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Date Posted: 15:49:57 05/20/03 Tue
Author: Eurydice
Author Host/IP: 141.154.26.96
Subject: I don't think I'm particularly bitter
In reply to: sassette 's message, "I do understand, I just don't like it :)" on 15:03:01 05/20/03 Tue

I was only pointing out that there shouldn't be a fear of backlash because the disappointment has always been there.

You're right that general bitterness has little value other than to create a poisonous atmosphere, but I don't think that it springs from nowhere. There've been some valid concerns this season about lack of coherence and continuity - maybe it's because I'm a writer, but I find that when something doesn't make sense to the audience, it's usually because it just plain doesn't make sense. And I believe that the general aura of dispair and negativity on the show itself for the past two years has also added to the fans' mood. Even the most polly among us has found it hard to keep smiling - and there are only so many "Why I love Buffy" threads that can be started before the whole thing is of no more value than bitterness.

Even so, we've figured out how to have some wonderful times on this board - we've got an angst-free place for shippiness, lots of silliness, and some great philosophical debates - most recently through Ramses' daily POC thread. Even those who've pretty much given up on the show cherish the friends and good times they have here.

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