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Post by wenxina on Jan 20, 2010 14:00:04 GMT -5
The Key is described as a green ball of energy. That's how Glory knows that Dawn's the Key; Tara points at Dawn and says that she's a pretty green ball of light, or something to that effect.
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Post by The Girl In Question on Jan 20, 2010 16:22:46 GMT -5
That was me who requested Domo. You have no idea how I felt when I saw him on Kennedy's shirt. I was like "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Georges did it for meeeeee!!!!!" I can only imagine! ;D
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Post by rmw on Jan 20, 2010 20:51:38 GMT -5
Wow, I totally loved this issue. My favorite part was the Xander/Buffy talk and then the hug, in which Dawn walks in. LOL. "I'm Buffy and I approve this kissage." I love it!
I think Xander and Dawn are good for each other, but I have a bad feeling it won't last. Happy relationships never do in the Whedonverse.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 8:22:23 GMT -5
The Key is described as a green ball of energy. That's how Glory knows that Dawn's the Key; Tara points at Dawn and says that she's a pretty green ball of light, or something to that effect. Scott Allie wasn't asked about the green energy and the significance of the color that caused Willow to get her power back. Would have been interesting to see if he would have pulled out his "no comment" card. But thanks for backing me up on this one. I admit this could just be a case of Joss messing with our heads. But wouldn't it be funny if he wasn't and was sending a clue about what happens? I mean, rmw here says relationships don't last in the Whedonverse and Xander/Dawn would be a great example of this. Imagine if something bad happens to Dawn...and this makes Xander snap. This would do it. This would make Xander change sides for sure.
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Post by wenxina on Jan 21, 2010 8:42:29 GMT -5
Still less inclined to believe that Willow's power originates from Dawn, and not her future death. There's also green mist and light in that scene. I don't think "soon" means all that much, when you are, or will become immortal.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 9:06:26 GMT -5
Still less inclined to believe that Willow's power originates from Dawn, and not her future death. There's also green mist and light in that scene. I don't think "soon" means all that much, when you are, or will become immortal. Like Neo says in the Matrix: Whoa! Was that a spoiler I just read or your personal theory about Willow becoming an immortal? The color green was used for a reason. There's no other way to put it. It's green. The energy released by Willow when Buffy killed her was yellow. Now if my theory is not true and the energy is LITERALLY from Willow's death...then this is further proof that Twilight's target is Willow and not the Slayer. To paraphrase James Carville's famous remark about the economy...."It's the Willow, stupid!" And did Scott Allie hint there's ANOTHER Willow one shot coming up?! If this is true...that's the first time I've heard about that. Willow getting yet another one shot. Please...please let this be a hint she's getting a spinoff. I would love to see Muffitt once again. I would love to see Twilight's reaction to Muffitt barging in on her airplane wheelchair and making some snarky remarks like she did in the first?! Willow one shot. There's one thing in this whole Twilight deal that doesn't make any sense. I also noticed that Scott Allie hasn't addressed why Amy Madison is involved in this whole deal. Is she responsible for giving Twilight his costume and power? Why would Amy want to end magic for?! She'd be losing her powers too! She knows about this, right?! I'd like to see somebody ask Scott these questions. It would go a long way in giving us some insight on why Amy is in this Twilight business. Or is she in this just to get back at Willow no matter who's backing it? This just in: I thought of something which might be significant or it might be nothing at all. What if Twilight succeeds in destroying magic? What happens to that magic? Does it disappear from Earth alone or throughout the entire universe? There was something that Scott hinted about Season 9 which got me thinking. He hinted Season 9 might be Willow heavy. I couldn't understand why...until I thought about this theory: if Twilight ends magic...Willow gets hurled into another universe where magic exists. Willow is separated from Buffy because her world IS magic. Once it's gone...so is Willow. Does this one make things click? And why Season 9 could be about Willow?
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Post by matt114 on Jan 21, 2010 14:58:13 GMT -5
The colour green would suggest that the power Willow receives is pure magic according to the season 6 finale so does that mean that Willow isn't full of dark magic anymore?
