elisi | So... that Mark. I think I've worked it out. :)

(Karen Gillan in my icon is doing a Mark impression...)

First of all, then many thanks go to

gabrielleabelle for suggesting that Mark is so... OTT in his Buffy reviews because he expects angst. Because suddenly he was easy to diagnose. Basically he suffers from pre-Traumatic Joss Syndrome.

His tagline is 'You're Not Prepared', but this actually misleading. I don't mean that he's spoiled, but he is prepared. Here are my approximations of his mindset for various things:

Buffy:
'OH NOES IT'S JOSS AND HE LOVES TO STAB PEOPLE IN THE BACK WHEN THEY FEEL HAPPY! EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE PERPETUAL HEARTBREAK, ANYONE COULD DIE AT ANYTIME! WILL IT BE THIS EPISODE THAT BREAKS ME FOR GOOD? OR THIS ONE? OR THIS ONE? OR...'

Lord of the Rings:
'OMG EVERYTHING IS EPIC AND EVERYTHING IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL FANTASY THAT COMES AFTER AND HOW SHALL I DEAL???'

Moffat Who:
'EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE CLEVER AND COMPLICATED OH NOES WHAT-IS-GOING-ON-I-CAN'T-WORK-IT-OUT-HELP!!!!'

Twilight:
'THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE RUBBISH AND TERRIBLE - AAAAAAAH! IT'S EVEN WORSE THAN I THOUGHT! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE...'

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Right?? I can't tell if I'm being unfair in expecting him to see the brilliance of these episodes right away. It's hard for me to remember my own reactions the first time I watched those episodes.. but I can't ever remember thinking that Lovers Walk was a SAD episode. I was just way too entertained by Spike I guess. But then I figured I must be watching that episode through Spike colored glasses, and blocking out the sad parts. But with the Wish... he just completely missed the point! I was expecting a little whining about "not enough Cordy" since he likes her so much, but I was NOT expecting him to demand an after-school-special lesson out of it all.

As you say, though, he might appreciate this episode more if he comes back to it later.

So... that Mark. I think I've worked it out. :)

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