15 June 2007
Speaking of ret-cons...
15 June 2007 09:44 amYou know what I’d love? As in adopt, bring home, buy a collar, feed the choiciest bits of steak and let sleep on a bear rug in front of the fire? If the robot ninjas from ‘Lineage’ worked for the Twilight cult.
It’s a *perfect* fit: They work off a mixture of technology and magic, they are fantatically committed to their cause (which appears to be ‘non-evil’), they don’t like people who upset ‘the balance’ and they’re happy to exploit/kill anyone to further their interests. I could totally see General Voll trying to control Angel - Angel's a player, and a major one. (Robot!Roger: "That creature is more dangerous to mankind than you realize.")
Also, it would make perfect sense for former (hardline) Watchers to join up with an organisation like that, which would explain how the ninjas had the info on Wes, and why the General knows everything about what Slayers are, The First and that it was Buffy who destroyed Sunnydale.
Dear s8 defenders - that’s what I want from a ret-con! See?
Oh and if anyone wants to turn this into a bunny then it’s there for the taking. :)
And look - some Buffy meta!
I became v. sad last night, thinking about s8 Buffy. Remember ‘Chosen’? “Just gotta live like a person. How's that feel?” Faith says... and we look back on 7 years of Buffy trying to balance her ‘ordinary’ life and her slaying. Surely now she can find that balance?
And then... she moves to a Scottish castle away from *everything*. No shops, no clubs, no friends - no world. S8 Buffy is a Slayer pure. And it makes me so sad, because I always loved TGiQ for the fact that my girl was dancing again. She’s earned it.
Aaaaanyway, it makes sense of the Dawn thing: Metaphorically Dawn is Buffy’s human side, and her human side is angry at being totally pushed away and ignored. So it grows so large that Buffy *has* to take notice: All work and no play do not a happy Buffy make. (Can't *believe* it took me 4 months to work that out.)
Oh! And her fantasy w. Spike & Angel in that case can also symbolise the balance that she longs for, rather than just being all about Teh Sex.
(Will do my best to answer comments etc, but will be rather busy with RL I'm afraid. But I'll get there in the end.)
ETA: Just realised why the name 'Voll' rang a bell. Bother you Joss, don't go messing with Elfquest! (I know he has probably never read EQ, but... how'd you like it if a new Big Bad on [insert show] was called Joyce?) /random, sorry.
It’s a *perfect* fit: They work off a mixture of technology and magic, they are fantatically committed to their cause (which appears to be ‘non-evil’), they don’t like people who upset ‘the balance’ and they’re happy to exploit/kill anyone to further their interests. I could totally see General Voll trying to control Angel - Angel's a player, and a major one. (Robot!Roger: "That creature is more dangerous to mankind than you realize.")
Also, it would make perfect sense for former (hardline) Watchers to join up with an organisation like that, which would explain how the ninjas had the info on Wes, and why the General knows everything about what Slayers are, The First and that it was Buffy who destroyed Sunnydale.
Dear s8 defenders - that’s what I want from a ret-con! See?
Oh and if anyone wants to turn this into a bunny then it’s there for the taking. :)
And look - some Buffy meta!
I became v. sad last night, thinking about s8 Buffy. Remember ‘Chosen’? “Just gotta live like a person. How's that feel?” Faith says... and we look back on 7 years of Buffy trying to balance her ‘ordinary’ life and her slaying. Surely now she can find that balance?
And then... she moves to a Scottish castle away from *everything*. No shops, no clubs, no friends - no world. S8 Buffy is a Slayer pure. And it makes me so sad, because I always loved TGiQ for the fact that my girl was dancing again. She’s earned it.
Aaaaanyway, it makes sense of the Dawn thing: Metaphorically Dawn is Buffy’s human side, and her human side is angry at being totally pushed away and ignored. So it grows so large that Buffy *has* to take notice: All work and no play do not a happy Buffy make. (Can't *believe* it took me 4 months to work that out.)
Oh! And her fantasy w. Spike & Angel in that case can also symbolise the balance that she longs for, rather than just being all about Teh Sex.
(Will do my best to answer comments etc, but will be rather busy with RL I'm afraid. But I'll get there in the end.)
ETA: Just realised why the name 'Voll' rang a bell. Bother you Joss, don't go messing with Elfquest! (I know he has probably never read EQ, but... how'd you like it if a new Big Bad on [insert show] was called Joyce?) /random, sorry.
Speaking of ret-cons...
15 June 2007 09:44 amYou know what I’d love? As in adopt, bring home, buy a collar, feed the choiciest bits of steak and let sleep on a bear rug in front of the fire? If the robot ninjas from ‘Lineage’ worked for the Twilight cult.
It’s a *perfect* fit: They work off a mixture of technology and magic, they are fantatically committed to their cause (which appears to be ‘non-evil’), they don’t like people who upset ‘the balance’ and they’re happy to exploit/kill anyone to further their interests. I could totally see General Voll trying to control Angel - Angel's a player, and a major one. (Robot!Roger: "That creature is more dangerous to mankind than you realize.")
