RE: DISCUSSION, at worst

["Bill Gopher" <asagiri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: C A Moore [mailto:cab_moore@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:25 PM
To: BWW
Subject: DISCUSSION, at worst


Playing it safe for all you spoilerphobes

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> starting on a somwhat belated note about the
> plausibility (or otherwise) Tara's death (although it
> seems to still be a rather emotional topic for some)

> I was looking at the last two minutes ot the episode
( > 40MB is a big download for some of us), and I found
> that all of the shots fired where within two seconds -
> unless Tara was highly trained, or concentrating on
> expecting shots (I expect concentrating on Willow was
> more likely) it is very unlikley that she could have
> had time for much reaction, so heroics where out of
> the question.

A calm response to Tara's death that doesn't involve profanity, be still
my heart!!
But seriously though, you're right, even highly trained I doubt Tara could
have moved fast enough. The whole shooting took about 5 - 7 seconds tops,
which is barely enough time for your brain to recognize the sound and then
tell your body to turn, move or drop to the floor. I think I read that most
people tend to 'freeze' for just a few seconds when reacting to the
unexpected.

To quote Daria: "Life sucks, and then you die"

It's funny I remember a British cop show from the late 80's where the line
was very similar, "Life's a bitch, and then you die."

> From a story telling perspective needing anything less
> than this extreme provication to send Willow over the
> edge would have been a severe change to her character
> (I see villians and later as pretty much in charater
> too, but that's a different spoiler level).

> As for Spike, I think that he may be realising that
> prehaps his vampire nature is as much a problem as his
> chip - the chip, by taking away all he enjoyed as a
> vamipre, has only served to make it clear to him that
> the demon's motives can run contrary to his own,
> prehaps more of a "clockwork onion" than an orange?
> Will he try to escape from both controls?

I thought I heard a rumour about Spike being turned into a human or
mortal, by the demon he went to see. Now wouldn't that be a twist. Hehehehhe

BTW, why an onion? Since it peels away and has inner layers? If so,
interesting view on Spike. But I think he doesn't have that many "layers" to
him. Since we've seen he wasn't all that deep or interesting as a human.

--Bill Gopher

That seemed a lot clearer in my head, giving up now

CA Moore

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