There haven't been many AtF debates and if there have been, it's occurred mostly on the IDW discussion board. Most of the topics of discussion have revolved around whether the dialogue/action was in character, the art which yo-yo'd from atrociously slapped together to amazingly beautiful towards the end, and the baffling structure of the story.
Actually, the most vocal and impassioned discussions revolved around art issues and the odd placement of First Night. Most other posts that I've followed since the beginning were singing the comics praises. But no deep thought here. No ambiguity of interpretation.
The biggest topics of discussion have been complaints over likenesses, story structure and lack of character arcs for all involved.
The problem is that After the Fall wasn't asking a question the way Season 8 did. Season 8 asks what are the consequences of Chosen, was the Slayer Spell the right thing to do, are the Slayers making a difference in the world for the better. After the Fall's main goal is to answer a question - what happens after Not Fade Away. In this regard, the interpretation of the story is incredibly simplistic. Lynch doesn't ask questions through the story, he answers them.
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Date: 2009-02-13 03:08 pm (UTC)There haven't been many AtF debates and if there have been, it's occurred mostly on the IDW discussion board. Most of the topics of discussion have revolved around whether the dialogue/action was in character, the art which yo-yo'd from atrociously slapped together to amazingly beautiful towards the end, and the baffling structure of the story.
Actually, the most vocal and impassioned discussions revolved around art issues and the odd placement of First Night. Most other posts that I've followed since the beginning were singing the comics praises. But no deep thought here. No ambiguity of interpretation.
The biggest topics of discussion have been complaints over likenesses, story structure and lack of character arcs for all involved.
The problem is that After the Fall wasn't asking a question the way Season 8 did. Season 8 asks what are the consequences of Chosen, was the Slayer Spell the right thing to do, are the Slayers making a difference in the world for the better. After the Fall's main goal is to answer a question - what happens after Not Fade Away. In this regard, the interpretation of the story is incredibly simplistic. Lynch doesn't ask questions through the story, he answers them.