I don't love it because it sucks to see Buffy so sad and alone, physically detached from the rest of the Scoobies (In S6 she will be emotionally detached, even being physically present) and dreaming about Angel. I don't like sad and lonely Buffy,
And yet SMG is so freakin' good at it.And Buffy always somehow pulls herself to the other side, so I find that inspiring. And honestly, I dislike the treatment of Buffy in the *cough*comics*cough* and quite a lot of fanfics more. there's a constant delight in humiliating Buffy, or glorifying Angel or Spike at her expense, without the dignity or layers of SMG's performance to counterbalance (or a writer who loves and understands Buffy without pitying her); the comics in fact almost seem like a satirical commentary on fanfiction, but only makes matters much worse.
I love the moment when Buffy "takes back" her true self, her essence as Slayer and hero, and fights back those demons.
So much YES to this.
she will struggle with disfunctional Bangel for the rest of the season.
It's fascinating in Anne and Beauty and the Beasts, but it gets old really quick, especially as it becomes more and more about him and he makes unilateral decisions for both of them. And it becomes hard to tell if it's being played subversively or straight (I think SMG and DB were very much playing or conceptualizing it straight.) "Amends", anyone? Maybe magical snow is meant to be satirical but only comes off silly.
Awful, awful hair.
But, but...I don't hate her hair in this episode, (Amends? Yeah, the bangs are awful.) I mean, Buffy braids! Buffy braids are always to the good. I actually think she looks adorable. I'm not so fond of her shorter hair in S6, esp those tiger-stripe highlights (Dead Things); but when I watched Anne today I realized her hair is about the same length as it is in Normal Again. (And actually that nightgown and plain apartment remind me of Normal!Again Buffy. I don't know if that's a deliberate call-back or happy accident.)
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Date: 2012-11-20 10:19 pm (UTC)And yet SMG is so freakin' good at it.And Buffy always somehow pulls herself to the other side, so I find that inspiring. And honestly, I dislike the treatment of Buffy in the *cough*comics*cough* and quite a lot of fanfics more. there's a constant delight in humiliating Buffy, or glorifying Angel or Spike at her expense, without the dignity or layers of SMG's performance to counterbalance (or a writer who loves and understands Buffy without pitying her); the comics in fact almost seem like a satirical commentary on fanfiction, but only makes matters much worse.
I love the moment when Buffy "takes back" her true self, her essence as Slayer and hero, and fights back those demons.
So much YES to this.
she will struggle with disfunctional Bangel for the rest of the season.
It's fascinating in Anne and Beauty and the Beasts, but it gets old really quick, especially as it becomes more and more about him and he makes unilateral decisions for both of them. And it becomes hard to tell if it's being played subversively or straight (I think SMG and DB were very much playing or conceptualizing it straight.) "Amends", anyone? Maybe magical snow is meant to be satirical but only comes off silly.
Awful, awful hair.
But, but...I don't hate her hair in this episode, (Amends? Yeah, the bangs are awful.) I mean, Buffy braids! Buffy braids are always to the good. I actually think she looks adorable. I'm not so fond of her shorter hair in S6, esp those tiger-stripe highlights (Dead Things); but when I watched Anne today I realized her hair is about the same length as it is in Normal Again. (And actually that nightgown and plain apartment remind me of Normal!Again Buffy. I don't know if that's a deliberate call-back or happy accident.)