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I have another batch of random questions.

General
Do you think Spike ever turned anybody?
Do you think Drusilla ever turned anyone except Spike?
Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?
Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?
Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.
What kind of music does Buffy like?
Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?
How come Angel's demon form can go out in the sunlight in Pylea? Wesley's explanation for Angel's human form withstanding sunlight is that the human aspects, like seeing his reflection etc are stronger, but then in demon form, shouldn't they be demon-y?
Is Pylea an alternate reality, like a world without shrimp? Or is it an alternate dimension? Is there a difference? Is there anything meta-cle about these terms and what they signify in Jossverse?

Season 6 of BtVS
Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?
Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.
Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?
Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?
Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?
How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob? Most people look like boobs when they do that. And not the good kind of boobs.
Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it? (I'm only asking about Giles because presumably you could say the Scoobies kept up the deception of the Buffybot because they thought they were bringing Buffy back anyway).
How come Amber Benson sings so well?
Why can't Spike decide how to fix his hair? Why can't Anya decide how to fix her hair?

Random
Who raised Bruce Wayne (after his parents died)? If it was Alfred, how did Alfred get custody?
Did you guys know Anthony Head is in the new Woody Allen movie (Scoop. I've seen two Woody Allen movies now. The first I despised and this one was really good! I loved Woody Allen in it; he was so endearing!)? Head has 2 lines, but Giles! OMG big-screen Giles!
Why do ants bear away their dead brethren?

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You ponder the best stuff. I now have the urge to sit down and try and answer each and every single one of these. Even the rhetorial ones when you know that it's time to put the already answered question down and back away with it with your hands up.

I think with some of the things that were left hanging or didn't make sense the writers were busy brainstorming them and decided to go out for coffee, started talking about their action figure collections and came back forgetting what they were stuck on and just continued writing the next scene.

Big screen Giles?! I had no idea!

1) Yup, but only when Dru let him. Maybe Ford was him, maybe not.

2) Yes, Sheila didn't turn herself.

3) Nope, don't think so.

4) On the streets or something. In his car. He's got skills.

5) I don't really think so, not unless the monks spell also changed Buffy.

6) Depends on the Season, goes all the way from pop to military marching tunes.

7) *Shrugs*

8) It's another sun, the metaphysical properties for it to burn vampires don't exist there.

9) Alternate dimension, one with different basic properties from our own. Don't think Joss ever cared to even define the terms in regards to Buffy.

10) Nope.

11) I'm unsure if Xander ever helps with money, besides helping with the whole burst pipes thing. Anya wouldn't, not in character for her. Willow and Tara don't help, at least there's no reference to their helping.

12) Yes, they don't really think about it. Because they're characters and there was a need to maximize trauma to Buffy. :)

13) You I think.

14) If I knew I'd be an actor. :)

15) Hum, because they'd kill or release Faith?

16) She's a mutant, song is one of her powers. :)

17) Something meta about how those characters can't decide what they want to be, blah blah blah, eye candy for each gender I think. :)

18) It's Gotham, he greased someone's palm to get custody!

19) Didn't know that.

20) So they can bury them?

Ho ho. I've pondered most of these at one time or another, especially Giles' bizarre departure from S6 and JM's amazing non-boob acting ability (and yes, the duster is toooo big). I also think I missed the bit where the monk tells Buffy that Dawn is made from her blood, so when Buffy goes on about 'Summers' blood', I was utterly confused. And Willow and Tara are too busy with the spreading beneath the Willow tree to get their hands dirty. Plus, they're students and therefore exempt from anything but pot-smoking.
PS meant to say, your pics of the lake were beautiful.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense?

I didn't get the heroic thing at all at first re: that. She practically COMMITTED SUICIDE. I know that it was to save the world etc. but she just looked so darn happy about it. Her life was really going to shit.

She also loved being dead.

All signs point, imho obviously, that Buffy committed suicide - not only to save the world, but every other reason! That makes more sense to me, at least.

Oooh, from general: I KNOW Spike turned someone: that weird guy Buffy knew from LA that wanted (with Anne Blondey Big Hips) to be "the lonely ones."

