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Haha, that's awesome, watching so much in one day. I think my best friend and I watched nearly all of series 4 in a single day, and I have this plan to one day to watch all of Buffy in a single week. I mean; seven seasons of Buffy, seven days in a week... that can't be a coincidence, can it? X3

Yup, Giles (and, of course, ASH) is absolutely bloody fantastic. And Spike's really fun in the early seasons, too. I might've mentioned this before, but I was watching... I think it was series 4, maybe early series 5, and my friend asked me who my favourite characters were and I said "The left-handed Brits and the lesbians. What does that say about me?". Hee.

God, I know what you mean... like I said, I did as you mentioned and tried not to form any emotional attachment to characters I knew would die and, oh god, I failed SO MUCH. I felt PHYSICAL PAIN. DX

Drusilla is brilliant and I love her. Apparently her actress is Australian, so massive props to her for pulling off such a fantastic Cockney accent (geeky trivia: apparently ASH gave James Marsters (Spike) accent lessons, which I think is adorable).
And, well, for playing someone so totally mad without making it over-the-top. <3 Dru.

I really like Buffy, but (perhaps because she's the main character) I just never get as emotionally attached to her and her situations as I do with the others. But then I see something like this (which I must've linked you to before, but have it again! It's basically spoiler-free) and I fall in love with her all over again.

Nuuuu, avoid reading fanfiction. And the TVTropes paaaaaage~ How long'll it be till the other half of S2 arrives? I can't believe you've got nearly all the way up to S5 already; I can't wait to see how quickly you watch it all X3
 
XDD Oh wow... that would be a true Buffy marathon. Which you should TOTALLY DO even though it may be detrimental to your health!

Ahaha, other people who know I've started waching Buffy are honestly surprised I like Giles so much. Apparently I'm British, so I'm not allowed to like British male actors. X3

;~; ARGH I can't believe so many characters will die. It's so not fair when a show not only makes really awesome, relatable characters, but then some of them are killed off! And I just realised, there are going to be more character deaths than I already know of... if they kill off certain characters I am not going to be best pleased. By which I mean, snivelling in a corner like the emotional freak that I am~

Wow, that Cockney accent isn't real? Now that is very impressive. o_O And yeah, I saw that ASH had helped him with that, and I think it's very adorable as well. XD

I realised the startling similarities between Twilight and Buffy yesterday... or at least, Buffy/Angel and Bella/Edward. Seriously. Jealous vampire you can't be with, who sneaks into your room. Wonder where Meyer got that idea from. Except at least Angel is tolerable, Buffy is more than tolerable, it's not the entire focus of the show by any means, and it's not badly written. That video was hilarious!

I think (hopefully) it should arrive tomorrow. The first season was about a week or two late, and then the second one came as early as all heck, so I'm hoping for another miracle. And then the third should arrive in a few days... basically at the start of next week, I'm likely to be on the fourth series X3 Oh god I'm obsessed. But I had no idea Buffy was going to be this awesome! I wasn't prepared!
 
Well, I've managed to watch two seasons of 24 in three days before, which was fairly epic, and played through Tales of Symphonia almost non-stop as fast as I could (it took about 12 hours), so I think I could possibly do it. Hehe.

Bwuh? British people aren't supposed to like British actors? If anything, I'd've thought that should make you like them more. I absolutely love how, in Buffy, "British" as an adjective means "stuffy". And, between Giles, Dru, Wesley and Spike, there's at least one English character in every episode.
In S4, Spike and Giles have a conversation about Weetabix it's hilarious, made even funnier by the fact that they don't have Weetabix in the States, so most of the audience don't know what they're talking about X3

The only way I cope with character death is to hunt down loads and loads of really happy fanfics with them in. Guh, now I want to link you to a bunch of stuff, but I don't want to spoil anything. Muuuh.