Also, it would make perfect sense for former (hardline) Watchers to join up with an organisation like that, which would explain how the ninjas had the info on Wes, and why the General knows everything about what Slayers are, The First and that it was Buffy who destroyed Sunnydale.
Dear s8 defenders - that’s what I want from a ret-con! See?
Oh and if anyone wants to turn this into a bunny then it’s there for the taking. :)
And look - some Buffy meta!
I became v. sad last night, thinking about s8 Buffy. Remember ‘Chosen’? “Just gotta live like a person. How's that feel?” Faith says... and we look back on 7 years of Buffy trying to balance her ‘ordinary’ life and her slaying. Surely now she can find that balance?
And then... she moves to a Scottish castle away from *everything*. No shops, no clubs, no friends - no world. S8 Buffy is a Slayer pure. And it makes me so sad, because I always loved TGiQ for the fact that my girl was dancing again. She’s earned it.
Aaaaanyway, it makes sense of the Dawn thing: Metaphorically Dawn is Buffy’s human side, and her human side is angry at being totally pushed away and ignored. So it grows so large that Buffy *has* to take notice: All work and no play do not a happy Buffy make. (Can't *believe* it took me 4 months to work that out.)
Oh! And her fantasy w. Spike & Angel in that case can also symbolise the balance that she longs for, rather than just being all about Teh Sex.
(Will do my best to answer comments etc, but will be rather busy with RL I'm afraid. But I'll get there in the end.)
ETA: Just realised why the name 'Voll' rang a bell. Bother you Joss, don't go messing with Elfquest! (I know he has probably never read EQ, but... how'd you like it if a new Big Bad on [insert show] was called Joyce?) /random, sorry.
It’s a *perfect* fit: They work off a mixture of technology and magic, they are fantatically committed to their cause (which appears to be ‘non-evil’), they don’t like people who upset ‘the balance’ and they’re happy to exploit/kill anyone to further their interests. I could totally see General Voll trying to control Angel - Angel's a player, and a major one. (Robot!Roger: "That creature is more dangerous to mankind than you realize.")
Also, it would make perfect sense for former (hardline) Watchers to join up with an organisation like that, which would explain how the ninjas had the info on Wes, and why the General knows everything about what Slayers are, The First and that it was Buffy who destroyed Sunnydale.
Dear s8 defenders - that’s what I want from a ret-con! See?
Oh and if anyone wants to turn this into a bunny then it’s there for the taking. :)
And look - some Buffy meta!
I became v. sad last night, thinking about s8 Buffy. Remember ‘Chosen’? “Just gotta live like a person. How's that feel?” Faith says... and we look back on 7 years of Buffy trying to balance her ‘ordinary’ life and her slaying. Surely now she can find that balance?
And then... she moves to a Scottish castle away from *everything*. No shops, no clubs, no friends - no world. S8 Buffy is a Slayer pure. And it makes me so sad, because I always loved TGiQ for the fact that my girl was dancing again. She’s earned it.
Aaaaanyway, it makes sense of the Dawn thing: Metaphorically Dawn is Buffy’s human side, and her human side is angry at being totally pushed away and ignored. So it grows so large that Buffy *has* to take notice: All work and no play do not a happy Buffy make. (Can't *believe* it took me 4 months to work that out.)
Oh! And her fantasy w. Spike & Angel in that case can also symbolise the balance that she longs for, rather than just being all about Teh Sex.
(Will do my best to answer comments etc, but will be rather busy with RL I'm afraid. But I'll get there in the end.)
ETA: Just realised why the name 'Voll' rang a bell. Bother you Joss, don't go messing with Elfquest! (I know he has probably never read EQ, but... how'd you like it if a new Big Bad on [insert show] was called Joyce?) /random, sorry.
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kittyzams wrote fic: And You Know This One By Heart. Now I am not a Supernatural fan - I've seen like half an episode, and that's it. (I don't hate it or anything, I just never watched it...) This fic is about Sam and Dean, but as sisters... and you know what? It's a gorgeous story. From the other comments I found out that apparently she has really nailed their characters, but speaking as someone with nil knowledge, I enjoyed it as I would a piece of really beautiful original writing. So go read - I promise it's worth it!A quick round-up!
15 June 2007 08:31 pmstormwreath has S8 meta. It's v. good!Check out
buffyversemeta's subject list and please add more of your own! You have until Monday. There's some *seriously* fascinating stuff there!And finally
kittyzams wrote fic: And You Know This One By Heart. Now I am not a Supernatural fan - I've seen like half an episode, and that's it. (I don't hate it or anything, I just never watched it...) This fic is about Sam and Dean, but as sisters... and you know what? It's a gorgeous story. From the other comments I found out that apparently she has really nailed their characters, but speaking as someone with nil knowledge, I enjoyed it as I would a piece of really beautiful original writing. So go read - I promise it's worth it!