Nah, I'm the odd duck who enjoys reading a dissenting opinion (from my own, that is) as long as it's well-thought out.
After the Fall (and all the Spike comics) handle emotionally heavy scenes very well (IMHO of course)
The most recent heartbreaking event in AtF #15 being a good example. But I think Season 8 falls victim to having a bigger agenda than AtF, a more sprawling story that necessitates being pushed forward at a faster pace. AtF has been one big arc pretty much or has been described as a long Angel movie/mini-series. Where as Buffy is trying to do the Season format but we're losing the time needed to really dig into these emotional moments. Compare AtF with multiple panels of Angel holding Connor to just the one of Buffy and Xander in S8 #15. In AtF the moment of grief lingers, in Buffy it seems to be over too soon.
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Nah, I'm the odd duck who enjoys reading a dissenting opinion (from my own, that is) as long as it's well-thought out.
After the Fall (and all the Spike comics) handle emotionally heavy scenes very well (IMHO of course)
The most recent heartbreaking event in AtF #15 being a good example. But I think Season 8 falls victim to having a bigger agenda than AtF, a more sprawling story that necessitates being pushed forward at a faster pace. AtF has been one big arc pretty much or has been described as a long Angel movie/mini-series. Where as Buffy is trying to do the Season format but we're losing the time needed to really dig into these emotional moments. Compare AtF with multiple panels of Angel holding Connor to just the one of Buffy and Xander in S8 #15. In AtF the moment of grief lingers, in Buffy it seems to be over too soon.