From: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org (stillpt-digest) To: stillpt-digest@smoe.org Subject: stillpt-digest V3 #43 Reply-To: stillpt@smoe.org Sender: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk stillpt-digest Sunday, March 11 2001 Volume 03 : Number 043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: b/interview with joss on tvguide.com [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:47:26 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: b/interview with joss on tvguide.com Hi! David commented: >>* A never-before-seen flashback of Joyce hosting a holiday celebration for >>Buffy, Dawn and friends kicked off the episode. Shot from no one's >>particular point of view, the joyous scene stood in stark contrast to the >>rest of the morbid hour. What was its purpose? > >Seemed obvious to me, and Joss confirms it. It came across to me as a glimpse into what was running through Buffy's mind as she stood there in shock. It's exactly the sort of thing that pops into one's head in situations like that -- a flash to a happy time that you're just realizing is never going to happen again. This was underscored by the flashes of Buffy's fantasies later on in the episode, of her mother getting revived, and everything turning out ok. I understand the reason it was inserted there. Kudos to Joss for making it work so well on another level. >>"They are basically living together so they're probably already kissing. >>[Therefore,] to make a big deal of the kiss would have been totally wrong," > >This seems wise of him, and it worked that way. Yes. While I'm not surprised the WB balked, I give them extra points for going with it without putting up a noisy fight ("Earshot", anyone?). >I agree with the principle, but I still feel the execution (sorry) was >flawed. It needn't have intruded in quite that distracting way >(distracting for the viewer from the true themes of the episode, I mean, >not just distracting for Dawn and Buffy). And the point that life -- >ordinary life or Buffy's supernatural life -- goes on could have been made >in any number of ways. I guess we're just going to remain on opposite sides of the table on that one. I picked up on what Joss was trying to do immediately, and I think it worked very well. Do we know when the next new episode is going to be, yet? ======================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth ======================================= http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ------------------------------ End of stillpt-digest V3 #43 ****************************