Okay, it was a mistake to let go of Season 4, but now on to 5!
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, September 19, 2005 04:42
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I don't think I'm clear on this...you do or you don't like Buffy Vs. Dracula.....?
Chrisisall
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Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I am a worm Chrisisall
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Given the way the season and the scene with Buffy and Riley transpired, there's no reason to think that Buffy is in love with Riley.
But I think what Marti was writing was that Buffy realizes she IS in love with Riley and that's why she runs for the 'copter.
So it's weak writing any way you look at it.
If Buffy isn't in love with Riley then A)why would she run for the 'copter in the first place and B) Like you said what has changed even if she does catch up to Riley?
If Buffy really was in love with Riley and her talk with Xander is what crystalizes that for her(and again, I think that's what Marti was going for), it gives her reason to run for the 'copter but it's too melodramatic and more importantly it's too little too late. We as an audience haven't been sold that Buffy was in love with Riley.
If Buffy wasn't in love with Riley and then changes her mind and decides she was in love with Riley...well that's just stupid.
They copped out alright. They copped out in the Buffy/Riley scene and IMHO they copped out on that storyline once they established it. All more the shame because I thought it could have been effective and genuinely heartbreaking when Buffy and Riley went their separate ways.
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