Faith is back! (buffy s.8)
POSTED BY: wytchcroft
UPDATED: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:35
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Quote:He was puttin' on some weight toward the end of the TV show; but now, with runnin' the show and all, he's found time to work out, and his personality has responded accordingly.
Originally posted by charliethebloody:
he seems so young though, the way he's drawn, but also the way he's speaking is much more early xander... not complaining though, it's cute
That's how I see it Chrisisall
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This is my favorite issue so far. Love the interaction between Faith and Giles--too bad we're only getting to see it in this format; I think these scenes would've been incredible on-screen. We didn't get to see near enough of them together on the show. Glad we got to see Robin, if even only for a little bit, but I'm happy he and Faith didn't stay together. Faith's a loner at heart--tie her down to somebody, and she loses part of what it is that makes her "her".
Lady Savidge looks like an awesome baddie. In an interview, BKV described her as a "British Paris Hilton", and I can totally see that . The only negative is that just by the time we can start to really appreciate her talent for true evilocity, she'll be dead (by issue #9). Hopefully they'll do one of those things where her plan is thwarted, but she's able to escape (a la Amy & Warren in the first arc). Then we'd get to see her again at some point down the road, and Faith would be able to avoid having to kill her. I don't want her to have to do that--after everything she's come back from, I hate the idea of her having to kill a human again, no matter how evil.
I hope Jeanty gets the hang of Faith pretty quick. His efforts on Giles back in #2 were pretty blah, but he looks much better in #6, so hopefully practice makes perfect. And I liked that Faith is wearing the same dress on the last page as she is on the cover of #7 (unlike what Willow's wearing on the cover of #3 compared to what she looks like inside). The jewelry is different, but the dress is the same.
And speaking of Faith on the final page, did anyone else wish Willow had been around to say, "Gosh, look at those"? 
Maybe that's Jeanty's way of making it up to her for doing such a hit-and-miss job on her face throughout... 
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Originally posted by Groosalugg:
I don't want her to have to do that--after everything she's come back from, I hate the idea of her having to kill a human again, no matter how evil.
Neither do I.
On the other hand, it would be interesting to see how Faith would handle it. Would she relapse into old behavior, or would she be able to take the lessons she learned from Angel to heart? Personally, I think that Faith is a lot stronger than she was all those years ago, and would be able to overcome her actions. Not saying it wouldn't be hard, but I think she could pull through.
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"But I neeeeed tacos! I need them or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes."
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I'm not so much worried about her slipping back into old habits, the way an alcoholic or drug addict might, because I think she's a much different person now. I just don't think it's fair to her--that kind of thing will eat away at a person, for the rest of their lives. Bad enough she's already got two lives on her conscience (Finch and Spock--err, I mean, Lester the Volcanologist), but it's just not right to try to rope her into some scheme that'll add to the body count, even if the would-be-corpse in question is utterly, irredeemably evil. Giles doesn't want one of his poor, innocent noobs to have to bear it? Fine. Then let his precious Buffy do it. 
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Agreed. It isn't fair for Giles to ask Faith to do this, all things considered. But on the other hand, I don't know if Buffy is capable of killing someone. Sure she can do the whole brutality thing (Spike, anyone?), but when it comes down to it, I think she'd hesitate to go through with it. And let's not forget that what Giles said regarding the matter:
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Faith: "No offense, Professor Turtleneck, but I kinda doubt there's much you can teach me about the wonderful world of wetworks."
Giles: "Faith, were this a garden variety assassination, I would have used a rifle and done the deed myself."
I don't think it's an issue of wanting to dirty the innocent ones (well, not only that), I think he knows they're incapable of it.
Attempting to pull for the Scoobs on this one. For once anyway. Normally I'd be right with you, Groo.
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"But I neeeeed tacos! I need them or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes."
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Originally posted by wytchcroft:
ohhhh yeah!
just read mine - and woah boy!
season 8 starts here!
But.... That would ignore the utter awesomeness of issue 3. You shouldn't ignore the awesomeness of issue 3. There could be consequences. Dire, dire, consequences.
loved issue 3, suckered by anything with dreamspaces - plus the tara cameo...
loved 5...
i just haven't found the words for issue 6 yet!
up till now - it felt like joss was riffing, spinning and playing with ideas from his buffyverse - now suddenly - we get what feels like the BEGINNING of something not a coda...
stay shiny!
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Quote:Exactly my feeling, Wy.
Originally posted by wytchcroft:
up till now - it felt like joss was riffing, spinning and playing with ideas from his buffyverse - now suddenly - we get what feels like the BEGINNING of something not a coda...
Must re-read, again Chrisisall
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Quote:These are REAL people we're discussin' here, right? I'd hate to think we're getting this worked up over fictional peeps here....
Originally posted by Groosalugg:
Giles doesn't want one of his poor, innocent noobs to have to bear it? Fine. Then let his precious Buffy do it.
Chrisiswondering
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I don't think it's that much of a big deal, slayers aren't regular humans are they? the people she killed before were weak, helpless and not evil, this girl is supernatural and using her superpowers for evil... faith should be able to see the difference there...
and of course they're real people chris, duh
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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
Attempting to pull for the Scoobs on this one. For once anyway. Normally I'd be right with you, Groo.
Well, as the treasurer of the Faith fan club, I'll side with her against anybody, including the Scoobs.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
These are REAL people we're discussin' here, right? I'd hate to think we're getting this worked up over fictional peeps here....
Gosh, if they're not real, we're all in a lot of trouble, aren't we? Who else is going to protect the world from the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness, if not Buffy and Faith?
Seriously, who would you rather spend more time getting worked up over: the fictional characters of "Buffy", or the real-life contestants of "Survivor" and "American Idol"? I don't know about you, but that's an easy choice for me...
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