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Any Buffy fans around to discuss some things that have annoyed me on rewatching?

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MrsBertMacklin · 26/07/2015 21:13

Posting in Chat because this doesn't warrant a permanent thread. I fully admit to overthinking the issues below, I've been binge watching and may have lost perspective.

  • Faith was made a slayer when Buffy died the first time. When she dies in Season 5, no mention of a duplicate Slayer, correct?
  • The Principal in Season 7 talks to Buffy about how he's looked through her file, why is her response not, 'you creepy fuck, what a breach of privacy, I left school 5 years ago'?
  • Neither Buffy or Willow have regular jobs (Willow is never seen in employment). Who pays for Willow's flights to England for rehab, their weapons, various house repairs (don't tell me Buffy could get insurance for accidental damage / civil unrest with her claims history), Dawn's school books etc.?
  • When Spike goes to get himself restored to his former self: why exactly does that Demon con him and actually give him his soul? If it was a good demon I could understand it's ultimately setting him on the road to redemption, but it's not.
  • Why did Joss Whedon make Angel Irish, when it must have been obvious within 5 syllables that David B's Irish accent was the worst thing in the world?
  • Kennedy: I was all for Willow finding someone else after Tara, why on earth did they make that person such an utter knob? Is she meant to have some redeeming features / be perfect for Willow and the actor ballsed it up?
  • After Joyce died, why didn't Buffy's dad make a single appearance, surely they could have found some reason / decent plot to make this happen, it's so clanging for me that a parent, no matter how absent, wouldn't even stop by once after his childrens' mother died suddenly.
OP posts:
YonicScrewdriver · 29/07/2015 14:31

Faith doesn't really want to be slayer with a watcher etc though.

SlatternIsMyMiddleName · 29/07/2015 21:03

Weird fact I just realised. The mother in Liv and Maddie is the same actress as the vengeance demon (Halle, friend of Anya) who curses the gang so they have to stay in the house in S6.

Yes I watched S6 episodes last night and yes DCs were watching Liv and Maddie today.

CaveMum · 29/07/2015 21:33

Where does everyone stand on the Halle = Ceciliy debate.

Coincidence they used the same actress, or a deliberate a t? There is a moment between Halle and Soike where they seem to recognise each other.

ElviraCondomine · 29/07/2015 21:42

Abbie in Sleepy hollow is amazing, afraid of nothing and ridiculously beautiful.

And now Katrina has gone... yay! We can have what we really want. The Crane and Mills show. With added Jennie and Hawley.

MrsBertMacklin · 29/07/2015 22:10

CaveMum Halfrek and Cecily are one and the same - confirmed by JW.

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SlatternIsMyMiddleName · 29/07/2015 22:32

Is Cecilly the one who Willaim thought he was in love with when he was human? I'm trying to remember.

Koalafications · 29/07/2015 22:33

Yes, that's right Slattern

BeccaMumsnet · 30/07/2015 09:23

Hi everyone - the OP has given us permission to pop this over to TV Addicts so it doesn't go poof. We'll move it over now.

mimbleandlittlemy · 30/07/2015 12:57

Cecilly is the one William thought he was in love with. Played by the same actress as plays Halfric - hence when Spike and Halfric meet they recognise each other.

Mermaid36 · 30/07/2015 13:45

And now you've all mentioned Cecilly, I've got the "Early One Morning" song in my head....argh!

mimbleandlittlemy · 30/07/2015 14:00

Oh lord! That's worrying, if you think what it did to Spike Grin

mimbleandlittlemy · 30/07/2015 14:01

And now I'm sitting at my desk whistling it.

Mermaid36 · 30/07/2015 16:21

I'm still thinking it 2hrs later....

noblegiraffe · 30/07/2015 19:25

Oh I am majorly pissed off with Amazon Prime. I watched all of Buffy and Dollhouse on Amazon Prime, then 2 seasons of Angel a while back. Last night I had some time to myself, went to watch more Angel AND IT'S NO LONGER ON THERE. I would have to pay! Buffy and Dollhouse have gone too.

So I'm paying for a worse service than last year. Very unhappy.

Koalafications · 30/07/2015 19:31

Buffy is on Netflix noble Smile

Koalafications · 30/07/2015 19:31

Oh and you can get a 30 day free trial with Netflix

JassyRadlett · 30/07/2015 19:34

Boo, noble! That happened to me with Greys last year, was v cross.

I've been rewatching Buffy on Netflix. The DVDs are somewhere, but no idea where...

I love this thread.

noblegiraffe · 30/07/2015 19:41

I've got Netflix (currently watching Firefly on it!) but it Angel I want to watch as I've not seen the last 3 seasons. It would cost £45 on Amazon Prime Shock cheaper to buy a boxset but I really don't need more DVDs lying around.

JassyRadlett · 30/07/2015 19:51

Bloody hell, highway robbery!

DilysPrice · 30/07/2015 19:51

I bought the last series of Angel for 4 quid at CEX, definitely better value than any of the subscription services. I can always give it to Oxfam when I'e finished.

Personally I'd skip series 3 and 4 - they're so grim.

Koalafications · 30/07/2015 19:59

Oh right, sorry noble

I have Angel and Buffy on VHS but I don't have a video player Hmm

PointyBirds · 30/07/2015 20:17

I bought Angel season by season second hand on amazon for about £5/6 each. Not too bad if you only need the last 3 seasons.

CaveMum · 30/07/2015 20:19

Maybe we could buy a MN Angel box set and pass it around everyone who wants to see it Grin

DilysPrice · 30/07/2015 22:19

I'd post someone mine, but it would cost almost as much to post as I bought it for, which would irritate me. They should be readily available at charity shops and CEX's though.

DilysPrice · 30/07/2015 22:23

The advantage of DVDs over Netflix is that you get the commentaries, some of which are vg.