Re: tumblr I probably won't start an account, my admittedly middle-aged brain can't handle it. I have a DW account but rarely post to it; it's too much work for me. BTW I can add tea to the bribe! good loose-leaf tea not the bagged stuff.
And ahhh, the waste that was done to the Buffy&Tara friendship is just saddening
I know and I keep meaning to do a post on that subject (I've filled several notebooks with thoughts about the Buffyverse since last August at least; actually shaping and posting them and not getting sidetracked is the challenge.) I loved how Tara "sees" that Faith isn't Buffy w/out knowing her. and the two have a connection along several key points in Buffy's journey S4-6: Who Are You, Restless, the Body, Intervention (she's in the vision isn't she?), DT. And Buffy "returns the favor" in Family; protecting Tara and explicitly naming her as part of her family is the real "birthday gift" she gives Tara. And isn't OAFA, when Tara arrives for the birthday and Buffy says "you made it!" the one moment of undiluted genuine happiness we see from Buffy in S6?
I know that fans do state that Tara is the "mother figure" in S6, but IMO they generally are thinking of Dawn. But if you're looking at the show on the metaphorical level as lots of people do with Dawn representing Buffy's "humanity" (FYI - Joyce was there first. Just sayin') as well as her literal sister, then that's an additional thread of implied connection between them. Which in fact becomes pretty explicit in that last scene in DT which just breaks my heart (the sofa where Buffy snuggled against Joyce in Innocence, and where Joyce died - Joyce's photo is always on the sidetable next to it.)
And there's that sense, as with Buffy in S7, that Tara may not be entirely ready or prepared for her new responsibilities or burdens but she takes them on to the best of her ability; She never completely abandons Dawn & Buffy, unlike Hank, Giles, Angel, & Riley. And she dies in the Summers' home, albeit more violently than Joyce did. (You know I'm working out my meta on you right now, right?) I also think as with Buffy, other characters (particularly Willow - and FYI I'm not a Willow-basher at all) put expectations on Tara that she'd can't possibly fulfill - yet - But then this is true of nearly all the characters anyway. It's basic to their dynamic. (Ok, that was helluva long.)
The part of her that walks with monsters.
Have you seen lostboy_lj's post The Monomythology of Buffy? It's a short meta w/pictorial chart of Buffy's arc via Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
a little slow on the uptake as metaphors are concerned.
So says the person who reminded me of the connection between Buffy and Cassie. ;)
I feel like they all just continuously enable each other....I'm not sure there's anyone specifically to blame. It's just how things happened.
So much YES to that entire paragraph. I recently read the commentary track for New Moon Rising at gabrielleabelle's LJ, and that's very close to what Joss said was the point of the show: that everyone has their reasons for what they do. Fandom gets into blame games a LOT and I think that's very antithetical to the point of the show. But people need that. (I get pissed off about Riley, so mea culpa.)
Re: Him it's my go-to ep when I need a laugh even over SB. ("His physical presence has a penis!" makes me grin just thinking about it.) But I understand why it doesn't work for some people. I know a lot of people are squicked out by the consent issues (Buffy and RJ esp) and embarrassed for Dawn at the cheerleading tryouts. But the good stuff for me outweighs the bad - Whereas BB&B is just too squicky. Buffy thanking Xander for not taking advantage of her? Ick.
Re: NOT IN THE LEAST oh juicy replies *A*
And ahhh, the waste that was done to the Buffy&Tara friendship is just saddening
I know and I keep meaning to do a post on that subject (I've filled several notebooks with thoughts about the Buffyverse since last August at least; actually shaping and posting them and not getting sidetracked is the challenge.) I loved how Tara "sees" that Faith isn't Buffy w/out knowing her. and the two have a connection along several key points in Buffy's journey S4-6: Who Are You, Restless, the Body, Intervention (she's in the vision isn't she?), DT. And Buffy "returns the favor" in Family; protecting Tara and explicitly naming her as part of her family is the real "birthday gift" she gives Tara. And isn't OAFA, when Tara arrives for the birthday and Buffy says "you made it!" the one moment of undiluted genuine happiness we see from Buffy in S6?
I know that fans do state that Tara is the "mother figure" in S6, but IMO they generally are thinking of Dawn. But if you're looking at the show on the metaphorical level as lots of people do with Dawn representing Buffy's "humanity" (FYI - Joyce was there first. Just sayin') as well as her literal sister, then that's an additional thread of implied connection between them. Which in fact becomes pretty explicit in that last scene in DT which just breaks my heart (the sofa where Buffy snuggled against Joyce in Innocence, and where Joyce died - Joyce's photo is always on the sidetable next to it.)
And there's that sense, as with Buffy in S7, that Tara may not be entirely ready or prepared for her new responsibilities or burdens but she takes them on to the best of her ability; She never completely abandons Dawn & Buffy, unlike Hank, Giles, Angel, & Riley. And she dies in the Summers' home, albeit more violently than Joyce did. (You know I'm working out my meta on you right now, right?) I also think as with Buffy, other characters (particularly Willow - and FYI I'm not a Willow-basher at all) put expectations on Tara that she'd can't possibly fulfill - yet - But then this is true of nearly all the characters anyway. It's basic to their dynamic. (Ok, that was helluva long.)
The part of her that walks with monsters.
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a little slow on the uptake as metaphors are concerned.
So says the person who reminded me of the connection between Buffy and Cassie. ;)
I feel like they all just continuously enable each other....I'm not sure there's anyone specifically to blame. It's just how things happened.
So much YES to that entire paragraph. I recently read the commentary track for New Moon Rising at
Re: Him it's my go-to ep when I need a laugh even over SB. ("His physical presence has a penis!" makes me grin just thinking about it.) But I understand why it doesn't work for some people. I know a lot of people are squicked out by the consent issues (Buffy and RJ esp) and embarrassed for Dawn at the cheerleading tryouts. But the good stuff for me outweighs the bad - Whereas BB&B is just too squicky. Buffy thanking Xander for not taking advantage of her? Ick.
GO SUMMERS SISTERS GO
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