I don't think Angelus or Darla killed a slayer - it would have been mentioned. They liked to prey on the weak. Spike had a chip on his shoulder (little man complex) and needed to pick on the biggest kid on the playground.

Buffy likes happy Euro-techno-pop. And sweeping love songs. But not Mannilo, and mocked Angel mercilessly for that.

Random question back: Does ANYONE BUT ME notice that SMG turns and swings her arms, making her look like those prayer drums in Karate Kid 2? It DRIVES ME NUTS. With the CONSTANT arm flinging.

General
Do you think Spike ever turned anybody?

yes. He did it for kicks and never stuck around to mentor them.

Do you think Drusilla ever turned anyone except Spike?

no. Neith Angel, Darla or Soike would let her.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?

No way. Darla had a make no waves policy and she passed it to Angel. Plus he was all about the emotional wreckage and considering the slayer is supposed to be without family or firends, what fun would that be? Didn't you read my story "Called", missy?

Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?

in the batcave.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.

Right before she jumps, she has an epiphany and realizes her death will close the portal same as Dawn's would. At the same time, I don't think she entirely cares. If she was convinced it wouldn't work, then she wouldn't have jumped, but since she has the idea it might, she's more than happy to kill herself. It's as much a suicide leap as a heroic gesture.

What kind of music does Buffy like?

pop. angsy girl stuff (Sara Mclaren type.). Club/House but not to buy, just to dance to.

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?

It is too big on him. He;'s a wee little thing and Nikki was a tall woman. Also, this serves as a constant visual reminder that this was stolen from a woman he murdered.

How come Angel's demon form can go out in the sunlight in Pylea? Wesley's explanation for Angel's human form withstanding sunlight is that the human aspects, like seeing his reflection etc are stronger, but then in demon form, shouldn't they be demon-y?

one has nothing to do with the other. Whatever causes him to poof on Earth isn't present on Pylea. It's like that whole red sun vs yellow sun for Superman.

Is Pylea an alternate reality, like a world without shrimp? Or is it an alternate dimension? Is there a difference? Is there anything meta-cle about these terms and what they signify in Jossverse?

Alternate reality is a parallel universe. It's a copy of Earth except one thing has changed (which sometimes leads to massive differences) like the Wishverse. Alternate dimension is just another world period. Like Mars. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Hi! Delurking for a sec because I'm fixated on that movie right now like ugh -

Who raised Bruce Wayne (after his parents died)? If it was Alfred, how did Alfred get custody?

Alfred raised Bruce until Bruce went away to Princeton.

Bruce's parents made Alfred Bruce's guardian.

Season 6 of BtVS
Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?

It's impossible to say. The test doesn't indicate either way.

Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.

Again the text doesn't indicate one way or another. I suspect the writers were thinking in terms of "let's make Buffy's life as miserable as possible" without giving one thought to whether it made any sense character wise or what it said about her friends. They could have easily shown Willow giving some money and Buffy letting musing that it still isn't enough.

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?

I think they were so shocked by how the spell progressed and then, the fact that it was interupted in the middle, I suspect they thought it didn't work.

Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?

No, but I fanwank it as that he finds it impossible to explain his real reason which are twofold. First, while most people go on about Giles being a father figure to the scoobies, it always seemed to me that Giles really resented that and had no desire to be one. And being sadlled with Dawn, especially with Buffy now back wasn't something he wanted to encourage. Two, and more importantly, he couldn't bear to watch Buffy die again. He could no longer pretend she wouldn't, it was made plain in the most blunt way possible. He couldn't do it again.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?

Do they? Do tell, cause offhand I don't remember aside from the offscreen meeting. And the really lame "vampire with a soul" joke in Tabula Rasa.

How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob? Most people look like boobs when they do that. And not the good kind of boobs.

He's very good at acting just with expressions alone.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it? (I'm only asking about Giles because presumably you could say the Scoobies kept up the deception of the Buffybot because they thought they were bringing Buffy back anyway).

I think at this point Giles isn't thinking completely straight and also he no longer shares with the council.

How come Amber Benson sings so well?

Someone has to.

Why can't Spike decide how to fix his hair? Why can't Anya decide how to fix her hair?

Only their hairdressers know for sure. Anya is likely looking for the perfect do that will solve all her other issues.

