I'll tell you: nefarious scheming and slathering rhapsodies. *nods*
Half the time I can't find the damn comment button however.
Right there with you.
You've been smoking crack again, haven't you.
Did I ever stop?
And I don't know who gets to put it on, but why wasn't it me?
They thought you might not be able to reach. They should've chosen me.
Why didn't you like it?
I liked it. I loved the part where she touched his hand and he pulled on her sweater and the way he knows she's going to put her legs around him before she does it and the way DB's hands look on her body and guess how many times I've watched that scene. I also love DB's acting when he's human, especially when he laughs after she licks him. Plus you can see freckles on his shoulders which is the most adorable thing ever. Plus I'm writing a story where that day gets repeated 100s of times so I must not dislike it too much.
I also like how Jossverse so often asks "what if"--the Wish, IWRY, Birthday, Spin the Bottle, Tabula Rasa--all take us to alternate realities and it's like fanfic. But out of all of these, I feel like IWRY is the most flimsy. What I hate is the mechanism for plunging into this AU--the mohra demon is lame (look lame, what it does is lame, way to defeat it is lame; it's just lame).
When I first saw "The Wish", I felt the same way about Anya--she was just a device to get us into another world. But the fact that the universe then explained vengeance demons, embraced them, showed us who they are and why they are and what they can do--made "The Wish" not just some funky joy ride but a story that seems to have meaning in the scheme of Whedon's universe.
IWRY, though, is conveniently swept under the rug. It's like ME's dirty secret--a way to cater to B/A fans and give them what they want without making any significant changes to anyone or anything. This day should've had reverbs. The mohra demons should've played a part later on. Instead it feels like a wart on the plane of AtS, something they had to do to make someone happy. I read recently--I think it was in the article you posted--that Whedon regrets doing IWRY so soon in AtS, and I agree 100%. It could've been such a big part of the overall arc of the series if it had happened later on. Instead it feels like left-overs from BtVS.
So, I don't like the plot or the device of the Mohra demon. I also don't like DB's acting in the sewers, when he and Buffy are discussing how they still can't be together. It makes me grit my teeth and want to scream. He doesn't sound like he loves her to me; he just sounds annoyed. Which is a same, because he was phenomenal in the sewer scene in "Prom." I don't like the Oracles. They're dumb. And--oh god, I'm not really a B/A fan--I don't like the "not enough time scene." It's SMG's acting. I love how that's the one scene where Buffy really breaks down in the entire 7 years. That's the one time she sobs. And objectively, I can see that SMG did a good job with it. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way.
I don't like Angel saying, "Oh, I gotta go fight this guy myself." It doesn't ring true for me. I understand his decision in the end--he wants to earn his redemption, not have it fall in his lap. He sincerely believes his purpose is to help people, and it's Buffy who taught him that, and isn't it ironic and sad that he has to give up Buffy to do it. But the way these truths finally become clear to him seem lame to me. Angel does have a habit of wanting to rush into the fray and take care of things himself, but the whole Mohra demon thing was so lame anyway, this felt really contrived.
Like I said, I love the romantic scenes. They have so much chemistry together and it's such a pleasure to see them happy. But I guess my big beef with the ep was what it could've been, against what it was. As far as plot goes it was as dismal as Beer Bad, imo.
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I'll tell you: nefarious scheming and slathering rhapsodies. *nods*
Half the time I can't find the damn comment button however.
Right there with you.
You've been smoking crack again, haven't you.
Did I ever stop?
And I don't know who gets to put it on, but why wasn't it me?
They thought you might not be able to reach. They should've chosen me.
Why didn't you like it?
I liked it. I loved the part where she touched his hand and he pulled on her sweater and the way he knows she's going to put her legs around him before she does it and the way DB's hands look on her body and guess how many times I've watched that scene. I also love DB's acting when he's human, especially when he laughs after she licks him. Plus you can see freckles on his shoulders which is the most adorable thing ever. Plus I'm writing a story where that day gets repeated 100s of times so I must not dislike it too much.
I also like how Jossverse so often asks "what if"--the Wish, IWRY, Birthday, Spin the Bottle, Tabula Rasa--all take us to alternate realities and it's like fanfic. But out of all of these, I feel like IWRY is the most flimsy. What I hate is the mechanism for plunging into this AU--the mohra demon is lame (look lame, what it does is lame, way to defeat it is lame; it's just lame).
When I first saw "The Wish", I felt the same way about Anya--she was just a device to get us into another world. But the fact that the universe then explained vengeance demons, embraced them, showed us who they are and why they are and what they can do--made "The Wish" not just some funky joy ride but a story that seems to have meaning in the scheme of Whedon's universe.
IWRY, though, is conveniently swept under the rug. It's like ME's dirty secret--a way to cater to B/A fans and give them what they want without making any significant changes to anyone or anything. This day should've had reverbs. The mohra demons should've played a part later on. Instead it feels like a wart on the plane of AtS, something they had to do to make someone happy. I read recently--I think it was in the article you posted--that Whedon regrets doing IWRY so soon in AtS, and I agree 100%. It could've been such a big part of the overall arc of the series if it had happened later on. Instead it feels like left-overs from BtVS.
So, I don't like the plot or the device of the Mohra demon. I also don't like DB's acting in the sewers, when he and Buffy are discussing how they still can't be together. It makes me grit my teeth and want to scream. He doesn't sound like he loves her to me; he just sounds annoyed. Which is a same, because he was phenomenal in the sewer scene in "Prom." I don't like the Oracles. They're dumb. And--oh god, I'm not really a B/A fan--I don't like the "not enough time scene." It's SMG's acting. I love how that's the one scene where Buffy really breaks down in the entire 7 years. That's the one time she sobs. And objectively, I can see that SMG did a good job with it. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way.
I don't like Angel saying, "Oh, I gotta go fight this guy myself." It doesn't ring true for me. I understand his decision in the end--he wants to earn his redemption, not have it fall in his lap. He sincerely believes his purpose is to help people, and it's Buffy who taught him that, and isn't it ironic and sad that he has to give up Buffy to do it. But the way these truths finally become clear to him seem lame to me. Angel does have a habit of wanting to rush into the fray and take care of things himself, but the whole Mohra demon thing was so lame anyway, this felt really contrived.
Like I said, I love the romantic scenes. They have so much chemistry together and it's such a pleasure to see them happy. But I guess my big beef with the ep was what it could've been, against what it was. As far as plot goes it was as dismal as Beer Bad, imo.