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Post by wenxina on Jan 21, 2010 15:16:28 GMT -5
Still less inclined to believe that Willow's power originates from Dawn, and not her future death. There's also green mist and light in that scene. I don't think "soon" means all that much, when you are, or will become immortal. Like Neo says in the Matrix: Whoa! Was that a spoiler I just read or your personal theory about Willow becoming an immortal? The color green was used for a reason. There's no other way to put it. It's green. The energy released by Willow when Buffy killed her was yellow. Now if my theory is not true and the energy is LITERALLY from Willow's death...then this is further proof that Twilight's target is Willow and not the Slayer. To paraphrase James Carville's famous remark about the economy...."It's the Willow, stupid!" And did Scott Allie hint there's ANOTHER Willow one shot coming up?! If this is true...that's the first time I've heard about that. Willow getting yet another one shot. Please...please let this be a hint she's getting a spinoff. I would love to see Muffitt once again. I would love to see Twilight's reaction to Muffitt barging in on her airplane wheelchair and making some snarky remarks like she did in the first?! Willow one shot. There's one thing in this whole Twilight deal that doesn't make any sense. I also noticed that Scott Allie hasn't addressed why Amy Madison is involved in this whole deal. Is she responsible for giving Twilight his costume and power? Why would Amy want to end magic for?! She'd be losing her powers too! She knows about this, right?! I'd like to see somebody ask Scott these questions. It would go a long way in giving us some insight on why Amy is in this Twilight business. Or is she in this just to get back at Willow no matter who's backing it? This just in: I thought of something which might be significant or it might be nothing at all. What if Twilight succeeds in destroying magic? What happens to that magic? Does it disappear from Earth alone or throughout the entire universe? There was something that Scott hinted about Season 9 which got me thinking. He hinted Season 9 might be Willow heavy. I couldn't understand why...until I thought about this theory: if Twilight ends magic...Willow gets hurled into another universe where magic exists. Willow is separated from Buffy because her world IS magic. Once it's gone...so is Willow. Does this one make things click? And why Season 9 could be about Willow? I wouldn't be as bold as to call it a personal theory. Especially since Willow manages to live for another 200+ years. I'd say that borders nigh on immortality, implied or explicit is up for interpretation. Nope... the explosion caused by FDW's death was green. Not yellow. Pretty sure I checked that one immediately, upon reading the preview for #31. And no, Willow is NOT getting another one-shot. At least not this season. And if you could point me to the bit in his latest Q&A that mentions the possibility of a one-shot, I'll re-evaluate my stance on that possibility. As far as we know, there are two one-shots planned for this year. The first isn't a Buffyverse one, but rather a Firefly one, focusing on Wash, or the recollections the others have of Wash, or something to that effect. The second, is most likely going to be a Tales of the Slayer type deal.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 15:28:23 GMT -5
The colour green would suggest that the power Willow receives is pure magic according to the season 6 finale so does that mean that Willow isn't full of dark magic anymore? That's an interesting bit of information. But it may be moot because Twilight wants to get rid of ALL magic - good and bad. So Willow getting pure magic won't help her. But there's a point nobody has mentioned: magic is energy (Buffyverse canon be damned) because magic is working within the laws of physics. So unless Scott and Joss are prepared for a showdown on this issue...there's no way Twilight can destroy magic. Twilight would have to eliminate physics if he wants to end magic. So if Twilight is mad enough to end all of physics...he's essentially out to destroy the universe. Which leads me to suspect the comment Twilight used: "bringing the age of magic to an end" suggests his real purpose is even more evil. He wants to kill anybody who has the ability to USE magic. This means anybody who is part of the magic realm - vampires, demons, wiccans, etc. In essence...Twilight is out to destroy all NON human beings. According to Twilight...they're not worth saving at all. So this means Twilight has targeted for death...Willow, Dawn, Amy and all the Slayers who are part of the magic world.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 15:36:45 GMT -5
