maggie2

I think that's a good policy with movies, but a bad policy with a television season that has self-contained arcs all building towards a bigger picture.

I think that's a good idea for a short story, but a bad idea for an epic novel.

I think that's a good enough idea for a short comic arc (4 issues perhaps), but a bad idea for a comic spanning 4 years.

My stance: it's a flawed concept for this medium and style of story, its flaws further compounded by Joss-is-busy-in-Hollywood syndrome.

I know, I'm negative. I'll go squee about the church scene in Beneath You. When Joss is present, he's on fire. When he's not there to juggle all the balls, the balls fall down.

Here's the thing: I'm the person who has never walked out of a movie. So I'd disagree with the ex who decided in 10 minutes to walk out. One of my favorite movies of all time is Gone With The Wind. Looong. I love classic movies, too. Hell, I just love movies period. From slapstick to classic to historical period pieces.

This isn't about impatience. Impatience means I would have stopped reading early on. So I disagree with the analogy that that's what I in particular am doing. Nor am I walking out. But Season 8 isn't a movie, it's a season of comic-television with episodes. And a season with a lot of messed up episodes and plot holes and confusion isn't good.

I hesitated in even posting this because I feel like I'm harshing your intellectually patient squee.