(Fic) A Short Play, in One Act

[stormwreath]

My initial reaction to reading today's Season 9 'Buffy' comic... in the form of a short play. :)

SCENE: The house of Joss Whedon, in the year 2011.

An expensive Beverley Hills mansion overlooking Hollywood. Sitting on chairs and sofas pulled into a circle in the front room are JOSS WHEDON, ZACK WHEDON, ANDREW CHAMBLISS, JANE ESPENSON, SCOTT ALLIE,

Comments

[coalitiongirl]

Well, I just used this on a post of yours a minute ago, but if Joss can repeat himself again and again, so can I:

[stormwreath]

:)
I cling to the fact that Joss is clever enough to *know* he has this reputation with his fans by now - and he's also twisted enough to exploit it deliberately.

[stormwreath]

Thanks!

I gave that line to Zack because as his brother, he maybe feels more free to call Joss out over stuff like this.

You might also have noticed me poking a little gentle fun at Scott Allie - or at least his reputation in fandom - with the "Let's kill Spike!" line. :)

[stormwreath]

Apparently, yes. The last-page cliffhanger of this issue is Buffy looking at a pregnancy test stick with a blue cross in the window. The losing an arm part is only a spoiler for a later issue, though: it's not actually happened yet. There may still be a twist or fake-out coming along.

Personally, though, I think Joss is veering into Monty Python territory here. A combination of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch ("Hah! I got my arm chopped off, AND I was pregnant at the time!" "Just the one arm? Luxury!") and the Black Knight from 'Holy Grail'...

[erimthar]

Buffy's breast cancer diagnosis will have to wait for the second half of the season... because that would just be too much.

After reading this new issue, I had an epiphany:

I really don't like season 9 much at all.

[stormwreath]

Sorry to hear that. I actually thought this issue was one of the best for a long time.

[relurker]

You're fun...I'm perfectly content with reading your reviews without having to set my eyes on the comic itself...
; )

[stormwreath]

Why thank you. :)

But without getting the comics you don't get to see the art...

[rahirah]

You say that like it's a bad thing.