General:
- um I guess? I'm sure Angel got first picking when they were all evil. He'd been evil for 140 odd years, I'm sure he's bound to pile up the undead.
- I think she's a different story, she turns them for a specific reason, she doesn't necessarily go out hunting, but maybe she did when Spike went all slayer whipped.
- Yes, definitely. But I think Spike's are only mentioned because of his obsession with them. After he kills the Chinese slayer, Angel then says "Join the club". Or it could be him just showing Spike the big cahones lol. But I think they have.
- On a box on the street...
- Erm...I'm drawing a blank...cuz the portal made pretty colours? I guess if there ever was a way for Buffy to go, it'd be like that. Heroic, selfless and in the name of love.
- Rock. Nothing poppy. Probably electronica too.
- Always.
- They explained something about the two suns and the different dimension. I dunno I hated the Pylea arc.
- I think it's dimension. It's a demon dimension, isn't that what they call it? Not a "demon reality" right?

Season 6:
- nope, willow could disappear and I wouldn't care. She bugged me in s6. All whining and not helping Buffy out in any financial way.
- None. None at all. Xander at least helped out around the house, sort of took the whole father duty, driving Dawn to school etc. They wouldn't have sucked out all her money on food if htey actually HAD jobs. I mean what would they have done if Buffy HADN'T come back? Sit on their asses all day?
- Giles wasn't in S6. It was some pod!Giles.
- Um..no comment because I really dont' see it that way :P
- I can't even explain any of Giles actions because it angers me. My poor Giles all character assasinatey.
- Amber definitely has some pipes the Giles/Tara duo is one of my fave songs on the OMWF.
- *stares*

Random:
-They left everything to Alfred, every was in his care until Bruce came of age I believe.
- Nope, have to check it out I guess.
- Er...I'm not an antomologist so..

Random
Who raised Bruce Wayne (after his parents died)? If it was Alfred, how did Alfred get custody?

Alfred was listed in the Wayne will. Leslie, a doctor and family friend, also helped out. (She's also Alfred's crush.)

Did you guys know Anthony Head is in the new Woody Allen movie (Scoop. I've seen two Woody Allen movies now. The first I despised and this one was really good! I loved Woody Allen in it; he was so endearing!)? Head has 2 lines, but Giles! OMG big-screen Giles!

No I didn't. You need to see the following Woody movies: Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters, Love and Death, Crimes and Misdemeanors and Sleeper because it's ridiculous (although dated. Sadly, no one knows who Albert Shanker is anymore.)

Why do ants bear away their dead brethren?

Because it's disrespectful not too.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?

And were just really mum about it while Spike went on and on? Possible, but... seems unlikely. They probably just didn't care enough to.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.

No. Ded is cool.

What kind of music does Buffy like?

Probably nothing I like. I've always assumed it was girly radio crap. Ooh, she totally has the soundtrack to City of Angels.

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?

Yeah, and there's no way Nikki's got bigger shoulders, right?

Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?
Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.

These questions, combined, are a large blight on the Sunnydale goings-on. Seriously, it's like they didn't want to address this. Just like Buffy is required to work in fast food; why? Is this, really, the only job she can get? Really? And can she support a household with Doublemeat pay?

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?

I hate these questions, because they're the kind that can't be answered diagetically. It's always "the writer was lazy." And yeah, it's jarring to say that when you're looking inside canon, but what explanation for any of this would make it better?

Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?

*snort*

How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob? Most people look like boobs when they do that. And not the good kind of boobs.

I'm with you there. His close-ups are some of the best stuff on that show. He emotes like crazy with just one look, and I don't know how he does it, and it's *not* due just to hormones that I'm saying this. The PAIN he can give off is crazy, and I don't know how he does it.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it? (I'm only asking about Giles because presumably you could say the Scoobies kept up the deception of the Buffybot because they thought they were bringing Buffy back anyway).

Good question. Because you'd think someone would be concerned about how Faith is in jail and Buffy's dead and there's no slayer. He probably wanted to keep drawing his pay. Giles is stingy like that.

How come Amber Benson sings so well?

Because, like Tara, she's gorgeous but misused and hidden for great lengths of time. Second time through the series, Tara was a revelation for me.

