Satsu seems to have a bit of an axe to grind on where she is with Buffy.
Yeah... I have to admit, I didn't feel much sympathy for Satsu in that preview. Doesn't Kennedy point out that this is what happens when you seduce a straight girl? She knew what she was getting into, and she did it anyway. That's the big difference I see between her and Spike - Spike honestly believed Buffy loved him, and Buffy used that to get what she wanted, so he's got a legitimate beef there. Satsu knew this wasn't going anywhere, she knew Buffy wasn't a lesbian, but she made the choice to take what she could get. Now it's like she's cranky that Buffy didn't suddenly turn gay and return her love. I can understand her feeling hurt (unrequited love always sucks), but she did bring it on herself in a way.
if you need to answer those questions (however you choose to), surely Joss also has to answer them.
Yeah, that's true, and I think a big part of my frustration with the comics is that he hasn't answered those questions, so I'm completely lost as to how to interpret what we've already read.
I totally agree with your analysis of Spike. Even though it took all of season 5 and After the Fall to get all that development out, we didn't really spend a lot of time confused about Spike the way we are about Buffy. We knew right off the bat why he wasn't going to see Buffy - he couldn't because he was a ghost. And once it was possible for him to leave, we got a big answer right away, when we find out that he's not going to find Buffy and why. But we're on issue #22 of season 8, and still not even a hint of how she feels about the whole Spike/Angel thing, or if she even knows what's going on. IMO, that's too long to leave readers confused. Joss is probably lucky in that he has so many devoted fans who will stick it out to the end no matter what, but if this were a fanfic written by someone else, I think very few would keep reading. Maybe he has a master plan here, but I think he's dropping the ball on the execution.
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Date: 2009-01-30 03:10 pm (UTC)Yeah... I have to admit, I didn't feel much sympathy for Satsu in that preview. Doesn't Kennedy point out that this is what happens when you seduce a straight girl? She knew what she was getting into, and she did it anyway. That's the big difference I see between her and Spike - Spike honestly believed Buffy loved him, and Buffy used that to get what she wanted, so he's got a legitimate beef there. Satsu knew this wasn't going anywhere, she knew Buffy wasn't a lesbian, but she made the choice to take what she could get. Now it's like she's cranky that Buffy didn't suddenly turn gay and return her love. I can understand her feeling hurt (unrequited love always sucks), but she did bring it on herself in a way.
if you need to answer those questions (however you choose to), surely Joss also has to answer them.
Yeah, that's true, and I think a big part of my frustration with the comics is that he hasn't answered those questions, so I'm completely lost as to how to interpret what we've already read.
I totally agree with your analysis of Spike. Even though it took all of season 5 and After the Fall to get all that development out, we didn't really spend a lot of time confused about Spike the way we are about Buffy. We knew right off the bat why he wasn't going to see Buffy - he couldn't because he was a ghost. And once it was possible for him to leave, we got a big answer right away, when we find out that he's not going to find Buffy and why. But we're on issue #22 of season 8, and still not even a hint of how she feels about the whole Spike/Angel thing, or if she even knows what's going on. IMO, that's too long to leave readers confused. Joss is probably lucky in that he has so many devoted fans who will stick it out to the end no matter what, but if this were a fanfic written by someone else, I think very few would keep reading. Maybe he has a master plan here, but I think he's dropping the ball on the execution.