My longest post ever!: or My thoughts on Buffy Season Eight.
February 17th, 2011 by Susie
Buffy season 8 came to an end last month, with issue 40. I have some thoughts on both the final issue, and the series as a whole. I plan on going into detail about the plot, so anyone who has not read the whole thing, and is wary of spoilers, should not read beyond the jump.
Buffy the TV show meant a lot to me. I connected to it from the moment it came on the air, and for the entire seven years it was on the air, I looked forward to every new episode. I think I only missed seeing two episodes the night they aired, that whole time. It is the reason I follow every project Joss Whedon works on with great interest. Somewhere around season two, I became an unabashed fangirl, and haven’t looked back since. And it’s fair to say my own writing has been heavily influenced by it. In that I think a hero (or even more so, a heroine) should not be infallible, that they can make mistakes and fall down, and still remain a hero.
So when it was announced that Joss would be resuming the series as a comic, I was thrilled. I could not wait for my friends to return, and find out what he had in store for them next. The first twenty issues or so were pretty spectacular, beautiful art, and brilliantly written. Having Joss write many, and oversee the rest, assured that the tone of the show carried over to the comics, and that the characters felt true to how they had been previously portrayed. Those issues did a really good job bringing the audience up to speed with what the Scooby gang had been doing since the end of the series. And also establishing new characters to root for, such as Renee and Satsu.
Spoilers from here on. You have been warned, don’t whine to me if you read something you don’t want to.