Why can't Spike decide how to fix his hair? Why can't Anya decide how to fix her hair?

Because the creators can't figure out whether they want us to like either of these characters or not. Make them wishy-washy; then it can go either way.

Random
Who raised Bruce Wayne (after his parents died)? If it was Alfred, how did Alfred get custody?

The bats!

Did you guys know Anthony Head is in the new Woody Allen movie (Scoop. I've seen two Woody Allen movies now. The first I despised and this one was really good! I loved Woody Allen in it; he was so endearing!)? Head has 2 lines, but Giles! OMG big-screen Giles!

Didn't know that, haven't seen it yet, but looks great and will do.

Why do ants bear away their dead brethren?

TO EAT THEM.

I always seem to be late to these things, but since I *did* research ants the other day when I said I would (*G*), I can tell you that a common theory is that they take away the decaying body because it's on their territory and they worry it'll spread diseases among the rest of them. Smart little guys, really, if that's true. But it's not a noble sense of brotherhood, sadly.

Who the heck was talking about the Alfred Hitchcock quote about "purposeful viewers" today? Help me out

a2zmom, because clearly it applies to what I'm about to complain about--

The thing that always bugged me about Buffy standing in for Dawn to close the portal is this-- clearly, not all of Dawn's blood has to stop flowing for the portal to close if Buffy can sub in for her. So why not have Spike take some Summers blood and sub for everyone? It's not like the fall would kill him.

And yes, I know that wasn't the theme but they should have come up with a better reason why Buffy could sub and no one else could. It was a ridiculous, sloppy premise and I am so thankful it wasn't the end of the series.

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General
Do you think Spike ever turned anybody?

We know he did while under the First's influence, but other than that, no. I see him wanting absolutely no competition for Dru's attentions.

Do you think Drusilla ever turned anyone except Spike?

Sheila and Darla, definitely. Aside from that, I think she vamped a lot of people, especially after Spike left because of her constant desire for a family. Also, it would have been neat it she turned VampWillow back in the Wish.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?

No. Not idealistic enough.

Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?

Hmm. Probably still with his gang.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.

Apparently, blood is blood to a big gaping hole into hell. Dawn and Buffy were genetically identical since the monks made them from her (how I don't know). Hence, the bghih though it was munching on Dawn and collapsed.

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General
Do you think Spike ever turned anybody?

We know he did while under the First's influence, but other than that, no. I see him wanting absolutely no competition for Dru's attentions.

Do you think Drusilla ever turned anyone except Spike?

Sheila and Darla, definitely. Aside from that, I think she vamped a lot of people, especially after Spike left because of her constant desire for a family. Also, it would have been neat it she turned VampWillow back in the Wish.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?

No. Not idealistic enough.

Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?

Hmm. Probably still with his gang.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.

Apparently, blood is blood to a big gaping hole into hell. Dawn and Buffy were genetically identical since the monks made them from her (how I don't know). Hence, the bghih though it was munching on Dawn and collapsed.

<b.What kind of music does Buffy like?

Pop.

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?

Nope. :)

How come Angel's demon form can go out in the sunlight in Pylea?

I went to the old "it's a different kind of sun" place, kind of like Superman with the yellow sun here v. the red sun on Krypton where he would have been normal. Pylean sun apparently doesn't fry a vampire.

Is Pylea an alternate reality, like a world without shrimp? Or is it an alternate dimension?

To me, an alternate reality is the current reality but with differences caused through additions or subtractions in canon, and the ripple-effect they cause, such as the reality the characters accept of Dawn always having been there. An alternate dimension is a different place entirely, like Pylea or the hell dimension Connor grew up in.

Season 6 of BtVS

Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?

Nope. I assume Crack!Willow was getting money by conjuring it, though.

Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.

Nope. They just complain about Buffy's lack of initiative while living off their own parents, which is pretty selfish, really, and rather out of character, which is problem #32121554 with seasons 6 and 7.

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?

I actually liked that bit of lack of forethought. They weren't giving anything else any pre-thought either, like what kind of condition she'd be in, what the ramifications were for breaking the laws of nature, whether or not she was even in hell in the first place, etc. It just showed how incredibly unthinking they were being.

Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?

Not I.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?

