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So, Meridian continues to murder me each time that I watch it. And each time, I seem to notice something new that tears me to bits.
( an ode of love to the Jack/Daniel relationship; spoilers up to season seven )
I find relationships deeply tragic if one person cannot survive the other's death. I have this feeling that love should strengthen and that any true love would uplift rather than encircle -- so that even the loss of the person that you loved would still leave you higher than when you met them. I'd take Angel in Heartthrob, feeling guilty because he can live without Buffy, over a thousand suicidal Romeos. One of the things that I admire most about Buffy is that loving her brings out the best in people, and that best stays brought out, even when she's left their life. Angel, Spike, and Riley all ended up as better people because of her, not to mention how her friendship enables so many others to be heroes as well. Chosen rang true to me in part because Buffy has always been about empowering other people. She creates heroes.
Daniel, too, brings out the best in people, as Sam notes at his not-quite-deathbed in Meridian. Daniel says in Absolute Power that he walks the path that he has chosen in order to honor Sha're's strength. Loving her made him stronger, even after losing her. That's the kind of love that I love -- the kind that leaves behind beautiful reverberations, even after the original bell has been silenced.
( an ode of love to the Jack/Daniel relationship; spoilers up to season seven )
I find relationships deeply tragic if one person cannot survive the other's death. I have this feeling that love should strengthen and that any true love would uplift rather than encircle -- so that even the loss of the person that you loved would still leave you higher than when you met them. I'd take Angel in Heartthrob, feeling guilty because he can live without Buffy, over a thousand suicidal Romeos. One of the things that I admire most about Buffy is that loving her brings out the best in people, and that best stays brought out, even when she's left their life. Angel, Spike, and Riley all ended up as better people because of her, not to mention how her friendship enables so many others to be heroes as well. Chosen rang true to me in part because Buffy has always been about empowering other people. She creates heroes.
Daniel, too, brings out the best in people, as Sam notes at his not-quite-deathbed in Meridian. Daniel says in Absolute Power that he walks the path that he has chosen in order to honor Sha're's strength. Loving her made him stronger, even after losing her. That's the kind of love that I love -- the kind that leaves behind beautiful reverberations, even after the original bell has been silenced.
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