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Post by rufio on Jan 17, 2009 11:14:57 GMT -5
not I. I'm sure there is still love there between Willow & Oz and it would show how fluid human sexuality really is-or how it should be at least. There ARE people out there who have relationships with men AND women.
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Post by rufio on Jan 17, 2009 11:11:09 GMT -5
nicholas- you see, that's the problem w/gay characters in just about anything nowadays (movies, tv, comics)-they can't just be there and play a part w/o them being defined as the 'gay' character. Why cant a gay character just come in and have a story and have the fact that they're gay be @ least mostly irrelevant to their story? This rarely happens, if ever.
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Post by rufio on Jan 16, 2009 17:23:19 GMT -5
omg omg omg ok. oz wasn't, isn't and never will be gay. not even a little bit.
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Post by rufio on Jan 16, 2009 11:40:57 GMT -5
omg. i wasn't saying that oz being a werewolf Definitely WAS 100% a metaphor for him being gay! I was just playing the devils advocate in regards to the POSSIBILITY of Oz being gay.
and i stand by my remarks- it IS a possibility.
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Post by rufio on Jan 14, 2009 19:41:32 GMT -5
Yess-what's not to get?
And buffy never came close to a 'i think i'm kinda gay' moment, but like i said-in the overall sense of her character it fit. Being chosen as a slayer, having to hide her identity, 'coming out' to her mother, running away from home, the faith subtext...
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Post by rufio on Jan 14, 2009 18:23:48 GMT -5
Like I said, Veruca was female, but I think the fact that she was a werewolf was more important than her gender. The show was full of metaphors, & the wolf as repressed sexuality would be just one more. People said that there were no inclinations for Willow turning gay, but when you look back-there were. Same goes for Oz just as it does for buffy and her fling w/Satsu- the whole faith subtext. There might not be BLATANT clues, but in the overall sense of the character-it fits. I'm not saying I even want Oz to be gay, but if they do make him gay- I could see why.
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Post by rufio on Jan 14, 2009 16:22:58 GMT -5
Yes, Oz was with Willow-but look how she turned out-and many gay guys and lesbians are drawn together in real life. So IMO, Oz being gay would actually make sense. Plus, if you watch old episodes with the possibility in mind-it makes even more sense. In season two's "Phases" episode, the scene between Oz and Larry when Larry grills Oz about his relationship with Willow. And when Willow wanted to have sex with Oz but he didn't want to. I'm not saying that just b/c a guy doesn't want to have sex means he's gay, but sometimes it does. Then we had the whole deal with Veruca-who was female, but a werewolf. So going with the werewolf=inner sexuality theme- Veruca represented Oz's true nature. She tried to get him to let loose but he resisted. And lets not forget-Oz killed Veruca. If he does come back gay, I imagine him with a wild, fur wearing, sexy romanian guy with long hair. No Oz + Andrew. But, maybe Oz would inspire Andrew.
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Post by rufio on Jan 3, 2009 18:14:58 GMT -5
Female homosexual relationships seem to be more accepted in our world because it's mostly straight MEN who have problems with homosexuality. Females in general are more sympathetic and emotional than males, so they usually understand sexuality better than men-plus a lot of women love gay men. But as for the gays in the buffyverse-both lesbians AND gay men are represented, but not equally. I think Joss was right in making Willow gay instead of Xander b/c it jives more with the show's theme of female empowerment. But that doesn't mean that the gay male characters need to be totally non-existent! Yeah we had Larry, but he was hardly there and he died. Same for Scott Hope, who we barely knew at all. And then of course there is Andrew. At this point- I'm okay with him not being 'out' b/c there is always a time in a gay persons life when their sexuality isn't out in the open. I'm just really hoping they out Andrew in due time, and eventually give his character some maturity and depth.Gay men stereotypes need to be broken down HARDCORE.
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Post by rufio on Oct 10, 2008 7:08:37 GMT -5
I saw it the night it aired. I thought it was a really awesome, powerful episode. But we knew buffy would be back. My friend actually jokingly predicted that next year we'd see buffy's arm burst through the ground coming from the grave and she happened to be right!
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Post by rufio on Oct 10, 2008 0:10:52 GMT -5
Really when you think about it. Riley is the NUMBER 1 possible candidate for twilights identity. None of the other characters really fit, except riley who fits PERFECTLY. Now, because i think it's pretty obvious- it could be a mislead. But I think it makes sense to be riley and would make for an interesting turn of his character. I just watched "As You Were" (rileys last appearance on the show) and his outfit in that episode is VERY similar to twilights. He's wearing what buffy calls "ninja wear"- military wear! And WHO is twilight in league with?? The government! It looks like twilight just threw a mask and a coat over what he's wearing in this episode. If it is riley, this appearance would mark the time in between rileys transition from corn fed iowa gentlemen to twilight. We saw his chin, which screamed riley- chiseled jaw anyone?! Plus he seems to know buffy intimately from the things he says and hiding his face from her. I think the idea of something happening to Sam because of the Willows slayer activating spell makes perfect sense. She could've been killed by a rogue slayer, Riley broke down and became twilight. mark my words xoxo
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Post by rufio on Oct 9, 2008 23:54:10 GMT -5
Yeah, Satsu's outfits in the long way home and a beautiful sunset were so cute and just gave her so much character. But this cover, she's looking bad ass which is just as well.
I'm also excited to see Stephen DeKnight's writing. He did write some of the more darker stuff in season six. I wonder if it'll reflect in this comic.
