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Post by Girl Power on Apr 10, 2007 0:32:52 GMT -5
I thought this comic was interesting! Buffy's nightmare of decapitating Xander with a kiss made me wonder something. Do you guys think she avoids "normal" men because she worries about hurting them physically? What was Spike's crack about Parker? "Did you bruise the boy." Would be an interesting fear for her to have. Dru, that's a great point! I hadn't thought about it like that.
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Post by Kratos on Apr 10, 2007 9:16:43 GMT -5
Great issue. I liked seeing Giles and by the end Willow again. Amy seems to have gotten a lot stronger, and next issue we see the wiccas throw down,hehe.
The nightmare was also very interesting, i believe Xander is the representation of Buffy's fear of having sex with a normal man. The only time we ever saw a full unleashed Buffy in the throes of passion was during season6, with Spike. We're talking about doing things that no normal couple could match up too. They brought down a house, have sex longer then 5 hours, so passionate that their legs are numb for a while,hehe. That's why i think Buffy and Xander didn't have sex before, when talking about "this time", because if they did, then Buffy would have seriously damaged Xander. Also, there is no talk what so ever about love, only sex, also in the previous issue, Buffy missed sex, that sex.
The other part of the nightmare seems to be about Buffy's fears about the darkness inside her. She got to know about the true origins of the slayers in season7, but that doesn't mean that she has accepted it.
And last who the man is trying to help Buffy in the nightmare. His stance seems like Spike, the outfit however is shown on the cover to be very similar to Xander's. But that also doesn't make a lot of sense, because why hide his face then. And also we already saw Xander at the beginning of the nightmare. So it could be either Spike,Xander,Angel,Dracula, who knows.
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Post by strawberry on Apr 10, 2007 9:48:28 GMT -5
I finally got issue #2 yesterday. It took me a while, but I finally figured out that everything black framed was part of Buffy's nightmare. I did love Xander's little ducky pj's, so cute! With only 2 more issues to the arc I can't see how it's going to end. I like people's theory that the monstrosity boyfriend might be flayed Warren. I wonder what that symbol on people going to be?
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Post by mikey on Apr 10, 2007 10:49:50 GMT -5
I wonder what that symbol on people going to be? Well it's a frown turned upside down, of course! Uh, turned upside down again...
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Post by Kratos on Apr 10, 2007 13:34:31 GMT -5
I finally got issue #2 yesterday. It took me a while, but I finally figured out that everything black framed was part of Buffy's nightmare. I hadn't noticed that, thank you. Also, does anyone think that the variant cover for issue 3 will have a spoiler? And maybe that's the reason why they haven't shown it yet?
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Post by CowboyGuy on Apr 10, 2007 13:37:14 GMT -5
Wow I never noticed the black either!! Great job pointing that out! So she was dreaming of Xander in that way then! And halfway through the dream, it turned to nightmare.
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Post by colonelforbin on Apr 10, 2007 15:42:01 GMT -5
Wow I never noticed the black either!! Great job pointing that out! So she was dreaming of Xander in that way then! And halfway through the dream, it turned to nightmare. Grasping a bit aren't we??? Seriously I may end up hating Buffy if Joss pulls something so cliche. Please anyone, has no one ever had a dream about something that made no sence...man I would be a pretty messed up individual if I seriously wanted to sleep with everyone I ever had a dream about!!!
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Post by mikey on Apr 11, 2007 5:55:18 GMT -5
Who WOULDN'T fall in love with Xander? Hehe *happy sigh*
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Post by strawberry on Apr 11, 2007 10:56:38 GMT -5
If one of the conditions Amy wanted was a weapons lab, does that make Adam more likely as the boyfriend? I'm not sure I can wait for all the answers, there are too many questions. I think I'd rather be surprised with a new unknown character for the boyfriend though. This comic is turning out to be really great, better each time I reread it.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Apr 11, 2007 13:28:26 GMT -5
I had a hunch it was Adam. But his body was left in the Initiative Labs about four years ago. I'm sure the natural decomposition process would have taken place during that time. So I doubt that it would be Adam.
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Post by Kratos on Apr 11, 2007 13:31:29 GMT -5
Exactly, one of the biggest signs that a show is over the hill, has seen it's best time. Is when writers use the cliched,lame "best friend = boyfriend" storyline. I'm hoping that since Joss is such an experienced writer, he will not resort to such lameness. "keeping my fingers crossed."
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Post by mikey on Apr 11, 2007 13:58:18 GMT -5
I really don't get how any of you would find Xander and Buffy becoming a couple "lame" or "cliche". I think it'd actually be ANTI the Buffyverse cliches.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Apr 11, 2007 14:02:07 GMT -5
I do want her to end up with Angel in the end. But I wouldn't be against Xander and Buffy hooking up. Or at least her having a secret attraction to him...
It's only human nature. He's the only man around other than Giles. But I think it would be the best if she kinda asked him out or something, and he turned her down. Like how in Season 1 she did that to him. But not in a mean way!
But thinking about it, I bet a million bucks that the dream was nothing more than a shock value added for us. And that Xander was just Buffy's manifestation of a "normal human" man.
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Post by colonelforbin on Apr 11, 2007 17:27:10 GMT -5
But I think it would be the best if she kinda asked him out or something, and he turned her down. Like how in Season 1 she did that to him. Only way this scenario could play out. Buffy should be alone this season...I'm so sick of Buffy whinning about her boyfriends!!!! NOT a single season with Buffy NOT complaining about her guy problems...Keep Buffy single!(for a change)
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Post by CowboyGuy on Apr 11, 2007 17:40:48 GMT -5
"Buffy...ya know...I wanted to hear that 7 years ago. But not anymore. I love you, but we're best friends. You've got that sister-thing going on. Not so much with the hot stuff Buff."
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Post by colonelforbin on Apr 11, 2007 17:44:29 GMT -5
"Buffy...ya know...I wanted to hear that 7 years ago. But not anymore. I love you, but we're best friends. You've got that sister-thing going on. Not so much with the hot stuff Buff." ...now we're thinking straight and gettin' it all together...actually that would be near perfect dialog! It was a fun, shocking scene but that should be it.
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Post by chasmatic on Apr 11, 2007 17:45:53 GMT -5
Great issue! But I can't believe we have to wait another month for the next one.
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Post by colonelforbin on Apr 11, 2007 17:49:40 GMT -5
Great issue! But I can't believe we have to wait another month for the next one. Someone should really start keeping count how many times that's been said 'round here! To be honest maybe I've been in the comic game so long that it really snuck up on me and I was like "Oh, Buffy #2 hits today, sweet!" Almost no anticipation for me, well except for that moment every issue when I run out of pages!!!
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Post by Bennyboi on Apr 12, 2007 8:50:33 GMT -5
Hey, everyone, I was just wondering... What would you guys think if Joss asked Jo Chen to draw a standalone issue during season 8, in the same style in which she has done the covers. I would so love this as her likenesses are spot on and it would bring us even more, back into the show!!!
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Post by Alyrenee on Apr 12, 2007 11:50:13 GMT -5
Oh this issue made me both happy and very nervous! I have been a Bander hopeful from the very beginning...I always thought they would end up together. Now we have some hints at this...but knowing Joss, they will get together and it will be happiness, birds, trumpets tra la...then someone will die or tragedy etc... Very nervous.
The andrew stuff had me nearly spitting my burrito across the chipotle restaurant!
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