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Date Posted: 07:35:09 08/06/02 Tue
Author: Phae
Subject: Church, you can Spike rant ....................
In reply to: UHC 's message, "Time for BX to return" on 23:01:53 08/05/02 Mon

.......it's not my thread .... ;-.) And I KNOW Wolfy wouldn't mind!

I agree with you ... not the wanting to see B/X part .....the Xander storyline part. They sorely overlooked a key character this past season for whatever reason (Joss wanted it that way, Marti wanted it that way, writers ran out of normal storylines, NB needed some time away from the set, whatever). We may never know the real reason. The three key characters (Willow, Xander and Buffy) should be in every ep in some fashion. The story should involve one of them in every scene. I think in the past, they were doing this. In Angel, or Friends, or any other TV show where there are more than one main character, each character has screen time. Granted, sometimes the show will focus on one or two of them each week, but it then rotates to the others the next week. S6 really did not do this. The show really struggled to give the audience an equitable view of all their lives.

S6 focused on Willow (addiction storyline, coming into her own with the magic, and her relationship with Tara, then her breakup and her recovery from the addiction ... oh, and her friendship with Amy, relationship with Dawn, and showed some friendship moments with Buffy); Buffy (well, of course, the show is about Buffy); Spike (a very important character in my mind, but hasn't been there since the beginning was a central character in most every ep since OMWF - relationship with Buffy, personal struggles with his demons). S6 had a smattering of Giles, Dawn (but enough whining already!). The rest of it was leftovers for Xander (relationship with Anya, some interaction with Willow/Buffy/Dawn/Spike). It was pretty apparent that the focus was not on the third key player.

What would I like to see in S8 .... more balance, and some answers to questions. I'd like to see a decision made about the Spike character (is he bad, is he good - and STICK with it!!!). I'd like to see Dawn (and Xander) whine less, become stronger, more confident. I'd like to see Buffy smile, bitch less, appreciate her friends more, tell people what she means and thinks and not keep it all inside. I'd like to see a lot more of Giles. He brought some balance to the show, he was like the center of a wheel, all spokes led to him (ok, now THAT was lame! hahaha). I'd like to see less focus on the relationships, more on the story and the action. There! That's my wish list.

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