But as we keep saying to each other it's all subjective, in which case 'my friends don't like it either' is hardly an argument. True. And I'm sure that there are a lot of people for whom the focus of the story is just not interesting, since most fans are very selective these days about what kind of story they read (Spuffy, Spangel, Fanged Four, Giles/Anya, Willow-centric), and s8 is missing something for them. And yes, my flist is overwhelmingly made up of Spike & Spuffy fans. But... the reaction I kept seeing re s8 (and kept having myself) was 'Who are these people and what have they done with my characters?' (Also, surely if it is supposed to be canon, then it ought to appeal to everyone who was a fan of the show? I'm not saying they should *like* it, since opinion on the show itself is so very divided, but they ought to recognise it as in essence the same thing.)
Subjectively speaking, the way Lynch beats you over the head with his emotional beats is one of my major irritations with the AtF comics. I see your point, but it is not something that bothers me, personally. And, a lot of the stuff is wonderfully new. :)
We don't know but it's easy and fun to infer. I rather like it when the story assumes the audience isn't stupid. Thinking about it, I would much have preferred the story about how Buffy ended up where she is. What happened to change her, how did she become the withdrawn, ruthless leader we see in s8? Yes, my favourite thing of all is character development, so I am biased, but I like to see a journey, not having to make one up myself. (One of the major problems with S1 of Torchwood was not knowing Jack's story, and thus not understanding great swathes of his motivation. But they fixed that, and whilst that season will never be 'good' in any sense of the word, it makes a lot more sense on re-watch.)
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Date: 2009-01-05 10:22 am (UTC)True. And I'm sure that there are a lot of people for whom the focus of the story is just not interesting, since most fans are very selective these days about what kind of story they read (Spuffy, Spangel, Fanged Four, Giles/Anya, Willow-centric), and s8 is missing something for them. And yes, my flist is overwhelmingly made up of Spike & Spuffy fans. But... the reaction I kept seeing re s8 (and kept having myself) was 'Who are these people and what have they done with my characters?' (Also, surely if it is supposed to be canon, then it ought to appeal to everyone who was a fan of the show? I'm not saying they should *like* it, since opinion on the show itself is so very divided, but they ought to recognise it as in essence the same thing.)
Subjectively speaking, the way Lynch beats you over the head with his emotional beats is one of my major irritations with the AtF comics.
I see your point, but it is not something that bothers me, personally. And, a lot of the stuff is wonderfully new. :)
We don't know but it's easy and fun to infer. I rather like it when the story assumes the audience isn't stupid.
Thinking about it, I would much have preferred the story about how Buffy ended up where she is. What happened to change her, how did she become the withdrawn, ruthless leader we see in s8? Yes, my favourite thing of all is character development, so I am biased, but I like to see a journey, not having to make one up myself. (One of the major problems with S1 of Torchwood was not knowing Jack's story, and thus not understanding great swathes of his motivation. But they fixed that, and whilst that season will never be 'good' in any sense of the word, it makes a lot more sense on re-watch.)