Well, vampires as big, scary sexual predators is nothing new, but the way Joss subverts it by making Buffy aware of Angel being a little on the creepy side and forcing him to treat her like an equal is fairly nifty, while Meyer making Bella just fall under Edward's spell has been done to death.

Hee; I hope it does come tomorrow~ (well; today) I know exactly what you mean about being unprepared for how great it is. I didn't know a lot about it (except the title of the show seemed a little silly), but my friend at uni forced me and another friend to watch it and it took a little while to get into (she didn't have the start of S1; the first episode we watched was The Puppet Show) but then we were both around her room every night demanding we watch more. XD

When you're done you need to force as many people as possible to watch it. Spread the Buffy!love.

Also, when you're both done watching it all, we should make a BtVS club so we (well, mostly me) can take my hopeless ranting there. Or maybe a Whedon Club for Firefly-related discussions, too. As soon as you're done with Buffy, you should watch Firefly. It's epic. :3
 
...just watched the first episode of S4, and I'm kind of afraid my mind is blown, so I'll leave you with this sentiment for now:

"So, how about a little reconnaissance?"
"You mean, where we sculpt and paint and stuff?"

*dies laughing*

Yes, we do need a Buffy club... OH RIGHT, THIS IS THE SHIPPING CLUB, ISN'T IT. Whoops. Uh... I think Willow and Oz are an adorable couple! Discuss! =D
 
Yaaay S4 love! I really like the first episode; the writers capture the feeling of being totally overwhelmed by uni really well. Though, I promise you, college lecturers are nowhere near as scary as all of Buffy's are.

I love Willow's line about the library; "I didn't want to hurt Giles' feelings, but outside of demons and monsters, the high school library didn't have the greatest selection". XD

Okay; Oz/Willow. I have many thoughts on them, which I will list for you now:
  • I like Oz, on paper, a lot. However, I cannot stand Seth Green at all, and this makes me like him a lot less than I think I otherwise would.
  • Oz and Willow look very, very similar. As in, they could pass for twins. This and the fact that they're not very physically affectionate makes me see them as siblings half the time, and then when they do kiss, it gives me a big "Uh!" response rather than thinking it's sweet.
  • While Oz is sweet and has a lot of funny lines and clearly cares about Willow a lot, the fact that he's so sarcastic and quiet means we don't *actually* know that much about him as a person.
  • This could be the result of reading too much fanfiction, as well as (minor spoiler?) Willow eventually coming out not as bisexual, but a lesbian, and stressing the 'lesbian' part quite strongly, but lots of the scenes, especially with their developing relationship, seem not so much as Willow loving him as much as finding someone who loves her.
  • Aaaaand I ship Willow rather strongly with, uh, someone else.
But! I still do like them well enough as a couple. I just have a couple of issues with it, and another pairing I like a lot more.
 
...I don't have enough time to make a proper, bigger post at the moment, but my second series finally arrived yesterday, and...








Knowing about character deaths before they happen doesn't make things any better. >_>; *just spent a good ten minutes wailing*
 
Okay, this hasn't been updated in a while, so you two must've watched a whole bunch more in the meantime!

Discuss shippinessGOGOGO!

God, I miss Jenny so much. She was so cool, but never got to be a main-enough character. I liked her more than Angel and even Cordelia, but she never got onto the credits (oh god, certain Buffy characters not making it onto the credits is something I could rant about for a while) and wasn't as developed as she should have been. I'd have especially loved to have seen her and Willow talk more, since she was her mentor - not just in computers, but was also the person who got her started on witchcraft, which is a pretty important part of Willowness. Plus, she and Giles were awesome and adorable and all other kinds of good-words.

People need to write more fanfiction with Vamp Willow in. I'm craving some but I've only found a handful of fics that I've read before. ):
 
I certainly have. :D Prepare for lots of thoughts and stuff, 'cause I'm half way through season 5! (Hopefully the second half should arrive tomorrow)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this show is absolutely epic and I'm so bloody glad I went and watched it.