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Post by rufio on Sept 24, 2008 21:49:18 GMT -5
I think that her turning into a mermaid would be cool, but who knows. They could go so many different ways with dawns story at this point. I love the centaur but I'm excited for her next change!
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Post by rufio on Sept 17, 2008 7:23:07 GMT -5
"I did never imagined the uniforms tough. Specially not Xander's."
You know, it's funny. I remembered buffy's line in 'chosen' to xander- 'you could go for the black on black secret agent look'. When I saw how Xander was dressed in the comics I immediately thought of her line. It just stuck out to me I think b/c I really thought it was a good idea as the eye-patch with the flannel shirts xander was so fond of just didn't look too sexy. AND, his little stints as a soldier in season two and four etc. can now be looked at as foreshadowing of where he is today.
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Post by rufio on Sept 16, 2008 23:36:45 GMT -5
The season seven finale left a world of possibilities open, but at the same time I felt like Buffy's story as a slayer had kind of come to a close. With all the other slayers I imagined Buffy going into retirement of sorts-like actually finally getting to live like a normal girl. I think I just imagined them moving to England with Giles. Granted not as exciting as season 8 but I was actually thinking as a series FINALE. But I have to say the direction they took it makes alot of sense- with buffy becoming the leader/queen of the slayers, having to deal with rogue slayers and much grander problems. I don't think I'd do anything different so far in season 8, except bringing warren back. Bringing just Amy in as a villain would've been just as good if not better.
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Post by rufio on Sept 11, 2008 21:46:03 GMT -5
Yeah I always thought the hole should've filled up with water from the ocean after "chosen". That would've been cool, plus it would bury sunnydale for good. Don't think amy + warren would be surviving down there if that was the case.
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Post by rufio on Sept 11, 2008 13:11:13 GMT -5
I have to say I'd support this. I love Anya and her life was super long & we really didn't see hardly any of her past.
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Post by rufio on Sept 11, 2008 13:04:08 GMT -5
Ok, YES to the person who asked if anyone else gets a little buzz when they see a new cover. This one was no exception. Harmony is hands down one of the funniest characters in buffy and angel. She is so ditzy but she's hilarious & entertaining! I think the only other character that has made me laugh out loud as many times as Harm is Anya. So yeah, I LOVE her character and think with espenson writing it should be very funny!
I don't know what the moaning and groaning is about either. You may not think she's funny or a good character, but she's been around for a long time and deserves to have her story continued. Having one issue's spotlight on her is not too much. How will we ever get deeper into her character and story if she's always a supporting role?! Yes, she's a very a very fluffy and light character but there have been times where she's shown depth and that there is more to her. So, while I know and want the issue to be funny, it would be cool if they developed her character some more too.
It seems like a lot of season 8 readers want them to stop bringing 'old' characters back. Why would it seem better to you to introduce more new characters in the comic form instead of bringing ones back from the show to round out their stories?? B/c Harmonys story was definitely left way up in the air on buffy. Same goes for Drusilla.
The five stand alone issue thing is cool. It's more exciting than a long arc. Since we already know we're getting one for harmony, one for kennedy and one for Satsu..I hope the final two are Drusilla and...Wood. We need a cover of Robin Wood-preferably with him looking sexy via "Lies My parents told me" (tank top, leather gloves, arm weaponry--So sexy!)
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Post by rufio on Sept 9, 2008 22:26:07 GMT -5
All of Jo's covers are amazing, but my favorites are #9, and #19. In the #19 one, it's so electric you can almost hear Willow's heavy breathing, and the #9...with the fire and the half-nude Faith....beautiful. Are those Jo's covers for ABS and WatG? I thought she took a break or something because I don't like those covers at all. The one with Dawn stomping Tokyo is ok, but the rest don't appeal to me. Something about the color palette/overstylization. I totally agree with you on the #9 of Faith and the burning dress. That is a favorite of mine. My other favorite is the brick wall of Faith with her name painted over buffy's. I can hardly pick two favorites! They're not my favorites but I think they are beautiful...the one with willow and buffy flying, the wolves at the gate covers with buffy and xander, and the centaur cover of dawn.
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Post by rufio on Sept 6, 2008 18:41:36 GMT -5
About how Willow contacts Saga Vasuki: It's not really a foreign concept in the buffyverse when magic is equated with sex (Willow & Tara anybody!?). At first it really freaked me out seeing what Willow was doing but the more I thought about it-it's still kind of freaky, but kind of makes more sense...just the fact that she is being sexual with saga vasuki and doing/learning some kind of magic or whatnot.
How Kennedy fits into it is interesting too. She seems very unaware of what willow's doing. Someone mentioned the possibility of Kennedys body being used by Willow to bring forth saga vasuki and if you look in issue 18, especially the first few panels of saga vasuki, her face looks a lot like Kennedys. Just saying, it could be a possibility. And Kennedys mysterious mystical death that was only mentioned once, in like issue 3 is still pretty damn mysterious. What significance does her death hold?
To those who say Time of Your Life as not as strong an arc as some of the previous: It's not even finished so you just simply cant say it's not as good. Plus, I feel this arc will play a huge part in the entire story of season eight. I still feel like I have a lot of puzzle pieces, but no idea what the REAL story is.
And I've only read Fray one time through, but her language in season eight doesn't seem different and really doesn't bother me. It's a different slang but it's not like it's totally impossible to understand! People are acting like they can't even get the point of what she's saying, which is just ridiculous.
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Post by rufio on Sept 6, 2008 13:50:52 GMT -5
the next issue should be fantastic. I think it will be super action packed like the conclusion of wolves at the gate.
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