Looks like the further into season 8 we go, the more we stray from the tired premise of vampires as pure evil. Now, vampires personify regrets. I'm curious if this new development was a one-issue plot necessity or a new trend.
I tend to think Spike and Angel would have a bone to pick with being considered creatures of regret prior to gaining their souls. Granted, pre-soul Spike showed remorse, but I think it would have been a stretch to call him the personification of regret.
I have the impression that this is the biggest problem with season 8. It's doomed to be either sensational or boring. There is no middle ground. To be compelling it has to be controversial.
Agree 100 percent. On the television series, even when an episode was kind of a stand-alone, it usually progressed the season's arc somewhat, or added a bit of depth to the characters. Like S5's "Triangle." It's a standard "Willow's magic goes awry" plotline, but we get the two main women in Xander's life coming to an agreement over boundaries, Buffy dealing with the Riley break-up, Spike trying to court Buffy, Giles coming back with news from the Watcher's Council...
Also, why did the vampires just hang out around the edges of the town? If I have to accept that the monster in town drives back the vampires because they're so regretful, why do I have to accept that dozens of vampires have nothing better to do but hang out and live on squirrels and rabbits, waiting for the monster to leave or die?
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I tend to think Spike and Angel would have a bone to pick with being considered creatures of regret prior to gaining their souls. Granted, pre-soul Spike showed remorse, but I think it would have been a stretch to call him the personification of regret.
I have the impression that this is the biggest problem with season 8. It's doomed to be either sensational or boring. There is no middle ground. To be compelling it has to be controversial.
Agree 100 percent. On the television series, even when an episode was kind of a stand-alone, it usually progressed the season's arc somewhat, or added a bit of depth to the characters. Like S5's "Triangle." It's a standard "Willow's magic goes awry" plotline, but we get the two main women in Xander's life coming to an agreement over boundaries, Buffy dealing with the Riley break-up, Spike trying to court Buffy, Giles coming back with news from the Watcher's Council...
Also, why did the vampires just hang out around the edges of the town? If I have to accept that the monster in town drives back the vampires because they're so regretful, why do I have to accept that dozens of vampires have nothing better to do but hang out and live on squirrels and rabbits, waiting for the monster to leave or die?