February 18 2015
(SPOILER)
Discuss Buffy Season 10 #12.
It's the second part of the "Love Dares You" arc.
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deborahmm | February 18, 09:11 CET
Funny issue (again) but I miss Spike's self-deprecating humor
anca | February 18, 09:35 CET
Liam Mars | February 18, 13:25 CET
homea letter to the editor about.Andrew, Xander, and Dawn are all very sweet and funny. I particularly like Andrew dissing San Francisco, just like us locals do. Giles was also amusing, though who doesn't feel sympathy for the poor little guy?
I love that everybody is making sense and that there are no tortured misdirects for the sake of the plot. The story is flowing in a (super) natural way. Now for the new big bad to make hash of all this progress...
Rebcake | February 18, 16:52 CET
Shade of Pale | February 19, 00:23 CET
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Stoney | February 19, 05:54 CET
I understand the criticism about the lack of a Big Bad; however, I am comfortable without a clear focus. I think that it's evolving for dramatic effect and as others have said, we are getting a lot of character development.
Spuffy must play a role in the coming evil. There are all kind of questions that can come up in the current environment as well as difficult choices that Buffy and the rest of the Scoobies could face if Spike's soul gets altered. Will the new rules of magic apply to him? What were even the old rules regarding souls? Is Spike connected to the soul eaters because of his soul? I suspect we are at the top of the first hill of the angst roller coaster. For now though, I'm enjoying the view.
On to other matters.
Andrew was great. Without his big body, I can see him running scared from himself. I hope that he comes around. Xander seemed slightly more positive then I thought he would be about the relationship developments. I did enjoy his time with Dawn and I am glad he didn't push her.
@Stoney, you are right, Giles is a mess. That's not a good predicament. He's also not a great Spike advocate.
hann23 | February 19, 10:03 CET
baldrick | February 19, 11:29 CET
Stoney | February 19, 12:35 CET
hann23 | February 19, 12:54 CET
warmdeliciouscookieme | February 19, 13:45 CET
I also thought the dream was a throw back to the issues he had in season seven when the First was manipulating his trigger to get him to kill people. I really hope it's not that.
Very interesting! Either way, we seem to be on the path to dealing with a soulless Spike one way or another.
basuraboi3 | February 19, 14:38 CET
Stoney | February 19, 14:53 CET
Maggie | February 19, 15:28 CET
warmdeliciouscookieme | February 19, 16:25 CET
It does seem that the issues Nicholas Brendon co-writes are just really funny.
When Giles first came back as a kid I thought it had a lot of potential. But the sex obsession thing is getting a bit old. I mean seriously he wasn't getting that much action as an adult. And I don't think 12 year olds are that obsessed. None that I've known anyway.
Glad Andrew came out.
Xane | February 20, 07:45 CET
I don't really have much to say.As most know,the Buffy/Spike stuff isn't my cup of tea and that was the brunt of the issue.
I did like little things in the issue though .Liked the Xander/Dawn scenes.For the first time this season they weren't trying to rekindle things and their interaction felt natural again.
The Giles plot I think is going to a interesting place.After last issue and this, it's clear Giles feels so frustrated at his current state.This could get really interesting going forward.
I thought Buffy's lines about Xander oversharing were funny.
Didn't really have much feelings about Andrew coming out and his possible new relationship.I don't really care for Andrew as a character so ,yeah no real feeling positive or negative there.
As for the end and Spike's dream.As others are speculating,this could related to Angel also having the same thing happening to him in Angel & Faith.So we'll see if there is a connection and where that goes.
So,those are my thoughts on Buffy # 12.
Buffyfantic | February 22, 03:51 CET
I hadn't been that invested in Andrew, but I liked that he's accorded some respect from his coven friends, and that some gentle teasing from Julie in the previous issue set him on his path to coming out. I don't see him having that kind of conversation with the other Scoobies.
ReaverTam | February 24, 07:36 CET
Haha. Good one. Randy Giles.
Xane | February 25, 20:51 CET
That said, I enjoyed this issue. There was a time when Buffy being with Spike instead of Angel would've bothered me, but I kind of don't care anymore. I'm over it, and frankly, more interested in seeing Angel with Faith some day than with Buffy.
Lot of great humor in this issue. I've said it before though, but Giles is really whiny, but I guess kids his age are. He literally has NO PROBLEMS in his life right now. He gets to be a kid again, and he has to wait a few years before he can have sex with someone again. Boohoo. It's not the end of the world. Kid Giles is annoying...but thankfully, quite funny too.
Love Spike and Xander's relationship, the best thing about the past few issues.
Dawn is getting on my nerves. Just tell Xander you're not interested any more and stop stringing him along. And Xander just needs to move on already. The Dawn/Xander drama is getting tiresome. Frankly, Dawn's whole story line right now is just weird and doesn't make any sense. I don't understand how her feelings for him just disappeared all of a sudden if the memories are still there. This story line is making me not like her.
I like the new artist, not more than Rebekah though, but she's good
Once again, I think Angel&Faith is the stronger of the two books even without Cage and Isaacs on it anymore.
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Angel&Faith | March 15, 14:05 CET