I know my commandment of the english language is sometimes lacking, but i did choose the word "kink" for a reason. Yes, Whedon likes to play around the more harmful or dangerous notations of said relationships - but on the other hand, he does them over and over again. Kitty Pryde/Colossus is a straight romance, no subversion, no nothing. Bennett/Topher is set in a twisted setting, but still true (until the bullet through her brain) and Buffy/Angel - well, i really don't know anymore. I mean, i saw that "ship" sink so many times, but it is still there. Still played as the one big love of the Buffyverse. I agree with You, that a) it is dangerous and b) it gets subverted in the subtext a lot. Still, the text remains the same as well as the constant return to that ship, while painting a glorious picture of it in text and image.
And that's what i mean by "kink": subversion: yes, played as straight romance: yes, too. Whedon wants his cake and eat it, too (he loves Veronica Mars because it is romantic, he himself called VM's boyfriend "true love" while reviewing the show).
And that's the point where i'm not sure i can take the subversion seriously anymore. How could season 3 happen after season 2? How could season 8 happen after season 7? I really don't need spacefrakking to get the frikkin' point, You know. ;-)
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Date: 2010-09-13 08:06 pm (UTC)Hopefully. ;-)
I know my commandment of the english language is sometimes lacking, but i did choose the word "kink" for a reason. Yes, Whedon likes to play around the more harmful or dangerous notations of said relationships - but on the other hand, he does them over and over again. Kitty Pryde/Colossus is a straight romance, no subversion, no nothing. Bennett/Topher is set in a twisted setting, but still true (until the bullet through her brain) and Buffy/Angel - well, i really don't know anymore. I mean, i saw that "ship" sink so many times, but it is still there. Still played as the one big love of the Buffyverse. I agree with You, that a) it is dangerous and b) it gets subverted in the subtext a lot. Still, the text remains the same as well as the constant return to that ship, while painting a glorious picture of it in text and image.
And that's what i mean by "kink": subversion: yes, played as straight romance: yes, too. Whedon wants his cake and eat it, too (he loves Veronica Mars because it is romantic, he himself called VM's boyfriend "true love" while reviewing the show).
And that's the point where i'm not sure i can take the subversion seriously anymore. How could season 3 happen after season 2? How could season 8 happen after season 7? I really don't need spacefrakking to get the frikkin' point, You know. ;-)