Like Neo says in the Matrix: Whoa! Was that a spoiler I just read or your personal theory about Willow becoming an immortal? The color green was used for a reason. There's no other way to put it. It's green. The energy released by Willow when Buffy killed her was yellow. Now if my theory is not true and the energy is LITERALLY from Willow's death...then this is further proof that Twilight's target is Willow and not the Slayer. To paraphrase James Carville's famous remark about the economy...."It's the Willow, stupid!" And did Scott Allie hint there's ANOTHER Willow one shot coming up?! If this is true...that's the first time I've heard about that. Willow getting yet another one shot. Please...please let this be a hint she's getting a spinoff. I would love to see Muffitt once again. I would love to see Twilight's reaction to Muffitt barging in on her airplane wheelchair and making some snarky remarks like she did in the first?! Willow one shot. There's one thing in this whole Twilight deal that doesn't make any sense. I also noticed that Scott Allie hasn't addressed why Amy Madison is involved in this whole deal. Is she responsible for giving Twilight his costume and power? Why would Amy want to end magic for?! She'd be losing her powers too! She knows about this, right?! I'd like to see somebody ask Scott these questions. It would go a long way in giving us some insight on why Amy is in this Twilight business. Or is she in this just to get back at Willow no matter who's backing it? This just in: I thought of something which might be significant or it might be nothing at all. What if Twilight succeeds in destroying magic? What happens to that magic? Does it disappear from Earth alone or throughout the entire universe? There was something that Scott hinted about Season 9 which got me thinking. He hinted Season 9 might be Willow heavy. I couldn't understand why...until I thought about this theory: if Twilight ends magic...Willow gets hurled into another universe where magic exists. Willow is separated from Buffy because her world IS magic. Once it's gone...so is Willow. Does this one make things click? And why Season 9 could be about Willow? I wouldn't be as bold as to call it a personal theory. Especially since Willow manages to live for another 200+ years. I'd say that borders nigh on immortality, implied or explicit is up for interpretation. Nope... the explosion caused by FDW's death was green. Not yellow. Pretty sure I checked that one immediately, upon reading the preview for #31. And no, Willow is NOT getting another one-shot. At least not this season. And if you could point me to the bit in his latest Q&A that mentions the possibility of a one-shot, I'll re-evaluate my stance on that possibility. As far as we know, there are two one-shots planned for this year. The first isn't a Buffyverse one, but rather a Firefly one, focusing on Wash, or the recollections the others have of Wash, or something to that effect. The second, is most likely going to be a Tales of the Slayer type deal. If you're right about the green energy is from FDW's death...then everything is still happening according to what WILL happen that causes the apocalypse. It's an eternal loop that will repeat over and over UNLESS something happens that changes that future. Now I'm stumped on what could PREVENT that future from happening. About the comment saying there might be another Willow one shot. There was a Q&A to the #31 where Scott made a comment that gave me this impression. He may have worded his answer in such a way that gave me this idea and in essence was worded incorrectly. I'll look for it. I found it:
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Jan 21, 2010 15:53:57 GMT -5
He meant that Willow's magic will be an issue again in season 8, and that there will only be one more one-shot of any kind connected to the season. (Not one more featuring Willow).
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 15:59:08 GMT -5
He meant that Willow's magic will be an issue again in season 8, and that there will only be one more one-shot of any kind connected to the season. (Not one more featuring Willow). Houston we have visual. This comment by Scott Allie is boosting my theory that Twilight's true target is Willow. I also believe the only way to stop the future from happening the way it does in Time of Your Life is for Willow to either be killed by Twilight or commit suicide to break the eternal loop.
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Jan 21, 2010 16:19:37 GMT -5
I doubt Willow will be that central to things down the stretch. I think it will be Buffy & Friends vs. Twilight (the man in the mask), and then Buffy & Friends vs. Twilight (the power motivating the man in the mask.)
Willow will be one of "& Friends". She may play a key role, but I don't think she'll be the catalyst for success, and I think she's probably the least likely to die of all the Scoobies apart from Buffy.
