Discussion of 2.17 "Passion" - Aired 2/24/1998 (WB-US)

[NotASlayer]

Although Sunnydale never shows much issue with random adults roaming the school, which is not common. Just what reason did Wesley have for being there?

 

[NoShip]

I wonder who Angelus would have had to hang out with if they had killed Spike off as planned? Would Dru have hung around? It seems necessary for him to have someone to talk to.

The plan was to have Angelus and Dru become a couple. Angelus was Dru's sire and lover before Spike. As will be shown in later seasons and on ATS, Dru truly "love's" her Daddy.

The rest os S2 would be more or less what we got, minus Spike.

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The more you try to rationalise or explain it, the more you just realise it is a mistake from the writers. These are the same people who gave Buffy two separate birthdays. 😂

If you read the writer comments in Slayers v. Vampires or any of several other books, you find out that Whedon and Co were all about the emotional payoff and nothing else. Several of them ridicule continuity and plot holes because they get in the way of the emotion.

So..... It is not a mistake. The writing was purposeful and intended. Whedon and Co wrote about what they cared about and ignored any criticisms.

 

[AlphaFoxtrot]

There's a scene in Castlevania where Dracula's War Council is debating strategy, and one of the Vampires wants to avoid running water, which leads to a debate if that's an actual vampire weakness, or just superstition. As Carmella puts it, there's not a guide to being a vampire. Neither Angelus nor Jenny may know what they are talking about. Vampires may have other reasons to avoid schools, and Angel may feel welcomed for reasons that have nothing to do with a formal invitation.

 

[hoponlilmama]

If you read the writer comments in Slayers v. Vampires or any of several other books, you find out that Whedon and Co were all about the emotional payoff and nothing else. Several of them ridicule continuity and plot holes because they get in the way of the emotion.

So..... It is not a mistake. The writing was purposeful and intended. Whedon and Co wrote about what they cared about and ignored any criticisms.

They're not the only show that can be accused of continuity errors though. It happens. Sometimes it's glaringly obvious, sometimes not.

Seems like writers in general are just focused on the story of the moment, the payoff, as you said, and maybe forget the bigger picture.