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Post by Onjel on Oct 10, 2007 11:13:53 GMT -5
More Faith! Yak away. ;D
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Post by Onjel on Oct 10, 2007 11:24:27 GMT -5
So. I loved the flashback to Season III Graduation Day Part I in the beginning. Trust Faith to see it in that light. It's not looking good for the home team however. As usual, Faith's impetuousness gets her in trouble and I'd hate to have her go all evil again. She worked very hard for redemption and that would piss me off. Hopefully, she's suffering from amnesia or will just be playing along, biding her time.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Oct 10, 2007 11:59:49 GMT -5
So. I loved the flashback to Season III Graduation Day Part I in the beginning. Trust Faith to see it in that light. It's not looking good for the home team however. As usual, Faith's impetuousness gets her in trouble and I'd hate to have her go all evil again. She worked very hard for redemption and that would piss me off. Hopefully, she's suffering from amnesia or will just be playing along, biding her time. Huh? Why would you think she's go evil again? I don't see anything to indicate that. |
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Oct 10, 2007 12:07:53 GMT -5
I really liked this one. Things I liked: *The Faith voice over *Seeing the flashback of the fight in Graduation Day from her perspective. *That she chucks the earpiece and is proactive, rather than taking direction from Giles. Though it probably would have been better just to shut the thing off instead of throwing it away so completely. And then she completely backtracks and rags on herself for that decision when she gets in a tight spot. Reminded me of her attitude in End of Days actually.  *That she bonds a little with what's her name. And she thinks carefully about whether whats her name needs to be killed rather than just taking Giles' word for it. *That she thinks WTF? and then she says WTF? Heh. *The "you're part of a long line of important people." "Um, duh?" Hee. I didn't like that Buffy was the target. I'm kind of sick of everyone still thinking that Buffy is more important than everyone else. I thought that activating all the other slayers would do away with that. |
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Post by Onjel on Oct 10, 2007 13:33:12 GMT -5
So. I loved the flashback to Season III Graduation Day Part I in the beginning. Trust Faith to see it in that light. It's not looking good for the home team however. As usual, Faith's impetuousness gets her in trouble and I'd hate to have her go all evil again. She worked very hard for redemption and that would piss me off. Hopefully, she's suffering from amnesia or will just be playing along, biding her time. Huh? Why would you think she's go evil again? I don't see anything to indicate that. There is a preview of the next issue's cover, that makes things look pretty bad for Buffy, and clearly the aristocrat and her handler are aiming to use Faith in their scheme to get rid of Buffy. Like I said, I would prefer that she has amnesia or plays along. I'd also hate for her to get all combative and get killed off. The preview could just be a misdirect, though, which would be nice. And, sneaky. ;d |
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Post by Onjel on Oct 10, 2007 13:35:41 GMT -5
I really liked this one. Things I liked: *The Faith voice over *Seeing the flashback of the fight in Graduation Day from her perspective. *That she chucks the earpiece and is proactive, rather than taking direction from Giles. Though it probably would have been better just to shut the thing off instead of throwing it away so completely. And then she completely backtracks and rags on herself for that decision when she gets in a tight spot. Reminded me of her attitude in End of Days actually. *That she bonds a little with what's her name. And she thinks carefully about whether whats her name needs to be killed rather than just taking Giles' word for it. *That she thinks WTF? and then she says WTF? Heh. *The "you're part of a long line of important people." "Um, duh?" Hee. I didn't like that Buffy was the target. I'm kind of sick of everyone still thinking that Buffy is more important than everyone else. I thought that activating all the other slayers would do away with that. Well, the perception is that Buffy is the leader/general of the other slayers principally because she is the longest-lived and most experienced of the lot. I don't think that would an unusual perception in any field where you find older, more experienced members working along side with newer, less experienced members. After all, that's pretty much how it works in medicine and law. |
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Oct 10, 2007 13:56:53 GMT -5
Faith, yaay!
Giles only on the cover, unyaay.
Undercover as posh person = fun.
... odd view of England some of this pop culture has.
Faith's totally going to see this new girl as Faith version 2 and try and save her. If it works or not will say a lot about the ethos of this comics series.
If it works Giles is in the wrong again.
If it doesn't work... well I'd actually rather Giles was Patriarchy-is-wrong.
Girl power save other girls from manipulation of guys = yaays.
Girls stabbing each other = less yay.
