RE: The essential B/W moments for fic writers?

["Rosie" <buffylover2003@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard Russell [mailto:howardrussell2000@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 12:14 AM
> To: Buffy Wants Willow List
> Subject: Re: ~Buffy*Wants*Willow~ The essential B/W moments for fic
> writers?

> In the fourth season, their 'ship was
> shattered--intentionally--primarily from "Hush" on.  In "Hush"
> was Willow and Buffy's ONLY scripted hand holding.  It was a
> passing of the torch, if you will, from Buffy holding her hand
> early in the episode and Tara holding it at the end.  But that
> raises an interesting point--all the hand holding and arm-in-arm
> scenes prior to that episode were unscripted.  They were the work
> of SMG and AH on their own; their interpretation of the 'ship
> called for them to hold hands almost every episode, walk
> arm-in-arm together when paired with a straight couple doing the
> same.  Post Tara, it was her hand that Willow was holding where
> once it was Buffy's.  I've heard rumors that it was deliberate;
> that the subtext between our two girls was quashed so that W/T
> would not be threatened.  Buffy and Willow could no longer be
> physically affectionate lest the OTL of W/T would be called into question.

> That marks the difference between almost all pre and post Tara
> fics.  Pre-Tara, our two girls take their already very close
> friendship to the next level; post Tara, their quest to recapture
> their friendship of years past takes them over the edge into
> passion.  Because their friendship was severely toned down after
> Tara appeared.  It only makes sense really; once she fell for
> Tara, she realized her true feeling for Buffy and pushed her away
> in favor of Tara.  She wouldn't want to repeat the mistakes of
> her past and be caught fluking again.  Better to ensure that such
> a fluke couldn't happen.

You have hit on an essential bit of what was done...  I'm going to talk
about season seven. For this trend wasn't just about Tara. It was nothing
short of the writing staff putting a real effort into killing off all
Willow/Buffy subtext.

We were given one wonderful shippy moment at the end of Same Time Same
Place. Yet by Selfless we get slapped in the face with Buffy/Willow haven't
ever been together. When they do that whole lots these people have slept
with each other bit and make it very clear Willow and Buffy were not on that
list! Moving onto the next bit to put a wedge between Buffy/Willow. That
whole best buds W/X lusting after Dawnie until she turned around in Him.
Basically beating the audience over the heads that Willow likes girls just
not Buffy. Then Kennedy was pretty much force fed to us In Bring the Night.
To stop anything resembling subtext between Willow/Buffy. When Faith shows
up in Dirty Girls she's been recreated with no sign what so ever, of ever
being sexually interest in girls let alone Buffy. So Much for subtext and
the love triangle of season three. It would even get the added element of
Kennedy getting upset over it etc. The pity of all that wonderful drama and
angst that never was explore.

Just my two cents on this Regards








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