More thoughts about "Anne": Buffy's depression arc (2/?)

[red_satin_doll]

Note to self: Try rewatch an episode before writing meta about it.  Because I rewatched "Anne" this morning, and it's even better than I remembered.  In fact, I can say that it and "Bargaining" are my favorite season openers (Note to everyone else: I cannot get the lj cut tag to work, in either rich text or html, even after much effort.  So I

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[red_satin_doll]

I have a crush on Sarah too (hey, I'm a lesbian - allowed, right? And she is just freaking ADORABLE, and fierce) and I enjoy her forthright qualities, her willingness to speak her mind and not be "nice" in the way girls are supposed to be (hence the "bitch" label); on the other hand I watched her on a recent late night show and saw that she has a fiercely competitive streak. I wouldn't want to be in her sights but I'm glad she exists, if that makes sense? Sharon Stone said "A vagina and a point of view are a dangerous combination" and I think that fits Sarah nicely.

if living as Slayer means an endless fight, the secret wish would be to cease to fight, to find peace. Giving up on battling everytime and find some space to rest. Except that this, for a Slayer, means death because a Slayer must be always prepared (Kendra!).

I understand what you mean now. (Kendra is an excellent point. And the only "rest" Faith got was in a coma - caused by Buffy. ouch.)

I think that Buffy can embrace fighting and resting only in Season Seven, when she understand how it's done living, basically.

I dare say that it's own journey entirely, and one she's just beginning. I think Giles had it wrong when he said in Tabula Rasa "Your mother taught you everything you need to know about life" (what parent ever can?) but that's just Giles being Giles, hiding emotional connections beneath logic and reason because he can't manage the deeper connections. He can be her Watcher but not her father when she needs him to be in S6.

That's why the Slayer Spell is supposed to free her (and Faith) of course.

It's really the hardest thing and maybe I'm projecting my issues on Buffy, but I feel that she also find it very hard.

Very much so. The hardest thing in this world IS to live in it, even without the Slayer burdens.

[kikimay]

I have a crush on Sarah too (hey, I'm a lesbian - allowed, right? And she is just freaking ADORABLE, and fierce) and I enjoy her forthright qualities, her willingness to speak her mind and not be "nice" in the way girls are supposed to be (hence the "bitch" label); on the other hand I watched her on a recent late night show and saw that she has a fiercely competitive streak. I wouldn't want to be in her sights but I'm glad she exists, if that makes sense? Sharon Stone said "A vagina and a point of view are a dangerous combination" and I think that fits Sarah nicely.

I'm gonna be incredibly shallow now because oh my gosh, she's freaking hot! She's fucking beautiful and I want to kiss her so bad! >O<
I really have the most biggest crush on the woman, it's fine. I just wish she'll found another tv show to see her some more.

Yes, she's just at the beginning. (As I am! :D) I wish the comics had done a more decent job especially because of that.

[red_satin_doll]

gal-crushes FTW.

I wish the comics had done a more decent job especially because of that.

Scrub that junk from your mind and read angearia's epic WIP version of S8, "Thought You Should Know" instead; or rebcake's post-Chosen, pre-NFA, "Whose Torment Is this Anyway?" (I could name several other fics but I'll start there for now.)

http://angearia.livejournal.com/53356.html
http://rebcake.livejournal.com/45817.html

[kikimay]

Thank you very much for the suggestions!

[red_satin_doll]

I forgot to add brutti_ma_buoni's "Rulesverse" which is quite elaborate (in a good way) and covers the post-series establishment of the Slayers Council but focuses on Giles/Faith as the main 'ship. But it also has fun with organizational constructs, and the story where Giles overhears IIlyria acting as a "guidance counselor" to one of the new Slayers is very funny.

[red_satin_doll]

A few others have occurred to me this weekend - but I need to clean up my bookmarks on my computer, put fanfic into it's own folder and then I should be able to find things more easily. I may end up doing a few rec posts - one for fic, one for meta?

[kikimay]

Do as you prefer, I tend to read your posts anyway. :D

[red_satin_doll]

<3

Confession - I started dipping into Chapter 3 of The Queen last night (ooh, Willow!) and was enjoying Willow very much so I need to go back to the beginning!

[kikimay]

I need feedback for my English. Slaymesoftly is helping me a lot, without her I couldn't do anything.
I hope you enjoy the story. Willow is so cool, she's a goddess!