The only thing I've thought was naff so far was actually proved wrong, and that was Dawn. I wish they hadn't taken quite so long to get it out that everyone's memories were altered, because I actually thought they'd went and randomly introduced her. For the sole purpose of Buffy having a sister. >___< Seriously thought that sucked. But yeah, just got to the point where Buffy finds out the truth (which I think is an awesome plot twist, but I'm still a bit miffed about it anyway XD).

And oh. my. god. Buffy/Spike is absolutely awesome. I really love Spike so much as a character, and since I only had the first part of 5 with me during my week-long holiday, I rewatched pretty much every Buffy/Spike moment about three times, lulz. I just can't WAIT until I can watch the second part of 5. Just, eeee Spike. I love him.

Speaking of pairings, I love the way the show handles them. Seriously. I couldn't help constantly comparing Buffy/Angel with Twilight, for obvious reasons, and just... Buffy is so awesome in comparison. Buffy/Angel was never treated as SERIOUS BUSINESS, nor are vampires. Spike is regularly a complete idiot (and when he says something dark and dramatic, he then proceeds to do something like fall into a grave or get smacked in the face and fall over), minor vamps like Harmony are just absolutely awesome. I seem to be using the word 'awesome' a LOT in this ramble.

On the other characters... I've been spoilered for a couple of deaths which makes it sad, but I still can't help to love the other random pairings that are happening. As a real pagan and a non-straight girl I feel like I have to like Tara and Willow/Tara, but I just... don't. Tara is really really boring. She's growing on me a bit, but it felt like she was introduced fairly randomly, and Willow/Oz was something I preferred by far. But I still love Willow (my favourite characters are probably her, Spike and Giles). <3

Buffy has never been as annoying as I thought she would, every character is brilliant (I really like Anya, which is strange, I thought I wouldn't, though I do wonder about how accepting they are of a former vengeance demon. XD) and every season has been fantastic, especially 2, 3 and 5 maybe simply for the character development and awesome Spike/Buffy.

Riley was even more boring than Tara, so I'm glad he's gone. >_> But I guess that was partly his reason for being, even though it backfired for Buffy. I can't WAIT to see the musical episode, and I might just go return to rewatching series 5 and then 2. :D

(Also, this show is awesome!)
 
Glad you're enjoying it X3

Oh god, DAWN. I'm not a Dawn fan (I actually can't think of anyone who is), and I'm so with you on the "totally not getting it" when she was first introduced. It was about three episodes in till I realized she was, uh, [spoilery things]. I'm slow XD
(though now, when I watch Restless, I marvel at the brilliance of the foreshadowing when Tara tells Buffy to "Be back before Dawn". I marvel at a lot of things in Restless because it's one of my absolute favourites)

You like Buffy/Spike? Reeeeeeally? Oh dear. Of all the pairings in Buffy, that has to be the one I hate the most. Actually, there is one I hate more, but I don't want to spoil anything, and you'll know it when it comes along (mid-series 7). I get series 5 and 6 muddled up a little in my head because I watched them for the first time right after one another, but certianly by mid-series 6, I loathed Spike. Not that I want to put you off him or anything, I just really don't like Spike in later seasons.
(But it's not just me; the "Character Decay" page on TV Tropes used to be called "Spikeification")
Also, because these amuse me way too much, have a couple of motivational posters: This one first, then this one.

You're right, it's really sweet how well the writers handle all the pairings and how obviously they care about them. I utterly adore how pretty much all the Joss episodes (always the best ones) have loads of Willow and Tara in. Hush had Tara's intorduction, Who Are You? had the "I am you know/Yours" conversation and the "Big Flaming O" spell, Restless had Tara appear in every dream but Giles', as well as having Tara speak for the First, Family was *the* Tara episode, The Body had Tara acting as a pillar of strength to not just Willow but Buffy too... and just wait till you get to the musical episode XD
They care about other pairings, too... I just pay less attention to them because I am horribly biased.

