"I’m a hair’s breadth away from investigating bunnies at the moment, so I’m open to anything."
May 30
2012
(SPOILER)
Discuss Angel & Faith #10.
"Women Of A Certain Age" is written by Christos Gage and penned by Chris Samnee.
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lisatwingomez | May 30, 06:20 CET
Mr.Savath_Bunny | May 30, 06:56 CET
cazador | May 30, 08:18 CET
As for the issue, it was nice to see some of Giles history and see him as a child. I didn't really realize that he came from a magical background, I just thought he dabbled in magics and was able to do a thing here and there.
Wasn't expecting Willow to show up at the end, although I guess we knew that she was coming. I'm looking forward to her interactions with A & F.
Jelly | May 30, 09:30 CET
Mr.Savath_Bunny | May 30, 13:23 CET
So... Awesome!
Uete | May 30, 14:00 CET
faith in Angel | May 30, 14:02 CET
Well his grandmother was a Watcher but I don't think that got a mention in this series yet?
Simon | May 30, 14:10 CET
Jelly | May 30, 14:29 CET
cderochefort | May 30, 14:39 CET
FangedFourLover | May 30, 16:32 CET
Kairos | May 30, 22:53 CET
[ edited by JayH on 2012-05-31 10:44 ]
JayH | May 31, 00:42 CET
I am enjoying where this season is going - I am still struggling with how magic is 'gone' but it still seems readily available in a number of ways. Liking Willow in Angel and Faith, and I can't wait for Spike to get out of the Buffy comic too. That will be great - so long as he stays away from Buffy I'll be happy.
insistondoubt | May 31, 01:47 CET
Also, Chris Samnee! Woo!
Giles_314 | May 31, 05:43 CET
JayH | May 31, 07:49 CET
wenxina | May 31, 08:32 CET
dorotea | May 31, 09:18 CET
archon | May 31, 10:01 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | May 31, 12:07 CET
What IS a (pleasant) surprise is that I really can't decide if they plan to bring back Giles or not (despite Joss's saying that he was previously done with the character). And, if he does come back, what form will he take?
Jacksyattering | May 31, 16:06 CET
I think in the Buffyverse, if you have the right artifact anyone can perform Magic, but only some people are naturally gifted, like Willow, Amy, and apparently Giles (I always thought his magic, like Westley's, was artifact driven... but maybe not.)
This is backed up by that time Amy spouted off about how Willow was more talented than most witches in Season 7. I can't remember the exact line but it went something like "She can do twice as much with half the training" or something like that. Either way, like music, some people are naturally talented and amazing while others need autotune to sing.
Buffy, as a slayer, is inherently magical, as we all know from Season 9 and the new status quo. So it stands to reason that she can perform magic, especially with the right tools.
devero | May 31, 17:02 CET
The way I'm going to think about it then... is anybody can do SOME magic... but Giles can actually do quite a LOT of magic. It's just that after his whole experience with his evil tattoo, he decided his father was right and he needed to respect it -- to such a degree that he was loathe to use it at all, ever... Only really using his talent again when it was necessary to fight Willow. I'm gonna say to myself that that was a big moment for him. Yes, that was "borrowed" power... but now we know it wasn't ENTIRELY borrowed. In fact, all this makes sense for me why Ethan and Giles refer to themselves as wizards. I was always like, "Dude, you never do any magic, Giles." He'd be like, "Yeah, not cause I CAN'T. I am a wizard; I just don't act like one." It also explains why he was SO SO mad at Willow that he would go so far as to call her "RANK." Because he was like, "Hey, *I* have tons of magical talent, too, and I thought I was hot stuff... and then people died and my girlfriend broke up with me and I learned my LESSON, Willow. Magic is best left alone unless the fate of the world is in question."
cderochefort | June 01, 19:33 CET
latinandgreek | June 02, 04:47 CET
DaddyCatALSO | June 02, 10:16 CET
cderochefort | June 02, 10:37 CET
menomegirl | June 03, 21:03 CET
I really loved this issue.The whole back story for Giles was aces (they've becoming one of my favorite things in this series and this flashback was a very big and important one with a nice kickoff from some lines in the episode,"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" )and I really like the new additions of Lavinia and Sophronia.I'm curious now,since they were originally created for the BBC Ripper series.how much was Gages additions and how much of these characters were from Joss's concept for the Giles spin-off.
It's interesting by the end of the issue how the two are mirroring Angel and Faith's feelings/concerns about bringing back Giles.
And of course Willow showing up on Angel and Faith's doorstep was a expected but great cliffhanger.
I'm keeping this short but I really enjoyed this issue.
Buffyfantic | June 06, 15:25 CET
Jonnathan | June 12, 21:30 CET
Wow so good. so far I like Angel & Faith more than Buffy this "season".
At one point while reading it I remembered Giles's grandmother has a big part in Tales of the Vampires. I quickly checked my copy and as I thought the little girl there is called Edna (She is a watcher in training who has a cruch on a baker boy from Giles' Bakery).
urkonn | June 17, 13:00 CET