Tangent 21 - Buffy - 7.11

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Jan 13 2003

Buffy - 7.11 - 'Showtime'

Hi all - I'm new, but not so much. I was here when Buffyuk.org (RIP) was still very much alive and when T21 just started out, as Babies Ate My Dingo. Yes.

Anyway: Showtime.

Has anyone else seen this yet? As far as season 7 has gone so far it's probably the weakest, but still far better than most of Season 6. It's good to see Kennedy actually being likeable, unlike the other SiTs. But - Giles!

Did anyone else notice that he's not a)Been unlike a robot or b)Been touched by anyone. He's also not changed his clothes. First Evil? Maybe, but that would require Rupert to be dead, and ergo Ripper consigned to Joss' drawer permentently. I've got a theory (that it's a demon - a dancing demon. No, something isn't *sound of gunfire) that Giles may be the First Good. Opinions?

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In a State of Dan That's just, like, your opinion, man

Giles not touching anything is clearly very deliberate. It's possible that they're trying to mislead us, I suppose, but the evidence we have suggests that he could well be dead. Guess we'll have to wait and see..

This was a big improvement on 'Bring on the Night', I thought, which was just really stupid in many respects. Not all that much happened, but I liked the flashback-y twist, and good to see the vamp getting dusted. And Andrew is brilliant.

Posted: 20:50 Jan 13 2003

Redshift

Noxon? Misdirection? Never.

Posted: 17:37 Jan 14 2003

Samphirette To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down

OK I haven't got this high yet in eps - just wanted to wander in and say hi to Redshift

Posted: 18:57 Jan 14 2003

SPIKE "Hakuna Matata" Captain Zapy

I don't think Giles is dead, ok so he was nearly hit with an axe, but when he went to see that eye thing surely the eye would have known and told anya or something. anyway the eye said that te only reason the first can now attack the slayers is because buffy is different, so is it actually the real buffy they brought back in season 6? theres no way to kill the first, so surely buffy will have to die cuz its because of her its attacking.

Posted: 13:09 Jan 15 2003

willow_fantastico if thats an otter, i'm from brighton!!

by Redshift
Hi all - I'm new, but not so much. I was here when Buffyuk.org (RIP)

god those were the days! *sob* sorry all nostalgic!

Posted: 16:04 Jan 15 2003

head2head 'Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink, therefore I am. '

by In a State of Dan
Giles not touching anything is clearly very deliberate.

Didn't he touch/pick up a file that he had managed to swipe from the Council buildings before they blew up? He was passing it to someone to show them when he arried back in 'Bring on the Night'.

I don't think that he is dead, and don't think that he has been that abnormal. I don't think the Joss would have had him kiled off, as he has recently gone on record as saying that the show was missing something without the character of Giles.

Although, I am a HUGE Giles fan and may just be in denial......

*sob*

(Edited by head2head 16/01/2003 11:48)

Posted: 11:47 Jan 16 2003

In a State of Dan That's just, like, your opinion, man

by head2head
Didn't he touch/pick up a file that he had managed to swipe from the Council buildings before they blew up? He was passing it to someone to show them when he arried back in 'Bring on the Night'.

I think it was one of the trainee Slayers who had the file.

Anyway, it's entirely possible that there's been a few continuity errors, but it actually says in the shooting script that it's very important Giles not touch anything...

Posted: 12:24 Jan 16 2003

Wobag Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so...

I dont think they would kill off Giles, largely because Joss is still planning on doing the Giles series for the BBC.

Im fairly sure the not touching things is a red herring, tho i DO think they are holding something back, I dont htink its that hes dead.

Posted: 16:57 Jan 20 2003

Stoo There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.

*Spoiler for ep 13*

"Giles takes the potential Slayers on a retreat to the desert, where he is interrupted by the Scoobies. They question him about being The First, and he insists that he isn't. He then sets off for Shanghai, where another potential slayer awaits."

Looking like it's a mis-direction, or the plots are getting *very* easy to spot a mile off..

Posted: 18:15 Jan 20 2003

Opiumia "facilis descensus Averno; noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hic labor est"

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Hello Redshift!

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Posted: 12:06 Mar 06 2003

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