Though, I warn you, season 6 is kind to nobody's romantic relationships. Simply to watch it is to know pain.

Harmony is so excellent. I actually hate the way Spike treats her, but she's so funny - especially as the milkmaid in Willow's dream in Restless XD

You're not the first person to say Tara's boring and I'll admit that this makes me a very sad panda. She was introduced very suddenly, but it was because Seth Green quit the show with little-to-no warning, so the writers had to work around him, with stuff like New Moon Rising and such.

And I don't think she's boring at all ): Admittedly she's not as funny as other characters (I actually struggle to think of a funny line of hers in all of S4 - "I'm not so good with the whole...[punches the air]" "...swimming?" is about the best it gets), but as far as characters go, I think she's really interesting. In a show full of women who are pretty much all-powerful and kick all kinds of ass, Tara stands out by adopting more traditionally feminine roles; the caregiver, the voice of reason, the comforter... but isn't made weak by doing so. If you've seen The Body (while not my favourite, I think I regard it as the best episode of Buffy), Joss shows how strong and nessesary Tara is within her role of comfort-giver. And the end of Tough Love (a late S5 ep) proved all the people who said Tara was "wimpy" so, so wrong.

And, with the constant comparisons to Oz - I really don't get how people can say she's boring compared to Oz. Sure, he was funny ("On the plus side, you killed the bench, which was looking pretty shifty"), but with his lack of emotions and monosyllabic responses, what did we really know about him?

Anya's fantastic, and she (along with Tara) are the only characters, I think, that get better in series 6. I never cared too much for her in series 4 (she didn't really *do* much except talk about sex), but she got some awesome screentime in series 5 (I really loved Triangle and, oh God, her speech in The Body reduces me to a wreck every time) and only gets better from there.
Also: IT MUST BE BUNNIES!!
(you'll get this once you see the musical ep)

Haha, nobody in the fandom likes Riley. With the exception of possibly Dawn and a character from series 7, he's the most-hated Buffy character there is. I don't really mind him (kind of like how I didn't really mind Angel; I didn't hate them, but certianly wouldn't go and hunt down fics with them in or anything), and my best friend really likes him, but general consensus is that he's a boring idiot and he and the Initiative as a whole should just go away.

Oh holy god, this reply is long. You got me started on talking about Tara and I just couldn't stop! D:

Is is a good show XD What's your favourite episode so far?
 
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I actually sort of like Dawn in a way -- maybe because she is so similar to my sister. XD Not to mention, her relationship with Buffy is pretty similar to my relationship to my sister... and she even LOOKS like her. Creepy.

Nooo Buffy/Spike is absolutely awesome. ;~; Aww, it makes me sad you don't like it, and it's horrible to hear of Spikeification. XD But I do know that thing that happens to him, or the gist of it, so I can imagine how that could make him into a hateable character. But I really love it at the moment. :/ In fact it's pretty much MADE season 5 for me. I guess it just depends on how they handle it from here, and if you say you hated him in later seasons... *sob*

Oh wow, I didn't know Seth Green quit the show -- that really does explain his sudden departure. XD Still, I would be fine with Tara's relatively abrupt entrance if it weren't for me disliking her as a character. I guess she's like you are with Angel -- I don't dislike her, but... she just doesn't interest me all that much.

