“Junior Deviants” - [linked Buffyverse drabbles]

[aadler]

Comments

[ffutures]

We really didn't see much of Dawn's school friends (with the exception of the Potential who was killed), it's nice to see a story focusing on them.

[aadler]

There were a lot of things in Season 7 that looked like foreshadowing (and quite likely were intended as such) but never came to anything. Dawn seeming to acquire her own little Scoobie crew was one … but Kit was only mentioned a couple of times after that episode (but didn’t appear), and Carlos might as well have never existed. I hate to see anything wasted, so I figured I might as well get some use out of the neglected possibilities.

[sparrow2000]

Excellent, tight portrayal of a series of relationships that never got the chance to grow in canon. Dawn creating her own mini Scoobie gang. Nicely realised and the Connor piece was a lovely grace note.

[aadler]

As I previously observed, Season 7 created a lot of openings that it never got around to following out. Just seemed a waste to leave them eternally unexplored.