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Post by Rebecca on Dec 16, 2009 15:12:24 GMT -5
Yay! OP updated.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 15, 2009 15:22:16 GMT -5
You can also hover over links and your browser will show the address, and consequently where that link leads.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 15, 2009 9:19:24 GMT -5
Then how did he know the goddesses would turn on the Slayers? And that they'd "clear out this valley and move on to the next?" These were wrathful goddesses. Twilight may not necessarily have known that they would turn on the Slayers, but he probably recognized power but no compassion in these beings. And once you summon something like that, it doesn't just go away after it's done your bidding. If Twilight really is future someone, he's playing it awfully close to canon here, as in not changing a whole lot if he's calling the shots just before they're being made. In order for something to be predictive, you have to be able to predict it. If Future-Xander/Giles was trying to avert a disastrous future here, they're doing a cruddy job of it. As you said in your previous post, Twilight's changing the course of history as he goes. Going by your argument, he cannot be relying on his memory to make predictions. I don't think Twilight necessarily wants to change what is happening here, evidenced by him egging it on. As for him changing history as opposed to remembering history, what if this is Twilight part deux? He's remembering what happened during the first go-around. Remember, Allie didn't say that he isn't psychic, but "not precisely psychic".
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 15, 2009 9:10:06 GMT -5
Paul is in Epitaph One, so we know he lives. Also you can see him on a ventilator and not in a body bag at the end.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 15, 2009 1:40:44 GMT -5
I forget, was Twilight the one trying to kill by missile? Or was that just the army guys? If it was just the army guys, and he is Xander, then Twilight is reliving his history and knew full well that he would survive the fight. It was Warren and Amy that sent the missile, with Twilight's somewhat disinterested agreement. If Twilight is a future person, he can't rely on history "the first time around" to predict what will happen this time. Everything he does changes that history... otherwise there would be no point to his coming back in time in the first place. Then I pose a question: How did he know beforehand that they were almost killed?
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 14, 2009 22:15:19 GMT -5
I forget, was Twilight the one trying to kill by missile? Or was that just the army guys?
If it was just the army guys, and he is Xander, then Twilight is reliving his history and knew full well that he would survive the fight.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 14, 2009 16:29:26 GMT -5
In my personal opinion, on the whole, Joss likes to use males and females in both positions of good and evil, however it is usually a male big-bad and a female heroine. This goes back to Joss' original concept of the show: a blond girl being stalked in a dark alley by a vampire, only to have the blond girl fight and kill the vampire. Very-pro female. But is it Misandry? Flip side: It's not always male villain vs. female heroine. The show subverts stereotypes and expectations in a wider variety of ways. For example, although the original concept was to turn the pretty-blonde-girl-attacked-by-monster-in-an-alley cliche around, the entire series is kicked off with a different subversion -- the pretty blonde girl (Darla) turns out to be the villain and the guy turns out to be her victim. Yes, I said that it isn't always male big bads, however they are majorally male.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 13, 2009 17:19:31 GMT -5
Amber looks thin, wonder if she's okay?
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 13, 2009 16:50:26 GMT -5
Or Giles. There are pretty solid foundations of foreshadowing in place for either of them to turn against Buffy in the future. But what happens to turn Buffy's closest friends into her mortal enemies? (If Willow really was her enemy, which I have serious doubts about.) And can she do something to short-circuit that future? ETA: I think the amount of influence Twilight has in the world argues for FutureGiles more than FutureXander. Giles/Ripper has lots of contacts on both sides of the moral axis, from his days as a chaos disciple and his status (and long family history) on the Watchers' Council. He may have access to whatever resources the Council left behind, and he's very, very good at finding stuff out. It's hard to imagine Xander getting to the point influence-wise that Twilight is now. Plus, T hasn't shown even the slightest flash of Xander's personality. Let's face it: something would have to drive Giles or Xander to such an extreme. Usually that's where Joss pulls the "let's kill off your girlfriend" routine. I can't see anything in Giles' life that would push him so far to have such a vendetta against Buffy. I can see Xander going that far if something happened to Dawn, if he loves her so dearly. Someone has always said that there's a connection between Dawn and Twilight. I think Xander is that connection. "Looks like a frown" And the Twilight symbol has one eye. It's looking to me more and more like something happens to Dawnie, Xander blames Buffy, and turns into Dark Xander!Twilight. The beginning of Twilight could literally be the end of Dawn. ETA: I agree that Twilight has zero Xander personality, though wouldn't that be the point? Twilight isn't supposed to be anything like our beloved characters: he's a big bad. I think Saga Vasuki may be a part of it as well. I mean, if Twilight really is created due to someone going off the deep end after something horrible happens, that might explain the connection between Saga Vasuki and Willow in the middle of this Twilight business, and why Twilight has powers that none of our current suspects have.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 13, 2009 15:30:25 GMT -5
I think the auto-imprint thing Echo is going on really makes the show 100x better. Movie??!??!??!?!!!
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 13, 2009 15:28:27 GMT -5
God, it's Xander.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 20:22:07 GMT -5
I was like, "Yeah, Adelle, I want to know what Echo was up to too!"
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 19:45:04 GMT -5
Yeah, you're right. Ad space is sold prior, and not pro-rated for viewership afterward. Though I guess it wasn't any less advertisement than I've seen for Dollhouse all season. Guess I'm just mad that I missed it! Watching on Hulu now.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 19:42:24 GMT -5
GL on the scholarship elenasaur!
Just got back from the gym. I feel sore but amazing!
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 19:29:48 GMT -5
OK, when the heckers did Meet Jane Doe air? They totally did NOT advertise. Like at all. Why air if no one sees it?
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 19:20:27 GMT -5
I was actually impressed with his performance. Glad to see him acting.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 12, 2009 1:20:16 GMT -5
That is quite an art problem. We should ask Allie next Q&A.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 11, 2009 23:49:31 GMT -5
Me too lol. Just re-watched it and they never explicitly said that his radio show was the impetus behind those two's actions, though it was heavily implied.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 11, 2009 23:18:18 GMT -5
Yes, they cleared him on the detonation charge, though I thought his show incited the incident itself hence the broadcaster's final message at the end.
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Post by Rebecca on Dec 11, 2009 23:14:08 GMT -5
Apart from the fact that Kumiko, the female Japanese vampire from WatG, was also one of her "students", we don't really have any evidence yet that Saga Vasuki is evil. We also have the information that Saga requested Willow not to look through the portal in TOYL, suggesting that Saga is keeping information from Willow. I doubt that request was for Willow's best interest, but rather to safe-guard Willow ending up in that situation.
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