It's not just that she isn't funny either, she's just... limp. I kind of get the feeling I'm missing something about her, like I miss some of her lines or something, because she just seems like such an... almost poor quality character in a way compared to, say, Anya, who as Xander's girlfriend has a fairly similar role (which is why I liked Triangle so much, where minor characters got a much bigger role). And compared to Oz, I really do find her boring -- Oz had life. He brought character into a scene by just being there, like everyone else does, and how Tara just does not. For me, anyway. XD;; I suppose I might start liking Tara if she does actually improve in series 6 (argh, I keep switching my usage of season and series X3)

Plus, I was kind of annoyed at how Willow was automatically lesbian, not bisexual. She was clearly attracted to Oz, and yet she was just some lesbian-in-waiting who hadn't realised it yet. :/

Yeah, I figured nobody would really like Riley. XP

Favourite episodes... well, pretty much a great deal of the Spikey ones in series 5. Especially Fool for Love, which I thought was really interesting. I can't really remember most of the names/episode distinctions for earlier seasons, since I've only rewatched episodes in series 5. D:

Also, I really wish I could go snooping around for mentions of Buffy on TVTropes, but it's just not worth the risk -- I got most of my spoilers from there... still, at least when I'm finished with the show, I have a LOT to be reading. XD
 
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There are many moments in the series where I feel sorry for Dawn, but she's certianly nowhere near my list of favourite characters. Michelle Trachetenberg plays her well, and as the bratty younger sister she's *supposed* to be annoying, but.... eh.
She also has stupid hair.

I'm happy for you that you like B/S; especially since it means there's a billion-and-one fics written for it that you'll enjoy, and I know loads of fangirls who absolutely adore the pairing (mostly becaus eof "the hotness of Spike" which I just don't understand, mostly because his cheekbones terrify me). But it's so, so not my cup of tea.

Heh, if you read/hear any interview with Joss Whedon about Seth Green, it's really obvious how much he resents him for just quitting with no warning. Apparently he wanted to "work on his film career".

I think it's really weird that you think Oz brought energy to scenes while Tara didn't, because I kinda think the opposite. There's a nifty quote from Tara's Wiki article, hang on... here: "In an essay published in Salon, Stephanie Zacharek argued "gentle and sensible" Tara - more than any other character on Buffy - quietly and sympathetically stood for the right of all people to choose their own path and make their own mistakes. Zacherek writes, "Her soft, pearlescent voice and shy, doelike eyes didn't contrast with her resolve; they were a huge part of it.""

(please don't read character's Wiki articles unless you really want to spoil stuff horribly for yourself)

Triangle is one of my favourite episodes. Series 5 was kinda lacking in funny episodes, so Triangle was a breath of fresh air. Plus, Anya's fantastic.
I also quite like I Was Made to Love You, if only because of a single conversation between Anya and Tara that nearly reduces me to tears laughing every time because Anya's talking about how great capitalism is and how she wants to buy a gazelle or something, and Tara's talking about how she gets depressed when she goes online because everyone's spelling is bad and they're not really responding to what the other is saying and it's just so perfectly in-character for both of them and I adore it.

Yeah, the Willow becoming a lesbian without the possibility of her being bi was a little odd, and lots of people have commented on it. Especially since there are a couple of times even since getting with Tara officially where she comments on the sexiness of guys (Giles in Where the Wild Things Are (such a terrible episode) and Dracula in Buffy Vs. Dracula), but still makes her lesianism clear ("Hello? Gay now!"). Though Willow's definite lesbianism is hilarious in the S7 episode Him. Oh, and in Checkpoint! "We're in love... We're lovers! Lesbian, gay-type lovers!" God, I love that scene so damn much X3
Tara actually never refers to herself as a lesbian (unlike Willow, who seems to do so at every opportunity for some reason), but it's hinted at more than enough; "He's cute, right? I mean, I'm not the one to judge..." and "You ever play 'Shiver me timber?'" "I'm not really much for the timber.".
Sorry. I'll stop quoting now.

Awww, now I feel bad because I always skip the Spike-centric episodes because they bore me. ><

I haven't made a definitve list, but my top, uh, bunch have to be: Hush (s4), Doppelgangland (s3), Once More, With Feeling (s6 - the musical ep!), A New Man (s4), Who Are You? (s4), Earshot (s3), Passion (s2), Band Candy (s3), Tabula Rasa (s6), The Body (s5), Family (s5), Selfless (s7 - such a good Anya ep), Something Blue (s4), Chosen (s7 - the finale). And more I can't think of. God, I haven't watched s2 in far too long.

