Hils's journal

Ok, I should point out now that I'm still bawling as I type this so mis-spellings are the result of the fact that I can't see very much.

Before I post my incoherant thoughts I should just say that the two week of internet hiatus hell was SO worth it!!! Chosen would never has hit me as hard if I'd known what was coming

Ok, thoughts time

( Thoughts )

One thing I've decided based on the Touched promo

( My new 'ship )

Well, I hate to say this but I'm going to anyway. Spike is starting to irritate me. I don't really know when it happened but I was watching The Real Me when I was capping my Vamp Andrew pic and I just realised how much I miss Snarky Spike. Where's my Big Bad gone? He's all slayer whipped now and despite me being a B/S shipper since S4, I'm not sure I like it now I've actually got it.

Still only 5 more episodes to go and then it's the end. Who knows, it might get better. Plus I have Andrew to entertain me and I DO like Wood. Am resisiting the urge to jump on the Buffy/Wood ship if such a thing exists. He's a nice guy like Riley, only cooler and not so annoying.

Hmm...

mrthursday is going to be very cross with me but I sat down and watched some of my new Buffy episodes tonight. It was only 4! I was bored and couldn't help myself. I still have 2 more Buffy and a tape full of Angel to watch.

Anway, here are my comments on Showtime, Potential, The Killer In Me and First Date. Will cut to protect those in the UK who aren't me

( Buffy goodness )

So there we go. I'm a happy Hils (this is quite an alien feeling to me after the crap I've been feeling the last couple of weeks.

Ok, mrthursday has challenged me to write a defence for my Season choices. I should add at this point that my opinion of Season 7 is based up until Get It Done. Obviously the entire thing might crash and burn in the last few episodes.

So anyway, here we go.

Season 7 - Tight storyline, good character development. Everyone is really coming into their own this Season and I love the way that they're looking at what it really means to be a Slayer. Buffy herself is finally realising that she can stand on her own.

Season 2 - Back in the days when the jokes were witty and the characters were really starting to develop. The twist with Angel losing his soul really threw me and I still bawl my eyes out at the end when she has to send him to hell.

Season 5 - Ok, I admit it. I threw this in for the Spuffyness. Although I became a Spuffer in Season 4, 5 is where they really started to develop it. Plus Riley left which is a thing to be rejoiced. And of course there's the beautiful final episode which I never get tired of watching.

Season 3 - There is a chance I might rate this higher than 5 if I watch it again. To be honest I just didn't like the way they dealt with Angel's return from hell. Of course there are some brilliant episodes in this one, and Faith was kind of cool. Really threw me when she turned rogue. And The Mayer was a kind of cool Big Bad. Probably my second fave after Angelus.

Season 6 - I still maintain with what I said when I first saw this Season. Each episode on its own was fine. I can't think of one I didn't enjoy (except maybe Seeing Red but I see why it was needed). But there was no real overall plot to this other than character development. Whilst this is needed, I kind of like a decent story to carry it along too.

Season 1 - Ah, the good old days. I do have a soft spot for Season 1 despite where I placed it. But overall it's a little too basic for me.

Season 4 - Riley. Bad. The Initiative. Good concept but didn't really work. Adam. Crap! And two more words which sum up why this season sucked the most. Beer Bad!

Ok, here are some more theories on how this season might end. All of them contain Spike's death in some form as I have a gut feeling that he's a gonner. Still nothing to do with actual spoilers so don't worry. I'm totally guessing

1. Buffy and Spike die together, fighting side by side and saving the world with their final efforts

2. The world is saved and Spike gets his Shanshu, only to suddenly age 120 years and die in Buffys arms (I told you some of these were silly)

3. Buffy is about to sacrifice herself when Spike does what he felt he should have done the first time and does the job for her. Earning his redemption by giving his life to save the world

4. Sunnydale gets destroyed and the whole lot of them die. Except maybe Dawn who will go on to be the new hope

That's it. I may think of more so run and hide while you can

Went to work today and spent most of the time coughing, spluttering and generally feeling crappy. Oh, when will this stupid illness end.

Went shopping after work and made the fatal error of buying Tom the strategy guide for GTA Vice City. Like he doesn't play it enough already. Still, I've told him he can take my PS2 home for Christmas so maybe he'll get it out of his system. Or maybe not.

Read the wildfeed for this weeks Buffy. Was rather disappointed. Comments below.

( Bring On The Night )

Something really struck me about the basement scene in NLM. Now, I'm sure others have noticed this but here we go. Buffy says she believes in Spike and clearly she trusts him. Now, what were the last words she said to him in the bathroom before the attempted rape

"I don't trust you enough for it to be love."

Well, that's that issue resolved then. If the only thing preventing Buffy from loving Spike was trust then she's there :)

I wonder if they had the Season finale for S6 planned out when they wrote Tabula Rasa

Spike: I'm a vampire with a soul.
Buffy: A vampire with a soul? Oh my god how lame is that?

I wonder what the writers were thinking? Just a dig at Angel or something a bit more?