Re: "Kind of a Spoiler for 7.1" (7.3, 7.4)

[Anneke <cor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At Thursday 26-9-2002 06:18, you wrote:
> SPOILERS below for eps 7.3 and 7.4 (in case I wasn't clear enough
> above)
>
> kat,
>
> welcome!
>
> and
>
> thanks
>
> for
>
> your
>
> input
>
> (and you bet
>
> we want B/W
>
> Together. Forever
>
> As it should be.
>
>
> We actually discussed this spoiler on our sister list
> (BuffyWantsWillow), and while I doubt it has anything to do with the
> kind of "reuniting' we devoutly wish for, it could well be large with
> the subtext (I'm already sighing over the shot of Willow in Buffy's
> bedroom that's now in the credits).
>
> Two problems though:
>
> In ep 7.4, Xander takes Willow to visit Tara's grave. This is probably
> Willow's key emotional moment of the first half of the season, and Buffy
> isn't there.
> > From the Kitty:
> Ok
> Willow and Xander are walking to a grave site talking about Buffy..
> they part
> willow heads to the grave
> places small stones on her grave (Jewish Custom).
> and says "Hey. its me..."
> and the camera pulls back
> willow talking to the grave like tara was there..
So IMHO "Buffy isn't there" doesn't mean anything. :)

> 2. Lumping Buffy in with all the other BigBads last night pretty much
> seemed to imply that either Buffy or Slayer power in general will be
> evil this year, greasing the skids for SMG's exit and "The Spike and
> Dawn Show" next year. So big B/W reunion scenes would be as tainted by
> that ongoing plot as the hug last year was by the "Heeeeaaaaven" plot.
> (Which is still completely unresolved, and apparently forgotten, btw.)
Something that bothers me is, okay, Buffy came back 'different', Buffy can
be hit by Spike.. why?! I can understand it's just a set up for when Spike
would get a soul, but.. I want explanations.

Ann