Eh, I thought they increased more in season 7.

I think lots of these have already been given really good answers. I'll just give my $0.02 where I think I have something to add.

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?

Since the Urn of Whatever (I forget the real name) was broken in the middle of the ceremony I definitely think they all thought it wasn't going to work. But I do know that they didn't bring shovels, or at least we didn't see them bring shovels to the party. So I can't answer whether they gave enough thought to this question.

How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob?

I don't follow a lot of information about the actors, especially JM because he does kind of squick me, but I have read that he is a method actor. From what little I know about method acting it is extremely intense. I've heard that during season 6 he says he was so immersed in the role that he lost quite a bit of weight just from the psychological effects. That could just be PR, who knows.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out?

It does seem stupid. But I'm remembering episodes like Checkpoint where although Giles is reinstated as a Watcher, it's clear that he doesn't trust the Council as far as he can collectively throw them. If I were going to fanwank this, I would say something like this: Giles was afraid that the Council would send an assassin after Faith in prison in order to get a new Slayer. Delaying an announcement to the Council meant he had time to form an alternate plan. Now what the alternate plan would be... my powers of invention have run out.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it?

Because while Buffy is alive he gets paid by the Council; if she's dead then he doesn't. And when he abandoned Sunnydale and went home he couldn't tell them because they'd find out he'd been taking their pay under false pretenses for somtething approaching 147 days.

1. Of course. We saw him turn his mother, and a dozen people in S7, under the influence of the First. (I think he turned Sheila in S2, though I admit that's wankable.) I would not be at all surprised if he turned random minions over the years. Given his experience with his mother, I think he'd be very unlikely to turn someone he cared about, lest it go boom.
2. We saw her turn Darla, and if Spike didn't turn Sheila, then Dru probably did. I'm sure she, too, turned various toys and minions over the years.
3. No. (Though granted, there must be lots of vampires who've killed one Slayer.) One of my pet peeves is fic that gives Angelus a higher Slayer-kill total than Spike.
4. In the hood, man! You know! THE HOOD!
5. Buffy's death subbing in for Dawn's is based on the principles of sympathetic magic. Unfortunately, they failed to explain the principles of sympathetic magic on the show. http://www.bartleby.com/196/5.html for an overview.
6. Often. But SO WHAT?!?!?!?!
7. Possibly, but then they'd have to use those yucky blue filters.
8. Since Pylea has two suns, I think it's another planet in another solar system rather than an alternate version of Earth. It might also be in an alternate dimension.

1. God, I hope so.
2. Xander provides free household repairs and hooks Buffy up with discount plumbers. The rest of them are PARASITIC LEECHES.
3. No.
4. Apparently not. Morons.
5. Well, they can't do crossovers, so they had to talk about him a lot.
6. (happy sigh)
7. I have no idea. Maybe if they found out she was dead, they'd stop his salary?
8. A) Talent. B) Practice.
9. A) There is Deep Meaning to Spike's hair. It indicates his state of moral development. B) When you have so many options, why not try them all?

1. He probably had a trust fund and a legal guardian.
2. No, I did not know that.
3. Probably to eat.

Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.

Yes, everyone seems to forget that Willow and Tara took care of Dawn when Buffy died. They kept the house and everything so it would seem that yes they do have a job. They lived in the house and given how that usually goes with housemates they would help pay rent, utilities and the like. How many times do you talk about the rent or whatever when vampires are attacking. Xander was always fixing things around the house. I always hate that question because it makes the assumption that Buffy is such a wimp that she would let people freeload and that Willow and Tara are so inconsisterate that they would freeload.

Do you think Spike ever turned anybody?

Yeah. There was that whole bunch of 'em in Season 7. Had himself a wee little army of 'em.

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.

Totally made sense. They couldn't have explained her bitchiness otherwise. She needed an excuse, yo. (Bitter? Me? Naaaah.)

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?

Looks like he's dressing in Daddy's clothes. Which is just scary thinking about the chick he took the coat from. LOL!

Is Pylea an alternate reality, like a world without shrimp? Or is it an alternate dimension? Is there a difference? Is there anything meta-cle about these terms and what they signify in Jossverse?

