Worst aspects of Buffy: the entire series.

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 18:55
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ARCADIA

Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:58 AM

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Originally posted by Lexan:
It's unlikely that Buffy and Xander get together in the Buffy season eight comic, as Andrew says in 'The Girl in Question' that Buffy is with The Immortal...

According the a source on the somethingawful forums...

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That was noth Buffy with the imortal, it was the buffybot.

Also...

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it has been heavily implied in non-spoiler space that something happens betwen Buffy and Xander in the comics. I really didn't want to know that! I really didn't want to know the above spoiler, either, but at those forums all you have to do is put your curser onto the text for it to appear. Here, it is much harder to spoil yourself, and yet I find myself partly spoiled just the same. I really don't appreciate it.

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LEXAN

Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:17 AM

Huh...now that's interesting (about The Immortal), if it's true. I haven't read the sample of the Buffy comic, as to keep from being spoiled, so I don't know if that contains an implication of the above information.

JWHEDONADDICT

Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:10 PM

I saw the sample of the comic, too. Wasn't sure if I should mention it here or not. If you want to see it, there's a link on Whedonesque. Just go to the archives for January. Not sure how far back it was, possibly a couple of weeks ago by now.

SERENITYINSCOTLAND

Sunday, January 21, 2007 4:10 PM

Gorram, my IP address was banned from FFF.net again. It seems to happen at random every couple months and lasts for a couple of weeks.

Anyway, worst aspects of Buffy?
1. Kennedy - damn near came close to ruining Willow's character for me. Also, we never shown any sort of moment for Kennedy that explains why Willow likes here - the closest being when she kisses Willow/Warren in 'The Killer in Me'.
2. That Wesley never reappeared on Buffy. I read a beautiful fanfic somewhere which has Wes returning for Buffy's funeral. But I would have loved to see dark Wes meet Buffy!
3. Speechifying in Season 7 - tended to run together a bit.
4. The lessening focus on Xander and Willow in season 7. I'm noticing that most of my problems seem to be with season 7, maybe thats no coincidence.
5. Not replicating outfits - how big is Buffy's wardrobe?! Also, why did Willow never wear her purple hat more than once ('Suprise') - loved that purple hat.

Btw, you would need to very dense not to realise what was under those highlighted spoilers! Guess we are a bit out of practice at hiding Buffy spoilers!

LEXAN

Monday, January 22, 2007 5:26 AM

Maybe saying I didn't want to read the first few pages of the Buffy comic because I didn't want to be spoiled was the wrong way of putting it... It's more that I wanted to save it for when the whole thing came out... I knew that if anyone posted something in response to what I said it was most likely going to contradict what I was saying (in spoiler form).

I'd also like to say I find it intriguing that so many people hate Kennedy. I liked her, though not as much as Tara (which actually doesn’t say much because I wasn’t that keen on either character). I thought she was a good match for Willow, being the epitome of everything Tara isn’t. This works, because it practically makes her the total opposite of Willow. The only thing that really annoyed me about their relationship would be how Willow, after having been the strong one in her and Tara’s relationship, goes back to being the ‘protected’ one and also how soon it happened after Tara’s death…

One ‘weak aspect’ of the series I don’t think anyone has pointed out is one (probably the only one) in ‘Conversations with Dead People’. I thought the Willow/Cassie scene really didn’t work, not because of the fact that Tara wasn’t in it but for the fact that Willow shouldn’t have been in that episode at all. I once heard that it had been originally planned for Xander to appear in the episode with Jesse as the first. This, I feel, would have been more effective and appropriate, not only because it refers back to the very first episode of Buffy but also because there would have subsequently been more Xander, something the season severely lacked.

REGINAROADIE

Monday, January 22, 2007 6:57 AM

Desktophippie-

Joss would think otherwise. Not just with Xander, but with every one of his characters, he likes to beat them up and then when they're on the ground as a bloody pulp, he squats over them and craps on them.

All in an entertaining fashion, of course. Point is, don't expect Joss to be nice to Xander anytime soon. Probably take the other eye out while he's at it.

I suppose one positive aspect to SERENITY possibly being the last bit of FIREFLY ever is that Simon and Kaylee will forever be suspended in time as a happy couple. Can't say the same for any other couple in the Whedonverse. If there is a direct-to-DVD sequel or a continuation of any kind, he'd probably kill off either Simon or Kaylee. Probably the latter. Look what he did to Fred.

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LEXAN

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:30 AM

I think a thread should be made about this Buffy/Xander thing, perhaps with 'potential spoilers' marked on it. However, a problem with this would mean it would kind of be a spoiler in itself. Though anyone who has read this thread has most probably already been *potentially* spoiled.

Anyway, would it be okay to make a thread about it? Maybe using a non-implicational title?

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:34 AM

Ask the chronic attention seeker for a new thread, and she shall obey.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=9&t=26675

As for your comments Regina - yep, Joss does indeed love to rip our hearts out of our chests and tapdance on them while they're still beating, but he's been a sucker for a happy ending more than once. Besides, Xander's already lost a girl and an eye. He deserves some happytime.

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:55 PM

Worst aspects of Buffy The Vampire Slayer:

1 - Xander becoming a third rate 'guest' character.

2 - Willow's self-righteous lesbian.

3 - Spike beyond season 2

4 - Buffy coming back to life. Should have ended at season 5

5 - All of Season 6 - except (Once more with Feeling)

6 - Drama in favour of humour. Season 1 - 4 strong with humour. Season 5 - 7 too over dramatic.

7. Giles leaving (I understand it but it was still bad)

8. Most significantly. Relationships not working except tagged on relationship between Willow and Kennedy.

9. Bad is good, good is bad and back again.. Confussed loyalties. The show could often stray into contrary morals. Spike is now good then he is bad then he is good and so on ad infinitum.. This also happened with Anya - it made some stories really awful.

That's all for now I think...

Good question as ever Big C... So when is it time for THE BEST ASPECTS OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :P

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