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Post by CowboyGuy on Nov 12, 2007 18:44:52 GMT -5
OMG! I was watching S3's Revelations last night and Gwendolyn Post asked Giles if he'd ever heard of Sir Robert Kane's TWILIGHT COMPENDIUM...?!?!
He had a copy of it as well. Do you think this is merely a coincidence, or is there more to this once off-beat line?
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Post by Lukee on Nov 12, 2007 18:49:08 GMT -5
omg it would be mega if it was a connection to an idea Joss had. But i dunno if is if it was he was thinking well ahead  |
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Post by CowboyGuy on Nov 12, 2007 19:00:45 GMT -5
Either way I find it quite interesting!
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Post by postitnote on Nov 12, 2007 20:12:03 GMT -5
maybe he doesn't remember...i mean, if he can't remember about warren. LOL.
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Post by commandercool on Nov 12, 2007 22:09:07 GMT -5
In issue 8, Roden's summoning spell calls "the first of the last" to him. This is Buffy. My thoughts are that this may be a reference to Fray, in which there had been no Slayers for several centuries. Buffy was the first Slayer of their last wave (at least for a long time).
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Post by dane5by5 on Nov 12, 2007 22:17:22 GMT -5
In issue 8, Roden's summoning spell calls "the first of the last" to him. This is Buffy. My thoughts are that this may be a reference to Fray, in which there had been no Slayers for several centuries. Buffy was the first Slayer of their last wave (at least for a long time). Yeah, I thought that too. It would be very interesting if that was true CowboyGuy, but as Mikey said I think it's more coincidence. |
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Post by CowboyGuy on Nov 13, 2007 1:34:20 GMT -5
That'd be what you call a coincidence lol. The word twilight isn't a rare one, and certainly not in the fantasy genre.  Well I know. But I just found it interesting. She was evil after all. It would be kinda neat if Joss pulled that as a reference for S8. |
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Post by Slayer489 on Nov 14, 2007 12:12:04 GMT -5
It is interesting. It might be something to do with that, but I doubt it.  |
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Post by buffysmglover on Nov 14, 2007 17:20:19 GMT -5
OMG! I was watching S3's Revelations last night and Gwendolyn Post asked Giles if he'd ever heard of Sir Robert Kane's TWILIGHT COMPENDIUM...?!?! He had a copy of it as well. Do you think this is merely a coincidence, or is there more to this once off-beat line? No one is allowed to call me crazy, until we find out more about Season Eight. Not too long ago I saw a connection between the fact that the Mayor knew Buffy was a Slayer and higher people as low as Prinicipal Snyder seemed to know about vampires. "PCP." I still think the President could have been watching over the Slayer since she was in HS. Anyone have reason to disagree? |
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Post by roguewarrior on Nov 14, 2007 17:22:16 GMT -5
no reason to disagree but theres really no proof to back it up either.
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Post by buffysmglover on Nov 14, 2007 17:28:14 GMT -5
I know. But an obsessive fan can hope he's right about something.
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Post by postitnote on Nov 15, 2007 19:19:31 GMT -5
LOL. Would he be right, though? Maybe he doesn't even know ALL the slayers were activated...but somebody in the government obviously knows something, and one would think there were connections to the higher presidential position. That could be a story arc: Buffy saves the president! Buffy vs. Air Force One (Vampires on Planes). Samuel L. Jackson could make a cameo appearance, just to say "I want these mother f-ing vampires on this mother f-ing plane!" LOL. Sorry...I'm tired. I get what you're saying is what I'm trying to say...
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Post by CowboyGuy on Nov 15, 2007 22:07:16 GMT -5
LOL. Would he be right, though? Maybe he doesn't even know ALL the slayers were activated...but somebody in the government obviously knows something, and one would think there were connections to the higher presidential position. That could be a story arc: Buffy saves the president! Buffy vs. Air Force One (Vampires on Planes). Samuel L. Jackson could make a cameo appearance, just to say "I want these mother f-ing vampires on this mother f-ing plane!" LOL. Sorry...I'm tired. I get what you're saying is what I'm trying to say... That would be comedy. They could even take it a step farther and name the arc. "Vamps on a Plane" LMAO. |
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Post by Gothik on Nov 24, 2007 6:46:54 GMT -5
I think that is a little bit of a stretch, if I'm honest. What was going on in Sunnydale was a direct result of the Mayor controlling the town to suit his own plans. He has people in key positions of power to help keep his scheme on track, which is why Snyder and the Police Chief knew about vamps, demons and slayers. There is no reason to believe that this was in anyway connected to anyone or anywhere outside of Sunnydale. In fact I'd say that the Mayor would have ensured that didn't happen, for his own sake. He didn't exactly want the Government swooping in on his big day and ruining everything.
That isn't to say that the Government knew nothing about slayers in general. Just because the Initiative didn't seem to have much of an idea about them doesn't mean that other people in power weren't better informed. I'd have to imagine though that whilst there was some understanding of the supernatural beings that exist in the world, for the most part the Government were absolutely clueless.
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Post by Rogue on Dec 5, 2007 22:02:08 GMT -5
It's a very interesting thought. In a way, I hope Joss does reference that episode... like tying up a loose end we didn't even know about.
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Post by Giant Michael on Dec 8, 2007 9:16:14 GMT -5
Having just watched Season Four's 'A New Man', I'm starting to wonder whether we've seen the last of Ethan Rayne, or whether his involvement wasn't something to do with Twilight; in the same episode, Ethan refers to 'the time of magic', in reference to himself and Giles being mystics. I wonder whether this season doesn't have a stronger connection to Season Four than just the reappearance of the military / government.
Also, in terms of parallels, Giles doesn't want Buffy to know about him being turned into a demon through pride, rather than through wanting to protect her from anything. Interesting, perhaps, given the fact that Giles has been keeping Buffy out of the loop recently...
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Post by cheungcheung on Dec 8, 2007 9:49:44 GMT -5
or maybe the government really had no idea back then but do now after LA went to hell.... |
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Post by commandercool on Dec 8, 2007 19:21:51 GMT -5
I really wonder about the whole L.A. thing... it seems like it might have impacted the story a little more than it did.
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Post by Shin on Dec 9, 2007 4:11:50 GMT -5
I really wonder about the whole L.A. thing... it seems like it might have impacted the story a little more than it did. I really think Joss just doesn't want the two to have a clear connecting storyline. It seems like he is purposely trying to keep the two as far appart as possible. |
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Post by airgirl on Dec 9, 2007 6:44:44 GMT -5
I think it could well be connected to what Gwendolyn Post said in Revelations, they've done that before, made a passing reference to something and then picked up on it in a later series, such as with the first evil.
I just watched A New Man too and I agree with Giant Michael, I think s8 is connected to s4 in more than one way and Ethan Rayne is a big clue there...
Hey, it would be great to catch up with Riley in this arc!
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