Dude, this is so one of those questions I can't possibly answer objectively. I just read entirely too much fanfic. That fic "Quantum Xander" had some good explanations for all that. What was it again? Alternate Dimension is on a different vertical level (Pylea). Alternate Reality is on the same horizontal level, like the reality where Buffy doesn't exist and Spike and Xander get it on in the Library... or something.

Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?

Another one of those fanfic question things. I could swear that Tara either works in a coffee shop, or a bookstore. And Willow like owns her own computer whiz business or something. Either that or they own Giles shop together. *gr*

Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.

I honestly always suspected that it was Xander who was supporting the entire lot of 'em. Cuz you know, he was a foreman at his construction job... right? (or is that one of those fanfic things again?) *gr*

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?

Honest answer? I don't think they realized she'd come back at all. They probably assumed the spell was interrupted and wouldn't have worked at all... like some of Willow's past fails. Smartass answer? No, because Xander had a Twinkie attack.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?

...really? *goes back to check* I never noticed. Too busy checking out Spike's ass... or at least wishing I could see it. "No, no, no! Go to the left! Pan down!" Damnit.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it? (I'm only asking about Giles because presumably you could say the Scoobies kept up the deception of the Buffybot because they thought they were bringing Buffy back anyway).

Quite honestly, that entire plot didn't make a lick of sense to me. I don't get how they could have gotten away with hiding she was dead in the first place (Hello, Dawn?). But then they go and bring her back like it's nothing? It was just weird. They had explanations, but they fell a little short to me.

Giles! OMG big-screen Giles!

*bouncebouncebounce* I saw that! There was a trailer. I called my Mom at work, "Mom! Giles on the big screen!" ::giggles::

Why do ants bear away their dead brethren?

Makes ya' wonder what they do with their dead brethren, don't it? *ponders*

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Do you think Spike ever turned anybody? Do you think Drusilla ever turned anyone except Spike?
It's always kind of bothered me that going by the named vamps turning rates just don't seem often enough to account for the numbers that routinely rise every patrol night in Sunnydale.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?
Not their style.

Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?
Wherever he laid his hat. Does Gunn have a hat?

Can anyone really explain why Buffy dying in "The Gift" made sense? Other than thematically, I mean.
Badly written prophecy thingy:

"The blood flows, the gates will open. The gates will close when it flows no more." When Dawn is dead.

The first sentence is quite literal (Giles doesn't need to bother explaining it) but in the second "flows no more" is metaphorical fancy talk for death. So to open the portals Dawn's blood must be literally her blood but to close them metaphorical is sufficient and metaphorically Buffy and Dawn Summers are both of one blood.

What kind of music does Buffy like?
Dancey

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?
Always

How come Angel's demon form can go out in the sunlight in Pylea? Wesley's explanation for Angel's human form withstanding sunlight is that the human aspects, like seeing his reflection etc are stronger, but then in demon form, shouldn't they be demon-y?Is Pylea an alternate reality, like a world without shrimp? Or is it an alternate dimension? Is there a difference? Is there anything meta-cle about these terms and what they signify in Jossverse?
Different dimension different spectrum of sunlight.

Season 6 of BtVS
Do Willow or Tara ever get a job? Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.
If they did it wasn't enough. I thought the main reason Buffy got a job was to convince the authorities that she wasn't an unfit slacker guardian.

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?
I think they expected Osiris to do that for them but they got interrupted.

Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?
As well done as Angel or Riley leaving, none of them were honest about all their reasons.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?
Huh?

How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob? Most people look like boobs when they do that. And not the good kind of boobs.
He's a freak.

Why doesn't Giles reveal to the council that Buffy died? Isn't he aware that sooner or later everyone will find out? What does he seek to gain by hiding it? (I'm only asking about Giles because presumably you could say the Scoobies kept up the deception of the Buffybot because they thought they were bringing Buffy back anyway).
Denial. Then he'd have to admit she was really dead. Probably would have told them once he got back.

I don't think Angel ever killed a slayer, because why would ME pass up that dramarama narrative? But the narrative answer for me is that Angel probably wouldn't have gotten as obsessed about corrupting a Slayer (since it seemed like he was fond of horrifying/devastating/super-stalking people who were resisting victims, not girls who came out fighting. And I think Darla loved to live large, which for most of her demonic time focused less on having challenging fights than it did on living in nice places and wearing pretty clothes and having pretty things (*cough* Angel *cough*).

