And also... I don't hate Joss. I just know from experience that my idea of what a story needs to address and his don't coincide.
I, personally, think that yes, Buffy and Spike's story does demand closure. But I've lost count of the number of times that I thought "Surely they're going to address that. They can't possibly leave that hanging!" and nothing came of it. Didn't address it, and didn't think it needed addressing, and were stunned and surprised to find out that other people did think it needed addressing. So when people talk about the big revelation that must be coming, because the story won't make sense otherwise, yes, I am somewhat cynical.
If that makes me a bad fan in your eyes, I'm sorry. If Joss does give Buffy and Spike some closure, great. If he gives it to them in a way that doesn't leave me wishing I'd never shipped them in the first place, fantastic. I will be surprised and grateful and have no problem saying so. But I don't expect Joss to give me that, or anything approaching that. And I don't think he's in any way obligated to give me that. It's his story; he can tell it as he pleases.
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Date: 2009-01-13 03:13 am (UTC)I, personally, think that yes, Buffy and Spike's story does demand closure. But I've lost count of the number of times that I thought "Surely they're going to address that. They can't possibly leave that hanging!" and nothing came of it. Didn't address it, and didn't think it needed addressing, and were stunned and surprised to find out that other people did think it needed addressing. So when people talk about the big revelation that must be coming, because the story won't make sense otherwise, yes, I am somewhat cynical.
If that makes me a bad fan in your eyes, I'm sorry. If Joss does give Buffy and Spike some closure, great. If he gives it to them in a way that doesn't leave me wishing I'd never shipped them in the first place, fantastic. I will be surprised and grateful and have no problem saying so. But I don't expect Joss to give me that, or anything approaching that. And I don't think he's in any way obligated to give me that. It's his story; he can tell it as he pleases.