTW, last night's GG was an ME-alum fest -- written by Jane Espenson, directed by Marita Grabiak and including Danny Strong as "Doyle".
It was also a good one -- Jane E. writes good GG.
Connie Neil - Mar 03, 2004 10:50:02 am PST #7279 of 10001
brillig
USA Today lists "Hush" as one of the scariest episodes of any TV show. "Squeeze" from X-Files is also listed, plus some Alfred Hitchcock.
JenP - Mar 03, 2004 11:00:53 am PST #7280 of 10001
"Squeeze" from X-Files
Which one was that?
Dana - Mar 03, 2004 11:03:20 am PST #7281 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Putty Boy!
The return of Eugene Tooms.
t shudder