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gwydion I keep picking at Tabula Rasa. I liked what they did with the characters and their roles in the group. I think the reason I think this is a Mohinder syndrome episode for Willow is that she's made the same damned mistake before. I'm not just talking about the Tara thing being repeated on the large scale with an extra layer of unforgivable. I'm referring to the episode back in what ever season they started college in, where she cast the spell that made whatever she said true. It bugs me that she's so dumb that she can't see why that sort of big non-specific spell is a terrible idea. Again, I get that she's an addict, but she's also supposed to be the big brain. she should at least be making new mistakes instead of combining two previous bad mistakes to make a really really big one. i think maybe part of why it bugs me so much is because I've put a lot of effort in over the years at trying not to repeat mistakes.
Smashed: Not their best episode, but at least they are being honest about the inherent kink factor of Buffy/Spike. I also have to give them credit for doing a way better job with willing to do anything to feel something than heroes would do later with their Cheerleader.
I started hearing "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names" playing in my head during the last scene. In case you did not watch a lot of MTV in the 80's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_WJFp6fRs Alas, I could not find the actual video, which I remember being pretty surreal, at least to my teen self, but at least this gives you an idea of the song.
Wrecked: Okay, now I want to smack both Willow and Buffy upside the head. Willow wins the totally selfish award, of course. Still you never talk to a lover like that. You just don't. no matter how angry you are.
Gone: Can we talk about Xander for a minute? I haven't been able to bring myself to like him since. The whole go after Riley stand by your man speech. I've tried, but every time my irritation wanes, he does something like talk about wanting a Buffy sex bot and the like. UM Eeew. watching him repeatedly go all out possessive nasty at Spike over Buffy particularly pushes my "I hate Xander" buttons, I think because I've seen that sort of proprietory possessiveness before. I've had Stalkers, after all. I've also had things like a guy I never showed any sexual or romantic interest in nearly completely shipwreck his marriage and mess up his relationship with his kids because he couldn't let go the fantasy that some day, despite my continued indifference, I would magically decide that he was the one. I guess I still have a little stockpile of anger over him making me into the bad guy in a situation I wanted nothing to do with. Watching that ugly bullying jealous sets off that fight or flight response i get when some guy I don't want tries to pin me to the wall or a bit of handy furniture, something that's happened to me too often to count. It makes me angry for Buffy and it makes me angry for spike because when you push or hit someone who can't hit back (as Xander's done at various points), then you are a coward and a bully. I don't like cowardly bullies. I don't like the underlying mysogyny in Xander's relations with women. I don't like that he's being... Ugh. Anya may be an ancient vengeance demon with the emotional maturity of a five year old, but I strongly suspect she's too good for him at this point. It's character appropriate. it's artistic. It's the classic "nice" guy who's just doing it to get laid crap. It's incredibly unpleasant to watch. I'm hoping the intention is to make my skin crawl, and make me want to take a shower on the inside, because that's the effect.
I caught one yesterday. I meant to catch two and then go swimming, but I hit the wall hard. I caught the misogyny demon episode. It was heavy handed and verging on pastiche, but boy can Wesley's actor act. He took the rather trite material and owned it. It was kind of cool seeing who Cordelia turned out to be too.
Today I caught the return of the vampire ex girl friend. As I've only seen the future and not much between partway into first season and wherever we are now, I'm a little at sea, but full of foreboding. After all, I know how much I'm going to hate the outcome.
Smashed: Not their best episode, but at least they are being honest about the inherent kink factor of Buffy/Spike. I also have to give them credit for doing a way better job with willing to do anything to feel something than heroes would do later with their Cheerleader.
I started hearing "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names" playing in my head during the last scene. In case you did not watch a lot of MTV in the 80's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_WJFp6fRs Alas, I could not find the actual video, which I remember being pretty surreal, at least to my teen self, but at least this gives you an idea of the song.
Wrecked: Okay, now I want to smack both Willow and Buffy upside the head. Willow wins the totally selfish award, of course. Still you never talk to a lover like that. You just don't. no matter how angry you are.
Gone: Can we talk about Xander for a minute? I haven't been able to bring myself to like him since. The whole go after Riley stand by your man speech. I've tried, but every time my irritation wanes, he does something like talk about wanting a Buffy sex bot and the like. UM Eeew. watching him repeatedly go all out possessive nasty at Spike over Buffy particularly pushes my "I hate Xander" buttons, I think because I've seen that sort of proprietory possessiveness before. I've had Stalkers, after all. I've also had things like a guy I never showed any sexual or romantic interest in nearly completely shipwreck his marriage and mess up his relationship with his kids because he couldn't let go the fantasy that some day, despite my continued indifference, I would magically decide that he was the one. I guess I still have a little stockpile of anger over him making me into the bad guy in a situation I wanted nothing to do with. Watching that ugly bullying jealous sets off that fight or flight response i get when some guy I don't want tries to pin me to the wall or a bit of handy furniture, something that's happened to me too often to count. It makes me angry for Buffy and it makes me angry for spike because when you push or hit someone who can't hit back (as Xander's done at various points), then you are a coward and a bully. I don't like cowardly bullies. I don't like the underlying mysogyny in Xander's relations with women. I don't like that he's being... Ugh. Anya may be an ancient vengeance demon with the emotional maturity of a five year old, but I strongly suspect she's too good for him at this point. It's character appropriate. it's artistic. It's the classic "nice" guy who's just doing it to get laid crap. It's incredibly unpleasant to watch. I'm hoping the intention is to make my skin crawl, and make me want to take a shower on the inside, because that's the effect.
I caught one yesterday. I meant to catch two and then go swimming, but I hit the wall hard. I caught the misogyny demon episode. It was heavy handed and verging on pastiche, but boy can Wesley's actor act. He took the rather trite material and owned it. It was kind of cool seeing who Cordelia turned out to be too.
Today I caught the return of the vampire ex girl friend. As I've only seen the future and not much between partway into first season and wherever we are now, I'm a little at sea, but full of foreboding. After all, I know how much I'm going to hate the outcome.