Hmmm.

Normal Again is giving me to urge to buy a copy of I Never Promised You A Rose Garden.

And I read a fucking brilliant book in HS about this kind of thing. Damn. Something- Light and Dark? Damn. I really want to re-read and I can't remember the name.

[edit: Lisa! Lisa! That's the first part of the title Lisa: Bright and Dark]

Life/Buffy

( On the Buff-ster and the Me-ster )

Last word for the moment:

I love that Joss and the people are Buffy are willing to take risks. Willing to do episodes that they know some viewers will hate(other examples being The Zeppo and Gingerbread).

Buffy's biggest strength is its willingness to shoot for the stars.

An episode of almost complete silence. A musical episode. An episode composed mostly of dreams. An episode from the point of view of a major supporting character. Episodes that fight against the idea that being older automatically means that you're smarter. An episode where we aren't entirely certain at the end whether or not we're still in the 'real' reality of the main character. Episodes where the main characters are making mistakes and being utterly and heartbreakingly human. An episode focused on what happens immediately after someone dies and one on the stage of grief following.

Characters who fail, time and time again. Characters who break. Who follow in the footsteps of their parents to horrifying results. Characters who flounder and wish for death.

Evil in the guise of friendship and humanity. Evil that loves. Evil that seduces. Mechanical evil. Biological evil. Magical evil.

No character is perfect. No character is without major flaws. Xander is teetering on the brink of becoming his father and my heart aches for him. Willow is both ignoring and fighting against her own problems with control. Dawn is on the verge of breaking, feeling useless and unwanted. Buffy, Buffy has been worst of all all season. Tara is the brightest spot, overcoming her shyness and fears to become a strong willed young women of intelligence and wisdom.

And Spike.

I could fill a book with thoughts on Spike.

The evil that many people adore. That many, if not most, of viewers want redeemed. The evil that has a pretty face and loves. Wants. The evil that can be seen in many ways, redeemable or unredeemable. The Bad Boy With A Heart Of Gold(at least for the women he loves). The one who taunts and rushes and really is a lot like Buffy, only on the other side of the conflict. On the other side of morality and ethics. Her shadow self, more than Faith was.

Spike

The question of Spike is a tricky one. To be honest, I don't get people's love of him. I don't see the allure of redeeming the bad boy.

I wish that I did understand. It would make things a lot easier.

But for me, well, I'm Xander. I don't get it. I didn't get the appeal of Angel, either. I've enjoyed both of their characters but never liked them.

Britney snippet

( Wherein I'm repetitive and the girl's not a deep thinker )

Assholes

And Smashmouth would be the assholes in question.

*NSYNC doesn't sing live? Fuck you, I saw them. They sing live. I went two nights in a row and the songs were slightly different vocally because when you sing live, that happens.

Oh, and I adore dacey. She's very articulate in the face of extreme anger.

*giggles*

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