Joss' Final Arc: Your Needs and Wants

[kaan]

Okay we're a couple of weeks away from issue #35, where I am desperately hopeful we will get some answers about Twangel, Goddess!Buffy, and the Twilight!Zone. But looking further ahead I thought it would be good to speculate what we want to happen in the final arc of Season 8.

And I thought a nifty way would be to loosely structure it as a two part reply: Need and Want.

Need is something you hope is explained or touched upon in the final five issue that you think pivotal to S8. Any questions you need answered.

Want is anything; big or small, however crazy, you'd like to see happen before the end. What's the one scene you are craving the most? (but lets try not getting too fanfic-y here ).


Here is my two picks,

Need: A continuation of some form of the Xander/Buffy 'romance'. Its been going on all season and if it just suddenly disappears, (which I have a strong feeling it will), it just ain't believable.

Want: Buffy, in a graveyard by herself, making a funny joke at some random vampire before using an actual stake to dust him. Pretty much having fun slaying again.


Alright, there's my first two picks, and I think they are both pretty achievable. But they're pretty mundane too.

Can you do any better?

And can we try to keep this light folks? The official discussion threads is where to go to talk about all the doom and gloom. Remember that after #35 we've got 4 months in the wilderness and we're gonna have to find ways to amuse ourselves, otherwise things are going to get pretty dire.

[neowhobaz]

good idea .

Need: to have some concrete connection between Angel season 5/ aFter the fall/ ongoing and Angel as twilight rather than have it just be ambiguous.

want: to see the fraypocalypse play out exactly as it has been portrayed in fray where all magics and demons are banished in some way shape or form.

[alex_krycek]

need: i also want more of the buffy/xander romance. i'd need to see at least a glimmer of hope that it is possible.

want: i want to see glory and spike tear through to twilight to kick the snot out of buffy and angel and return them to our realm!

[AndrewCrossett]

I need it to end in some way that doesn't make me have to hate Angel and/or Buffy and ruin their whole story for me. In Angel's case, that's gonna be a tall order.

Up until this arc, I would have said I want Buffy and Satsu to wind up together. Now I'm not so sure. Now my want is for Satsu to survive the season and be happy.

[buffyfan21]

Apr 27, 2010 13:44:36 GMT -5 AndrewCrossett said:

Up until this arc, I would have said I want Buffy and Satsu to wind up together. Now I'm not so sure. Now my want is for Satsu to survive the season and be happy.

I completely agree with you here! Satsu is my fave new character of S8 and I don't want to see her die. Though I fear it may happen anyway...Hope I'm wrong, though....

[Eric]

I need for Angel's story to end in a way that all of the deaths he caused are made light of. (Buffy's certainly not making a big deal of it at the moment.)

I want some nice Spuffy moments.

[The Night Lord]

Need to like Season 8 again after #34 and have Angel back to normal

Want Spike to appear

[Darth Rosie]

Need a good explanation about what Angel did.

(Desperately) want Satsu to survive - and be happy.

[sosa lola]

Need: I agree about Buffy/Xander. I'd hate if Buffy's feelings for Xander disappeared like that, it'll mean that they weren't real.

Want: A scene between Xander and Spike. I really, really wish Spike would interact with other characters and not just Buffy and Angel.

[kaan]

Apr 28, 2010 4:22:57 GMT -5 sosa lola said:

Want: A scene between Xander and Spike. I really, really wish Spike would interact with other characters and not just Buffy and Angel.

Completely agree. There was never enough Spander moments.

But I don't want him coming back in as the 'big hero' of the piece, storming in to save the day. Or where he starts making smart-ass comments about everyone to show how cool he is. I hate when any character puts another down.

I could see him teaming up with Andrew again and they go take Simone down. Someone's got to deal with her right?

[cutiepatootie]

Need and want the Slayers to get their powers back!

[BlueJay]

Need: I need Season Eight to end with enough closure so the wait for Season Nine wouldn't kill my brain. Basically, no f@#$ing cliffhangers.

Want: I want a main character to die and I want a very emotional, realistic reaction to it. I also want more character development for the Scoobies and I want witty Joss dialog.

[Eric]

Apr 28, 2010 16:29:36 GMT -5 BlueJay said:

Need: I need Season Eight to end with enough closure so the wait for Season Nine wouldn't kill my brain. Basically, no f@#$ing cliffhangers.

If you look at the past seasons, you'll find that the odd numbered seasons (1, 3, 5, 7) have all ended with closure, while the even numbered seasons (2, 4, 6) have all ended with a cliffhanger or at least a few loose ends. This is probably all coincidence, but with Season Nine confirmed, Joss could very well decide to continue the trend by having a cliffhanger.

[AndrewCrossett]

I think we've been promised there will be no cliffhanger. (Although loose ends are certainly probable.)

[Hallow Thorn]

Loose ends are a must have... but cliffhanger are not.

Wants:/Needs:
-Satsu closure, what’s her purpose? She needs more use than a fling with Buffy. Even if her unknown higher purpose lends to a hero type end. (death)
-The powers that be: I want them to be part of the universe’s plans for Angel/Buffy
- Angel: After the fall connection, also Giles/Fred's death (you know what I mean) connection by Angel.

[Dorotea]

Some are wanting too much here?

Need : clear and none-hijack-able explanation to what the Hell is /was going on with Angel for the duration of the S8. If he had turned evil - so be it. But no more dual meanings. Pandering to one side of the fandom hurts the other side of the fandom, but trying to ponder to all sides hurts the story. Some interpreted issue 34 as 'supernatural rape'. Others hoped it will never be clarified. I certainly hope it will - be clarified that is - and in a way that it won't be open to interpretation - one way or another.

Want : Angel and Buffy ending up together - mortal and not Gods. Fray-verse happening. Willow's future explained in satisfactory manner.

[kaan]

Need: Too have the identity of who the 'Prince' is without having to fan-wank an answer from the text.

Want: Someone needs to kill Harmony already. Don't care who. I just want her character permanently gone from the 'verse.

[CowboyGuy]

I want and need the rest of the Season to restore my interest, and faith in the Buffyverse. Cause it's been waning as of late, sadly.

[Skytteflickan88]

I haven't read beyond issue 30, but I am aware who Twilight is(blurgh) and of some other things:

NEED:
*Sam. Where the frak is she? (Will be explained in the Riley one-shot, but whatever)
*The Buffy/Xander/Dawn thing to be mentioned upon. Is Buffy in love or what?
*Kill Amy and Warren. Atleast Warren. Amy could still be interesting.
*Is Willow cheating? Is there naked touching with the snake Goddess, or just hanging around each other naked? Either way, Kennedy needs to find out about it. And if Willow is cheating, Buffy, Xander and the others need to be angry. Or at the very least disapointed.
*Who's the prince?
*Who did the betrayal?


WANT:
*A timeline. When did what happen? So confusing.
*Kill Harmony.
*Kill Simone.
*Kill of Amy or give her a decent arc.
*The public should at the very least consider the possibility that vampires are evil by nature.
*Twangel not to be Angel. Be a fake Angel. Or alternative universe Angel. Please.
*Kill Twilight. I don't care if he's fake, real, think he's doing something good, I doubt he can be redeemed, and if he can, I still don't want it done. No more evil doers going good. I'm sick of it.

[sosa lola]

Apr 28, 2010 8:30:00 GMT -5 kaan said:

Apr 28, 2010 4:22:57 GMT -5 sosa lola said:

Want: A scene between Xander and Spike. I really, really wish Spike would interact with other characters and not just Buffy and Angel.

Completely agree. There was never enough Spander moments.

It's just not the same without the Spander, you know.