a lot of people saying "Oh my God yes, it's all falling into place now and the story line just got ten times deeper and more interesting."
Actually, I don't think it's either/or - this touches upon what moscow said above: the plot is falling into place, I agree perfectly. But a lot of us never really watched BtVS for the plots - most BtVS plots fall to pieces the second you start examining them, and yet the emotional payoff is HUGE. If people feel that the s8 plot happens at the expense of the emotional connect, the characterizations, the character development, the established relationships (and no, I'm not just talking about shipping)... then there can be plot developments galore, but people won't care about them since it's happening to characters they don't recognize. To me, that's the main problem. I watch the graveyard scene in "Help" and I'm an emotional wreck; I read the 8.10 scene of Willow pouring her heart out about grief and love and I go "Hmmm... yes, that's an interesting use of her character." They don't feel real. I wish I could put my finger on exactly why.
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Actually, I don't think it's either/or - this touches upon what moscow said above: the plot is falling into place, I agree perfectly. But a lot of us never really watched BtVS for the plots - most BtVS plots fall to pieces the second you start examining them, and yet the emotional payoff is HUGE. If people feel that the s8 plot happens at the expense of the emotional connect, the characterizations, the character development, the established relationships (and no, I'm not just talking about shipping)... then there can be plot developments galore, but people won't care about them since it's happening to characters they don't recognize. To me, that's the main problem. I watch the graveyard scene in "Help" and I'm an emotional wreck; I read the 8.10 scene of Willow pouring her heart out about grief and love and I go "Hmmm... yes, that's an interesting use of her character." They don't feel real. I wish I could put my finger on exactly why.