Oh god you guys....at dinner tonight Aeryn said "Everyone is having a terrible time. Except for Willow and Tara! Lesbians, always winning."
I don't want to make them watch Seeing Red. It's going to be so awful. But here we go.
Man, just ascend already.
Willow ,'Chosen'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Jessica - Mar 08, 2026 4:51:34 pm PDT #10662 of 10675
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
-t - Mar 08, 2026 7:28:06 pm PDT #10663 of 10675
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
::cries::
Laura - Mar 09, 2026 8:34:27 am PDT #10664 of 10675
Our wings are not tired.
Oh that is going to be so painful.
Jessica - Mar 09, 2026 9:33:44 am PDT #10665 of 10675
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
As expected, that was horrible and painful to watch. I'd honestly forgotten how much of that episode is joyful reconciliation, and how needlessly cruel this episode is in that regard.
Aeryn wants Willow to kill Warren, so at least we know that payoff is coming!
(And Spike's off to get a soul, tra la la.)
AtS, OTOH, has finally gifted us with the woobie to end all woobies, my most precious of precious babies, Teen Connor. Welcome back, Connor, and thank you for solving the ever-present problem of "how do we move the plot forward without the inconvenience of having a baby on set all the time."
Shir - Mar 09, 2026 1:37:08 pm PDT #10666 of 10675
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I absolutely love reading Aeryn's thoughts on Buffy and Angel. Thanks for that.
Karl - Mar 09, 2026 7:46:31 pm PDT #10667 of 10675
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
I'm just gonna stand beside Shir and nod a lot. What she said. (Hi, Shir.)
Jessica - Mar 10, 2026 7:09:15 am PDT #10668 of 10675
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aeryn was delighted with Dark!Willow and fully supports her decision to torture and skin Warren. (Sucking up power out of the pile of books remains a truly excellent visual.)
Most impressive was A saying "Bored now" at Warren about two minutes before Willow did. (It helps to binge-watch the show, when I saw this the first time, the original "bored now" was three years ago and not fresh in my mind.)
DavidS - Mar 10, 2026 10:19:38 am PDT #10669 of 10675
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dag, Aeryn's got the prescience!
How does she feel about Xander?
(I think through the historical lens his type of character looks worse to younger audiences. cf., Ross)
Do you think him saving the world with "crayon breaky Willow" will land?
Oooh, she's still got Giles' "I'd like to test that theory." moment!
When all the Buffistas yelled "Giles!" at the same time.
Jessica - Mar 10, 2026 10:27:25 am PDT #10670 of 10675
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When all the Buffistas yelled "Giles!" at the same time.
Truly one of the HSQs of all time.
Aeryn hates Xander with a passion that will easily outmatch the power of the Yellow Crayon. They are going to cheer so loudly when he loses an eye next year, you'll probably be able to hear it in California.
DavidS - Mar 10, 2026 10:39:33 am PDT #10671 of 10675
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Aeryn hates Xander with a passion that will easily outmatch the power of the Yellow Crayon. They are going to cheer so loudly when he loses an eye next year, you'll probably be able to hear it in California.
Bwah!