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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

[dancetomato.livejournal.com]

See, I loved season six Buffy. It was amazing to watch her try to deal with what she'd been through. I was really upset with SPN the other night because I'm a Dean girl and I was so angry at Sam and Bobby for betraying him. I thought the episode did a great job of showing how Dean feels. I actually watched the ep again last night. I seem to be in the minority that really liked it.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

I loved parts of both 6 and 7, but it all felt very tacked on and not very well thought out and very *un*Buffy. Which makes sense considering Buffy was in PTSD and all, but

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I just feel that the the season finale was the ending. I hope they change my mind.