I have to say that my impression of the Season 8 thus far is that it's a mess of retcon and a tone that doesn't really fit the series (too X-Men). One thing the Ethan death really clears for me (and my complete non-reaction to it) is that on a very visceral level, on a level below conscious thought, it simply doesn't register as canon for me. It feels and plays in my heart as fanfic and exists in a separate place as a separate universe. Can't change the way I feel. And, honestly, that's more than okay with me as it makes it pretty easy to ignore.
It does seem like somewhere along the line Joss got stuck. He doesn't have new story to tell with these particular characters, so it feels like with the canon characters that he's just moving chess pieces around a board. As far as the Slayettes, he didn't make me care for them in Season 7 and it turns out that I still don't in Season 8.
Basically, I think the comics have an audience, and that's fine. Hope they enjoy it. But really, on just about every level, it seems completely irrelavant to myself and my view of the Whedonverse. My reaction with every issue has been to roll my eyes and poke quasi-affectionate fun of Joss and his predictability.
As for the letters to the editor, I just go on the assumption that controversy is 'fun' to them and making more controversy is all the more 'fun' to them and they're onlyl wating for an equally out of control response in defense of Spike. It seems ridiculous to me, but what the hell.
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It does seem like somewhere along the line Joss got stuck. He doesn't have new story to tell with these particular characters, so it feels like with the canon characters that he's just moving chess pieces around a board. As far as the Slayettes, he didn't make me care for them in Season 7 and it turns out that I still don't in Season 8.
Basically, I think the comics have an audience, and that's fine. Hope they enjoy it. But really, on just about every level, it seems completely irrelavant to myself and my view of the Whedonverse. My reaction with every issue has been to roll my eyes and poke quasi-affectionate fun of Joss and his predictability.
As for the letters to the editor, I just go on the assumption that controversy is 'fun' to them and making more controversy is all the more 'fun' to them and they're onlyl wating for an equally out of control response in defense of Spike. It seems ridiculous to me, but what the hell.