Pointless rambling and a request

[elisi]

Inspired by deborahmm's latest post, I thought I'd post about a tiny something I noticed a while ago. Cut because of pointlessness:



Well, here's a fun little piece of nonsense (depending upon your sense of humour of course). I was musing upon the fact that Wesley was stabbed, and the poetic justice of it, since that was what he had done to Gunn. Then my mind wandered to other finales (finals?), and I came up with a list of Buffy-finale-stabbings:

S.2 Buffy stabs Angel
S.3 Buffy stabs Faith (two-parter, so does count)
S.5 Doc stabs Spike
S.7 Turok-Han stabs Buffy

Now the interesting thing about this is, that none of these were fatal (Angel didn't die, he just went to hell). Can anyone think of stabbings for S.1 (Prophecy Girl), S.4 (Restless) or S.6 (Grave)? I've tried, but so far I've drawn blanks.



Now onto my request: I would like a beta-reader. This writing-thing is obviously not going away, so I'd like to have someone for looking stuff over, 'cause I always seem to miss something! I would prefer someone in the UK - partly because of spelling and partly because of timezones. Answers on the back of a postcard please! ;)

Comments

[poisonapple73.livejournal.com]

Hmm...Buffy also gets stabbed with a stake in S5. And I'm not sure if Adam skewering Professor Walsh counts as a stabbing. Faith's dream in S4 goes back to Graduation Day, so I'm not sure if it counts either. And Buffy stabs Anya in S7. I'm still drawing a blank on any S1 or S6 stabbings though.

[elisi]

Violent show, huh? I should have made it clearer, but I only meant the final episodes (Prophecy Girl, Restless, Grave). It just struck me, that in the final episodes I mentioned, it's all stabbings with knives/swords to the abdomen. I just have a weird mind...

[poisonapple73.livejournal.com]

Violents a bit of an understatement. :) Sorry, for some reason I spaced out on the season finale's only part.

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

S4 - Sineya repeatedly stabs at Buffy with a stake in "Restless", although she doesn't actually make contact.

And in S6 Buffy and Dawn stab those zombie things that attack them in the grave.

S1 - well, the Master gets impaled, but it's not really a stabbing.

[elisi]

That's the same that I came up with - Xander gets his heart ripped out in Restless, but it's not a stabbing... and I was so pleased when I first saw a pattern.

[danceswithwords.livejournal.com]

I think Adam also stabs Riley in S4, in or around "Goodbye Iowa." S6 was more about the harsh beatings. Very little stabbing that year.

On Angel, on the other hand, I think everybody but Fred got stabbed at least once.

[elisi]

Oh, yes, lots of stabbings on Angel, but I was trying to find a pattern to the final episodes. Does anyone get stabbed in the final Angel episodes? 'To Shanshu in LA', 'Home'? Sometimes I wish my head would leave me alone and not make me ask silly questions!

[danceswithwords.livejournal.com]

I think that besides Wesley, the closest thing to a stabbing is when Angel cuts Lindsey's hand off in "To Shanshu in LA." (I think it happens in that episode, not the one before it?) That's really more of a slicing than a stabbing, though.

[elisi]

Yes, he cuts the hand off in 'To Shanshu...' - but does he stab the baddie-guy with the maggoty face or just chop his head off? Hmm, must rewatch... (my favourite Angel finale before NFA aired).

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

I don't mind doing the betaing. I've got a lot of projects going on at the moment, but I could try and squeeze you in.

[elisi]

Thank you so much - kathyh has also offered, so if you're busy, don't worry about it. But if you want to... (I'm all torn now).

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Use both of us. It's always good to have a second opinion. I have 3 betas! If one is busy, then I can usually rely on the others.

Up to you. :)

[elisi]

Hmmm, when you put it that way... I didn't want to be greedy, but now you've made it out to be a sensible way of doing things! :) Thank you!

[sevedra.livejournal.com]

i havenothing useful to add, just wanted to let you know that i am now thinking about this too and will most likely be obssessed by tomorrow

[elisi]

Heh! Go read deborahmm's post too - it's much more interesting!

[kathyh]

I see Bogwitch has already offered but if you need a back up beta to proof-read I could probably offer a hand. Punctuation isn't my best thing *g* but I can usually spot a typo if that's what you want?

[elisi]

Yes, typos mainly... thank you so much for the offer though, it's really appreciated! And bogwitch said she's rather busy, so I don't know now...

[elisi]

bogwitch suggested using both of you as well, so I've decided to to that! :) (I feel like a 'proper' writer now, having beta-readers! Hee!)

[kathyh]

bogwitch took the words out of my mouth (or whatever the writing equivalent is *g*). We're bound to notice different things.

My email address is Kdewhunter @ aol.com for when you need it.

[elisi]

Thanks! :)

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

There probably was some kind of stabbing in "Restless" - though it undoubtedly was metaphorical. *grins*
Sounds like we'll just have to go back and watch those episodes again, doesn't it?

[elisi]

I'll have to watch Buffy tonight anyway because of that 'favourite scenes' meme that's going round. And ('cause I thought about this a lot) in 'Restless' Wilow gets mauled, Xander gets his heart ripped out and Giles's head is cut off... but no stabbings! But you know - I might just have forgotten something! :)

And re. your e-mail: Thank you so much for the offer! If you like you can beta the rest of 'Play It Again, Sam', since I'm not sure either of the other lovely ladies have read it! (And Anna didn't beta for me as such... I just sent stuff her way to see if it was 'publishable' and she gave me lots of lovely feedback!)

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Of course, no problem!
she gave me lots of lovely feedback!)
Just as I guessed, then! :)