Heh. Well, considering the emphatic comment below discouraging you to read, I'm guessing you're probably scared off at this point. :D
There's stuff about Season 8 that's upsettling for some. There's a lot of things people don't like. I think it's one of those things people should get to make up their mind about.
There's a lot of stuff that I've enjoyed, though, that is unabashedly awesome. There's WTF stuff too. There's the confusing plot lines. There's details fandom overfixates on and misses the entire point because of it.
I can't predict whether you'll be one to enjoy it or not. There's some very intelligent folk on both sides of the equation here.
I think it'd be a shame if you never got to read Issue 5 "The Chain" though. That's a beautiful piece. And the Faith arc is wonderful (as long as you're not British). The Joss issues are a highlight. There's some wonderful new Buffyisms to absorb. Xander is wonderful. There's some amazing new characters to love.
It's got some serious flaws, but there's also pure gold hidden away.
Well, considering the emphatic comment below discouraging you to read, I'm guessing you're probably scared off at this point. :D
LOL Well, sometimes I like to be a wee bit contrary and do the unexpected. ;)
I wonder if taking it all in over a relatively short span of time would be the key. In some ways, I am my own worst enemy in terms of making mountains out of molehills - without the ability throw myself right back into the breach, I can get...carried away, for lack of a better descriptor. When I was completing my dissertation during the course of S6, I had to spoil myself rotten after As You Were because I literally could not *stand* the uncertainty; the weekly gap left my mind to wander all sorts of horrible places that I didn't have the energy to deal with (that, and I was so totally unprepared for AYW that I went to pieces and lost an entire day at the diss crying at the keyboard. And yes, it *was* a ridiculously emotional period, but still, it was the being caught off-guard that had me making a promise to myself never to be so unspoiled again). If I read it as a completed piece, maybe I would be better able to see the forest for the trees. If I approach it as a fait accompli, I might be more at peace with it.
It's got some serious flaws, but there's also pure gold hidden away.
And see, that sounds awfully good. Because I miss the gold, you know?
I feel the same. I like being contrary. And I really like making up my own mind about things.
I think reading it all in one go is going to be beneficial. The wait in between issues messed with the flow of the story, I think.
If I read it as a completed piece, maybe I would be better able to see the forest for the trees. If I approach it as a fait accompli, I might be more at peace with it.
Exactly. I think so.
And see, that sounds awfully good. Because I miss the gold, you know?
*nods* I feel the same. I missed the gold which was why I was so happy about Season 8. And I'm still happy about it. Oh! In addition to that link I sent you, there's also this 3-page webcomic, Always Darkest, which I consider to be part of the gold of the season.
There's stuff about Season 8 that's upsettling for some. There's a lot of things people don't like. I think it's one of those things people should get to make up their mind about.
There's a lot of stuff that I've enjoyed, though, that is unabashedly awesome. There's WTF stuff too. There's the confusing plot lines. There's details fandom overfixates on and misses the entire point because of it.
I can't predict whether you'll be one to enjoy it or not. There's some very intelligent folk on both sides of the equation here.
I think it'd be a shame if you never got to read Issue 5 "The Chain" though. That's a beautiful piece. And the Faith arc is wonderful (as long as you're not British). The Joss issues are a highlight. There's some wonderful new Buffyisms to absorb. Xander is wonderful. There's some amazing new characters to love.
It's got some serious flaws, but there's also pure gold hidden away.
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LOL Well, sometimes I like to be a wee bit contrary and do the unexpected. ;)
I wonder if taking it all in over a relatively short span of time would be the key. In some ways, I am my own worst enemy in terms of making mountains out of molehills - without the ability throw myself right back into the breach, I can get...carried away, for lack of a better descriptor. When I was completing my dissertation during the course of S6, I had to spoil myself rotten after As You Were because I literally could not *stand* the uncertainty; the weekly gap left my mind to wander all sorts of horrible places that I didn't have the energy to deal with (that, and I was so totally unprepared for AYW that I went to pieces and lost an entire day at the diss crying at the keyboard. And yes, it *was* a ridiculously emotional period, but still, it was the being caught off-guard that had me making a promise to myself never to be so unspoiled again). If I read it as a completed piece, maybe I would be better able to see the forest for the trees. If I approach it as a fait accompli, I might be more at peace with it.
It's got some serious flaws, but there's also pure gold hidden away.
And see, that sounds awfully good. Because I miss the gold, you know?
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I think reading it all in one go is going to be beneficial. The wait in between issues messed with the flow of the story, I think.
If I read it as a completed piece, maybe I would be better able to see the forest for the trees. If I approach it as a fait accompli, I might be more at peace with it.
Exactly. I think so.
And see, that sounds awfully good. Because I miss the gold, you know?
*nods* I feel the same. I missed the gold which was why I was so happy about Season 8. And I'm still happy about it. Oh! In addition to that link I sent you, there's also this 3-page webcomic, Always Darkest, which I consider to be part of the gold of the season.
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