Don't spoooooiiiiiil yourseeeeelf~
 
...you know, we should really make a Buffy fan club. XD I feel guilty for spamming this place up, even if it seems it's just us and Salamander who have posted for ages...

Yeah, I like Dawn in a 'good at being annoying' sort of way. I would probably dislike her as a person. XD And following on what you said earlier about opening credits -- it's so unfair that Seth Green and Michelle Hardtospellname got right in there. It took ages for Emma Caulfield! And you said Tara's actress doesn't get in there at all? D:

I have to admit I AM glad to be a B/S fan, what with all the fic and fans. It irritates me to no end when I fall in love with a rather obscure ship and have to listen to people bleating about one I really don't like at all. And his cheekbones did scare me at first, they're like RAZORS. o_o

I guess I can see how Tara could be a good character; like I said, I just feel like I've missed something. Maybe it's just because I get annoyed at her personality -- my favourite female characters in shows like these have always been the outwardly strong ones like Buffy. I actually liked Faith maybe just for that reason, even though I HATED her to begin with. And I didn't trust her at all. I'm a little curious about Buffy/Faith, I'll have to see if I like the fic after finishing the show...

Aww, I think Series 5 was really funny. XD There were no centrally funny episodes, seeing as it was mostly OMG INITIATIOOON and OMG RILEY'S HUUUURT ALL THE FRICKING TIME but then again, you don't like Spike, and I think he made it really amusing.

I haven't seen I was Made to Love You, or at least if I have I've completely forgotten everything about it. But it sounds hilarious. X3 And reminds me that Emma Caulfield is such a great, believable actress. I would probably hate Anya if it weren't for that.

I thought that maybe Willow was actually bisexual, because it was never actually mentioned apart from 'Hello? Gay now!' and the like, but I thought that might be because she never really seemed to care about not being straight and didn't care about the terminology. It just annoys me that she's described as 'one of the most notable lesbian characters on TV in recent years' and stuff, when she said she had a crush on Giles, had a massive crush on Xander, and would probably have stayed with Oz for ages. We saw nothing about her not enjoying sex with him, or not finding him attractive. >_>

Whoaa you are expert at remembering episode titles. XD I'm looking at them now, and I remember really liking Beer Bad, Something Blue and Band Candy, just from series 4 I think? I'll have to rewatch them all at some point. Oh, and the second and third series' finales were so amazingly awesome. Especially Graduation Day, which was AWESOME.
 
Yeah, we really should have a Buffy club. You may have noticed, but I managed to get our dear webmistress addicted (our week together was so much fun; "What do you want to do?" "Watch Buffy?" "Okay!"), and I've been watching episodes online with PK a lot recently, too; Butterfree's partway through S2 (though I showed her all my favourites, so she's seen bits from all over the place), and PK's watched everything in order and is about to watch the S5 finale (which, by the way, is amazing). And with you, me and Salamander it's enough for a *proper* club. :D

...but that does bring up the question of what would become of this club if we stopped discussing Buffy X3

I was so happy when Emma finally made it into the credits; especially because we get to see her Fear, Itself bunny suit every episode! :D
Apparently, Anya's bunny fear only exists because Joss wanted to dress her up like a big rabbit XD
Amber Benson.... does get to be in the credits eventually... guh. I don't really like talking about it.

The good thing about the massiveness of the Buffy fandom is that unless your pairing is really, really obscure (or, for some reason, Willow/VampWillow), there's probably a decent number of fics for it. I might have said it before, but there are archives dedicated to specific aspects of specific pairings; it's crazy. There's so, so much W/T fanfiction, it's brilliant <333

I didn't really care too much for Faith either, but after Who Are You? (the ep where Buffy and Faith swap bodies) made me realize how cool a character she is and on rewatching s3, I like her a lot more.

