DVD commentary part 1

[kattahj]

andrealyn requested a commentary on "The Reality of Absence" (well, you know, after my whining). So here it is. Next is roseveare's request, "What They Deserve". That'll probably take *ages*.

DVD style commentary, "The Reality of Absence"

Comments

[roseveare]

I found this really interesting. Many of the comments weren't at all obvious, and pointed out and put new angles on things I hadn't thought about despite have beta-read it. Also your commentary was a good deal less wanky than mine!

Now I think about it, it's interesting that you had Wes fixate on Gunn as Angel's replacement for hero-worship and I gave him a tough-guy OC to fulfil the same function - says something about how much the character is giving off orphan baby duck vibes (or something) at that point in canon. :)

Oh, and--

A pity. Two hundred and forty-eight years was really too long to live. Almost ten times longer than twenty-five.

I think you're wrong about this line. I love this line.

I still need to finish 'Inertia'. :(

[kattahj]

says something about how much the character is giving off orphan baby duck vibes (or something) at that point in canon. :)

He really does - he's so tense all the time. Of course, I totally loved your OC, I believe I called him a "ma-an" or something like that. *g* The Wesley/Angel relationship has always squicked me because Angel is the sort of guy who'd let Wesley worship him and never even notice there was something off about that.

I think you're wrong about this line. I love this line.

Well, I'm glad, because I love the sentiment behind it but not the way it was actually written. So if the sentiment comes through, that's a good thing.

[roseveare]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the way the line's written. True, it doesn't have any flourishes, but there's a lot to be said for directness and simplicity at times.