Post by Can I Be Anne? on Dec 11, 2010 16:05:30 GMT -5
I just finished reading the issue. Wish I hadn't. Wished I never picked up a single issue. This is something deeply personal to me, and I felt I just had to put down my feeling.
THE DECONSTRUCTION OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
AND WHY I WILL NEVER FORGIVE JOSS WHEDON
Giles. Joss you Son-Of-A-Bitch, you friggin killed Giles. There are not enough words in known civilized languages, or ancient ones for that matter, to express how much I hate you right now. And I am thinking I am going to hate you for the rest of my life. Seriously. I am so totally desolate. It is The End of an era for me.
I am truly grieving right now. I have adored this wonderful character straight away from Season 1. I adored the relationship he had with Buffy, how they loved each other. How much he admired and truly lived for her. Sure they had their differences, but Giles was always true in his desire to do the right thing by her, however much Buffy disagreed with him. He showed hundreds of times his "father's love for the child". I simply do not understand why Joss had to kill Giles. Not even after reading everyone's opinions on this matter. In fact, as far as I can see on the various boards, with the exception of a few, people seem to be either not affected by his death, or "can deal with his death" or are too ready to accept this event for the "good of the story". I am not one of those people. Giles did not have to die. Joss Whedon killed Giles simply because he could. Someone on another board wrote "Joss you've really lost it, haven't you hon.." While another wrote "I am seriously thinking it is time to let Buffy go".
Yeah, I totally agree. Joss really has lost his mind, but more importantly he has lost his vision, and his heart. I have kept up with the Fiasco that is Season 8 in the hope that Mr Whedon would pull this universe back together. That he would give us back our story, that he would give us back our girl. I miss her. He hasn't. Season 8, for me, was way more than a mere disappointment, it was quite simply horrifying , in that I had to watch my beloved Buffy totally fall apart, to turn into a person that does not even remotely resemble the woman I came to love and respect for seven seasons on BtVS. I stuck by Joss when Buffy robbed banks, when Buffy made uncharacteristic decisions, when Buffy initiated a lesbian liaison with another Slayer, a girl she knew was in love with her, then callously tossed her aside without a second thought. I gritted my teeth when Xander started an affair with Dawn, with DAWN for God's sake. I stood by in abject, sickening despair when Buffy boinked Angel throughout the universe, with total disregard that Angel killed hundreds of her Slayers - mercilessly, I might add, with no remorse and a simple "it was for the greater good". But worst of all, I saw my beautiful, intensely intimate story about the love and loyalty people have for each other completely distroyed. The courage of my beloved Buffy, as played by Sarah, who created a multi-faceted person, who was able to convey every single emotion that we had come to expect from Buffy. Her loyalty, courage, love, disappointment and desire to be just a normal girl, her sacrifices and concern for human life were torn from her character. Joss turned that deeply inspiring story into a ridiculous spectacle of superpowers, flying, of ultimate weapons, of spaceships and bunkers that would rival the most over-the-top James Bond movie. But yet, I STILL stood by Joss, "knowing absolutely" that he would make this travesty called Season 8 right, somehow, he would make it all OK. When the issue The Chain (# 5) was released, my favorite "purely Joss" story of the entire run, I thought, oh whew, he is going to get it all back on track now. But instead, my trust and loyalty to Joss Whedon was rewarded by him killing off one of the core four characters, killing off my beloved Giles, and having Angel do it, no less! Joss, we already saw Angel break a neck, couldn't you think of something else? "How Poignant" people are saying, since Angel broke Giles's love Jenny's neck? Poignant? Hardly. Just a needless, truly callous thing to do to a fan base that worshiped you and would have followed you anywhere. This entire debacle called Season 8, on which I have wasted time, emotion and money, has FINALLY died for me. The ONLY good thing about the destruction of the Buffyverse in Season 8 is that it is ONLY a comic book, which most people in the Buffy fandom do not take seriously at all. I guess Mr. Whedon is now more entrenched in his comic book career then in caring about the fans that made Buffy the icon she USED to be, before he destroyed her and his original story, in Season 8.
Ironically, Now Joss is saying in Season 9 he will be "going back to the basics". Without Giles? There IS no basics without Giles. Joss can go to the moon for all I care. I am totally and completely done with his comics. I cringe whenever I think about the wasted time and disappointment of this "story". I just hope I can go back and watch my DVDs with the same pleasure I had before he ruined Buffy. I will give it a nice rest and then next year start from Season One. Hopefully by Chosen, I will have forgotten all about Season 8 like a bad nightmare.
What really upsets me even further is the fact that there is a new Buffy Reboot in the works, and there is the fear that the people who see this movie will never even know how great the true story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told on the TV show, actually was. To think that people will never get to know the great character of Buffy, as played by SMG, and how that "One Girl in All The World" and how she truly did "save the world. Alot", well that just breaks my heart.
Being such a devoted fan of Buffy, and Mr. Whedon's other shows, I never thought, I would say this: Mr. Joss Whedon, I admired you so much, you were like a guru to me, but you have become a complete disappointment, not to mention just plain mean.
I am not sure I will get over feeling so betrayed by Joss Whedon. But he did give us the TV show, wrote a fantastic tale, he gave Buffy life and purpose and she became an icon and a role model for so many. He made me love a group of characters, like they were my best friends and family. I have Seven Seasons of Perfection. As far as I am concerned, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as I know and love it, more than anything I have ever read or seen on screen, came to a conclusion on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 during the last frame of Chosen. I will keep Buffy's little smile in my heart forever, along with the knowledge that ALL her troops are alive and well and still by her side.
Joss for the love of the Goddess, please forgo season 9, it's time to allow your once spectacular Verse to die with some semblance of dignity.
