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Post by KingofCretins on Mar 17, 2008 7:42:17 GMT -5
It could be that, since Dracula has mind control powers and uses them liberally, that anything slashy with Xander would be, by definition, rape. No different from Warren and Katrina. None. Or it could be that Xander's straight. Just a thought My main 'shipping preference is Buffy/Xander, but for Xander, I'm also open to Xander/Faith, Xander/Dawn, even Xander/Willow if they wanted to use the fact that she used to be in love with him as the "in". I honestly don't 'ship Buffy with anyone else except possibly Faith, although I could probably tolerate her with Spike or Angel, but preferably as humans.
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Post by KingofCretins on Mar 20, 2008 9:25:08 GMT -5
"not expected" was something that Robin told *Buffy*, not *us*. We might "expect" Giles to betray Buffy, but that doesn't mean that Buffy does.
I could deal with Giles. What I don't think I could handle would be one of the Core Four (which I now consider to include Dawn more than Giles anyway) being the source of the problem. I've really not enjoyed the idea that someone of that magnitude will betray Buffy. I think it's a bad idea. I think that if Joss were to turn Xander or Dawn or Willow against Buffy in an open way, it would break faith with a huge chunk of the audience. For a lot of fans, Xander or Willow in particular are the hero of the series, or at least both equal to Buffy herself, so why would they feel compelled to press on in a pay as you go format if they felt they had been betrayed, too?
Unless we're going with really convoluted theories that the mole and the traitor are going to be different people, we know a few important things. First and foremost, the mole/traitor is knowingly complicit in a conspiracy to *murder* Buffy. We know this as early as 8.09, when the mole/traitor knew specifically to report that Buffy was still alive -- clearly they knew that was a question they'd be asked. Ergo, they knew the goal was that she wouldn't be. And even if they hadn't, they damn well know after 8.11, when Twilight could have killed her with ease and told her he meant to do so eventually.
So, let go of this idea that it could be a Scooby and they just think they are acting in Buffy's best interests -- if this mole and this traitor are one, they are part of a murdering plot, murdering *her*. There is no coming back from that as a beloved character.
So as sad as it is, as much (to me, rather asinine) complaints would be made that it's bad sexual politics, I would much, much rather it be Satsu or Renee than an actual current Scooby. Giles if they *had* to go there, but never, never Willow, Xander, or Dawn.
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