I recommend you watch the Angel episodes 5by5 and Sanctuary and your question will be answeredWhat are your thoughts?
Personally, as a person I feel like she is a bit lost, and could have gone either way. I've only seen Buffy and season 3 she could have gone either way.
Not saying I like Faith as a Big Bad, but I'd take Faith over the Trio, anyday.Faith is a little baddie in season 3 and I think that works really well. She and The Mayor as the negative image of Buffy and Giles works beautifully, I didn't need anymore. I don't know why/how Faith would be written to be convincing as the big bad; she didn't want anything in particular and wasn't clever enough to threatening in the way 'The Trio' were. I also don't know what purpose she would serve within he overall theme of the show that others didn't do. No, for me, Faith as slayer gone bad then redeemed worked so well, I don't need anything else from her.
I wouldn't. I like the show trying to tackle the incel culture, and the trio worked really well as that. The attempted rape and murder of Katrina was fantastic, especially alongside Spike's attempted rape of Buffy. It was all written really well, I thought, and was definitely something that had to be examined within a feminist show. For me Faith couldn't have bought anything that Maggie Walsh and Glory didn't bring, and without the constant need to redeem them at the end.Not saying I like Faith as a Big Bad, but I'd take Faith over the Trio, anyday.
They can tackle it all they want to, just not as Big Bads. They were terrible! As much as I hated season 7, The Trio were, by far and away, the worst 'Big Bads'. They don't even deserve the moniker. Plenty of 'monster of the weeks' were more formidable/interesting than they were. Hate them with the heat of a nova! 😩Priceless said:I like the show trying to tackle the incel culture,
But they weren't actually the big bads, they just thought they were. I hated them, but they were written really well and were brilliant at portraying what they needed to portray. I was so glad we got them in Season 6.They can tackle it all they want to, just not as Big Bads. They were terrible! As much as I hated season 7. The Trio were by far and away the worst 'Big Bads'. They don't even deserve the moniker. Plenty of 'monster of the weeks' were more formidable/interesting than they were. Hate them with the heat of a nova! 😩
She does out smart and defeat Angelus in Angel Season 4 thoughI kind of like the idea of it eg Faith is the Moriarty to Buffy's Sherlock, however I don't think Faith has the brains or depth of character to work as a villain for a prolonged amount of time. She had her villain time in Season 3 and Buffy put her in a coma, she woke up and tried to villain again in Season 4, only to be defeated again where she slunk off with her tails between her legs. Over on Angel, she tried to continue to villain but was stopped, this time by Angel. At this juncture in time, Faith's choice is either to die or to seek redemption. She's no mastermind so it's not like she can be working behind the scenes and there's only so many times she can be defeated before it gets repetitive.
definitely post prison she’s a lot calmer so her brain gets a chance to think before her hot headedness makes the decision for her 😂She does out smart and defeat Angelus in Angel Season 4 though
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Yep thought that with Spike and The Gem of Amarra episodes. He showed up on both Buffy then Angel and got the crap kicked out of him by both main characters. What if there had been another spin off, would he have turned up there and done the same ?Some villains, like Angel, Mr Trick and Ethan Rayne, can be used again and again, because they perform their little scheme and then run away. More violent, knuckle-headed villains like Faith (and also Spike) can't remain a villain for too long, because it doesn't make sense for them to keep surviving.
I think it was a case of Angelus had to be made ineffective otherwise he would've slaughtered the rest of the AI team. Both Buffy and Faith struggled to defeat him and they're super powered slayers, the likes of Fred, Gunn, Wesley and Cordelia would've stood no chance.Angelus was used to much too. In Angel S4 when he got out of his cage, he was awful. He was a joke villain.
I think a lot of what made Angelus so good in S2 was everything surrounded his character fit perfectly. He had Spike and Dru to bounce off in the ‘fellow villains’ role and his psychological torture of Buffy hit hard because he had so much ammo to twist against her, almost the stronger the bond the more he had to use. Whereas in S4 of Angel they had to make him do the celeb vampire thing to give him ‘fellow villains’ and him shouting insults at Gunn/Fred’s relationship was a bit blahI think it was a case of Angelus had to be made ineffective otherwise he would've slaughtered the rest of the AI team. Both Buffy and Faith struggled to defeat him and they're super powered slayers, the likes of Fred, Gunn, Wesley and Cordelia would've stood no chance.
Hanging out in the demon bar with his buddies and not killing any humans did make Angelus look at bit ridiculous imoI think it was a case of Angelus had to be made ineffective otherwise he would've slaughtered the rest of the AI team. Both Buffy and Faith struggled to defeat him and they're super powered slayers, the likes of Fred, Gunn, Wesley and Cordelia would've stood no chance.