Faith in S4 of ATS was to the point, and took charge easily. Faith in S7 of BtVS was quieter, but focussed on the mission and willing to reach out and open up to those around her - including Buffy. I don't see that reflected in the comics.
But this Faith did reach out to Gigi, all the way through to the bitter end. So I'm not quite sure what you're referring to here.
I've had my share of rantiness about the comics! And at the end of LWH I really was unimpressed. And the fact that the positive reactions were mostly coming from the crowd that just wants to go back to the beginning didn't improve my mood at all. But as we move on, things start opening up and connecting in intriguing ways -- and that's restoring my hope that Joss really does know what he's doing. All of a sudden we are getting the mirroring and echoing of themes that made BtVS so rich. (Roden/Giles/Willow) (Gigi/Buffy/Faith). Earlier lines take on new resonance ("I still have my watcher" -- which we now understand is entirely bitter; and makes us wonder what tone underlies "I still have my demons"). That's the kind of stuff that made me love the 'verse. So I'm more hopeful than I was four months ago.
Something is up with Buffy. No doubt at all about that. My hopeful self says we'll definitely get a much clearer picture of this as we go along... that she will turn out to be organically connected to the Buffy we saw 18 months ago. But as the girl said, the funny thing about changing the world is that when you do everything is different. I'm pretty sure that's exactly the story we are going to get... a BSG-style reveal on exactly what has gone on to make the world so different.
Sorry about the poorly children. Hope all is better soon.
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Date: 2007-12-09 07:49 pm (UTC)But this Faith did reach out to Gigi, all the way through to the bitter end. So I'm not quite sure what you're referring to here.
I've had my share of rantiness about the comics! And at the end of LWH I really was unimpressed. And the fact that the positive reactions were mostly coming from the crowd that just wants to go back to the beginning didn't improve my mood at all. But as we move on, things start opening up and connecting in intriguing ways -- and that's restoring my hope that Joss really does know what he's doing. All of a sudden we are getting the mirroring and echoing of themes that made BtVS so rich. (Roden/Giles/Willow) (Gigi/Buffy/Faith). Earlier lines take on new resonance ("I still have my watcher" -- which we now understand is entirely bitter; and makes us wonder what tone underlies "I still have my demons"). That's the kind of stuff that made me love the 'verse. So I'm more hopeful than I was four months ago.
Something is up with Buffy. No doubt at all about that. My hopeful self says we'll definitely get a much clearer picture of this as we go along... that she will turn out to be organically connected to the Buffy we saw 18 months ago. But as the girl said, the funny thing about changing the world is that when you do everything is different. I'm pretty sure that's exactly the story we are going to get... a BSG-style reveal on exactly what has gone on to make the world so different.
Sorry about the poorly children. Hope all is better soon.