Long Live Buffy 1997 - 2003. My Beloved Giles - I do not have to say goodbye, as you have not died for me, and never will.
Can I Be Anne.
THE DECONSTRUCTION OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
AND WHY I WILL NEVER FORGIVE JOSS WHEDON
Giles. Joss you Son-Of-A-Bitch, you friggin killed Giles. There are not enough words in known civilized languages, or ancient ones for that matter, to express how much I hate you right now. And I am thinking I am going to hate you for the rest of my life. Seriously. I am so totally desolate. It is The End of an era for me.
I am truly grieving right now. I have adored this wonderful character straight away from Season 1. I adored the relationship he had with Buffy, how they loved each other. How much he admired and truly lived for her. Sure they had their differences, but Giles was always true in his desire to do the right thing by her, however much Buffy disagreed with him. He showed hundreds of times his "father's love for the child". I simply do not understand why Joss had to kill Giles. Not even after reading everyone's opinions on this matter. In fact, as far as I can see on the various boards, with the exception of a few, people seem to be either not affected by his death, or "can deal with his death" or are too ready to accept this event for the "good of the story". I am not one of those people. Giles did not have to die. Joss Whedon killed Giles simply because he could. Someone on another board wrote "Joss you've really lost it, haven't you hon.." While another wrote "I am seriously thinking it is time to let Buffy go".
Yeah, I totally agree. Joss really has lost his mind, but more importantly he has lost his vision, and his heart. I have kept up with the Fiasco that is Season 8 in the hope that Mr Whedon would pull this universe back together. That he would give us back our story, that he would give us back our girl. I miss her. He hasn't. Season 8, for me, was way more than a mere disappointment, it was quite simply horrifying , in that I had to watch my beloved Buffy totally fall apart, to turn into a person that does not even remotely resemble the woman I came to love and respect for seven seasons on BtVS. I stuck by Joss when Buffy robbed banks, when Buffy made uncharacteristic decisions, when Buffy initiated a lesbian liaison with another Slayer, a girl she knew was in love with her, then callously tossed her aside without a second thought. I gritted my teeth when Xander started an affair with Dawn, with DAWN for God's sake. I stood by in abject, sickening despair when Buffy boinked Angel throughout the universe, with total disregard that Angel killed hundreds of her Slayers - mercilessly, I might add, with no remorse and a simple "it was for the greater good". But worst of all, I saw my beautiful, intensely intimate story about the love and loyalty people have for each other completely distroyed. The courage of my beloved Buffy, as played by Sarah, who created a multi-faceted person, who was able to convey every single emotion that we had come to expect from Buffy. Her loyalty, courage, love, disappointment and desire to be just a normal girl, her sacrifices and concern for human life were torn from her character. Joss turned that deeply inspiring story into a ridiculous spectacle of superpowers, flying, of ultimate weapons, of spaceships and bunkers that would rival the most over-the-top James Bond movie. But yet, I STILL stood by Joss, "knowing absolutely" that he would make this travesty called Season 8 right, somehow, he would make it all OK. When the issue The Chain (# 5) was released, my favorite "purely Joss" story of the entire run, I thought, oh whew, he is going to get it all back on track now. But instead, my trust and loyalty to Joss Whedon was rewarded by him killing off one of the core four characters, killing off my beloved Giles, and having Angel do it, no less! Joss, we already saw Angel break a neck, couldn't you think of something else? "How Poignant" people are saying, since Angel broke Giles's love Jenny's neck? Poignant? Hardly. Just a needless, truly callous thing to do to a fan base that worshiped you and would have followed you anywhere. This entire debacle called Season 8, on which I have wasted time, emotion and money, has FINALLY died for me. The ONLY good thing about the destruction of the Buffyverse in Season 8 is that it is ONLY a comic book, which most people in the Buffy fandom do not take seriously at all. I guess Mr. Whedon is now more entrenched in his comic book career then in caring about the fans that made Buffy the icon she USED to be, before he destroyed her and his original story, in Season 8.
Ironically, Now Joss is saying in Season 9 he will be "going back to the basics". Without Giles? There IS no basics without Giles. Joss can go to the moon for all I care. I am totally and completely done with his comics. I cringe whenever I think about the wasted time and disappointment of this "story". I just hope I can go back and watch my DVDs with the same pleasure I had before he ruined Buffy. I will give it a nice rest and then next year start from Season One. Hopefully by Chosen, I will have forgotten all about Season 8 like a bad nightmare.
What really upsets me even further is the fact that there is a new Buffy Reboot in the works, and there is the fear that the people who see this movie will never even know how great the true story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told on the TV show, actually was. To think that people will never get to know the great character of Buffy, as played by SMG, and how that "One Girl in All The World" and how she truly did "save the world. Alot", well that just breaks my heart.
Being such a devoted fan of Buffy, and Mr. Whedon's other shows, I never thought, I would say this: Mr. Joss Whedon, I admired you so much, you were like a guru to me, but you have become a complete disappointment, not to mention just plain mean.
I am not sure I will get over feeling so betrayed by Joss Whedon. But he did give us the TV show, wrote a fantastic tale, he gave Buffy life and purpose and she became an icon and a role model for so many. He made me love a group of characters, like they were my best friends and family. I have Seven Seasons of Perfection. As far as I am concerned, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as I know and love it, more than anything I have ever read or seen on screen, came to a conclusion on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 during the last frame of Chosen. I will keep Buffy's little smile in my heart forever, along with the knowledge that ALL her troops are alive and well and still by her side.
Joss for the love of the Goddess, please forgo season 9, it's time to allow your once spectacular Verse to die with some semblance of dignity.
Long Live Buffy 1997 - 2003. My Beloved Giles - I do not have to say goodbye, as you have not died for me, and never will.
Can I Be Anne.
