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[turnonmyheels]

I happened to pass by the Willow + Tara forever marathon on Logo over the weekend. Despite having all the Buffy DVDs I tuned for a couple episodes of season five including The Gift. It so happens, I watched The Gift within 24 hours of having watched Supernatural's season premiere episode. Most everyone who reads this journal knows I don't have any strong fannish leanings toward Supernatural. I watch it because Jensen Ackles is pretty. [and sometimes Jared takes off his shirt so I can see his gorgeous body instead of his weird shiny forehead and strange nose]

I do have a point, and it is this:

Sometimes, it's best to end the narrative. Buffy should have ended with The Gift. Yes, there were some really awesome episodes after that point, but the story was over. It came to its natural resolution, Buffy died fulfilling her duty and stopping A GOD. Joss was always going on about giving the viewer what they need instead of what they want, and they needed Buffy to end. Because that was the end.

Supernatural? Should not have continued. It's easy for me to say that because I'm not a big fan, I realize this. But the story was over, it ended with Sam making the sacrifice and Dean going on to live the life that Sam wanted. It wasn't a little Apocalypse, they invoked GOD and SATAN and everything in between. When you go that big? It's over with. Whatever it is they have planned for this season is not going to grow organically out of the ending they already had that *worked*.

I'm glad you have a fan base. I'm glad they spend money and draw in advertisers and all that other corporate stuff, BUT!

BUT! BUT!

CW/WB/UPN -- learn from Buffy. It's too late now of course and hindsight 20/20 blah blah blah.

/random string of words that don't serve any purpose

I hunted and hunted through my icon drop down box for Buffy icons. All I have left are icons of Faith [which are saved under Eliza] and one Angel the Vampire puppet. How sad. It really makes me wonder where the hell my Anya doing the Money Dance icon went...

Comments

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I always enjoy Dean, full stop. But that BS with neither Sam nor Bobby telling Dean? I just can't get passed that. It doesn't work, it's not THEM. You can say Sam's not Sam because he's been in Hell and Bobby's not Bobby because he sold his soul, but in the SPN narrative the demons always tell the truth, because they know it hurts more.

[ladycat777.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that's why I liked it - it's so sincerely atypical that either Sam is proving himself to be the uncaring asshole I've always suspected of him, or there's something else going on. Either is interesting to me.

Now, I could be wrong about this, of course. I don't write the show, or believe me, Sam would've been different from ages ago. But until I do see where the resolution's going, I'm willing to actively pay attention.

That doesn't mean I think you're wrong - you aren't. The writers are digging a trench right now and they're doing all the wrong things to the true fans of the show.

But I've never been a true fan. I enjoyed it, parts of it, I liked the fandom that grew up around it, but it was never my show. Given how much I'm enjoying it, it tells me that they are making every misstep they can and it will backfire, if they don't come up with something brilliant.

But I'm going to enjoy the ride until it collapses.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

And I think you should enjoy it! I sure as hell enjoyed those bright and shining moments that remained and there were more than a handful. I'd forgotten Misha was signed on for this season until azewewish reminded me, that alone would keep me watching b/c I think Castiel is *hilarious*. I was sad for all the die-hard fans being so disappointed in the episode.