15 November 2006

elisi: Edwin and Charles (Not Fade Away by amavel_bel.)
I've re-watched a few AtS S3 episodes recently - for the first time since I initially watched them (in my big AtS catch-up post-Chosen), and it's fascinating how well everything joins up. And then (as usual!) things began to stir around in my head, and this post is the result. It focusses on two parts of S3 (Offspring/Quickening/Lullaby and Birthday), and how these fit in with the overall arcs for the show and especially 'The ret-con'! Which of course leads me onto the topic of destiny... It's all kinds of engaging and satisfying, and yet again I prove how I am utterly unable to be concise - this thing just grew and grew. And also that I'm unable to write a thing without using a gazillion quotes - you have been warned!

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elisi: Edwin and Charles (Not Fade Away by amavel_bel.)
I've re-watched a few AtS S3 episodes recently - for the first time since I initially watched them (in my big AtS catch-up post-Chosen), and it's fascinating how well everything joins up. And then (as usual!) things began to stir around in my head, and this post is the result. It focusses on two parts of S3 (Offspring/Quickening/Lullaby and Birthday), and how these fit in with the overall arcs for the show and especially 'The ret-con'! Which of course leads me onto the topic of destiny... It's all kinds of engaging and satisfying, and yet again I prove how I am utterly unable to be concise - this thing just grew and grew. And also that I'm unable to write a thing without using a gazillion quotes - you have been warned!

Read more... )