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Hello all. Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I want other fan's input/opinions.
'Riddle me this batman': Is there anything in Buffy/Angel that originally you enjoyed or tolerated, but after re-watching, discussing or critical thinking, those same thing(s) doesn't sit so well with you now? (remember that were going with only what we see on screen only)
For Me:
-Spike didn't have a soul but still sought Buffy as a romantic interest. (Romantic, not just lust)
-It took both the enemy in Mayor Wilkins the 3'rd and a good guy in Joyce Summers, to convince Angel (at least a century old vampire with years of wisdom) that it would never work between himself and Buffy because they are basically different species.
-Oz. In my opinion/mind, someone who is a werewolf should be more of an aggressive individual. Or at least be shown as someone who is at a constant struggle to not unleash the beast as, we saw with Nina in Angel. Oz on the other hand acted like he was on depressants comparatively. (With the exception of the episode in Buffy S4 when he was involved with the other female werewolf who was also in a band. And when Oz came back to Sunnydale to rekindle with Willow)
-Dawn's character was introduced in the way she was, but everything remained the same from the past as it did before Dawn was introduced (for the most part.)
-The First. What a let down. An incorporeal being that can pop in whenever it pleases to mess with your head and the best it does is get one potential Slayer to hang herself. (I'm not making light of the suicide nor what was being represented with that.) You'd think with that kind of power, the First would constantly be doing things like interrupting the 'good guys' sleep and appearing as loved ones while horribly disfigured and such.
The Big One:
-Among other reasons, to aid in the great choreographed fights and so the audience doesn't always ask, 'Why don't you just whip out a gun and shoot him?'...both shows of Buffy and Angel used melee weapons and manual, reloading, medieval ,projectile weapons (Crossbow). Then in Buffy S3, Mr. Trick utters to a vampire he caged, 'It's called an uzi chump, wooulda saved yo ass right about now'...why the hell would you have that dialogue in there? Sure it sounded cool and stuff but why would you completely take me (the audience) out of the show's fantasy atmosphere/mood? Now I'm always going to be telling my television 'shoot him!' every time I see a bad guy/girl.
Also, in and since Angel S4 Wesley whips out two handguns and a shotgun to try and do some damage to The Beast. It looked badass as fu*k when I first watched it, and even more so when I played music over it and played it in slow motion. But the same thing as I said above with regards to Mr. Trick...why don't you just always use guns?
As badass as guns made Wesley, I hated the introduction and use of them.
So those are mine. I showed you mine, now show me yours 😉😵
'Riddle me this batman': Is there anything in Buffy/Angel that originally you enjoyed or tolerated, but after re-watching, discussing or critical thinking, those same thing(s) doesn't sit so well with you now? (remember that were going with only what we see on screen only)
For Me:
-Spike didn't have a soul but still sought Buffy as a romantic interest. (Romantic, not just lust)
-It took both the enemy in Mayor Wilkins the 3'rd and a good guy in Joyce Summers, to convince Angel (at least a century old vampire with years of wisdom) that it would never work between himself and Buffy because they are basically different species.
-Oz. In my opinion/mind, someone who is a werewolf should be more of an aggressive individual. Or at least be shown as someone who is at a constant struggle to not unleash the beast as, we saw with Nina in Angel. Oz on the other hand acted like he was on depressants comparatively. (With the exception of the episode in Buffy S4 when he was involved with the other female werewolf who was also in a band. And when Oz came back to Sunnydale to rekindle with Willow)
-Dawn's character was introduced in the way she was, but everything remained the same from the past as it did before Dawn was introduced (for the most part.)
-The First. What a let down. An incorporeal being that can pop in whenever it pleases to mess with your head and the best it does is get one potential Slayer to hang herself. (I'm not making light of the suicide nor what was being represented with that.) You'd think with that kind of power, the First would constantly be doing things like interrupting the 'good guys' sleep and appearing as loved ones while horribly disfigured and such.
The Big One:
-Among other reasons, to aid in the great choreographed fights and so the audience doesn't always ask, 'Why don't you just whip out a gun and shoot him?'...both shows of Buffy and Angel used melee weapons and manual, reloading, medieval ,projectile weapons (Crossbow). Then in Buffy S3, Mr. Trick utters to a vampire he caged, 'It's called an uzi chump, wooulda saved yo ass right about now'...why the hell would you have that dialogue in there? Sure it sounded cool and stuff but why would you completely take me (the audience) out of the show's fantasy atmosphere/mood? Now I'm always going to be telling my television 'shoot him!' every time I see a bad guy/girl.
Also, in and since Angel S4 Wesley whips out two handguns and a shotgun to try and do some damage to The Beast. It looked badass as fu*k when I first watched it, and even more so when I played music over it and played it in slow motion. But the same thing as I said above with regards to Mr. Trick...why don't you just always use guns?
As badass as guns made Wesley, I hated the introduction and use of them.
So those are mine. I showed you mine, now show me yours 😉😵
