OT: Interview with a Vampire(Slayer)

[JDMeans@xxxxxxx]

Uh, do we need spoilers for this? 
Oh well, I'll err on the side of discretion.

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The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a cover story featuring Sarah 
Michelle Gellar discussing the reasons for her decision to quit Buffy. I 
won't go into detail about why she is leaving, you can find them all right 
here;
<A HREF="http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,422783-5-6~3||427099|1~sarahmichellegellarwhy,00.html">
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,422783-5-6~3||427099|1~sarahmichellegellarwh

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But there was a section of the interview where Sarah looked back on her 
history on the show, what she saw as the high points and the low points. One 
portion of the interview I especially enjoyed reading. See if you agree with 
me.

Favorite episode? 
I loved ''The Prom'' [season 3]. It stood for everything Buffy was about: the 
fact that she so badly wanted to be part of the other kids' lives. I think 
''The Body'' [season 5, featuring the death of Buffy's mother] is pretty 
amazing. I loved the episode in which Buffy and Faith switched. That was one 
of my all-time favorites because I thought Eliza was so great. And also when 
Buffy realizes she has to kill Angel and she kills him and he comes back. 
Those are my favorites.

Least favorite episode? 
I had trouble with the one [in the sixth season] where Buffy had sex with 
Spike on the balcony while watching their friends. I really thought that was 
out of character. And I didn't like what it stood for. That was the moment 
that I had the most problems with.

You've mentioned how much you disliked the sixth season. Why was that? And 
how did you feel about Buffy's depression, and her sexual obsession with 
Spike? 
It wasn't who Buffy was, or why people loved her. You don't want to see that 
dark heroine; you don't want to see her punishing herself. You want to see 
her killing vampires and making quips. It didn't feel like the character that 
I loved.

Joss always explained that season as being about your 20s, where you're not a 
kid anymore, but you don't know what you want to do [with your life]. He 
always said that I didn't understand last year because I've always known what 
I wanted to do, and I didn't have that confusion, [that] dark, depressive 
period. But I think the heart of the show lies in the humor of the drama. I 
felt like Buffy's spirit was missing last year.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel strangely vindicated as an Buffy/Spike anti-shipper. Thank you, SMG!

Kirayoshi