I think the kiss of true love occurred after the zombies had be sent to the ball so unless Satsu really felt compelled to gavotte there’s no problem with her making back to the bedroom for cinnamon smoochies.
It's unclear how much time has passed. Still, if it's Satsu, it's hard to explain how Willow figured out her feelings about Buffy.
Amy’s powers were augmented by the Initiative. Being in the hellmouth was helping her and Warren grow stronger and from the look of her when they first dug her up, bat-shit insanier, she probably thought she liked it there.
You may be right. Hellmouth is officially closed, but, judging by the season's title and current disposition, the most important events of the season will take place there. Which means Hellmouth's more or less active and can affect people.
I’d say Ethan’s death was showing exactly the opposite, it stomps on the happy redemptive ending with big adult boot. I was shocked to see it and shocked that I cared. Typical Joss.
I'm torn about it. IMO, it's a terrible waste and it indicates that adult characters are not appreciated in this new and improved universe. Then again, it maybe be my bitterness talking.
Overall I’d say they were going for something a little more complicated than either man vs. superman or Slayers vs. patriarchs. We've only the General's word that the Slayers being women plays no role in his belief that they won’t ultimately be able to control themselves but within the Buffy universe their demon origin is a serious alternative cause for concern. The shooting of Ethan shows how ruthless the Twilight people can be. They're not nice but then neither is the Buffy who cold-bloodedly ordered the mortal wounding of human soldiers so they could be used as bargaining chips to get Willow back. When all's said and done both the Slayers and the Twilight are completely self-appointed guardians of humanity. I think it'll be very interesting to see how things play out.
Hopefully. But the points you highlight suggest that you see s8 as a story about means and ends. And I wanted to see something else.
If you watched Firefly, you may remember the episode Objects in Space in which River starts to discover her new abilities. I think it was the most fascinating episode in the whole show.
What happens when a person becomes all-powerful? How it changes him and people around him? I think Joss was toying with many philosophical ideas and issues, including man's attitude to God. But he couldn't explore them properly because Firefly had been cancelled. And I hoped to see his ideas developed in his other projects. But I doubt he'll dare to explore such complex issues in a story about a group of cute teenagers who fight evil military conspiracy.
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Date: 2007-06-09 09:09 pm (UTC)Thanks for correcting me (I edited my post).
I think the kiss of true love occurred after the zombies had be sent to the ball so unless Satsu really felt compelled to gavotte there’s no problem with her making back to the bedroom for cinnamon smoochies.
It's unclear how much time has passed. Still, if it's Satsu, it's hard to explain how Willow figured out her feelings about Buffy.
Amy’s powers were augmented by the Initiative. Being in the hellmouth was helping her and Warren grow stronger and from the look of her when they first dug her up, bat-shit insanier, she probably thought she liked it there.
You may be right. Hellmouth is officially closed, but, judging by the season's title and current disposition, the most important events of the season will take place there. Which means Hellmouth's more or less active and can affect people.
I’d say Ethan’s death was showing exactly the opposite, it stomps on the happy redemptive ending with big adult boot. I was shocked to see it and shocked that I cared. Typical Joss.
I'm torn about it. IMO, it's a terrible waste and it indicates that adult characters are not appreciated in this new and improved universe. Then again, it maybe be my bitterness talking.
Overall I’d say they were going for something a little more complicated than either man vs. superman or Slayers vs. patriarchs. We've only the General's word that the Slayers being women plays no role in his belief that they won’t ultimately be able to control themselves but within the Buffy universe their demon origin is a serious alternative cause for concern. The shooting of Ethan shows how ruthless the Twilight people can be. They're not nice but then neither is the Buffy who cold-bloodedly ordered the mortal wounding of human soldiers so they could be used as bargaining chips to get Willow back. When all's said and done both the Slayers and the Twilight are completely self-appointed guardians of humanity. I think it'll be very interesting to see how things play out.
Hopefully. But the points you highlight suggest that you see s8 as a story about means and ends. And I wanted to see something else.
If you watched Firefly, you may remember the episode Objects in Space in which River starts to discover her new abilities. I think it was the most fascinating episode in the whole show.
What happens when a person becomes all-powerful? How it changes him and people around him? I think Joss was toying with many philosophical ideas and issues, including man's attitude to God. But he couldn't explore them properly because Firefly had been cancelled. And I hoped to see his ideas developed in his other projects. But I doubt he'll dare to explore such complex issues in a story about a group of cute teenagers who fight evil military conspiracy.