Re: OT; Top 100 Buffy moments

["Blin Vizzable" <debvii@xxxxxxxxx>]

> http://www.jetwolf.com/hof/hitlist/

> Let the debate begin!

Okay, I'll bite.  First of all, thanks for posting the link, Kirayoshi!  I 
enjoyed reading the list very much.  I envy Jet Wolf's 
industriousness!

I agreed with many of Jet Wolf's choices, but many of my 
disagreements came because of differences in character 
preferences.

1) I think that, of the 3 brands of conventional Will shippers 
(W/Oz, W/X, and W/T), I have the least in common with W/T 
shippers.  Tara (post-S4) just really doesn't do it for me, and, 
frankly, I don't really like Willow in W/T.  That damned 
constellation scene made it to the Top 100?!  I have no words.  
Anyway, I think Jet Wolf's Tara-love is the single biggest reason 
for our differing opinions, and it certainly goes a long way in 
explaining why her list is so S5-7 heavy.

2) Jet Wolf prefers a different cast configuration than I, and this 
was finally made explicit at #14 (Family).  Nope, that was not the 
perfect cast configuration, IMNSHO.  That came in S3.  If I had to 
pick a moment, I think I'd pick "we survived" from Graduation.  
The fact that "Family" made the list more than once and 
"Graduation2" did not perfectly encapsulates our differing 
perspectives on the show as a whole.

3) It seems to me that Jet Wolf's descriptions of the strong Buffy 
scenes de-emphasised the Buffy.  Even the shot selections 
de-emphasised SMG (see, for example, "Buffy Quits"). Jet Wolf 
acknowledges this not-pro-Buffy bias, but still.

4) Jet Wolf seems to be of that particular breed of fan who... well, 
bugs me.  I had something else in that sentence, but I'll leave it 
at that because I think I was probably bordering on offensive.  In 
any case, that breedness leads to what I perceive as a defensive 
(and, therefore, off-putting) emphasis on the "B&W are best 
friends" angle. Thus, even when we agreed about certain 
scenes (e.g., Choices & W@H), I often disagreed about her 
reasoning -- and not because I wanted her to get all subtexty.  I'm 
sure I'm not explaining very well what I mean here; all I know is 
that it gets my hackles up every time I run across it.

5) I have an illegible note about Chosen.  I don't remember the 
specifics; I can only recall that Jet Wolf had a much, much higher 
opinion of Chosen than I.

6) I agreed with the pick of Buffy's Death sequence from The Gift 
for #1.  However, no matter how many times I see that scene, I'm 
always disappointed that there is no W/X/G-only moment (and/or 
that Will and Xander are never shown apart from their SOs).  I'm 
probably the only person on that planet that is bugged by this... 
*shrug*

Well, that's all I have to say for now.  Thanks again, Kirayoshi.

blinviz


Willow: "It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."
Buffy:  "I kinda love you."
                     'Choices'

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