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DavidS - Apr 13, 2004 9:29:22 am PDT #7490 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

If Tara had lived, she'd likely have taken Joyce's place. As in the Joyce who hit Spike with an ax in "School Hard."

As you note, I think she already was occupying that space. And that's the emotional core I allude to.

I guess I'd much rather have Tara as a real person friend (who I would love dearly) than watch her on a TV show.

Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 13, 2004 9:30:47 am PDT #7491 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

Funnily enough, I think the genesis point for that change in her character also involved an ax—burying one in Razer's back in "Bargaining, Pt. 2." I'd begun to feel strong sympathy for Tara around the time of "The Body," but that was the moment I started loving her.

Rayne - Apr 13, 2004 10:17:42 am PDT #7492 of 10001
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire

Huh. Interesting. Maybe it was the summer without Buffy that made Tara strong.

Mariposa - Apr 13, 2004 10:32:02 am PDT #7493 of 10001
"Very occasionally, if you really pay attention, life doesn't suck." -Joss Whedon

For half a season of Dark Willow? Hell yes! Bye Tara!

What Rayne said. Willow should have turned dark much earlier in the season, like the way Angel did.

Yes, this. Oh, the possibilities! I'm not one to root for the big bad, but Dark Willow was just deliciously evil. The fight with Buffy was just....neat. "Oh, Buffy. You really need to have every square inch of your ass kicked." Hee!

Hmm... I liked the Mayor too, so maybe I am one to root for the big bad.

Odalisques - Apr 13, 2004 11:39:20 am PDT #7494 of 10001
If I hit you on the head, will you have a vision?

I found myself identifying with Darla (surprisingly, since she's always been a sort of null space for me on both shows) in FFL, when she replies to Dru's nattering with "Good point" and a clear expression of "I am so alone in this group, what with my possessing a brain..." Absolutely priceless look on the actress's face, took me back to so many early friendships.

JenP - Apr 13, 2004 1:02:05 pm PDT #7495 of 10001

Wow. Oz leaving Willow still makes my eyes leak. Huh. Those two - AH and SG, that is - were really just damn good working together. They made me believe, the did.

Mala - Apr 13, 2004 1:36:59 pm PDT #7496 of 10001

No, that was the equally painful "you'd rather be with someone you hate than be with me" scene. I don't think anyone but the audience knew how much the Faith incident bothered her.
Yes, and that's what makes it extra ow-y to me. Seeing her crying alone in the bathroom breaks me every time. Been there, cried that.

Daisy Jane - Apr 13, 2004 1:40:10 pm PDT #7497 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

On an almost completely different topic, how did I not know that Buffy's mom is married to Paul's cousin (from Mad About You)?

DavidS - Apr 13, 2004 2:49:19 pm PDT #7498 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

how did I not know that Buffy's mom is married to Paul's cousin

Joyce and Ira? I didn't know that either.

Gris - Apr 13, 2004 2:50:44 pm PDT #7499 of 10001
Hey. New board.

Sigh. I wish the Season 6 DVDs would just come out already. I want to watch "Once More With Feeling" on a big screen with awesome sound, and I want to do it now.

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