Plus Jesse is maybe the biggest loose plot thread ever. And one mention after the first episode would have fixed that.
I always put a lot of Xander's fanatical vampire hatred down to Jesse.
Mal: Inara, think you could stoop to being on my arm? Inara: Will you wash it first?
'Heart Of Gold'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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helentm - Mar 28, 2004 3:40:26 pm PST #7356 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
Elena - Mar 28, 2004 4:23:38 pm PST #7357 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
Absolutely in agreement with you there, helentm.
Though (as I read the script long before I saw the episode) I always thought that Xander had staked Jesse on his own, rather than almost accidently. It would have made his 'Angel must die' stance a little stronger, and made his relationship with Spike all the odder.
helentm - Mar 28, 2004 4:27:41 pm PST #7358 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
That line - 'I don't like vampires. I'm going to take a stand and say they're not good.'
Elena - Mar 28, 2004 4:32:17 pm PST #7359 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
Yep. It's a pretty good summation of his mission.
helentm - Mar 28, 2004 4:35:13 pm PST #7360 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
Plus it makes me sad. That and the bit where Willow and Cordy find the bodies in prophecy girl, get the closest for me to making me feel what it'd really be like to have my school friends die.
Also I just love that 'it's okay. Buffy's a superhero' moment. I always want Jesse to be still human then, so I can see what he thinks.
Thomash - Mar 28, 2004 7:20:47 pm PST #7361 of 10001
I have a plan.
Though (as I read the script long before I saw the episode) I always thought that Xander had staked Jesse on his own, rather than almost accidently. It would have made his 'Angel must die' stance a little stronger, and made his relationship with Spike all the odder.
It seemed to me for a while that a good many of Xander's stakings have been mostly incidental. Though I can't think of how many he's done right now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 29, 2004 7:45:05 am PST #7362 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
Aside from Jesse and that one he did in "Anne" while doing the Nighthawk thing?
Suddenly the thought of someone killing vampires through a continuing series of Mr. Magoo-style accidents is cracking me up.
Vortex - Mar 30, 2004 4:32:35 am PST #7363 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Watching The Wish this morning, and noticed something. When The Master is making his big speech about the future, he says "Some would say that death is our art". I thought that was verrry interesting. Discuss.
helentm - Mar 31, 2004 12:55:08 pm PST #7364 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
Oooh. Cool.
The Master tends towards a lot of stuff about Buffy's role. Like 'You're not the hunter, you're the lamb.'
And that whole conv with Dracula is packed with comparisions between Slayers and vampires.
Connie Neil - Mar 31, 2004 2:09:21 pm PST #7365 of 10001
brillig
Let's see, Xander staked the vamp at the funeral home, the one who said "Angel says hello."