I think the funniest s5 moment was in the third-to-last episode... which you may not have seen yet. It involves horses. And a winnebago. It's awesome.
Right, if you haven't seen I Was Made to Love You, you won't have seen, uh, the third-to-end episode (nooo, my encyclopaedic knowledge of episode names fails me!). I can't wait till you get to see the musical ep; it's so, so great :3

Willow (from, I guess, mid series 4 onwards) is gay. Her sexuality doing a complete 180 with no explanation (*cough except the hotness of Amber Benson, which in my mind is enough to turn anyone cough*) is a little odd, but it's made pretty clear, especially in later episodes, that she no longer has interest in guys (see: Him, Hells Bells). It's the lack of explaination that's annoying :/

Heh; I own the big DVD boxset and like to watch my favourite episodes again and again (I've seen Who Are You? more times than I can count because people ask me why my MSN screename is "Tiny, tiny babies!" and then drag I them off to watch it), so I know most of the ep names. I can actually, and this is beyond geeky, recite all the episodes in series 4 - in order X3

You liked Beer Bad? Haha, that's regarded to be one of the worst episodes, though (probably because of the most unsubtle "alcohol is bad" message ever seen on television). I thought it was pretty damn funny, though, if blatantly filler-y.
"What have we learned about beer?"
"Foamy."
Hee.

The second and third series finales are pretty awesome, but I absolutely adore Restless (the last episode in s4, with the dreams). It's the only representation of dreams on TV I've ever seen that's anything like the dreams I have, and everything is so, so clever and it just works and foreshadows stuff and every time I see it I love it more <333
And the series 5 finale is epic.
 
Buffy discussion! :o I would be up for a Buffy club. :D Especially since most of this discussion isn't about shipping at all. You'd just have to use some spoiler tags. D:

I have to agree on Spike's cheekbones - I don't find him attractive at all. How I feel about Buffy/Spike remains to be seen, since all I've seen of it as a pairing is Once More, With Feeling and Something Blue (which probably doesn't really count but good God was it hilarious and awesome).

Again from what little I've seen, Tara doesn't especially catch my attention, but for some reason I kind of like her anyway. She's just so... nice and likeable as a person, and while she's never seemed particularly interesting per se, I don't find her uninteresting either. She's just there and is nice and lovable and has a pretty well-developed (from what I've seen) relationship and a lot of chemistry with Willow, and it makes me like her in a sort of passive way. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

...I'm rambling and have no basis to say much of anything about Tara after having seen about four episodes with her in them but whatever.

Sexuality can shift; it doesn't seem too unreasonable to me that Willow started out liking men and then became attracted to Tara and her sexuality afterwards continued to shift towards the lesbian end of the spectrum until she completely stopped feeling attraction to men (especially since, from a quick look at a list of episodes, the episodes Dannichu mentioned as having her explicitly uninterested in men both happen later than the ones she mentioned as having her comment on attractive men). I like that explanation because then I feel better about currently (i.e. after season one, where I am right now - season two is still downloading) kind of shipping her with Xander. <_< Usually I don't like childhood friend ships, but apparently they're special right now. And it feels really odd because I have seen that they end up with other people and would not want them to get together then, but first-season Willow has such a crush on him I can't help it. D:
 
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*squees over Buffy club*

Shipping shipping shipping... uh... hm. *tosses a meme at people* IT PROVOKES SOME SORT OF MINDLESS DISCUSSION OKAY

You just choose a fandom, and list your...

One True Pairing Ship:
Canon Ship:
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship:
"You're one sick bastard" Ship:
"I dabble a bit" Ships:
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship:
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship:
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship:
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship:
"When all is said and done" Ship:

Filled it out for Buffy, aaand:

One True Pairing Ship: Xander/Anya
Canon Ship: Giles/Jenny
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: ...I can't really say Buffy/Angel, can I...?
"You're one sick bastard" Ship: Angelus/Anyone
"I dabble a bit" Ships: Buffy/Xander
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship: Giles/Ethan
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship: Buffy/Faith
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship: Xander/Oz
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Buffy/Angel
"When all is said and done" Ship: Xander/Cordelia
Click to expand...

discuss. rant. be generally crazy 'shippers.

