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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 18, 2010 8:38:46 GMT -5
AThere are some glaring continuity errors, like the fact that apparently Amy teleported herself, Warren, and the general in, whilst teleporting Giles, Andrew, and Faith out of the current HQ. Problem is, the three captives never saw the new HQ, since they were rounded up with a bunch of Slayers. Joss' #31 was kinda a patch job to try and connect the two arcs, but there'll be some major rewriting to do to fix some of those errors. Makes me hate "Retreat" even more than I did... the execution of the entire arc just left a lot to be desired. The way I understand it is: 1. A bunch of Slayers were rounded up by Twilight's men, including Giles and Faith and Andrew (Willow's inclusion in that group was an error to be fixed in the trade); 2. While still within the boundaries of Willow's no-teleport zone, GF&A were separated out from the others. 3. The other Slayers were physically removed and either imprisoned somewhere or killed, depending on whether Twilight is the one responsible for the mass-murdering of Slayers currently happening; 4. Because there's a loophole in Willow's no-teleport spell that allows you to switch places with a person inside the zone, Amy cast a spell in Twilight's HQ that allowed her, Warren and the general to switch places with Faith, Giles and Andrew, thus allowing them to get inside the no-teleport zone; 5. The fact that FG&A appeared inside Twilight's HQ is pretty much proof that AW&G hadn't been "kicked out" by Twilight at the time Amy cast that spell, since they were obviously standing in the middle of his HQ when she cast it.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 17, 2010 12:57:58 GMT -5
I wonder if these events were happening right around the time of the Willow one-shot.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 16, 2010 14:46:36 GMT -5
CW has just renewed Supernatural for another season. I'm only 3 episodes into the 1st season DVD set, so I have some catching up to do.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 16, 2010 12:26:39 GMT -5
Sales estimates for January are in.The good news: Buffy has moved up the charts, to #25 for issue 31. The less good news is that overall sales dipped again, to 47,013. Still, it was a very poor month overall for comics sales and we can consider this a break-even, at least.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 16, 2010 11:24:36 GMT -5
It's hard for me to buy the Twilight Trio's (Amy, Warren and the General) story about being kicked out by Twilight and going to Buffy in search of revenge. And I think (hope) Buffy is even less likely to buy it than I am.
I could certainly imagine Amy and Warren trying to switch sides for their own selfish reasons... though I'm not sure why they'd expect anything other than imprisonment at best, and instant death at worst, from Buffy and Willow in view of the things they've done. Especially since Buffy has every reason to suspect them of involvement in the Slayer genocide that's been happening (whether they really are involved in it or not.)
But what's the General's excuse supposed to be?
Scott Allie told us in the last Q&A that the soldiers are regular U.S. Army, not mercenaries. This guy is a General in the U.S. Army... not just some foot soldier who might desert. If for some reason Twilight had dismissed him, he would report back to the Pentagon for further instructions and, if necessary, a new command assignment. It's not like getting fired by Twilight leaves him at loose ends.
It's possible, I suppose, that he's concerned for his missing men and wants to get in and see what Buffy has done with them... but is that really something a general would be doing as opposed to a recon specialist or a spy?
It's very puzzling to me what those three think they're going to accomplish here. Nobody with an IQ of double-digits or higher would believe their story for a moment.
I think it might just be a ruse to get close enough to Buffy to force-teleport her to Twilight's lair so he can do his big monologue and reveal.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 13, 2010 14:59:18 GMT -5
Thanks! I am happy to be known as a "master debater." Heh.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 11, 2010 15:00:15 GMT -5
All I care about is whether I enjoy the story as a whole. Nothing else really matters to me.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 11, 2010 11:42:11 GMT -5
I'm thankful for my innate stupidity and lack of refinement that allows me to not care about these things.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 11, 2010 9:40:55 GMT -5
Really? When did that happen? Season structure is probably Joss's biggest weakness in my opinion. Then why continue? I'm reading because I like the way Joss Whedon tells stories.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 11, 2010 8:38:35 GMT -5
We need to avoid falling into the trap of equating "Joss didn't tell the story the way I would have if I were telling it" to "Joss told a bad story."
