I only know that because of Neil Gaiman *LOL* Ah, my education, how much of it comes from random reading? A LOT. But I always thought it was such a cool concept, and that we Americans should have an expression for this! And I just did a little bit of research, here's more detail:
The French have this phrase, l'esprit d'escalier. Literally, it translates as "the spirit of the staircase" but what it actually means is "the things you think of to say after it’s already too late and you’re on your way out."
So it's just a minor misspell, probably a typo.
:) I will never, NEVER, NOT be interested in BtVS. Granted, SPN fandom has become an engrossing distraction from BtVS fandom, but I could never abandon BtVS all together :) I don't 100% agree that the comics totally suck, but my excitement did seriously wane after issue #7 or so. This issue felt slow to me, of course, and some of it did feel out of character for Buffy and Willow, BUT, I was happy to see a return of Anywhere But Here, and a reaffirmation of the Buffy/Willow friendship. However, it did drag out a lot longer than necessary. And I don't buy Willow ever not choosing to fight by Buffy's side. Not as canon. But I'll accept a little less than my usual show standards when it comes to the comics. I allow them to get away with more, because it's up to you what you wanna take as canon.
I really, REALLY loved the first five issues. A LOT.
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Date: 2008-01-09 10:29 pm (UTC)The French have this phrase, l'esprit d'escalier. Literally, it translates as "the spirit of the staircase" but what it actually means is "the things you think of to say after it’s already too late and you’re on your way out."
So it's just a minor misspell, probably a typo.
:) I will never, NEVER, NOT be interested in BtVS. Granted, SPN fandom has become an engrossing distraction from BtVS fandom, but I could never abandon BtVS all together :) I don't 100% agree that the comics totally suck, but my excitement did seriously wane after issue #7 or so. This issue felt slow to me, of course, and some of it did feel out of character for Buffy and Willow, BUT, I was happy to see a return of Anywhere But Here, and a reaffirmation of the Buffy/Willow friendship. However, it did drag out a lot longer than necessary. And I don't buy Willow ever not choosing to fight by Buffy's side. Not as canon. But I'll accept a little less than my usual show standards when it comes to the comics. I allow them to get away with more, because it's up to you what you wanna take as canon.
I really, REALLY loved the first five issues. A LOT.