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Post by wenxina on Jan 21, 2010 17:32:00 GMT -5
The colour green would suggest that the power Willow receives is pure magic according to the season 6 finale so does that mean that Willow isn't full of dark magic anymore? But there's a point nobody has mentioned: magic is energy (Buffyverse canon be damned) because magic is working within the laws of physics. So unless Scott and Joss are prepared for a showdown on this issue...there's no way Twilight can destroy magic. Twilight would have to eliminate physics if he wants to end magic. So if Twilight is mad enough to end all of physics...he's essentially out to destroy the universe. Didn't we already cover this before? Magic isn't energy; magic is the ability to manipulate energy. I think it was Skytte who made the original point that in saying that "everything is connected", then everything must be connected to magic, and therefore, the universe couldn't exist without magic. But the counterpoint made is that the "everything" that Willow meant wasn't magic, but energy. Thus, the world will still exist without magic. If you're right about the green energy is from FDW's death...then everything is still happening according to what WILL happen that causes the apocalypse. It's an eternal loop that will repeat over and over UNLESS something happens that changes that future. Now I'm stumped on what could PREVENT that future from happening. Consider that FDW's death may be the thing to tip things in the favor of Buffy and Co. The future, Fray's future at least, was devoid of magic for a good long while. Probably indicating that Twilight did succeed, at least to some degree. But if FDW's death in the future allows the depowered Willow back in the present to regain her powers, and thus make a difference, that future may change. Speculative, and the problem with time travel is that an occasional paradox will rear its ugly head. As for whether or not I'm right about FDW's death being the source of that cataclysmic event that Willow mentions, we'll see. But at the moment, I'm sitting quite comfortably on that one... more so than the Dawn-is-the-Key-to-all-magic deal.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 18:21:37 GMT -5
But there's a point nobody has mentioned: magic is energy (Buffyverse canon be damned) because magic is working within the laws of physics. So unless Scott and Joss are prepared for a showdown on this issue...there's no way Twilight can destroy magic. Twilight would have to eliminate physics if he wants to end magic. So if Twilight is mad enough to end all of physics...he's essentially out to destroy the universe. Didn't we already cover this before? Magic isn't energy; magic is the ability to manipulate energy. I think it was Skytte who made the original point that in saying that "everything is connected", then everything must be connected to magic, and therefore, the universe couldn't exist without magic. But the counterpoint made is that the "everything" that Willow meant wasn't magic, but energy. Thus, the world will still exist without magic. If you're right about the green energy is from FDW's death...then everything is still happening according to what WILL happen that causes the apocalypse. It's an eternal loop that will repeat over and over UNLESS something happens that changes that future. Now I'm stumped on what could PREVENT that future from happening. Consider that FDW's death may be the thing to tip things in the favor of Buffy and Co. The future, Fray's future at least, was devoid of magic for a good long while. Probably indicating that Twilight did succeed, at least to some degree. But if FDW's death in the future allows the depowered Willow back in the present to regain her powers, and thus make a difference, that future may change. Speculative, and the problem with time travel is that an occasional paradox will rear its ugly head. As for whether or not I'm right about FDW's death being the source of that cataclysmic event that Willow mentions, we'll see. But at the moment, I'm sitting quite comfortably on that one... more so than the Dawn-is-the-Key-to-all-magic deal. One way or another this season's conclusion will answer the question about magic so I'll reserve judgment til after it's all over. In the meantime I'll simply say we agree to disagree on this one. The time travel paradox has already raised it's ugly head and I showed the logic flaw in the plot premise regarding Willow's death. In my opinion this cannot be resolved unless somebody knows what happens and willingly does something to change the event which caused the future to happen in the first place. My avatar name is based on this paradox. It comes from the Japanese manga/anime series Big O. The character name is R.Dorothy Waynewright, an android. Do a search on Wiki and find the answers there. Long story short...it's about an "event" which wiped out history "40 years ago" and the people living are tasked with the impossible mission of figuring out what happened in that past to prevent it from happening again. Sound familiar? It's Season 8 with Willow's future death 200 years yet to happen.
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 21, 2010 21:20:06 GMT -5
Sorry wenxina, I went back to that image you're referring to. The explosion is NOT green. It's yellow. However, here's a neat little trick I recognized from looking at the photo. I'm a part time artist and I know if you mix yellow with black...you get a dirty green color. The panel showing Buffy spearing Dark Willow with the Scythe shows Willow being bathed with yellow. Because the background is black...you mix the yellow with the black in there and it causes the muddy green color mix.
Sorry...but the portal was yellow. Not green. If I can be verified on this it means there's hope for Willow. It means the green energy blast couldn't have come from Dark Willow. It was not the after effect from Willow's future death. Besides, Dark Willow had almost no power left. How could a de-powered Willow cause a tremendous ripple wave allowing herself to be powered up again in the present if she had no power in that future? It doesn't make any sense.
If your point prevails...then there's no hope for Willow or for magic. Whatever happens to Willow is still fated to occur and the past can't be changed. That's assuming the green color is from Willow's death in the future. If I'm right and the portal was yellow...then Willow's future has been changed and she won't turn Dark. Right now this is just my theory. But it ultimately depends on the nature of the energy feedback that gave Willow her powers again.
