pyrogirl
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Post by pyrogirl on Jan 8, 2010 0:24:52 GMT -5
Well one thing i can say for sure is that they are evil for showing us these covers, and thats why they did it. Joss knew he could and that we still wouldnt be any closer to knowing anything! Tricky tricky! LMAO, i totally agree. And i can't help but admire Joss even more for it. Even though its frustrating, it was the whole point of these covers being released
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Post by butters on Jan 8, 2010 0:30:01 GMT -5
Well one thing i can say for sure is that they are evil for showing us these covers, and thats why they did it. Joss knew he could and that we still wouldnt be any closer to knowing anything! Tricky tricky! LMAO, i totally agree. And i can't help but admire Joss even more for it. Even though its frustrating, it was the whole point of these covers being released Ha! He's kinda the devil! lol
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pyrogirl
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Post by pyrogirl on Jan 8, 2010 0:46:13 GMT -5
And the kissing cover, to be honest that one is good, at least in my opinion. I remember posting in the Xander/Dawn thread that if Angel would appear Buffy would have whatever feelings for Xander diminish. It makes perfect sense, i believed the only reason Buffy had any sort of feelings for Xander was because of her lack of options. I feel the same about her fling with Satsu. It was mentioned clearly in the The Long Way Home that she missed sex, Satsu was a trusted comrade that she took pleasure in and she began taking emotional comfort in Xander but she was dreaming about Angel and Spike on more than one occasion.
So yea if Angel is Twilight and she really does kiss him that wouldn't surprise me one bit. She's still Buffy and He is still Angel, whether they're on the same side or not they'll always love each other.
lol, just thought I'd throw that out there
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Post by rogue11 on Jan 8, 2010 1:00:05 GMT -5
ahaha i saw the post on comics continuum and that was the first thing to pop up (Chen's cover) and i was like omg no way!!! I have to say deep down i love to see that love can endure it all. I thought that Spike surved as a temporary lusty thing for Buffy but Angel was always the more tortured one, the one who understood isolation as well as she does. Who knows, these might be a trick. You could easily put spike's head on Angels body in the jeanty cover (which i love the couples being featurd on it). I'm not a spike fan though and dont want him to come anywhere near this season 8 series, or season 9. he had enough spotlight in season 7 and 6. Love the passion on the JO Chen cover, really do. I guess time will only tell what these covers mean, i dont think that they would spoiler the biggest shocker of the series through a cover. What if Riley's head is going to go there later on instead of Angel? Cuz i dont remember was riley and twilight ever seen in the same place?
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pyrogirl
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Post by pyrogirl on Jan 8, 2010 1:04:29 GMT -5
What bothers me is a) that Dark Horse would completely undercut the reveal in #33 with a commercial solicit. It would be like putting out a poster for "The Sixth Sense" that says THE SIXTH SENSE: BRUCE WILLIS IS DEAD THE WHOLE TIME. That's a DH problem though, not a "story has jumped the shark" moment. I wouldn't take the covers so literally. They're probably shown kissing and in romantic poses because B/A is about romance. It's being ironic. If Angel is Twilight (and Twilight is the betrayer) than it makes so much sense in regards to the Buffy/Angel/Spike threesome panel. Joss instructed Jeanty to have Buffy lean “ closer to Angel” and the betrayal is by “the closest, the most unexpected.” He’s going for what would hurt Buffy the most and that’s why the covers are showing how in love they were because it’s going to hurt Buffy terribly. It doesn't mean that Buffy and Angel do actually kiss anymore than Faith really burnt her dress in #9. It's just symbolic.But i also agree that the covers could just be symbolic as well. I'm just speculating, but even if Angel does betray her i think there will still be a kiss/romance scene between them. I mean she kissed him before killing him. But the betrayal part on Angel's behalf has to be for Buffy's own good, he loves her that much. He's hurt her over and over again for her to have a better life. It's so Angel (Just Speculating here) lol
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Post by Alexiness on Jan 8, 2010 1:07:41 GMT -5
The last thing I thought when I saw those covers was that Angel is Twilight. After building it up into this massive reveal for so long, would Joss & Co really be so stupid to blow the reveal on a pre-released cover? Obviously, Angel is a red herring, because Joss knows what he's doing, and he's going to blow the minds of every "OMG-it's-Angel" person. I just don't see the reveal being ruined that easily after all this time.
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Jan 8, 2010 1:14:53 GMT -5
Again I'd like to point out that reading into the covers of these very important issues is a trap. Just like how I don't think #33's covers have any clues as to Twilight's true identity, so too do I think that these covers are not being completely honest with us. I will say, though, that these covers have me really itchin' for the issues right about now - moreso than before.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Jan 8, 2010 1:15:33 GMT -5
Sigh.
You know, it wasn't so long ago that if I were to be hit by a bus and killed, the last thought going through my mind would have been regret at not finding out how Buffy season 8 turned out.
Now, I just don't know.
Fake covers or not, this whole thing leaves me with a faintly pissed-off feeling, and a real sense of foreboding over whether they're going to be able to pull this off.
It should not have been allowed to come down to one gimmicky reveal. But it has.
Come on, guys. Don't screw it up now, after this long.
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Post by Darth Rosie on Jan 8, 2010 1:23:51 GMT -5
Andrew, this seem to be the first time that you are majorly pissed off! You have always defended Season 8 so far ... Me, I am sitting here smiling. I do not believe that Twilight has been revealed. I am reading "bizarre twist", and since I am not an overly imaginative person, I will just keep waiting. It's fun, to me
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Post by terryb on Jan 8, 2010 2:06:08 GMT -5
Well if it's supposed to be a "spoof" on the fans - then I'm waiting - and not very patiently - for the "mock-up" covers of Spike as Twilight! I mean - turn abouts fair play!
