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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
There was a whole lot of unexpected bonkers in this. I *think* it was about exploring the limits and possibilities of power in this world, stretching the elastic as far as it could go. And it got pretty far. It took us all the way back home.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
This jumped the shark—badly—with the I will say The ending redeemed it some and is a good setup for Season 9.
It’s just not great when Xander, Dawn, and Andrew become the least annoying characters.
Spoiler
Buffy and Angel fuck a new dimension into existence/seed of magic thing.It’s just not great when Xander, Dawn, and Andrew become the least annoying characters.
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a re-read along with the Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast. There are some fun things in this omnibus, particularly towards the beginning and amongst some of the one-shots. However, when it gets into the latter, concluding volumes of season eight things go quite awry. I recall thinking, when I first read it, that sometimes the limitations of television (budget, casting, timing, etc.) actually do make for good storytelling, because being able to do absolutely anything that can be drawn, doesn't necessarily lead to good storytelling. The overarching Twilight story is just not great and the conclusion of it is quite awful. And, quite frankly, with the exception of maybe Faith, these characters just don't feel like the ones I spent years watching and falling in love with on the show.
This second half of Buffy season 8 was truly epic with hints at bringing the Buffyverse back to some aspects of its roots in future comics.
That was a big book with lots of bits to it. The book itself was good, as big as it was, it wasn't quite too big. Part of that was probably being paperback versus hardback. The paper quality was fine though - so it should have been even heavier. Readable throughout and with good art. The plot was the weakest point. The goal was clearly to do stuff you would never have paid to do in live action, but in the comic world it is just art. But I would have preferred though focus on the extended cast and not on changing the world completely - and presumably simplifying the world at the same time. Still all in all a good re-read.