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Post by wenxina on Jan 21, 2010 23:03:21 GMT -5
Sorry wenxina, I went back to that image you're referring to. The explosion is NOT green. It's yellow. However, here's a neat little trick I recognized from looking at the photo. I'm a part time artist and I know if you mix yellow with black...you get a dirty green color. The panel showing Buffy spearing Dark Willow with the Scythe shows Willow being bathed with yellow. Because the background is black...you mix the yellow with the black in there and it causes the muddy green color mix. Sorry...but the portal was yellow. Not green. If I can be verified on this it means there's hope for Willow. It means the green energy blast couldn't have come from Dark Willow. It was not the after effect from Willow's future death. Besides, Dark Willow had almost no power left. How could a de-powered Willow cause a tremendous ripple wave allowing herself to be powered up again in the present if she had no power in that future? It doesn't make any sense. If your point prevails...then there's no hope for Willow or for magic. Whatever happens to Willow is still fated to occur and the past can't be changed. That's assuming the green color is from Willow's death in the future. If I'm right and the portal was yellow...then Willow's future has been changed and she won't turn Dark. Right now this is just my theory. But it ultimately depends on the nature of the energy feedback that gave Willow her powers again. The portal is yellow. I don't think I ever mentioned the color of the portal. The explosion on the other hand, shows yellow lightning, with green smoke. That much is undeniable. This isn't an art trick I'm arguing, rather the resulting color. Even the giant "BOOM" is outlined in green. Willow regaining her power in this issue is bathed in a yellow-green crackling energy. FDW was no longer human. She admits so herself ("Not for some time now.") when Fray mentions that she's "not quite a human, either..." (#18). Therefore, the immortality, and the pent up power could be another clue as to Willow's status in the future; i.e. goddess. All Willow's magic in "ToYL" is green. The little sliver of magic she generates in her hand to show Fray something was a luminous green too. I'm sorry, but these things, coupled with Willow's blast from the future (by her own admission, the return of her power originated from some yet-unknown-to-her future) indicate that this is the source of the Willow's returned magic. It makes storytelling sense as well, since "ToYL" ended with a lot of questions, and we're beginning to see the payoff. Twilight's goal is to apparently end magic. The future which Buffy glimpses is the result of a magical purge... all magic (or at least, most magic) disappeared for a good long while. Most importantly, Buffy's army of Slayers didn't take, and for some unknown reason, we're back to one girl, or as Fray self-deprecatingly puts it, "half" a Slayer. Scott Allie has confirmed that Twilight's master plan involves the Slayer mythology. Quote is below: All these things taken into account, it becomes evident that "ToYL" is the fulcrum on which the entire S8 is perched. It's the tipping point, which launches us into the very questions that need to be answered, which the conception of S8 was supposed to answer anyway. Namely, what the hell happened that takes us from "Chosen" to Fray? Despite certain flaws, "ToYL" was actually very subtly brilliant in that it focused us onto the questions, without ever just plainly stating them. So to sum it all up, yes, I do think that Willow's magic (and the magic of the other Wiccans) is the result of FDW's death. Minor coloring issues aside (I'll concede that it's not the exact same shade of green).
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Post by DorothyFan1 on Jan 22, 2010 4:08:08 GMT -5
Sorry wenxina, I went back to that image you're referring to. The explosion is NOT green. It's yellow. However, here's a neat little trick I recognized from looking at the photo. I'm a part time artist and I know if you mix yellow with black...you get a dirty green color. The panel showing Buffy spearing Dark Willow with the Scythe shows Willow being bathed with yellow. Because the background is black...you mix the yellow with the black in there and it causes the muddy green color mix. Sorry...but the portal was yellow. Not green. If I can be verified on this it means there's hope for Willow. It means the green energy blast couldn't have come from Dark Willow. It was not the after effect from Willow's future death. Besides, Dark Willow had almost no power left. How could a de-powered Willow cause a tremendous ripple wave allowing herself to be powered up again in the present if she had no power in that future? It doesn't make any sense. If your point prevails...then there's no hope for Willow or for magic. Whatever happens to Willow is still fated to occur and the past can't be changed. That's assuming the green color is from Willow's death in the future. If I'm right and the portal was yellow...then Willow's future has been changed and she won't turn Dark. Right now this is just my theory. But it ultimately depends on the nature of the energy feedback that gave Willow her powers again. The portal is yellow. I don't think I ever mentioned the color of the portal. The explosion on the other hand, shows yellow lightning, with green smoke. That much is undeniable. This isn't an art trick I'm arguing, rather the resulting color. Even