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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:44:08 GMT -5
Okay. That sounds good. It'd be a little hard to write a fanfic about everything that's swept under the rug, but I'd like to give it a shot. In real life people don't clear the air about everything, probably because they're more comfortable moving on and making believe hurtful things didn't happen. Then it usually comes back to bite them at the worst possible moment. BTVS is unique in that it can create situations that FORCE total honesty on it's characters with whatever supernatural excuse the writers choose to make up. It'd be a nice wrap up to the show, and a necessity if they're all going to defeat this thing together. As always, Buffy is falling back into the old habit of pushing people away because the situation is bad and she's stressing. She's right about the fact that she's the Chosen one with a sacred duty and the rest are not the same. What she doesn't seem to grasp is she could say the Hell with it and walk away if she wanted to. Nothing forces her to put her life on the line....except the fact that she chooses to. Her problem is she can't seem to bring herself to the realization that her family has repeatedly made that same choice whether she's there or not.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:44:53 GMT -5
I recently found someone to ask what a "mullet" was (to me, it's a smallish fish, not very tasty). Now, I've run into an abbrieviation and have no clue what it means. If it's embarrassing/obscene, I apologize for causing blushes, but I still want to know.
What does TTFL mean? I've now run into it several times and have no least idea what it stands for. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:45:37 GMT -5
Another example of the role reversal of the show has to do with Joss's decisions on where to place the power as time went on. In the beginning there was Buffy, and that's about it. In the time since there have been new characters added and original characters who've developed abilities that, at times, outdistance Buffy. If you don't count vampires with souls, the most powerful people on the side of good in the Jossverse are female. Willow, Cordy (on Angel), Dawn, Anya, Faith, Kendra...at some point had great power. The power lies with the feminine. Xander's place in the group is a perfect role-reversal; on the surface he is the weakest when in many ways he's stronger than everyone. He represents the traditional role of womanhood throughout history. It brings to mind that whole "keep the home fires burning" stuff that women were expected to do when their men went off to fight the war. This macho foolishness is the cause for a great deal of pointless suffering over the years. I say this with total conviction: women, for all their faults, are better people than men at the end of the day. I'm generalizing, I know; but if there's an overriding message in here it's this: women, even in the worst moments, are not afraid to express what they feel. It's the courage to express those feelings that represent the best of humanity. That's not to say that there aren't great men in the world who do the same thing; Xander in my mind is the representation of those men. In the end, however, if women had been allowed more definitive leadership roles in society, human history would be a lot less bloody.
Rob Sorenson
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:46:31 GMT -5
Well, a mullet was a pretty bad 80's hairstyle. I've also seen references that describe certain areas of the female anatomy as "mullets." That's about all I can offer you on that. TTFN is Ta Ta For Now. Maybe TTFL is Ta Ta For Life? Someone's way to tell the other person to kiss off? That's just a guess though. Sorry if that isn't much help.
Rob Sorenson
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:47:13 GMT -5
Ooooh, oooh, I know, I know (waiving hand madly).
TTFN stands for Ta Ta For Now. It's what TFE/Chloe says to Buffy before It disappears after the confrontation next to Chloe's hanging body. Buffy asks what it means and is told the definition and that it's what Tigger always said. Then Amanda says "Chloe loved Winnie The Pooh.
deborah cohen
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:47:54 GMT -5
Oops. You asked about TTFL. I haven't a clue.
deborah (sinking down very low in her chair)
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:48:40 GMT -5
Except in the BuffyVerse Buffy often conceals her true feelings, even from herself while Spike usually is open about his. Of course, Buffy's often been cast in a reverse, masculine role, going at least as far back as "Passions" (if that's the name of the Season 2 episode where the ghost of the 1950's male HS student who killed his lover/teacher posesses her while the ghost of the female teacher posesses Angel).
deborah cohen
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:49:51 GMT -5
Since I didn't understand it, it's entirely possible that I wrote it down wrong. I'll look harder when I see it again, and if it's TTFN, not TTFL, I WILL KNOW WHAT IT MEANS!
Thanks!
(Oh, and I already got "mullet," the evil hairstyle. I cited it only as one of those things that, if you don't know what it is, you don't know what it is!)
Nan Dibble
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:50:19 GMT -5
Sorry I don't remember who said she was working on a compilation of songs that relate to the show (or was it just Spike or B/S?) but I've got one for you. There's a CD by The Dixie Chicks that I've listened to at least a dozen times called "Home". Well I was just now listening to the song called "A Home" and really paying attention to the lyric for the first time. All of a sudden I got this image in my head of a repentent and heart-broken Buffy walking through an empty Casa Summers after Spike has gone (one way or another). Whether or not you feel it worthy to add to your compilation it's worth a listen.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:50:48 GMT -5
Nan, you're adorable
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:51:23 GMT -5
The ep with the dead kid and the dead teacher was called "I Only Have Eyes For You". "Passions" was...I dunno which one "Passions" was...dammit. It's easy to remember the episodes with titles like "Go Fish" for what they were. I'm sure "Passions" a pivotal episode, too...
But I digress...
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:52:03 GMT -5
Ooh, I like this game!
I missed whatever first reference there was to a compilation of songs, but of course I've seen on message boards before posts like "What song do you think is right for Spike and Buffy?" and then all the suggestions are songs like Britney's "I'm a Slave 4 U" and I just don't even bother posting a reply 'cause I'm way too old for these kids to know what songs I speak of.
If I had to pick a Spike/Buffy song, it would be "Hammering In My Head" by Garbage. With lines like - 'I write my name across your chest', 'Like an animal, you're moving over me', and 'You were mine for the taking when I walked in the room', it's all about the Season 6 era.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:52:48 GMT -5
Ok, the Mullet was the defining 1988-1993 male (and sometimes lesbian) hairstyle, and it became woefully dated woefully quickly, but I defy anyone to say it was worse than the three defining male hairstyles now--the hedgehog, the cueball and the puddlehead.
Three means by which otherwise good-looking young men make themselves repulsively ugly.
Gimme the bleached blonde bodacious baby boy anytime!!!
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:53:14 GMT -5
Wasn't Passions the episode where Angelus killed Jenny Calendar?
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Post by Dalton on Jul 17, 2003 14:53:50 GMT -5
Thanks Athene for your correction. There was a nagging doubt in my head when I named that episode as Passions. It didn't sound right to me.
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