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Post by Essentially Yours on Mar 11, 2009 15:31:54 GMT -5
Well... I'm willing to agree to disagree.
In any case, I find the fact that Buffy and Giles being on "non-speaking terms" has been drawn out incredibly long. I'm hoping that there's more going on that hasn't been discussed because if their fight is soley on what we've seen, I don't find it realistic after all of the things that they have been through together.
EDIT: Plus, I've been waiting forever for some more Faith/Giles action. I have extremely high hopes for this issue to progress the storyline further.
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Post by parabola on Mar 11, 2009 19:46:18 GMT -5
As you might have seen in the thread for the Predators and Prey TPB, the summary for that book has shown up on Amazon's Canadian site: www.amazon.ca/Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season-Predator/dp/1595823425/Of note for issue #24 is the bolded text below ... in the spoiler tag. Buffy's world goes awry when former-classmate-turned-vampire Harmony Kendall lands her own reality TV show, "Harmony Bites," bolstering bloodsucking fiends in the mainstream. Humans line up to have their blood consumed, and Slayers, through a series of missteps, misfortunes, and anti-Slayer propaganda driven by the mysterious Twilight, are forced into hiding. In Germany, Faith and Giles discover a town where Slayers retreat from a world that has turned against them, only to find themselves in the arms of something far worse. A rogue-Slayer faction displaces an entire Italian village, living up to their tarnished reputation as power-hungry thieves. And finally, with the help of a would-be demon lover, Dawn addresses her unfaltering insecurities. [/blockquote] EDIT: To be fair to people using this thread right now who are adverse to spoilers, I'm putting the entire quote in spoiler tags. But thanks for bolding the pertinent section. Once this issue hits the stands, any spoiler-ish stuff can be mentioned without the tags. Thanks for posting this.
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Post by Morgan on Mar 11, 2009 21:41:35 GMT -5
I so don't share that same opinion. I mean, yes, Giles surely tried to be Buffy's friend and partner, but, specially after Joyce's death - mainly seasons 6 and 7 - Giles is portrayed quite openly as her last older relative. Say "Once more with feeling"'s song Stand has Giles saying "wish I could play the father" or sth like that, because that's what Buffy wants him to be or that's what she feels he is. In season 7's "Lies my parents told me"'s title clearly points towards Giles as a father. So, aside from what Giles or Buffy wanted their relationship to be at the beginning, seems clear at the end of the series that he's emotionally working KIND OF as her father, whether he likes it or not, at least at Buffy's and the writer's eyes. Btw, my post tried to be a joke... damn my humour... lol. Actually I took the lyrics in "Standing" to mean something completely different. He said he "wished" he could play the father. The problem is he can't. He can't treat her as his daughter & he can't shelter her from the world. He was willing to stand by her side & work as a partner with her, but she was using him to hide from her problems & was putting all that responsibility on his shoulders.
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Post by Joe on Mar 15, 2009 16:57:27 GMT -5
Once I heard of this issue, I thought, "Oh! Another Giles appearance! Maybe the Buffy/Giles feud will be demolished!".... I thought this until it was stated that this issue will feature solely Giles and Faith. This disappointed me. I want the fight to be over with!
I have good news though... Scott Allie said in the latest Q&A that Giles and Faith will pop up in the upcoming Oz arc! The gangs all back for that arc!
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Post by The Night Lord on Mar 15, 2009 21:11:12 GMT -5
Sweeet. I like that would be quite awesome actually to see the whole gang back together. Now I seriously can't wait for the Oz arc to come out...and this issue. Faith is awesome
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Post by hitnrun017 on Mar 15, 2009 21:27:12 GMT -5
I really do hope Faith and Giles coming back after Safe means they will be joining the gang. It could be the most epic Scooby Gang yet: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Dawn, Faith, Oz, Kennedy, Andrew and maybe Satsu.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Mar 16, 2009 0:04:32 GMT -5
I really do hope Faith and Giles coming back after Safe means they will be joining the gang. It could be the most epic Scooby Gang yet: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Dawn, Faith, Oz, Kennedy, Andrew and maybe Satsu. That's a hell of a lineup. (Probably would make a good softball team, too.) And remember, Angel and Spike are turning up sooner or later. I have a feeling Faith is going to be very important to Buffy's success this season. Just a hunch.
