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More Buffy
Mar. 12th, 2009 05:55 pmWatching even more Buffy as I recover from this bug (pretty much over the really bad infectious part, still in the feeling very floppy and having no strength part)
First time around I thought Angel was fantastic and Riley was a waste of space.
This time (several years later) I think Angel is a self-pitying, lacking in emotional range, bore.
Riley is gorgeous, is actually able to smile, has depths of character that make Angel look shallow and is the far more interesting character.
I still don't like Faith (but I do like the way her relationship with the Mayor was written).
Anya has grown on me. She'll probably never be a favourite, but she's reasonably well-written.
I like both Oz and Tara (didn't care much for either of them first time around). Now, I care what happens to both of them.
I think a lot of the change is in myself. When I was younger, I used to watch all shows with a 'one true pairing' mindset. Anyone who came in after the first love interest that I really related to was obviously a bad guy/gal and really bad for my favourite character.
Nowadays, I'm a lot more open-minded. People develop and move on. The first major love is not necessarily the right one for a person. It's also genuinely possible for someone to have deep feelings for more than one person - in such cases, being forced to choose is a nightmare. Willow cares deeply for both Oz and Tara - which is why they both have the ability to hurt her.
Mind you, I'm not one hundred percent open-minded. When it comes to Stargate, Sam and Jack belong together (unless either of them fancies a fling with Maybourne, of course...)
First time around I thought Angel was fantastic and Riley was a waste of space.
This time (several years later) I think Angel is a self-pitying, lacking in emotional range, bore.
Riley is gorgeous, is actually able to smile, has depths of character that make Angel look shallow and is the far more interesting character.
I still don't like Faith (but I do like the way her relationship with the Mayor was written).
Anya has grown on me. She'll probably never be a favourite, but she's reasonably well-written.
I like both Oz and Tara (didn't care much for either of them first time around). Now, I care what happens to both of them.
I think a lot of the change is in myself. When I was younger, I used to watch all shows with a 'one true pairing' mindset. Anyone who came in after the first love interest that I really related to was obviously a bad guy/gal and really bad for my favourite character.
Nowadays, I'm a lot more open-minded. People develop and move on. The first major love is not necessarily the right one for a person. It's also genuinely possible for someone to have deep feelings for more than one person - in such cases, being forced to choose is a nightmare. Willow cares deeply for both Oz and Tara - which is why they both have the ability to hurt her.
Mind you, I'm not one hundred percent open-minded. When it comes to Stargate, Sam and Jack belong together (unless either of them fancies a fling with Maybourne, of course...)
