Comments | ms_scarletibis: Am I the only one who missed this?

ms_scarletibis

Am I the only one who missed this?

Jan 22, 2009 02:21

"This" as in the alternate script to the Buffy finale. I only skimmed it, but I think it was mos def more interesting...

Spike: Give it to me.
Dawn: You want it, you're going to have to take it.

link, fan fiction, season 7

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teragramm January 22 2009, 13:12:02 UTC

I've never seen this before either. I have to say I like it, it makes more sense than the script they used. This seems to tie all the loose ends together. Thanks so much for giving us the link

ms_scarletibis January 22 2009, 16:47:34 UTC

No problem ;)

And yeah, some bits did make more sense...poo.

larabeckinsale January 22 2009, 13:53:21 UTC

I read this a long time ago, and I think I read at buffyforums that it's fanfic, there's nothing official about this script.

ms_scarletibis January 22 2009, 16:46:50 UTC

Do you recall specifically where you saw that? I've never been on here (and it's clearly dated), but surely they would have put that at the top of the page instead...

Either way, a tad more interesting than what we got ;)

larabeckinsale January 22 2009, 18:58:49 UTC

Oh, I wish I could remember exactly, maybe it was in the middle of a discussion over there. I'll check and get back to you. Promise.

cordykitten January 22 2009, 20:29:28 UTC

I can't remember if I've read it or not because it was posted in 2003 (being Buffy.nu then, not Whedon.info and I got the emails with the updates).

*checks* I have it on my computer so I must have read it back then in April 2003. I totally forgot about it. :)

ms_scarletibis January 22 2009, 22:58:51 UTC

Lol. Still, it seems to have missed a great deal of people. At least on my f-list :P

beloved_77 January 23 2009, 02:54:50 UTC

Hmmm...interesting. There are definitely some things in this that make me go, "Huh," Things that don't seem like Joss would have come up with them, like not Buffy coming down the stairs to Spike in the basement, but First/Buffy. It could have been a first draft or something, but Joss does seem to indicate on the DVD commentary that he intended it to be Buffy. The only thing that would make me think it's valid is the montage of Buffy walking down the school hall, seeing everything that's happened in the past. Joss does mention that he had to cut that out on the commentary ( ... )

ms_scarletibis January 23 2009, 03:03:18 UTC

I don't think a slayer could wear it though. Someone with a soul but someone more than human. But also a champion, which slayers aren't. I mean cause think of it--slayers are physically stronger than vamps, and don't have a sun allergy, but they aren't "champions," so it's no dice or whatever. Also, I think it was poor planning on Joss's part--there was no way Spike was going to make it out of there, even if it wasn't for the stupid amulet. Escape on a school bus on a very sunny day with all of those friggin windows? It would be a sunlight prison for Spike had he made it. I don't know, it just seems like one of the buses should have had the foil protection...Tangent, sorry.

And no, I'm not gonna kill you for saying that. If I'd had my choice of character deaths, well...I'll just keep that to myself. I won't begrudge you Xander though. But seriously, why not Kennedy? Why couldn't they give us that? Did anyone like her? Like one person? No? That's what I thought :P