no big development really surprised me, which I think was a bit of a bummer actually. I know what you mean. I consider myself quite fortunate to be more how- and why-focused than what-focused. Being spoiled for most major plot points has reduced the number of "Oh my God..." surprises (which are always fun), but not as much as you'd expect (part of this might just be good writing, where I get caught up in the episode and forget what's about to happen), because the things that surprise me, even spoiler-free, are the small (and not so small) character actions and reactions that happen around the big event. The best example is Doyle: it's common knowledge that he died in a heroic sacrifice to save a whole mess of victimized quasi-demons, but the real jaw-dropper, IMO, wasn't his death but the left hook he pasted Angel with immediately beforehand, which I hadn't heard about.
I always get so carried away by the story when I'm watching that things like the great lines don't stick out to me This is basically a rephrasing of what I just said about spoilers, in that I'm more focused on the things that happen in and around the plot than on the plot itself. Unless it's a really suspenseful story ("Hush" for example), I don't tend to register the overarching coolness of the plot until the end credits roll. Also, I tend to watch most eps at least twice before sending them back. :)
Who doesn't want to turn into an owl, that's the operative question. Point.
The short version is I think she's selfish; she often considers herself before Buffy I love psychology. How two people can see the same event and perceive two very different things is something that fascinates me. I'll wait to elaborate until I have specific points to respond to, but I'm just not seeing the same things you're seeing. Well, we're seeing some of the same things, but somehow I doubt that your argument is based on Joyce Bogarting the Cheese Nips. :D
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I know what you mean. I consider myself quite fortunate to be more how- and why-focused than what-focused. Being spoiled for most major plot points has reduced the number of "Oh my God..." surprises (which are always fun), but not as much as you'd expect (part of this might just be good writing, where I get caught up in the episode and forget what's about to happen), because the things that surprise me, even spoiler-free, are the small (and not so small) character actions and reactions that happen around the big event. The best example is Doyle: it's common knowledge that he died in a heroic sacrifice to save a whole mess of victimized quasi-demons, but the real jaw-dropper, IMO, wasn't his death but the left hook he pasted Angel with immediately beforehand, which I hadn't heard about.
I always get so carried away by the story when I'm watching that things like the great lines don't stick out to me
This is basically a rephrasing of what I just said about spoilers, in that I'm more focused on the things that happen in and around the plot than on the plot itself. Unless it's a really suspenseful story ("Hush" for example), I don't tend to register the overarching coolness of the plot until the end credits roll. Also, I tend to watch most eps at least twice before sending them back. :)
Who doesn't want to turn into an owl, that's the operative question.
Point.
The short version is I think she's selfish; she often considers herself before Buffy
I love psychology. How two people can see the same event and perceive two very different things is something that fascinates me. I'll wait to elaborate until I have specific points to respond to, but I'm just not seeing the same things you're seeing. Well, we're seeing some of the same things, but somehow I doubt that your argument is based on Joyce Bogarting the Cheese Nips. :D