I've been wondering about the title 'The Long Way Home', and what it might refer to. I suppose we'll find out in a month's time, but in the meantime, here are three ideas.
I've already postulated number 3 in my review of issue 2 but I think it is actually a total misdirect and that Joss will park Xander with Renee.JW doesn't have the guts to do B/X. If it does occur I agree it will be a reverse of the season 1 storyline just for the angst. as i said a Ross/Rachel S1-2 rerun.
On Spike & Angel here I think JW will just use them to mess with the fanbase. Or to reinforce his crap message that only people with superpowers can understand those with superpowers.
Definitely think Tara will play some part. Part of my problem with the comics so far is that he is not doing anything new just revisiting old themes and digging over their bones.I would have been happier if he had tried something completely new. Warren, Amy , Ethan (instead of Rack) means we are revisting S6 themes.
As for Willow being romantically attracted to Buffy god I hope not as she would know there is nil chance of the feelings being returned. Plus I prefer the Willow thumping her friends into seeing the obvious as that would really make me like Willow again. It would reinforce the core 4 rather than breaking it up again.
While I'm a lot more positive about the comics that you, I do agree that the Core Four dynamic needs to be strengthened - but I get the impression Joss is trying to do that with the comics after losing some of his focus in the later seasons of the TV show. And yes, Willow 'thumping sense into the others' would be a good way to do that.
Introducing new themes and characters is always going to be a problem for the comics - because it's a new medium for a lot of readers, I think he needs to be cautious about introducing lots of new elements all of a sudden, and instead give us familiar faces while introducing new people and organisations bit by bit.
Sort of agree with you on the new theme stuff how it can be more difficult in comics. So here the medium might be working against him. But he also seems to be using it to do ideas he wouldn't have the budget to do which is sometimes good but generally seems to be bad with JW.
Saw your deprotaganization comment further down. Yep a triangle with Renee would do that one of the reasons I don't like it. I felt that the first three issues had too much deprotoganization of Buffy and too much focus on Willow already. Straight B/X with a slow build over the whole 50 issues I would like maybe ending with a skateboard scene.
I think he is trying to repair the core four. At the moment though that seems to be by resetting the characters to a early S4 base. Feels a little unearned.
As for Tara I personally really hope he doesn't as not a fan of the character plus it would cheapen death as you say. But a dreamscape or flashback or vision would work for me as she is very important to Willow.
But it is early and whilst I haven't really enjoyed them I prepared currently to give them the benefit of the doubt at least until say 12 issues in.
Straight B/X with a slow build over the whole 50 issues I would like maybe ending with a skateboard scene. Ending with a skateboard scene would be a classic way of returning to the beginning, I agree. :)
I'm getting a feeling that Joss is trying to re-do season 4 the way he'd originally envisaged it, hence why it's reminiscent of that time period. Plus maybe explore themes from S6/S7 that he couldn't concentrate on earlier because at the time he was writing Firefly...
"I'm getting a feeling that Joss is trying to re-do season 4 the way he'd originally envisaged it, hence why it's reminiscent of that time period. Plus maybe explore themes from S6/S7 that he couldn't concentrate on earlier because at the time he was writing Firefly..."
Yes I have the same feel re S4 and revisting themes of s6 & S7.
I've already postulated number 3 in my review of issue 2 but I think it is actually a total misdirect and that Joss will park Xander with Renee.JW doesn't have the guts to do B/X. If it does occur I agree it will be a reverse of the season 1 storyline just for the angst. as i said a Ross/Rachel S1-2 rerun.
On Spike & Angel here I think JW will just use them to mess with the fanbase. Or to reinforce his crap message that only people with superpowers can understand those with superpowers.
Definitely think Tara will play some part. Part of my problem with the comics so far is that he is not doing anything new just revisiting old themes and digging over their bones.I would have been happier if he had tried something completely new. Warren, Amy , Ethan (instead of Rack) means we are revisting S6 themes.
As for Willow being romantically attracted to Buffy god I hope not as she would know there is nil chance of the feelings being returned. Plus I prefer the Willow thumping her friends into seeing the obvious as that would really make me like Willow again. It would reinforce the core 4 rather than breaking it up again.
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Introducing new themes and characters is always going to be a problem for the comics - because it's a new medium for a lot of readers, I think he needs to be cautious about introducing lots of new elements all of a sudden, and instead give us familiar faces while introducing new people and organisations bit by bit.
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Saw your deprotaganization comment further down. Yep a triangle with Renee would do that one of the reasons I don't like it. I felt that the first three issues had too much deprotoganization of Buffy and too much focus on Willow already. Straight B/X with a slow build over the whole 50 issues I would like maybe ending with a skateboard scene.
I think he is trying to repair the core four. At the moment though that seems to be by resetting the characters to a early S4 base. Feels a little unearned.
As for Tara I personally really hope he doesn't as not a fan of the character plus it would cheapen death as you say. But a dreamscape or flashback or vision would work for me as she is very important to Willow.
But it is early and whilst I haven't really enjoyed them I prepared currently to give them the benefit of the doubt at least until say 12 issues in.
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I'm getting a feeling that Joss is trying to re-do season 4 the way he'd originally envisaged it, hence why it's reminiscent of that time period. Plus maybe explore themes from S6/S7 that he couldn't concentrate on earlier because at the time he was writing Firefly...
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Yes I have the same feel re S4 and revisting themes of s6 & S7.
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