C:
 
oooh a meme. Time for more FMA geekage that nobody reads~

One True Pairing Ship: Edward/Alfons
Canon Ship: Hohenheim/Trisha
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Edward/Winry (bite me)
"You're one sick bastard" Ship: Nina/Anyone
"I dabble a bit" Ships: Alphonse/Winry
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship: Kimbley/Edward
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship: Envy/Greed
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship: Roy/Alfons
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Roy/Riza
"When all is said and done" Ship: Roy/Edward

weee.
 
Okay, I'm gonna have to do this for Buffy also:

One True Pairing Ship: Willow/Tara
Canon Ship: W/T again? My other favourite canon 'ship is Anya/Xander, but only up to mid-series 6.
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Willow/Kennedy
"You're one sick bastard" Ship: Spike/Tara
"I dabble a bit" Ships: Buffy/Tara, Anya/Tara, Faith/Buffy
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship: Giles/Ethan X3
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship: Spike/Angel
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship: Jenny/Faith (I couldn't think of any non-terrifying ships that made less sense)
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Willow/Oz
"When all is said and done" Ship: ...can I say Willow/Tara again?

That was fun. Oh god, Giles/Ethan shouldn't be supported by canon so much; it's scary D:

You should post this over at the Buffy club, too :3
 
Haha, I read your random FMA things. xD Never understood the HAET for Ed/Win, but she is pretty much better with Al, so... *shrug* (Though Roy/Ed will probably never stop squicking me out. D8)

Ffff, I haven't shown you that Xander/Oz fic yet, have I? It's the most awesomely, hilariously in-character crackfic ever~ 8D Here. It's bizarre and canonically nonsensical and it has the best characterization I've seen so far for both of them.

*does Tales of Symphonia due to being a scary fangirl*

One True Pairing Ship: Zelos/Colette
Canon Ship: Yuan/Martel
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Kratos/Raine
"You're one sick bastard" Ship: Genis/Regal
"I dabble a bit" Ships: Colette/Presea, Sheena/Lloyd, Raine/Harley...
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship: Zelos/Kratos
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship: Lloyd/Presea
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship: Kratos/Colette
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Zelos/Sheena
"When all is said and done" Ship: Lloyd/Zelos

...I. Need a life. Anyone selling one for cheap?
 
(Sorry FMC; I'm not knowledgeable enough about FMA to make a coherent comment ):)

Oh my GOD, that fic was so, so awesome. I utterly adore the idea of Xan and Oz getting stoned together, it's fantastic, and Xander's thoughts about Oz were incredibly in-character - I love the Laws of Guydom X3

The line "he'll have a really polite, British stroke" actually made me burst out laughing. I've said it before, but I *adore* that, in the Buffyverse, "British" is an adjective meaning "polite, but stuffy".
...and the idea of Xander thinking of Micheal Stipe. Oh, god, that one'll stay with me.

I want a treehouse and pirate hats :D

Oooh, I'll do ToS too~

One True Pairing Ship: Zelos/Lloyd
Canon Ship: Kratos/Anna
"If this happens, I will stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Kratos/Raine
"You're one sick bastard" Ship: Lloyd/Kratos
"I dabble a bit" Ships: Colette/Presea
"It's like a car crash, but I can't look away" Ship: Regal/...anyone?
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" Ship: Yuan/Kratos
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" Ship: Raine/Martel
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Zelos/Sheena
"When all is said and done" Ship: Sheena/Raine

...our responses are bizzairely similar. Cool.
 
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