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Date Posted: 21:41:44 03/28/02 Thu
Author: Deeva
Subject: Wanda with Yet Another Marti Interview. It's a brief one.

Wanda

Let's start with the episode that really riled up the fans: Did
Buffy's trip to the mental hospital mean the entire show is
just a hallucination?
Noxon: We never meant for it to be a statement of the show.
If so, it would have been the very last episode of Buffy. We
just wanted to have a little fun and say: "Could it have all
been her hallucination?" It was a brain
teaser. We believe in the world of Buffy.
Wholeheartedly.

We didn't want to invalidate her whole
journey. It was just kind of a what-if, not a
thesis statement, and we're not going to
have asylum shows from now on.

Will the show lighten up?
Because of Buffy's mom dying and her dying, this season was
darker, since she had to fight back from that. She'll always
have travails, but we are looking to bring her back into a heroic
stance. We're going to throw Buffy a bone or two. And I think,
ultimately, people will be happy with the balance. There's so
much cool stuff about to happen--in a way people are not
expecting.

Fans have been pretty vocal in their criticism of this season.
Does it have an effect?
We do listen, but we wouldn't let fan opinion change us
dramatically. Sometimes, the fans are going "no, no, no!" and
we know we are heading somewhere they will like.

What about the folks who still want Buffy and Angel
together?
They call themselves the shippers. These are the people who
still have their high school sweetheart's picture in a frame on
the wall. They can't seem to let things go. I think Buffy and
Angel's relationship was idealized. It was like a fairy tale, in
the way young girls dream about--to have this perfect,
unattainable man.

But you have to throw curve balls. We gave Buffy and Angel a
barrier they couldn't surmount. This locks it into a romantic
ideal, because they never fought over who has to do the
laundry. They were stuck in the first beautifully passionate
stage of love, and that's where it will be forever.

Some of the fans want Buffy and
Spike together. Does that surprise
you?
Sometimes, things don't go the way
we intend. It seemed very obvious to
us that the Buffy-Spike relationship
couldn't work in the long run, so now
we need to reiterate why. We need
to get in there and show people the
difference between loving someone who is good to be around
and loving someone who is good.

I think people have forgotten the Spike of two seasons ago. I
mean, he tried to kill Willow! Can you really see Spike and
Buffy in a condo deciding what they should watch on TV that
night? That's not our thesis. What we want to show is an
independent heroine who is not defined by her relationships.

How much is Joss Whedon involved in the show now?
Very. He works out the storylines, but we do have a little more
freedom with the production. Right now, he's working on
Firefly and the BBC show--plus Buffy and Angel. So, Joss is
very busy, and he loves it. He's like a pig in poo.

Okay, E! Onliners, there you have it. Now, allow me to present
a peace offering to shippers and non-shippers alike: David
Boreanaz will be in the house on May 6. We're chatting on the
very same night his son Connor returns (all grown up), so we'll
have plenty to talk about.

Just promise me you'll play nice.

See you at our next chat--Monday at 6 p.m. ET--for more
lip-smacking dish on all your faves.

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