By the way, you might be interested in the different Buffy Trivia guides/sites. There's lots of helpful, basic info at those places (especially for things like body counts, who turned whom, references to other characters, even references to characters' hair!). The Buffy Dialogue Database is also good for this kind of thing, checking hunches or finding details if you have an idea of at least what season it might be, and also has a search feature that's very helpful.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?
I think it's you. :) IIRC, there are far more references to him in s4. But again, you could check the Dialogue Database to see if it bears out.

Well, I was going to answer all of them. But I'm lazy, so I'm only going for the ones I have clear(ish) answers for.

Where did Gunn live in S2 of AtS?
Either he crashed on a series of friends' couches, or he parked his truck by the beach and slept in it.

What kind of music does Buffy like?
Well, as she kept a Big Head Todd and the Monsters poster on her wall for years, I'd guess she's a fan. She also seemed to like Dingoes (not just listening 'cause Oz). Given that, I'd say crunchy but not overly loud rock as her favorite genre. She also likes anything she can dance to, and electronica when she's working out.

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?
The sleeves are too long. The shoulders might be a little wide as well, but when you consider the origins of that coat style, I don't think it's as much as it looks. Oh, BTW... after a long and arduous screencapping session, in which I watched the entirety of the Spike/Nikki fight frame-by-frame, I can say with some certainty that Nikki is actually SMALLER than Spike, despite fannish opinion otherwise.

Do Willow or Tara ever get a job?
Willow probably worked as a webmaster for a couple of sites, but didn't have an "official" job. I don't know about Tara, unless she worked part-time at the Magic Box (before the breakup, that is).

Do Anya or Xander (or Willow or Tara) ever think to contribute anything to Buffy's money problems? I mean Willow (and Tara, before she moves out) is living in Buffy's house.
For starters, I don't think Buffy would have accepted money if it were offered as such. So that rules out Anya helping. Xander was the handyman, and occasionally brought gifts of pizza and other foodstuffs. Willow pitched in on the utilities, and Tara probably cooked and cleaned. Groceries were paid for by whoever made the purchase.

Did the Scoobies really not realize Buffy would come back to life in her grave?
I think they developed a mental block about it. The Scoobies, for all their conscious knowledge of Buffy's death, simply couldn't bring themselves to think of her as dead. So instead, their subconscious minds latched onto the notion that she was just someplace else, and they were summoning her back. Leaving them with the impression (unvoiced, but still acted upon) that Buffy was going to materialize right in front of them when the spell was finished.

How does JM do that thing where he looks at SMG like he worships her with everything in him, without looking like a complete boob? Most people look like boobs when they do that. And not the good kind of boobs.
But he does look like a boob. Just a very, very, good-looking boob.

Why can't Anya decide how to fix her hair?
Because she'll never know what her favorite hairstyle is until she's tried them all.

Who raised Bruce Wayne (after his parents died)? If it was Alfred, how did Alfred get custody?
Bruce's parents willed custody to Alfred.

Do you think Darla or Angel ever killed any Slayers?

Nah. If they did, Angel would have thrown it in Spike's face to knock him down a peg or two. And then Spike probably would have found another obsession even more challenging to him than killing slayers.

What kind of music does Buffy like?

Sexy pop? You know like Kylie Minogue and that whole ilk. Paula Abdul is her favorite American Idol judge because she thinks of her as a pioneer for that genre. Also? Though she has a not-so-secret shameful love for Bette Midler, she's managed to keep her admiration for Barbra Streisand under wraps.

Doesn't Spike's duster look . . . too big on him, sometimes?

Sometimes. But I like the unhealthy malnourished anti-linebacker look so if the coat looks like it swallows him whole, I think it kind of adds to his whole persona. It's really not about the coat though. Ken doll resemblance or not *bg*, dude's just pretty.

Does anyone think the way they wrote Giles off the show was in character or well done?

I vote a big fat YES.

Is it just me or do random references to Angel seem to increase in this season?

Hasn't it been that way ever since he left?

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