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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
He has this tendency to do just wild, random crazy things to create dramatic tension with very little build-up or foreshadow.

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NRAMA: With this story, there’s a large character step for Buffy here in that she takes another Slayer as a lover. Was that your plan originally, or something (writer) Drew (Goddard) included in his story?

JW: What it was is that I had introduced the character and the dynamic that one of the Slayers was in love with Buffy, and we went to the place that we often will of - it would be fun to see her dancing around it a little bit: “I am pretty lonely, she is pretty hot, and she really likes me. I trust her, we’re all out here, I’m an open-minded gal... and did I mention that she really likes me?”

We thought we could have a little fun playing with her thinking about that, and Drew took the point of view that it plays a lot better if it just happens.

NRAMA: And any thinking about it has to come after the fact...

JW: Right. Rather than just being coy about it, and the whole “will they/won’t they?” Just have it happen, and then have them be coy about it. Awkwardly, nakedly, coy. Have all the silly fun of the French farce where everyone runs into the room, and then have the genuine emotion of “Did I use this person? Did I manipulate this person?” And they’re both thinking that. They’re both wondering if they’re going to get hurt or if they’re going to hurt the other person, and whether or not they should have done it. Not due to any moral reason or anything. It’s not a huge life change for Buffy. She’s not gay. Sexuality is a spectrum. Many of us have experimented in our youth – that’s what youths are for.

So we knew it wasn’t going to be a giant character shift – it was just going to be nice fodder for Buffy to be going through something besides felling lonely and disconnected and having the weight of the world on her shoulders. It was nice for something nice to happen to her, and then for her to get kind of awkward about it.

Yeah – we liked the arena, and it was Drew who pushed for it just to happen. And I liked to not have to go “In the next issue... the kiss which proves she’s heterosexual!” like they do on tv. I like that it all just happened.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Okay, so now we know the owner of the cinnamon lip gloss is.
But...BUFFY STRAYING ONTO THE ALL-GIRLS TEAM???
Whoah.
I mean, being a red-blooded kinda guy, it's cool and all...but is it in character? She sure has been feeling not-close to peeps for a while, so...

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Originally posted by jossisagod:
I'm not ashamed to say I saw it coming. Given her unlucky streak with men from the series.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

But...BUFFY STRAYING ONTO THE ALL-GIRLS TEAM???
Whoah.
I mean, is it in character? She sure has been feeling not-close to peeps for a while, so...
And the dialogue was gorram hi-larious at times; I love Andrew-related stuff!

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Originally posted by embers:


Besides the whole French Farce silliness of Buffy wanting to keep this secret, and then absolutely everyone bursts into her bedroom! LOL
What is not to love?

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