What I didn't add was that I do, however, love Spuffy in Season 7
Ah, gotcha! If you hang around me for any length of time (1 minute or less) you will discover that I can be pretty dense and need things clarified. Occasionally with a shovel. Though I prefer tea and cookies.
Yes, this.
Sorry, Angel. Not sorry.
Have you watched ATS yet?
Nope. I'm going to have to someday, I know. I watched kaymickbee's video brave new world with a snippet of Cordy suffering from a vision headache, and a clip from You're Welcome and I could NOT stop crying. I know the storylines and I'm just not up for it right now. (Besides, we had an apartment fire in August and I'm still dealing with the ptsd and - Excuses? I got 'em.)
what does YMMV mean?
"your mileage may vary" Not stupid at all, I constantly ask people what various acronyms mean
Joss had like between 3-6 characters that he could have done way more with, and that could have been more explained and more nuanced, that he just dropped the ball on. Xander is one, Tara is another. Faith is one. I feel like we get involved in Willow, but still...her main motivation is sketchy at best.
100% agreement. I was excited early in S7 when it seemed like we were going to get a lot more Buffy and Dawn interaction and...then we didn't. (Am I the only person who enjoyed the setting of the new high school?) And damn but I loved Cassie. Loved what she brought out in Buffy and in Dawn; she was a proto-Potential and she would have fit beautifully. I get what DA POINT of killing her was, but... But then I'll still defend S7, like, I see all the flaws, I acknowledge them but I enjoy the stuff I enjoy anyway. I keep my eyes open for good fanfic that rewrites the season (Not just Spuffy) but in fact I haven't seen a lot and that surprises me.
Tara/Anyone Male or Male-Identified does kind of squick me because she's pretty clear in Season Five about her feelings on being with men
I thought the show was tremendously clear about that. I love the idea of Tara being alive in S7 and being in the episode Him and being the one woman to NOT fall under RJ's spell, like Cordy in BB&B but obviously for a different reason. And I guess I have a personal thing: here's one of the very few truly lesbian characters on American television. There are thousands of straight characters people can play with, so leave me the few lesbian characters I've got, pretty please and don't press her into heteronormative standards?
I like Giles/Joyce, and because I'm a little fond of Giles/Anya.
I ship Giles with: Jenny, Joyce, Olivia, Anya, even with Willow if it's later seasons or post-series. (It's canon! She used to have a crush on him! Heck you can see her crushing on him in the early seasons.) But Buffy? I do not get that one AT ALL. Oh, i forgot the link to Eurydice's story but maybe you already read it? It's really post-season Spuffy but Xander is the actual protagonist and the author writes Dawn as mature and sharp and the pairing really works in this story, she writes all the characters so well: http://archiveofourown.org/works/959307/chapters/1878873
my BTVS/ATS fics are about rewriting key events in the show so that Faith can be good and Willow can be a powerful, good, character - and we get to find out who both of these women are. :) :)
*adds to reading list*
Faith/Dawn is one I do think could be realistic after Chosen.
As long as I am enjoying the story, I'm pretty easy (the previously listed no-nos aside) I was going to try to ship Faith and Buffy but then realized I really ship Faith/Dawn, or at least I started writing them without intending to. Hey I'm just the author here. Oh I forgot my other no-no ship: Dawn and Andrew. ANDREW? REALLY? first he is SOOOOOO gay (I don't care about AtS) and IMO I just don't - I can't. She is MILES above that twerp.
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Ah, gotcha! If you hang around me for any length of time (1 minute or less) you will discover that I can be pretty dense and need things clarified. Occasionally with a shovel. Though I prefer tea and cookies.
Yes, this.
Sorry, Angel. Not sorry.
Have you watched ATS yet?
Nope. I'm going to have to someday, I know. I watched kaymickbee's video brave new world with a snippet of Cordy suffering from a vision headache, and a clip from You're Welcome and I could NOT stop crying. I know the storylines and I'm just not up for it right now. (Besides, we had an apartment fire in August and I'm still dealing with the ptsd and - Excuses? I got 'em.)
what does YMMV mean?
"your mileage may vary" Not stupid at all, I constantly ask people what various acronyms mean
Joss had like between 3-6 characters that he could have done way more with, and that could have been more explained and more nuanced, that he just dropped the ball on. Xander is one, Tara is another. Faith is one. I feel like we get involved in Willow, but still...her main motivation is sketchy at best.
100% agreement. I was excited early in S7 when it seemed like we were going to get a lot more Buffy and Dawn interaction and...then we didn't. (Am I the only person who enjoyed the setting of the new high school?) And damn but I loved Cassie. Loved what she brought out in Buffy and in Dawn; she was a proto-Potential and she would have fit beautifully. I get what DA POINT of killing her was, but... But then I'll still defend S7, like, I see all the flaws, I acknowledge them but I enjoy the stuff I enjoy anyway. I keep my eyes open for good fanfic that rewrites the season (Not just Spuffy) but in fact I haven't seen a lot and that surprises me.
Tara/Anyone Male or Male-Identified does kind of squick me because she's pretty clear in Season Five about her feelings on being with men
I thought the show was tremendously clear about that. I love the idea of Tara being alive in S7 and being in the episode Him and being the one woman to NOT fall under RJ's spell, like Cordy in BB&B but obviously for a different reason. And I guess I have a personal thing: here's one of the very few truly lesbian characters on American television. There are thousands of straight characters people can play with, so leave me the few lesbian characters I've got, pretty please and don't press her into heteronormative standards?
I like Giles/Joyce, and because I'm a little fond of Giles/Anya.
I ship Giles with: Jenny, Joyce, Olivia, Anya, even with Willow if it's later seasons or post-series. (It's canon! She used to have a crush on him! Heck you can see her crushing on him in the early seasons.) But Buffy? I do not get that one AT ALL. Oh, i forgot the link to Eurydice's story but maybe you already read it? It's really post-season Spuffy but Xander is the actual protagonist and the author writes Dawn as mature and sharp and the pairing really works in this story, she writes all the characters so well: http://archiveofourown.org/works/959307/chapters/1878873
my BTVS/ATS fics are about rewriting key events in the show so that Faith can be good and Willow can be a powerful, good, character - and we get to find out who both of these women are. :) :)
*adds to reading list*
Faith/Dawn is one I do think could be realistic after Chosen.
As long as I am enjoying the story, I'm pretty easy (the previously listed no-nos aside) I was going to try to ship Faith and Buffy but then realized I really ship Faith/Dawn, or at least I started writing them without intending to. Hey I'm just the author here. Oh I forgot my other no-no ship: Dawn and Andrew. ANDREW? REALLY? first he is SOOOOOO gay (I don't care about AtS) and IMO I just don't - I can't. She is MILES above that twerp.
I'm really enjoying this convo btw!