I definitely recommend going to infinitewhale's LJ because they (she?) keeps up with the sales figures - and it's a great safe space to gripe about them. I don't know if rahirah still posts about them or not, I haven't checked lately.
BTW - I forgot the other thing about that "apology" that still somewhat bothers me. Maybe bothers me a lot: *Warning - RANT* "But the challenge of reconciling the optimistic, empowering message of the final episode with the dystopian, Slayerless vision of Fray’s future gave Season 8 a genuine weight. There is never progress without hateful, reactionary blowback. That’s never been more apparent than in today’s political scene in America. The mission was to deal with the consequences of Buffy and Willow’s empowering spell (the good and the terrible), steer toward a possible Fray future without undoing all the good Buffy had done (the girls still have their power), and tee us up for a very different Season 9. "
Hateful reactionary blowback from human beings (or even demons in this context)? Sure - but from the Universe itself because Buffy "upset the balance"? Huh? First, that to me smacks of an outdated Newtonian/ Enlightenment view of the Universe as clockworks run precisely by God as the great Clockmaker (which is a horribly shortened explanation btw.) And what does the spacefrak and Spike's spaceship have to do with any of that?
I'm not sure WHY they had to steer towards the Frayverse (which they actually did on the show by adding the Scythe in S7, which I understand came from the Frayverse comics.) And doing it on Buffy's watch - later than a later time, say - actually undermines the message of Chosen (was he lying then or did he just change his mind after people pointed out the problematic elements?) And I'm with that it undoes or repeats her Hero's Journey arc - find a new story to tell. So Buffy is back to being isolated, unable to connect, and not only blaming herself for everything but everyone else blaming her too for outcomes she couldn't have predicted? (While Angel's actions are whitewashed?) Which leaves the impression that there weren't ANY good outcomes to the spell? No, no thank you.
Also, if you're going to put Spike in a space ship *grumblegrumble* why have bugs for a crew? Why not PENGUINS? Everyone in Spuffy fandom knows penguins are awesome, right?
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Date: 2013-05-10 03:58 pm (UTC)BTW - I forgot the other thing about that "apology" that still somewhat bothers me. Maybe bothers me a lot: *Warning - RANT* "But the challenge of reconciling the optimistic, empowering message of the final episode with the dystopian, Slayerless vision of Fray’s future gave Season 8 a genuine weight. There is never progress without hateful, reactionary blowback. That’s never been more apparent than in today’s political scene in America. The mission was to deal with the consequences of Buffy and Willow’s empowering spell (the good and the terrible), steer toward a possible Fray future without undoing all the good Buffy had done (the girls still have their power), and tee us up for a very different Season 9. "
Hateful reactionary blowback from human beings (or even demons in this context)? Sure - but from the Universe itself because Buffy "upset the balance"? Huh? First, that to me smacks of an outdated Newtonian/
Enlightenment view of the Universe as clockworks run precisely by God as the great Clockmaker (which is a horribly shortened explanation btw.) And what does the spacefrak and Spike's spaceship have to do with any of that?
I'm not sure WHY they had to steer towards the Frayverse (which they actually did on the show by adding the Scythe in S7, which I understand came from the Frayverse comics.) And doing it on Buffy's watch - later than a later time, say - actually undermines the message of Chosen (was he lying then or did he just change his mind after people pointed out the problematic elements?) And I'm with that it undoes or repeats her Hero's Journey arc - find a new story to tell. So Buffy is back to being isolated, unable to connect, and not only blaming herself for everything but everyone else blaming her too for outcomes she couldn't have predicted? (While Angel's actions are whitewashed?) Which leaves the impression that there weren't ANY good outcomes to the spell? No, no thank you.
Also, if you're going to put Spike in a space ship *grumblegrumble* why have bugs for a crew? Why not PENGUINS? Everyone in Spuffy fandom knows penguins are awesome, right?