Of course if the girl is just acting evil cause she wants to that would be a different sort of power.
Just explaining to her that killing the Queen does not = becoming queen could go a long way. You know, if it would go in her head.
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Post by Onjel on Oct 11, 2007 18:14:53 GMT -5
Faith, yaay! Giles only on the cover, unyaay. Undercover as posh person = fun. ... odd view of England some of this pop culture has. Faith's totally going to see this new girl as Faith version 2 and try and save her. If it works or not will say a lot about the ethos of this comics series. If it works Giles is in the wrong again. If it doesn't work... well I'd actually rather Giles was Patriarchy-is-wrong. Girl power save other girls from manipulation of guys = yaays. Girls stabbing each other = less yay. Of course if the girl is just acting evil cause she wants to that would be a different sort of power. Just explaining to her that killing the Queen does not = becoming queen could go a long way. You know, if it would go in her head. I dunno. I've never seen Faith as the savior type, but I like the idea of saving the slayers from manipulation by others. We'll just have to wait an see, won't we?  ;D |
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Post by Lola m on Nov 24, 2007 13:31:00 GMT -5
The things that really struck me from this issue: * I love that we get Faith voice-overs for these. But I'm also a little nervous, because we also got voice-over from the slayer that was a Buffy stand-in and died. 'Cuz that concept could easily fit Faith as well. * We start out with a memory of that particular Buffy and Faith fight. The one where Buffy stabs her and sends her into a coma. That after all the things that have come after that, Faith is thinking of this moment when both of them were at their lowest points together. "That pain never fades away." * I keep thinking that I can almost totally buy Faith being able to play this role: the attitude, the manerisms, even the specialized knowledge, etc. But I don't quite buy that she'd be able to do the accent well enough. * The moment when she pulls the blade out of her hair totally made me flash back to her prison days. * Bad wand tingle guy, with the comments about Faith's rack and the general ickiness of him? So want him dead! He's just - bleach! * Still getting a huge kick out of giant Dawn. Heee! Loved Willow floating around talking about un-biggening her and how boys are totally into Dawn because of her legs not "those itty-bitty things". ;D * It's worrysome how Faith still has such a core of unbelief in herself. And it's still leading her to be so impetuous and put up such a front of being hard and not needing anyone. Although I can't help thinking that her delay in attempting to kill snotty rich slayer will ultimately turn out to be a good thing. I don't think she really would have been able to just kill her in that first meeting. I think she would have gotten killed herself. And this way, she has a chance to learn more about what's going on. |
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Post by Lola m on Nov 24, 2007 13:33:49 GMT -5
So. I loved the flashback to Season III Graduation Day Part I in the beginning. Trust Faith to see it in that light. **nods** It's that insecurity at the heart of her. She can just . . . sort of mentally gloss right over all the other things that have happened since, the changes that both her and Buffy have gone through in their relationship. I know in the next issue we see more dangerous signs, but I still have hope that in the end, Faith can't possibly hook up with these guys. And, of course, part of me is wondering if Giles and her are playing a very long con game. |
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Post by Lola m on Nov 24, 2007 13:39:03 GMT -5
I really liked this one. Things I liked: *The Faith voice over *Seeing the flashback of the fight in Graduation Day from her perspective. *That she chucks the earpiece and is proactive, rather than taking direction from Giles. Though it probably would have been better just to shut the thing off instead of throwing it away so completely. And then she completely backtracks and rags on herself for that decision when she gets in a tight spot. Reminded me of her attitude in End of Days actually. She's always bouncing back and forth between "I'm so tough and will totally kick any ass that needs kicking" and "I don't know what the fuck is wrong with me, thinking I can handle this". Classic Faith. Makes me want to hug her or slap her. Or both. ;D Yup. I am hoping that Faith may be able to save this girl, like she was saved. Because while she's a wacko killer with attitude, I also think she's been helped along that path by Mr Wand guy. ;D I get what you mean. But I can also see Buffy being seen as the leader, not only in reality, but symbolically. Like, seen as the source of all the other slayer's power. Like a modern day First Slayer, so to speak. |
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Post by Lola m on Nov 24, 2007 13:42:32 GMT -5
Faith, yaay! Giles only on the cover, unyaay. Well, he's got one little panel of talking to her, too. And I love love love the cover image of him. Excellent! Totally! She wants to play the part Angel played for her. **nods a lot** I'm really thinking the slayer organization does not work like she thinks it does at all. |
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