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Post by Joe on Mar 16, 2009 5:36:09 GMT -5
I really do hope Faith and Giles coming back after Safe means they will be joining the gang. It could be the most epic Scooby Gang yet: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Dawn, Faith, Oz, Kennedy, Andrew and maybe Satsu. Well as of now, Buffy, Willow, Giles, Faith, and Oz are confirmed for the Oz arc. Xander will obviously be there since Buffys there. I also see Dawn, and Andrew popping up as well. I don't think Kennedy, and Satsu will make an appearance, though.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Mar 16, 2009 8:07:18 GMT -5
Well as of now, Buffy, Willow, Giles, Faith, and Oz are confirmed for the Oz arc. Xander will obviously be there since Buffys there. I also see Dawn, and Andrew popping up as well. I don't think Kennedy, and Satsu will make an appearance, though. Scott said Satsu and Kennedy would be showing up again soon, so unless they're going to be in #25 (which is possible), I'd say they're a good bet for this arc. It sounds like it's going to be an "all hands on deck" kind of situation.
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Post by Joe on Mar 16, 2009 15:58:56 GMT -5
Well as of now, Buffy, Willow, Giles, Faith, and Oz are confirmed for the Oz arc. Xander will obviously be there since Buffys there. I also see Dawn, and Andrew popping up as well. I don't think Kennedy, and Satsu will make an appearance, though. Scott said Satsu and Kennedy would be showing up again soon, so unless they're going to be in #25 (which is possible), I'd say they're a good bet for this arc. It sounds like it's going to be an "all hands on deck" kind of situation. Oh I forgot about that! Wow, we might actually have a gang for the Oz arc! I'm really excited now.
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Post by Morgan on Mar 19, 2009 20:52:47 GMT -5
I really do hope Faith and Giles coming back after Safe means they will be joining the gang. It could be the most epic Scooby Gang yet: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Dawn, Faith, Oz, Kennedy, Andrew and maybe Satsu. I don't know how I feel about a "join up" situation. Odds are Buffy will have some drama queen meltdown when she sees how well Giles & Faith have been able to work together. We saw how well they were able to connect during the 'No Future For You' arch & I'm just not digging the idea of a Buffy tantrum. If it can be an old school Buffy gang with out the Dawson's Creek moments, I might be able to enjoy the issue.
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Post by Mathieu on Mar 19, 2009 21:08:26 GMT -5
I don't mind a little bit of Dawsony Creeky moments!
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Post by Rebecca on Mar 20, 2009 12:23:06 GMT -5
I don't mind a little bit of Dawsony Creeky moments! ditto'd
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Post by iloveromy on Mar 20, 2009 15:50:51 GMT -5
I don't mind a little bit of Dawsony Creeky moments! I guess we could call them, "DAWN"SONY CREEK moments
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Mar 20, 2009 19:04:41 GMT -5
I wonder when/if we're going to get some preview pages for this issue? It's due on the stands in 12 days, and still nothing.
Which is odd, considering that the #23 previews were up even before #22 came out.
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Post by stakey on Mar 20, 2009 21:46:09 GMT -5
Im quite enjoying the lack of Preview... I always tell myself Ill ignore the preview so when I buy the issue I havent read a single page of it...of course I never have the will power and cave in and read it...this way though I dont have to worry about my pathetic will power...heh heh. Only thing Im worried about now is that I have a fiver to last the next 3 weeks...so Im thinking I buy cheapo noodles in bulk and save the last 2.50 for this issue...buffy comes before food obviously.
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Post by monkeypie on Mar 24, 2009 5:45:37 GMT -5
Heh, same. Since a comic shop opened right next to my college i've spent all my food money this year on comics in some form or another
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Post by loveisabird on Mar 24, 2009 8:43:51 GMT -5
Im quite enjoying the lack of Preview... I always tell myself Ill ignore the preview so when I buy the issue I havent read a single page of it...of course I never have the will power and cave in and read it...this way though I dont have to worry about my pathetic will power...heh heh. Only thing Im worried about now is that I have a fiver to last the next 3 weeks...so Im thinking I buy cheapo noodles in bulk and save the last 2.50 for this issue...buffy comes before food obviously. Stakey, they wouldnt by any chance be koka noodles for 29p? haha, theyre probably not. I usually buy my cheapo noodles in bulk to when im low on cash.
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Post by wenxina on Mar 24, 2009 19:46:30 GMT -5
Preview pages are up at Dark Horse. Click on the thumbnails to view them. Hmmm... *sigh* Never was a fan of Richards' work, and these pages do nothing to convince me otherwise. However... the return of Faith... Being called "Buffy" has gotta sting some.
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Post by Wyndam on Mar 24, 2009 19:55:19 GMT -5
"Ow." lol that's great.
And poor Faith. Being mistaken for Buffy has to piss her off a lot, despite it almost being a compliment.
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