season 7 BtVS, episodes 1-6
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avreliaI am watching season 7 of BtVS, and I love it all over again. ;)
The many moments and things that make me happy let me forgive the moments that I want to roll my eyes and wonder about crack habits of ME.
I guess most of the fandom sees it another way round. ::shrugs::
There is so much joy and fun in the beginning – the sunny days around, the world is suddenly bursting into the Scoobies life with the new school – we know how claustrophobic it will become later, but for now it is looking outward.
Only – there is always that expectation of something terrible to come – and the knowledge that something terrible will come – and sometimes it makes me think – to what extent it happened to be a self fulfilled prophecy? I mean, the girls (potentials) are dying all over the world, and FE’s plan is in motion, but to what extent this plan is the result of the characters’ actions in s6 and prior and their expectations that something terrible should happen? Or here is my overthinking?
I love how Lessons set up the theme of “Buffy can’t help everyone”, and the procession of FE images ending with Buffy is as cool as ever.
BY is fun (I love Nancy’s – random chick from the outside look at Scoobies and Sunnydale), Spike’s blue shirt is ugly (he is insane and can’t use mirrors), and the church scene is magnificent, and I believe that Buffy first took Spike off the cross, and then ran away. He was in no mood to do it himself.
STSP – my favorite scenes are Anya/Willow. I love them there. Love.
I believe Buffy spent the previous summer renovation the house – because her new room looks different from what it was before (when W/t lived there) But I guess it makes sense.
Another thing – Buffy forgives Willow and Xander forgives Willow. Even if Willow doesn’t deserve to have it that easy. But her friends love her and forgive her. I guess, it is easier for them like this, as well.
Help – I love Amanda. With all her dorkiness, awkwardness, and issues. She was a cool find.
Selfless – I wantched it twice, without commentary and with, and it is great both ways. D.Goddard is a dork, saying that this is his top achievement, and he put everything best there, and I believe him. The episode is so tightly packed with goodness, I laugh, and cry, and get angry, and roll my eyes, and smile happily at the end.
And D.Goddard has a crush on everyone there. But most of all on D’Hoffrin. And, honestly, D’Hoffrin is one of the most impressive villains in BtVS ever.
One of the best things is the flashbacks – the Viking village is gorgeous, and the best thing is the people screaming and running, and tree is falling on the backstage of Aud’s conversation with D’Hoffrin. It is an actual human world, but Aud is already out of it – plus the English speaking.
Russian revolution flashback was supposed to be a renaissance one, but it got changed because of Halfrek – or Cecily – I am not sure about exact thinking of the authors, because Crimean war happened way before 1880, anyway.
As to Russian Revolution itself, they combine three revolutions in one and got all the causes wrong – believe me, I spent too much time memorizing them. ;)
And no, it doesn’t bother me at all. If I want historical accuracy, I read several books on the topic, not watch the TV show about vampires.
Things I love in Him:
1) Buffy-Dawn talk in the beginning
2) Bazooka running
3) Anya’s bank robbing
4) The idea that teenagers are the same, and up to the same troubles as always. It successfully finishes “back to High school” theme, even if we still high school moments later on.
ETA: To the commentary on Selfless, I adored jokes about the Potentials - how they kept tripping on themselves and dying, and how they all (ME) got sick of the phrase "From beneath you..., and they kept using it, even in Spanish ;)
Most of everything else in Him I don’t like much.
The many moments and things that make me happy let me forgive the moments that I want to roll my eyes and wonder about crack habits of ME.
I guess most of the fandom sees it another way round. ::shrugs::
There is so much joy and fun in the beginning – the sunny days around, the world is suddenly bursting into the Scoobies life with the new school – we know how claustrophobic it will become later, but for now it is looking outward.
Only – there is always that expectation of something terrible to come – and the knowledge that something terrible will come – and sometimes it makes me think – to what extent it happened to be a self fulfilled prophecy? I mean, the girls (potentials) are dying all over the world, and FE’s plan is in motion, but to what extent this plan is the result of the characters’ actions in s6 and prior and their expectations that something terrible should happen? Or here is my overthinking?
I love how Lessons set up the theme of “Buffy can’t help everyone”, and the procession of FE images ending with Buffy is as cool as ever.
BY is fun (I love Nancy’s – random chick from the outside look at Scoobies and Sunnydale), Spike’s blue shirt is ugly (he is insane and can’t use mirrors), and the church scene is magnificent, and I believe that Buffy first took Spike off the cross, and then ran away. He was in no mood to do it himself.
STSP – my favorite scenes are Anya/Willow. I love them there. Love.
I believe Buffy spent the previous summer renovation the house – because her new room looks different from what it was before (when W/t lived there) But I guess it makes sense.
Another thing – Buffy forgives Willow and Xander forgives Willow. Even if Willow doesn’t deserve to have it that easy. But her friends love her and forgive her. I guess, it is easier for them like this, as well.
Help – I love Amanda. With all her dorkiness, awkwardness, and issues. She was a cool find.
Selfless – I wantched it twice, without commentary and with, and it is great both ways. D.Goddard is a dork, saying that this is his top achievement, and he put everything best there, and I believe him. The episode is so tightly packed with goodness, I laugh, and cry, and get angry, and roll my eyes, and smile happily at the end.
And D.Goddard has a crush on everyone there. But most of all on D’Hoffrin. And, honestly, D’Hoffrin is one of the most impressive villains in BtVS ever.
One of the best things is the flashbacks – the Viking village is gorgeous, and the best thing is the people screaming and running, and tree is falling on the backstage of Aud’s conversation with D’Hoffrin. It is an actual human world, but Aud is already out of it – plus the English speaking.
Russian revolution flashback was supposed to be a renaissance one, but it got changed because of Halfrek – or Cecily – I am not sure about exact thinking of the authors, because Crimean war happened way before 1880, anyway.
As to Russian Revolution itself, they combine three revolutions in one and got all the causes wrong – believe me, I spent too much time memorizing them. ;)
And no, it doesn’t bother me at all. If I want historical accuracy, I read several books on the topic, not watch the TV show about vampires.
Things I love in Him:
1) Buffy-Dawn talk in the beginning
2) Bazooka running
3) Anya’s bank robbing
4) The idea that teenagers are the same, and up to the same troubles as always. It successfully finishes “back to High school” theme, even if we still high school moments later on.
ETA: To the commentary on Selfless, I adored jokes about the Potentials - how they kept tripping on themselves and dying, and how they all (ME) got sick of the phrase "From beneath you..., and they kept using it, even in Spanish ;)
Most of everything else in Him I don’t like much.
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Date: 2005-04-12 07:24 pm (UTC)*nods firmly* He certainly wasn't. And I still love the church scene from BY to bits. So powerful. Poor Spike.
I am enjoying S7 more than I did when I first watched it too.
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Date: 2005-04-13 07:35 pm (UTC)