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19 June 2006
I think I have a moment...
19 June 2006 02:41 pmI'm almost on my way out the door, but thought I'd post this for you all to peruse. I've been following the (still continuing) discussions in AOQ's FFL thread, but decided that it was pointless arguing over tiny details. So instead I wrote my own post (which I'm going to post over there in a day or two) trying to look at things in a wider perspective and show where some of us are coming from. Since there are people who fail to understand Spike's 'Every Slayer has a death wish' (which I didn't think was possible, my mind is still reeling from that) I began by pointing out how that was relevant for the season arch, and then tried to explain why 'Buffy quitting' would never really be an adequate solution to being fed up with her Slayer duties (or having a death wish, what ever). So lots of musings on the nature of the Slayer!
If you can see any faults in my reasoning, please point them out - I'd much rather be discussing this with you than some rabid Spike-hater! *g* (Addressed to that news group, in case you're wondering, since I don't have time for editing to look good for LJ. Also, the lack of HTML is frustating!)
( Death wishes and quitting. )
Oh and the party went very well yesterday, and I'll do my very best to catch on comments tomorrow! *smooches*
If you can see any faults in my reasoning, please point them out - I'd much rather be discussing this with you than some rabid Spike-hater! *g* (Addressed to that news group, in case you're wondering, since I don't have time for editing to look good for LJ. Also, the lack of HTML is frustating!)
( Death wishes and quitting. )
Oh and the party went very well yesterday, and I'll do my very best to catch on comments tomorrow! *smooches*
I think I have a moment...
19 June 2006 02:41 pmI'm almost on my way out the door, but thought I'd post this for you all to peruse. I've been following the (still continuing) discussions in AOQ's FFL thread, but decided that it was pointless arguing over tiny details. So instead I wrote my own post (which I'm going to post over there in a day or two) trying to look at things in a wider perspective and show where some of us are coming from. Since there are people who fail to understand Spike's 'Every Slayer has a death wish' (which I didn't think was possible, my mind is still reeling from that) I began by pointing out how that was relevant for the season arch, and then tried to explain why 'Buffy quitting' would never really be an adequate solution to being fed up with her Slayer duties (or having a death wish, what ever). So lots of musings on the nature of the Slayer!
If you can see any faults in my reasoning, please point them out - I'd much rather be discussing this with you than some rabid Spike-hater! *g* (Addressed to that news group, in case you're wondering, since I don't have time for editing to look good for LJ. Also, the lack of HTML is frustating!)
( Death wishes and quitting. )
Oh and the party went very well yesterday, and I'll do my very best to catch on comments tomorrow! *smooches*
If you can see any faults in my reasoning, please point them out - I'd much rather be discussing this with you than some rabid Spike-hater! *g* (Addressed to that news group, in case you're wondering, since I don't have time for editing to look good for LJ. Also, the lack of HTML is frustating!)
( Death wishes and quitting. )
Oh and the party went very well yesterday, and I'll do my very best to catch on comments tomorrow! *smooches*
*gigglesnort*
19 June 2006 08:47 pmThese guys just don't give up! At least other members of the group are a amused/bemused as me:
BTR1701 writes:
>You posit a scenario where the most powerful army the world has ever
>known is barely adequate and it's a coin toss as to whether they'll even
>manage to hold the line but...
>...one girl who punches really hard and does a few impressive back flips
>can single-handedly keep them all in check.
Stephen Tempest replies:
Yes. You've just explained the basic premise of 'Buffy The Vampire
Slayer' in a nutshell.
In the Buffyverse, one tiny blonde girl armed with assorted mediaeval
cutlery and a pointy stick *is* better at defeating the forces of
darkness than the government, the police and the army with all their
guns and high technology. That's the whole idea.
You can either suspend your disbelief, accept that things work
differently in TV-land, and enjoy the show...
...or watch all 144 episodes while grinding your teeth and giving
yourself ulcers, shouting at all the bits that "wouldn't happen that
way in the real world" until you die of apoplexy.
I know which I prefer. *g*
BTR1701 writes:
>You posit a scenario where the most powerful army the world has ever
>known is barely adequate and it's a coin toss as to whether they'll even
>manage to hold the line but...
>...one girl who punches really hard and does a few impressive back flips
>can single-handedly keep them all in check.
Stephen Tempest replies:
Yes. You've just explained the basic premise of 'Buffy The Vampire
Slayer' in a nutshell.
In the Buffyverse, one tiny blonde girl armed with assorted mediaeval
cutlery and a pointy stick *is* better at defeating the forces of
darkness than the government, the police and the army with all their
guns and high technology. That's the whole idea.
You can either suspend your disbelief, accept that things work
differently in TV-land, and enjoy the show...
...or watch all 144 episodes while grinding your teeth and giving
yourself ulcers, shouting at all the bits that "wouldn't happen that
way in the real world" until you die of apoplexy.
I know which I prefer. *g*
*gigglesnort*
19 June 2006 08:47 pmThese guys just don't give up! At least other members of the group are a amused/bemused as me:
BTR1701 writes:
>You posit a scenario where the most powerful army the world has ever
>known is barely adequate and it's a coin toss as to whether they'll even
>manage to hold the line but...
>...one girl who punches really hard and does a few impressive back flips
>can single-handedly keep them all in check.
Stephen Tempest replies:
Yes. You've just explained the basic premise of 'Buffy The Vampire
Slayer' in a nutshell.
In the Buffyverse, one tiny blonde girl armed with assorted mediaeval
cutlery and a pointy stick *is* better at defeating the forces of
darkness than the government, the police and the army with all their
guns and high technology. That's the whole idea.
You can either suspend your disbelief, accept that things work
differently in TV-land, and enjoy the show...
...or watch all 144 episodes while grinding your teeth and giving
yourself ulcers, shouting at all the bits that "wouldn't happen that
way in the real world" until you die of apoplexy.
I know which I prefer. *g*
BTR1701 writes:
>You posit a scenario where the most powerful army the world has ever
>known is barely adequate and it's a coin toss as to whether they'll even
>manage to hold the line but...
>...one girl who punches really hard and does a few impressive back flips
>can single-handedly keep them all in check.
Stephen Tempest replies:
Yes. You've just explained the basic premise of 'Buffy The Vampire
Slayer' in a nutshell.
In the Buffyverse, one tiny blonde girl armed with assorted mediaeval
cutlery and a pointy stick *is* better at defeating the forces of
darkness than the government, the police and the army with all their
guns and high technology. That's the whole idea.
You can either suspend your disbelief, accept that things work
differently in TV-land, and enjoy the show...
...or watch all 144 episodes while grinding your teeth and giving
yourself ulcers, shouting at all the bits that "wouldn't happen that
way in the real world" until you die of apoplexy.
I know which I prefer. *g*