Hi there! - I stumbled upon your cool episode analysis through Mutant_Allies. And I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts - they tap into a lot of my own sentiments, regarding the episode, the characters, and the season. As you so wonderfully stated, I think there's a lot of emotionally resonant material in S5. I found the dynamic between Buffy, Dawn, and Joyce really affecting and very much heart-breaking. I'm a total sucker for the theme of family =)
Listening to Fear is a neat episode for me - on re-watching it, I start seeing stuff I originally missed out on. As I've rambled about in my own journal, Dawn's arc was written to be a metaphor for adoption. I missed out on that during the first viewing - but on repeated viewing, I see all this wonderful subtext on the matter. Like this little exchange from Listening to Fear...
JOYCE: Dawn... She's not ... mine, is she? BUFFY: No... JOYCE: She's ... she does belong to us, though...
Heh - I love that... because it so beautifully encapsulates what a mother would feel towards her adopted daughter. The idea that the child isn't hers... and yet the child belongs to her. I really enjoy that sentiment.
Anyhoo - I just wanted to send my compliments regarding your neat analysis of the episode. It was a really great read, and I enjoyed it a lot. Plus it's always nice seeing people who share in affection for S5. From a brief glance at your journal, it seems you've shared more thoughts on the season - so hopefully it's okay that I'm friending you =)
Listening to Fear is a neat episode for me - on re-watching it, I start seeing stuff I originally missed out on. As I've rambled about in my own journal, Dawn's arc was written to be a metaphor for adoption. I missed out on that during the first viewing - but on repeated viewing, I see all this wonderful subtext on the matter. Like this little exchange from Listening to Fear...
JOYCE: Dawn... She's not ... mine, is she?
BUFFY: No...
JOYCE: She's ... she does belong to us, though...
Heh - I love that... because it so beautifully encapsulates what a mother would feel towards her adopted daughter. The idea that the child isn't hers... and yet the child belongs to her. I really enjoy that sentiment.
Anyhoo - I just wanted to send my compliments regarding your neat analysis of the episode. It was a really great read, and I enjoyed it a lot. Plus it's always nice seeing people who share in affection for S5. From a brief glance at your journal, it seems you've shared more thoughts on the season - so hopefully it's okay that I'm friending you =)
Take care!
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I love the entire Dawn arc in S5 (I have a little sister, so I am sort of biased). And welcome aboard the LJ!
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