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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2010-08-20 06:43 pm
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I don't understand.

So, I read the Riley one-shot.

Overall I liked it, esp liked the interactions between Riley and Sam - that all worked very well. As did the parts with Angel and Whistler except...

He has to choose between Buffy and the world. There's lots of panels devoted to Angel not wanting to turn Buffy into a helpless pawn, and that's all very good. BUT. I thought the whole point of this Twilight thing was the fact that the world was destroyed as they created a new reality? So... how does this work? If he 'chooses the world' and pushes Buffy towards becoming Miss Glowy Twilight and so forth, he creates the circumstances in which the world is ultimately destroyed, yes? And they get their happily ever after, ergo - choosing the world ultimately means *not* choosing the world + getting the girl...

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND!!!

I mean, what's the alternative? He says in issue Twilight #whatever that he did his best to 'minimise' deaths etc, but what could be worse than destroying the whole world and letting the demons back in? I don't get it. Whistler says that if he tells her what's going on they'll 'lose the war side by side, very romantic' and the world will still be destroyed, but by what? If *they* are the catalyst... *throws hands up*

[identity profile] infinitewhale.livejournal.com 2010-08-20 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)

Oh, I know. He's perfectly happy to accept what's happening and doesn't seem very shocked by the fact that the world is ending.

And if you have seen the preview pages for 36, it's pretty much hinted that Angel knows *something* is going to happen to that world because he's supposed to be taking Buffy out of it. Or something.

[identity profile] infinitewhale.livejournal.com 2010-08-20 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)

I know, it makes no sense whatsoever. The more you think about it, the worse it gets.

[identity profile] beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com 2010-08-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if Whistler is evil and Angel is insane...

[identity profile] beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com 2010-08-20 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"the universe is evil?"

Well, yeah, that was the plot of #34, wasn't it? Sentient, evil, and deeply stupid.

[identity profile] infinitewhale.livejournal.com 2010-08-20 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)

And perverted.

[identity profile] zanthinegirl.livejournal.com 2010-08-21 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
It's a Moebious Strip of wtf-ery...

I haven't read the comic, but I love that line. It may will be recycled in RL...