There are lots of story directions in season 8 I would have liked to see explored more (*cough* Batsu *cough*), if only they were able to write a new issue every single week with no loss of quality. I've satsified that wish by writing fanfic to fill in the blanks.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 10, 2010 15:20:37 GMT -5
I think I'm of the minority of those who actually like the increase of Slayers, I like the Slayer army too, but Joss only creates nice things so he can smash them with a hammer.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 10, 2010 15:06:42 GMT -5
Buffy and Satsu had the element of surprise on their side; the military base was not expecting their weapon to backfire (literally), and it was chaos. On the other hand, these Slayer squads are being taken out by organized groups, probably with superior weapons. No Slayer carries a gun, was Buffy's motto, and it's unlikely that the girls all over the world had access to guns. Slayers are not invulnerable to major injuries. Buffy nearly died when a bullet came close to hitting her heart (saved by Dark Willow), and was even quite badly injured when impaled by her own stake in "Fool for Love" (I think that was the ep). And it's not clear as to whether these marauding Slayer lynchers are human... we know that Twilight has demons doing his bidding too. The attackers may even be powered by Slayer magic themselves... if the magic is actively trying to eliminate the "excess" Slayers and consolidate their power back into one place. (I've got this bit in my teeth and I'm not letting it go. )
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 10, 2010 15:02:53 GMT -5
And Warren is a really big part of the reason why I don’t respect the comics. The others are the totally misused appearance of Fray I think by the end of the season the appropriateness of the Fray arc will be very apparent. I think Joss has proven himself enough times to earn a little bit of trust that he knows how to structure a story. The reason for things happening wasn't always readily apparent on the show, and it's not in the comic either. and the lack of Buffy’s maturity. She had it in season 7 and it all gone. Really? I thought the biggest revelation in #31 was how emotionally mature she (and Xander) have become. They worked out their issues like adults instead of with quivery voices and threats of fisticuffs, like they did years ago. But Buffy isn't perfect, and I doubt many of us would hold up as well under similar circumstances.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 10, 2010 13:06:04 GMT -5
Good issue, not one of my favorites though. I completely agree that what Buffy is going through is not only cool, but worrying. Not only is it killing other slayers but as was mentioned before, Buffy is human. I don't think Buffy can posses this power forever, in fact it may prove too much for her sooner than we think. Also, Buffy's increasing power could kill Faith, right? Just like it can the other slayers I don't think the power is killing Slayers directly... but I think it may be manipulating people to kill Slayers and thus consolidate the power. I didn't hate "Safe" as much as some... I thought it was a pretty pedestrian filler issue. I don't mind Faith's portrayal in #32. It shows how Faith not in control of a situation still = scared Faith, which still = angry Faith. I kind of like how she pulled her punch on Andrew so as not to really hurt him. It shows how she's not into hurting people anymore, but she hasn't turned into a powder puff either.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 9, 2010 10:00:31 GMT -5
It can be construed as such, or it could just mean that the revelation of Twilight's master plan reveals the real threat all along. That's what I mean... dealing with Twilight will only be the beginning of what Buffy & Co. have to do. I'm getting scared about the fallout from this season. And I'm really wondering if any part of my New Theory (which I futilely ran past Scott in the Q&A) will prove to be correct.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 9, 2010 8:45:17 GMT -5
Aha. As I suspected. Twilight is not the Big Bad.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 8, 2010 13:15:13 GMT -5
Scott was right when he said things will never be the same again after season 8.
I don't know that what we think of as the "Buffyverse" will even exist in season 9.
This is going to end like seasons 2 and 5 did... with a victory that doesn't feel anything remotely like victory.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 8, 2010 8:31:32 GMT -5
So... confirmation that the U.S. government is at war with the Slayers.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 7, 2010 22:50:38 GMT -5
what??? really? so the spoiler about Twilight is fake? No, the real spoiler was the cover to #34. This fake spoiler was supposedly the first page of #35.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Feb 6, 2010 9:52:22 GMT -5
Are Twilight's military troops part of the actual U.S. Army, or are they mercenaries?
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