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the end of the buffy-thon...
Aug. 27th, 2010 10:43 pmso, i just got done watching season 7 of buffy - as in, two minutes ago - and, um, wow. and also, sorry for scaring everyone in chat when is said i knew now how Xander lost his eye (one of our chat-friends is 'XanderOpalDragon', who has two eyes, thank you very much).
but i'm thinking that i like a lot of the last couple of seasons better than the first couple, a lot of times. the last season kept getting more and more intense, and there was no let-up until the very end - the last few minutes of the very last episodes. and oddly enough, i think it was the right choice - sometimes life is like that. and at the end, as they're standing there over the Hole That Was Sunnydale, i thought 'aww, you can't end it like this! what happens next?!'
which is... kind of the exact note you want to end a series on. Giles says something about the Hellmouth in Cleveland, and Willow mentions that all the Slayers in the world have woken up. so there's a pointer of where to go - you can just see the next season poking around the corner, but really, what's left to say? we know now about the life of a Slayer, the pressures they're under, the issues they face in their personal, professional, and Slayer lives, and that the Watcher's Council, which had a number of problems, is now defunct. and i'm sure this is the reason Buffy-fandom is still going strong. they have a foundation on which to build a 'future' after the season ends. in addition, there's a ton of new 'characters' around every corner - all the demons and slayers that are still in the world. there's a ton of stories in buffy-land, both with the 'original' characters from the series, and with fanauthor-created characters. the buffy-verse can support a full range of 'story styles' from 'could have been an episode' all the way to 'original story with original characters in a fannish 'verse' - fan-stories like the Star Wars fandom trends towards.
i don't usually read buffy-fic, but i can completely understand why the fandom is still thriving.
i was watching buffy primarily for 'research' on Xander, the best way to get to know a character being to watch the show. when i read buffy-fic, i tend to read fic about Xander. i shall continue to write on my Xander-in-FC crossover fic. it's good fun, and a good pick-me-up during these time of joblessness.
still, after the intensity of season 7, i needed a break, so i popped in 'Renegade', because i like drooling over Lorenzo Lamas. :-) already, it's a choice that's paid off, because i realize that Bobby's left ear-ring is supposed to be a tomahawk, but it sure looks like there's a phallic symbol swinging from his ear, there. maybe we can set him up with poor Andrew, who just needs a little love, really. *wicked grin*
-bs
but i'm thinking that i like a lot of the last couple of seasons better than the first couple, a lot of times. the last season kept getting more and more intense, and there was no let-up until the very end - the last few minutes of the very last episodes. and oddly enough, i think it was the right choice - sometimes life is like that. and at the end, as they're standing there over the Hole That Was Sunnydale, i thought 'aww, you can't end it like this! what happens next?!'
which is... kind of the exact note you want to end a series on. Giles says something about the Hellmouth in Cleveland, and Willow mentions that all the Slayers in the world have woken up. so there's a pointer of where to go - you can just see the next season poking around the corner, but really, what's left to say? we know now about the life of a Slayer, the pressures they're under, the issues they face in their personal, professional, and Slayer lives, and that the Watcher's Council, which had a number of problems, is now defunct. and i'm sure this is the reason Buffy-fandom is still going strong. they have a foundation on which to build a 'future' after the season ends. in addition, there's a ton of new 'characters' around every corner - all the demons and slayers that are still in the world. there's a ton of stories in buffy-land, both with the 'original' characters from the series, and with fanauthor-created characters. the buffy-verse can support a full range of 'story styles' from 'could have been an episode' all the way to 'original story with original characters in a fannish 'verse' - fan-stories like the Star Wars fandom trends towards.
i don't usually read buffy-fic, but i can completely understand why the fandom is still thriving.
i was watching buffy primarily for 'research' on Xander, the best way to get to know a character being to watch the show. when i read buffy-fic, i tend to read fic about Xander. i shall continue to write on my Xander-in-FC crossover fic. it's good fun, and a good pick-me-up during these time of joblessness.
still, after the intensity of season 7, i needed a break, so i popped in 'Renegade', because i like drooling over Lorenzo Lamas. :-) already, it's a choice that's paid off, because i realize that Bobby's left ear-ring is supposed to be a tomahawk, but it sure looks like there's a phallic symbol swinging from his ear, there. maybe we can set him up with poor Andrew, who just needs a little love, really. *wicked grin*
-bs
