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49 Fic: Waiting for … Oedipus?

Jan 23, 2008 23:59

Title: Waiting for … Oedipus?
Author: ubiquirk
Rating: G
Word Count: ~850
Prompt: 49: The Great Plays
Characters: Core Four
AN: A missing scene from “The Puppet Show.” Buffy’d read the Beckett by “Enemies” in season 3, so I’m taking the liberty of placing it in the sophomore year English curriculum. I’ve also taken lots of liberty with how to ( Read more... )

giles, willow, ubiquirk, g, btvs, fic, 041-050, buffy, xander

Comments 26

snogged January 24 2008, 05:13:55 UTC

teehee!

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 15:22:42 UTC

Thanks! Glad you found it funny!

firefly124 January 24 2008, 05:22:34 UTC

ROFL!!

I love Buffy and Willow trying to explain Godot to poor Xander, Buffy's assessment of Oedipus Rex as "the Schindler's List of its day" and Snyder asking them to butcher Oedipus because it's his mother's favorite! Excellent!

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 15:25:20 UTC

Thanks! I'm so happy that you liked it! Buffy's take on Godot was shamelessly influenced by the pilot episodes, and I couldn't resist taking a stab at Snyder (that he'd be unable to see why his mother liking Oedipus was disturbing because he's very disturbed).

kgola January 24 2008, 05:42:46 UTC

awesome!

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 15:25:43 UTC

Thanks! It's great to hear you liked it!

zanthinegirl January 24 2008, 06:24:20 UTC

Bwaa-haa-ha! I remember have a very similar conversation about Godot; what are they think having high school kids read that play? I don't think you have enough life experience to really get Becket at 15.

The explanation for Oedipus Rex amused me-- Hee!

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 15:28:00 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad it made you laugh! I got Godoted in 10th grade, and you're right - I wasn't ready for it yet. Snyder is just ... (shudder).

zanthinegirl January 26 2008, 15:54:11 UTC

I love Beckett-- I even named a cat for him! But he didn't really make sense to me until oh, 19 or 20. It's really kind of a shame that kids who might love him once they have a little more life under their belts can get turned off at 15.

::climbs down from my soap box::

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 16:57:26 UTC

I must admit I didn't appreciate him till my 30s! And even now, End Game is my favorite.

But I think Buffy might have had some of the grimmer aspects of life thrust upon her early, so her simplified interpretation of Godot actually speaks to her at a young age.

sahiya January 24 2008, 10:58:39 UTC

Hee! That's hilarious. Perfectly in character and I love the allusions. Nicely done!

ubiquirk January 26 2008, 15:28:39 UTC

Thanks! It's great to hear that you found it funny and in character!