Damn, Plei. I want to have your babies. And that gave me goosebumps.

throws virtual roses, corsets, glitter and money in Plei's direction.

Then, golf claps.

Plei, you just performed a miracle. I am reconciled with S7. A couple more, and it's Saint Plei.

if we don't carefully monitor her epiphany intake she'll just sit in a corner with the bucket saying "duuuuuude" every five minutes or so, and eventually waste away to nothing from lack of eating.

hmmm, wasting away you say? I'll have one bucket of epiphany...as long as it isn't a metaphor for Justine's bucket, 'cause...eww.

Excellent, Ple, particularly the dance (metaphorical in this case) between Faith and Buffy. I think you might've hit on the metaphorical undercurrent that allowed Joss to have Buffy kicked out of the house even when on a surface level that never made much sense. But on the metaphorical level you're describing it's almost inevitable that Buffy had to go back to being completely isolated (as she was in Becoming II), though it means something very different here than it did then. Also, Faith had to be pulled into the group and be the leader - even if it was just for a brief and symbolic time.

Heh, did the smartness discussion in Natter feed into your thoughts on this?

Heh, did the smartness discussion in Natter feed into your thoughts on this?

Oh yeah, and some other discussions had relating to that discussion.

I'm thinking the "from beneath you, it devours" works with this also, if you use 'beneath' as either 'from the depths of your subconscious' or 'earlier in your life.'

However, Plei, I've started trying to poke holes in your analysis. Which is a compliment! I saw on your LJ that someone suggested your essay should be on the S7 DVDs, and you know, it should.

What about all the little girls getting the Slayer-ness? One of my favorite shots from Chosen is the softball batter getting that "Oh yeah" look...but aside from the mayhem thousands of un-Watched super-powered girls would wreak on the world, how does it fit with your idea? They don't have anything to get beyond (that we know of). Or does the message of having the power to let go of the bullshit apply only to Buffy (who is of course the whole point of the show)?

Your epiphany certainly explains why there were suddenly so many SiTs.

They don't have anything to get beyond (that we know of)

Not entirely true. Softball!girl was totally unsure of herself at bat and Curvy!Girl was getting abused.

Everybody's got their something...

t /nikka costa

(also, Plei? I read the LJ first, then caught up in here. So cool to watch you having the thought! I pictured you making Xander-like facial expressions)

but aside from the mayhem thousands of un-Watched super-powered girls would wreak on the world,

I interrupt to point out how much I hate this criticism of Chosen. This was said to keep women from getting the vote, to keep them out of the pulpit and public office, and the workforce, and from having a drink in goddamn public, to keep them from getting birth control, yada yada yada.

Of course there are risks, but it's worse to keep power from people to whom it rightfully belongs.

how does it fit with your idea? They don't have anything to get beyond (that we know of).

They don't have lives? Their worlds are demon free? I have never seen anything to suggest in the Jossverse that monsters aren't everywhere. Also, each of those girls was facing a challenge of one sort of another when she received her power.

edited really late, to prove I know the difference between there and their. Frig. I hate when my fingers do that.

Yeah, I'll let Cindy speak for me. *g*

Or I'll get deeper into it, later.