I don't think it's an actual reaction to fandom, though. I think Joss writes stories that are born from pain, his own pain. Self-indulgent. On a lot of days, I feel like writing is the epitome of self-indulgence and selflessness all at once. Because you are laying bare your soul, pouring out all your pain, all your issues, but at the same time, you're sharing and creating a story that is for the entertainment of others.
The one thing I remember a lot is that Joss says "trust the story, not the storyteller." I imagine he doesn't want us blaming him just as much as he doesn't want us lauding him.
In Australia, the person running the event asked him what it felt like to be a god and he said, "I don't believe in me."
If anything, I think Season 8 is about the power of stories, not the storyteller. And all the manipulations we see, the dog licking his balls--these are all Joss' judgments of himself. He is the evil universe pulling strings.
And hey, this might be because I relate to Joss by extension of how I relate to Buffy. But that theme of self-disgust I was talking to you about in TYSK--I think Joss has it too. Joss is Buffy, according to him, and look what he's doing to her.
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The one thing I remember a lot is that Joss says "trust the story, not the storyteller." I imagine he doesn't want us blaming him just as much as he doesn't want us lauding him.
In Australia, the person running the event asked him what it felt like to be a god and he said, "I don't believe in me."
If anything, I think Season 8 is about the power of stories, not the storyteller. And all the manipulations we see, the dog licking his balls--these are all Joss' judgments of himself. He is the evil universe pulling strings.
And hey, this might be because I relate to Joss by extension of how I relate to Buffy. But that theme of self-disgust I was talking to you about in TYSK--I think Joss has it too. Joss is Buffy, according to him, and look what he's doing to her.