This reminds me of Joss' reaction to people reading the Buffy/Faith subtext. He literally said "nuh uh" and told them they were reading lesbian subtext where none existed. The fans directed him to their detailed analysis of Season 3 episodes and he came back later to apologize. Admitting he was wrong and was completely blind to the subtext he'd written. But awesomely enough, he admitted it. It was on a recent NPR interview I just listened to this evening.