tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post5201025875846447312..comments2023-10-21T03:56:17.913-07:00Comments on Buffyverse Comic Reviews: New CoversPatShandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-48149703062901984902008-03-08T08:10:00.000-08:002008-03-08T08:10:00.000-08:00To clarify, my wanting her to come back or be refe...To clarify, my wanting her to come back or be referenced again is not due to thinking that'd improve on the story. It's because it would remove one of the (few) elements on the show that felt unrealistic to the degree that it makes me think "Well, it's a tv-show" - a thought that's death to the enjoyment of what I'm watching. Angel was really good at a) avoiding that and b) when it got in situations like that, clear them up in hindsight. But Kate never was. Storywise, she served her purpose, and I'm fine with never seeing her again. The problem is that it feels so unrealistic that such a major presence in Angel's life (and vice versa) would almost die, be saved by a miracle, and then suddenly never be seen or heard from ever again. It damages my ability to buy into the realness of the story. All I need(ed) would be a "Kate moved to Florida"-line or something like that. I don't need it to be good, I don't need it to improve the story, I just need it to make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-8343945520185035432008-03-08T08:05:00.000-08:002008-03-08T08:05:00.000-08:00I don't need to bring her back. I just need an rec...I don't need to bring her back. I just need an recognition that the character isn't dead and an explanation why we suddenly stopped seeing or hearing from her.<BR/><BR/>It makes no sense for her never to be mentioned again. Angel saves her by a miracle, for crying out loud. Even without that, it seems odd. All other big characters that disappeared LEFT - Gwen, Lindsey, even Nabbit can be explained as just realizing he wasn't wanted. But Kate, having given up everything in her life due to Angel's effect on it, being then saved by him in the nick of time, all of she, Angel and the entire fang-gang are just to suddenly disappear? It feels weird and artificial. I'm not complaining about the end to her arc - I thought it was good, too. I'm just complaining that she then disappeared for no good reason. I'm fine with her disappearing. I just want a in-story reason.<BR/><BR/>(The same, by the way, goes for Whistler on Buffy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-89987362524939825502008-03-08T06:50:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:50:00.000-08:00I thought Kate's story came to a nice, neat ending...I thought Kate's story came to a nice, neat ending in "Epiphany." I wouldn't want to bring her back because (a) some characters just need to never come back; I mean, not everyone always returns, and (b) her story just seemed so *done*.PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-52343834125144520602008-03-08T05:38:00.000-08:002008-03-08T05:38:00.000-08:00Yeah, I'm not that anal on the likenesses being sp...Yeah, I'm not that anal on the likenesses being spot on, but that cover did not look right...<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>But, by the same token, wouldn't that feel kind of redundant after we've seen Wesley and Lindsey go through their transformations?</I><BR/>Absolutely. There's also Wood on Buffy who's a similar kind of character to that. The thing is, they did it in very different ways. I don't need Kate to come back like that, I just dislike the way she was left hanging without an explanation to where she went, and I'd feel that this'd be a doable way to bring her back. I have no doubt that if they actually were to bring her back, they'd have a way to do so way more interesting than my suggestion, though. I was just letting my imagination run off with me.<BR/><BR/><I>Also, IMHO, I'm not sure anyone was ever cooler than S4 Wesley. Kate? Not a chance in hell.</I><BR/>Oh, agreed. You won't find a bigger season 4 Wes-fanboy than yours truly, have no fear on that account. Though season 5 Wesley does at points get close. ;DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-69196307933332993702008-03-07T22:35:00.000-08:002008-03-07T22:35:00.000-08:00But, by the same token, wouldn't that feel kind of...But, by the same token, wouldn't that feel kind of redundant after we've seen Wesley and Lindsey go through their transformations?<BR/><BR/>Also, IMHO, I'm not sure anyone was ever cooler than S4 Wesley. Kate? Not a chance in hell.<BR/><BR/>Reacting to that Director's Cut cover: Dear God, can IDW please find some artists who actually know what Angel looks like? (Other than Urru, of course, who is awesome.)<BR/><BR/>The Jon Foster cover to #15 is pretty good -- Buffy looks very graceful, though her face is a bit off -- but the Georges cover looks fantastic to me. So iconic.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088465257647687654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-22732109038798449402008-03-07T20:42:00.000-08:002008-03-07T20:42:00.000-08:00I wouldn't say Oz NEEDED a spin-off, I feel he was...I wouldn't say Oz NEEDED a spin-off, I feel he was mostly cool due to his particular dynamic with the rest of the characters - but he COULD've carried one, sure. I'm far more interested in the idea of bringing him aboard "Angel", though, I feel like he'd be a very good fit for the show, especially in the post-Willow werewolf-yoda state we last saw him.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of stuff they should've brought back on Angel, Kate Lockley should totally show up as a bitter, lonely rogue demon hunter (only somewhat more cool than Wesley ever managed). I don't know why, but I really feel like her character having been on a Lindsey-like walkabout to acquire the means to fight a one-woman-crusade against the things that ruined her life and killed her father would've been the perfect way to put her character back on the show and remove one of the few loose threads it had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-77234872453886846502008-03-07T20:19:00.000-08:002008-03-07T20:19:00.000-08:00If it's good enough, I'll buy the actual Oz TPB af...If it's good enough, I'll buy the actual Oz TPB after I read it in the omnibus. He was one of the few characters who needed a spin-off and didn't get one.PatShandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304215370818359252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984379880042174862.post-46716955556813388012008-03-07T19:53:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:53:00.000-08:00The Oz-book is one of the few non-canon books made...The Oz-book is one of the few non-canon books made by someone who wasn't a writer on the show that I actually liked. It wasn't insanely great or anything, but it was definitely an alright read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com