Interesting on the FJeanty cover - you have Buffy and Angel, Kennedy and Willow all wrapped up in wonderful embraces. But Xander looks very unhappy. You see Dawn looking like she wants to "cuddle" too as the other two couples are doing in their "moments" but Xander looks like he doesn't want to have anything to do with it! Trouble already in "Dander' paradise? I mean, even if it's a spoof cover it's still very interesting. And I don't believe - even in spoof covers - that Joss would just let Jeanty cast any dispersions on the Ship unless he wanted them cast.
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Post by El Diablo Robotico on Jan 8, 2010 2:37:37 GMT -5
ten bucks says he pulls off the mask and it's Angel, then he pulls of an Angel mask and it's someone else. that would be classic Joss!!!!!!! I said pretty much the same thing to Xi earlier: if Twilight knows enough magic to be able to fly, then he probably knows enough to be able to do a simple glamour to make himself look like Angel. On the other hand, if it really does turn out to be Angel, then that's just one more reason why I'm glad I stopped reading S8 several issues back. Cuz no matter how Joss tries to spin it, ain't no way I'm buying the idea of Angel or Angelus dressing up in that goofy costume...
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Post by Midnight Butterfly on Jan 8, 2010 3:45:02 GMT -5
Grr. Im in school and the image is blocked. Whos is it? Angel or Spike?
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Post by maverik85 on Jan 8, 2010 4:47:04 GMT -5
I htink the covers are to some degree fake outs. Jo's cover coudl possibly be real. I would not be surprised to see Angel show up at soem point, even if jsut for an issue or two. Plus if you look at teh cover he is not wearing the twilight outfit but a regular shirt. So maybe he is there but not as Twilight.
An Georges' coudl easily be a fake one, it's fairly simplistic in design overall so probably woulnd't take him a ton of time to do, plus as someone else said it seems way too cutesy for this arc and the fact that it doens't appear to be an homage like all the others.
Also the solicitation seems veryshrot so i have a feeling that they are only putting out a small poriton of the solicit and hiding more, which if they are going to reveal the biggest secret of the sereis sof ar int he covers why hide something in there. Plus it says part 3 of 5, but wasn't it confirmed to only be 4 parts now. So makes it seem like it is false as well, which could easily mean one if not both covers are too. Only thing for this is the fact that there was the typo in 33's solicit so not like they coulnd't mess up on this one too and said 5 instead of 4 by mistake.
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Post by Jaz ♀♀ on Jan 8, 2010 4:59:41 GMT -5
No.'Effing.Way! If it's an April Fools joke or something like that, i don't find it funny because I just 'don't get it'. How is it funny? Why would they bother doing that??...except to have Chen do more work. Overall I'm very confused about these covers. Sure we've been wanting to know and have been speculating Twilights reveal for like ever, but does it mean that they need to go to the extreme of: A) making a hoax cover to make us more confused and piss off quite a few fans in the process. Or B) having it be true and piss off pretty much all the fans that have been following S8 for spoiling the huge reveal by showing it to us like this. I just seriously don't get it. I do however love Chen's cover and i think her artwork is amazing as always.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 8, 2010 6:16:01 GMT -5
Sigh. You know, it wasn't so long ago that if I were to be hit by a bus and killed, the last thought going through my mind would have been regret at not finding out how Buffy season 8 turned out. Now, I just don't know. Fake covers or not, this whole thing leaves me with a faintly pissed-off feeling, and a real sense of foreboding over whether they're going to be able to pull this off. It should not have been allowed to come down to one gimmicky reveal. But it has. Come on, guys. Don't screw it up now, after this long. This makes me sad. Andrew! You've always been Mr. Season 8! Don't give up just yet!
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 8, 2010 6:22:40 GMT -5
It's like 3am...
Hey! Maybe Twilight is both Angel and Spike. Double betrayal. Double the twist. Double the closeness. Two most important men in her life...
Double the fans exploding on a global scale.
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Post by dragonweaver on Jan 8, 2010 6:58:37 GMT -5
Well I was going to stay away and be spoiler free, but the Buffyfest blog posted the picture so it's too late now.
I have serious doubts that Angel is Twilight. That all I can say right now. I need to go process this and come back with a more thought out response. My mind is very confused.
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Post by Greer on Jan 8, 2010 7:23:13 GMT -5
Oh, man. I just can't believe this to be a true cover! All I can think about is that it is a dream, or a glamour that Twilight put on. If Twilight is Angel, I'm not sure how I feel about Season 8 anymore..... Please please please let it be a dream!
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Post by darby on Jan 8, 2010 8:57:29 GMT -5
Some of the speculation around Twilight has surrounded the idea that he's from the future. This could be Angel, but from some point in the future. That's why I think this is probably the real deal.
That said, as lovely as the covers are, it's a real disappointment to have the reveal come this way.
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Post by Billie Erin on Jan 8, 2010 9:14:43 GMT -5
It's probably a trick We all remember Barack Obama "being" Twilight right? I'm pretty sure that everyone except me can use photoshop
Edit: Then again they did spoil it with Dark Willow so maybe they're doing the same . . . But it can't be true can it? I'm going to personally deny it and that way I'll definitely be surprised- either if it is Angel or if it isn't
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