Well that'd be WRONG. Ask Joss.
Joss is wrong. Finale is the last ep of the season. Coda my butt.
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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DavidS - Aug 20, 2003 10:03:02 am PDT #5008 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jeff Mejia - Aug 20, 2003 10:03:57 am PDT #5009 of 10001
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Restless isn't considered the S4 finale. Primeval is the finale, and Restless is the coda.)
Structurally, Cindy is correct, and I think both Joss and Fury commented how they changed things at the end of Season 4 so that it wouldn't follow the established pattern. Still, I think "Restless" is the show to compare season endings to, because it does offer that contrast to the others.
Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 10:04:23 am PDT #5010 of 10001
Nobody
Coda my butt.
Special orders don't upset us, as long as you pay up front.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2003 10:06:57 am PDT #5011 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Special orders don't upset us, as long as you pay up front.
Actually I think I'm saying that my butt is my body's coda. Not it's finale. Yes, it's a fine coda to the torso, even though technically my feet may be considered the finale.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2003 10:07:10 am PDT #5012 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Joss is wrong. Finale is the last ep of the season. Coda my butt.
What Hec Said.
Sean K - Aug 20, 2003 10:11:03 am PDT #5013 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Restless is just the most amazing hour of TV, ever.
Yes. This.
And how much of a sap am I? I get all weepy at the "I walk, I talk, I shop, I sneeze... I want to be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out, and I don't sleep on a bed of bones," line.
I don't know why, it's almost nonsensical, but it's just sensical enough to give it some sort of gravitas that just makes my breath catch in my throat every time I watch it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 20, 2003 10:18:21 am PDT #5014 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My Season Opener rankings:
When She Was Bad
Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest
Bargaining
The Freshman
Lessons
Anne
Buffy vs. Dracula
Season Finales:
Prophecy Girl (my favorite ep ever!)
Becoming
Graduation Day
The Gift
Restless
Chosen
Grave
Cindy - Aug 20, 2003 10:32:09 am PDT #5015 of 10001
Nobody
Oh, no Sean. It is one of the most sense making lines ever, especially when looked at in the full context of the series, including Chosen. It's why, despite my unhappiness with a lot of the S7 execution, I was still happy with the story I was told.
She isn't just destruction. She's a girl. She walks, talks, sneezes and shops. She's a big damned hero, sir. And now she's not alone.
Oooh. I just got chills when my allergies acted up.
helentm - Aug 20, 2003 10:36:25 am PDT #5016 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
You could look at Restless and Primeval as a two-part season finale. Primeval has that burning-bridges, big damn battle feel I look for in a season finale. But without Restless it's crippled, missing consequences. Plus, Restless adds the funky, not-quite-like everything else feel.
Yeah, I'm with Cindy, Sean, no shame in loving 'I walk.' It may be bizarre, but you know exactly what they mean and it's really cool. Like poetry, in that they don't have to follow literal speech rules.
tina f. - Aug 20, 2003 10:45:09 am PDT #5017 of 10001
"I walk..." is usually my desktop pic (I did a little thing in Quark with it). When it isn't, my desktop is a panel from Fray.
I feel no shame.