December 16, 2002

[Buffy] A Buffyfest Weekend--and some Buffy thoughts

So, my friend Serena came to visit this weekend, with the intent of watching Buffy. A lot of Buffy. See, she's been dating someone who's a fan for a year or so, and then there's her exposure to me, any my husband, and many of her other friends, and she's starting to feel left out. So, she asked me to catch her up, quick.

So, between 6 pm Thursday and 4 am Saturday--I think that's 34 hours--we watched: Welcome to the Hellmouth, The Harvest, Angel, Prophecy Girl, School Hard, What's My Line I and II, Surprise, Innocence, Passion, Becoming I and II, The Wish, Doppelgangland, Hush, The Body, The Gift, The Witch, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Halloween, Band Candy, and Something Blue.

When I woke up on Saturday afternoon, I told my husband that I thought I had reached max Buffy density, a state that I didn't think was possible. I guess 22 episodes in 34 hours is my practical limit. :)

It seems to wear off fast, though--I watched Restless and Amends tonight.

On a related note, I have been giving some thought to why the First is after Spike. I mean, sure, Spike isn't really mentally strong right now, so maybe he was just the easiest target. And maybe the Scooby Gang is physically weaker without him, since Spike is the best fighter, after Buffy. And maybe, since Buffy obviously has lingering and very complicated feelings for Spike, hurting him might conceivably cause her to be distracted if he were in trouble, and she might mourn him if he were dead. But, I think that it might be more than that.

There are prophecies, see, lots of them. And some of them involve the Vampire with a Soul. We have always assumed that to be Angel. But now, there's another one. So, which one of them is the big deal at the end? Which is the one that gets shanshued and gets to live happily ever after? Which one of them saves the world? If it's Spike, then the First has a real interest in getting him out of the action, an interest that goes beyond just messing with Buffy.

Posted by Lori at December 16, 2002 1:10 AM