Ого! Причем я, конечно, не о Ксандере с Дон - everyone saw it coming (сколько ей сейчас по ходу дела лет, ii wonder?), а о Ксандере/Баффи - what's up with that?!?! Дружеский момент или что-то большее?? Что за выражение лица у Баффи в конце - Эспенсон развлекается или сбрендила? Я на Баффифесте читала мнение, что Баффи, наверное, беременна. Я вот думаю, может, правда, да не от кого-нибудь, а от Ксандера? По крайней мере, это единственная версия, которую я могу выдумать, чтобы туда укладывался весь этот бешеный шипперинг. Ну ладно, может, не беременна, но, например, переспать они разок могли.
Что касается основной сюжетной линии - понятно, что они двигают к "будущему без магии", но вот вууумные ребята на Whedonesque такие мета-конклюжнз в этой связи выводят, закачаешься! Вот, например:

I'd feel a lot differently about this if it was a decision that everyone made together, but it wasn't--it seemed like it happened on a dangerous whim (and well, an attack). I think in this situation, Buffy (who I do love) is making a unilateral decision to take away people's power--more accurately, ones that could help them, especially because they are not the only Slayers out there. I am seriously wondering if magic as metaphor is becoming even more complex--because especially with the Slayers, it's an intrinsic, physical part of them being slayers--and now that power is something to shove away by doing hard labor/busywork. For me, it does not seem to match up with the idea that one can be special without magic (which one certainly can), but rather this whole arc seems to be based on a demonization of magic--ie, that if they can get rid of that, everything will be fine. My feeling is it may have been what Oz needed and what Buffy wishes for,but it does not mean that it is right for everyone. While Buffy did plan for the activation spell, I also noticed that it is still preceeded with "Are you ready to be strong?" There is a question and some agency (granted, there are still all the newbie slayers who did not get asked, but at the act of creation she asked the team she had...and this came as an order. As paraphrasing Buffy since I don't have my comic here :"We're going to go see someone who makes a career out of not being magic and Willow is going to do one less spell and then no more ever."
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а вот смешной коммент, оттуда же: Ok, if it's "bander" or "dander" now, and definitely "bangel" before... why was it "spuffy" and not "bike"? Hmmm? Gotta keep the naming conventions consistent, or else the world is just one big chaotic mess, I say!
"Xawn" and "xuffy" seem at least as reasonable to me.


Некоторые говорят, что намеков на Ксандер/Баффи в течение сезона было столько же, сколько на Ксандер/Дон. Huh? Пошла перечитывать!