Brief thoughts on the web comic

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Hmm.

A few more thoughts on the web comic. Spoilers for it, of course.



Glorious OTT slashiness aside, there is some darker stuff here. Buffy is obviously still very lonely and feeling abandoned. Now she's dreaming that even the two men who are supposed to love her most ("I'm the love of your lives!", my favourite line apart from the sound effects) prefer each other to her. Plus, unless Caleb's reappearance is just further evidence of Joss's total fanboying of Nathan Fillion, the presence of the uber-misogynist and his questioning of her possibly suggests Buffy still has doubts about her abilities.

Then there's the presence of Tara at the 'wedding' (which could symbolise Buffy's old longing for 'normality', which she must realise is a pipe dream, given this scenario), showing that Buffy is still carrying a boatload of guilt about so many things.

In short: poor Comics Buffy.

or maybe it's just all about cheese, who knows?

Comments

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I'm not sure what to say, here. I loved it (though I won't let McDiva read it), but yes, it is a nightmare for Buffy. I don't have a problem with her thinking slashy thoughts, but still being disturbed by them when she is not the focus. I'm also pretty sure she still thinks that there is something wrong with her (possibly sexually), and like everybody else in the world who isn't perfect, she's right. She has a lot of regrets, no surprise given the interesting life she's led. It's bound to get to her.

The thing that is not clear to me about the comics is where they line up with AtS 5. Since Harmony has gone reality show, I guess it's post AtF (which I didn't read, 'cos I don't like the art). Andrew must've already collected Dana and found that Spike is alive. Does Giles know? Does Buffy? It isn't explicitly laid out, and it could go either way. If she knows, she's probably thinking that Spike staying with Angel, rather than returning to her, is a slap (and why wouldn't she?). But she could also still just be misinformed that he permanently died in the Hellmouth. I'm guessing that this not-knowing what Buffy knows is driving many readers crazy.

Maybe I should post this query on my journal, rather than taking up real estate on yours, since I'm getting seriously off-point.

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I'm also pretty sure she still thinks that there is something wrong with her (possibly sexually), and like everybody else in the world who isn't perfect, she's right. She has a lot of regrets, no surprise given the interesting life she's led. It's bound to get to her.

Perfectly true. I've been saying to myself since the initial squee wore off that I had to remember this was All About Buffy.

As for when this comic takes place, I think it's supposed to be at least a year post-NFA, and whether Buffy knows Spike is alive or not remains a mystery. One I suspect that Joss doesn't care enough about to delve into.