the giant "BOOM" is outlined in green. Willow regaining her power in this issue is bathed in a yellow-green crackling energy. FDW was no longer human. She admits so herself ("Not for some time now.") when Fray mentions that she's "not quite a human, either..." (#18). Therefore, the immortality, and the pent up power could be another clue as to Willow's status in the future; i.e. goddess. All Willow's magic in "ToYL" is green. The little sliver of magic she generates in her hand to show Fray something was a luminous green too. I'm sorry, but these things, coupled with Willow's blast from the future (by her own admission, the return of her power originated from some yet-unknown-to-her future) indicate that this is the source of the Willow's returned magic. It makes storytelling sense as well, since "ToYL" ended with a lot of questions, and we're beginning to see the payoff. Twilight's goal is to apparently end magic. The future which Buffy glimpses is the result of a magical purge... all magic (or at least, most magic) disappeared for a good long while. Most importantly, Buffy's army of Slayers didn't take, and for some unknown reason, we're back to one girl, or as Fray self-deprecatingly puts it, "half" a Slayer. Scott Allie has confirmed that Twilight's master plan involves the Slayer mythology. Quote is below: All these things taken into account, it becomes evident that "ToYL" is the fulcrum on which the entire S8 is perched. It's the tipping point, which launches us into the very questions that need to be answered, which the conception of S8 was supposed to answer anyway. Namely, what the hell happened that takes us from "Chosen" to Fray? Despite certain flaws, "ToYL" was actually very subtly brilliant in that it focused us onto the questions, without ever just plainly stating them. So to sum it all up, yes, I do think that Willow's magic (and the magic of the other Wiccans) is the result of FDW's death. Minor coloring issues aside (I'll concede that it's not the exact same shade of green). If you're right...this is a very dark ending to Season 8. Relentlessly depressing. There really isn't a way to stop what happens from happening. Willow is screwed through and through. This season is about saying goodbye to Willow.
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Post by Hallow Thorn on Jan 22, 2010 5:10:41 GMT -5
The portal is yellow. I don't think I ever mentioned the color of the portal. The explosion on the other hand, shows yellow lightning, with green smoke. That much is undeniable. This isn't an art trick I'm arguing, rather the resulting color. Even the giant "BOOM" is outlined in green. Willow regaining her power in this issue is bathed in a yellow-green crackling energy. FDW was no longer human. She admits so herself ("Not for some time now.") when Fray mentions that she's "not quite a human, either..." (#18). Therefore, the immortality, and the pent up power could be another clue as to Willow's status in the future; i.e. goddess. All Willow's magic in "ToYL" is green. The little sliver of magic she generates in her hand to show Fray something was a luminous green too. I'm sorry, but these things, coupled with Willow's blast from the future (by her own admission, the return of her power originated from some yet-unknown-to-her future) indicate that this is the source of the Willow's returned magic. It makes storytelling sense as well, since "ToYL" ended with a lot of questions, and we're beginning to see the payoff. Twilight's goal is to apparently end magic. The future which Buffy glimpses is the result of a magical purge... all magic (or at least, most magic) disappeared for a good long while. Most importantly, Buffy's army of Slayers didn't take, and for some unknown reason, we're back to one girl, or as Fray self-deprecatingly puts it, "half" a Slayer. Scott Allie has confirmed that Twilight's master plan involves the Slayer mythology. Quote is below: All these things taken into account, it becomes evident that "ToYL" is the fulcrum on which the entire S8 is perched. It's the tipping point, which launches us into the very questions that need to be answered, which the conception of S8 was supposed to answer anyway. Namely, what the hell happened that takes us from "Chosen" to Fray? Despite certain flaws, "ToYL" was actually very subtly brilliant in that it focused us onto the questions, without ever just plainly stating them. So to sum it all up, yes, I do think that Willow's magic (and the magic of the other Wiccans) is the result of FDW's death. Minor coloring issues aside (I'll concede that it's not the exact same shade of green). If you're right...this is a very dark ending to Season 8. Relentlessly depressing. There really isn't a way to stop what happens from happening. Willow is screwed through and through. This season is about saying goodbye to Willow. The way she is going and having a whole season to go out on is a pretty cool way to go don't you think?
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Jan 22, 2010 9:26:27 GMT -5
I think some of you guys are approaching this as more of a mathematical equation than a story. If we could guess right now with certainty how the season "must" play out, then Joss wouldn't be much of a storyteller.
And I think the story will be a lot less convoluted and a lot more straightforward than we think. Joss likes twists, but he's not really big on labyrinthine plots that require exacting knowledge of backstory to make any sense.
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