Today's deep thought

[sombrefan]

If Buffy does find out about the events of "I Will Remember You" during Season 9, which way will it go?

Comments

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

For the Buffy in comic of for the one in the serial?
Because the one in the serial could have kicked Angel's a.. for it and then probably forgive him, for the comic-Buffy since the authors made sure ( for them) Bangel is the important relationship for her, she would just accept that Angel had acted like "her hero"... ewwwww.

[simonf.livejournal.com]

Given the events of #39, I thinking that Buffy feels loathing for Angel right now.

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

Sure, for now... but this isn't the first time Angel killed someone care to Buffy (not being himself) and she forgiven him after a while..

[simonf.livejournal.com]

To all intents and purposes, Angel killed Buffy's "father" so I can't see her forgiving him for this one.

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

Are you up for a bet? ^_^
I'm not telling she'll forgive him very soon, but I'm sure she'll do it in the comics. The authors underlined the fact they are meant to be too many times to not have them back together. This make me happy? No at all, because the old Buffy wouldn't forgive him so easily, but season 8 protrayed her (and almost all the characters) in such a different way from the serial, that I'm pretty sure she won't only forgive him, but they'll be back together... if Angel doesn't end with Faith, because in that case both the old Buffy and the comic one, won't forgive him.
Yes, I'm saying that this new Buffy would forgive him killing Giles, but not a "boyfriend" betrayal, because if there is something this new Buffy and the old one, have still in common is the dislike of Faith and the possesivity when it comes to her men... at least I hope for the Spuffy around the world, that the new Buffy would still be possessive of Spike too, like she was in season 7 when she was ready to kill Anya, but not Spike.. but I'm not sure about this, after to have saw how she acted with Spike in season 8.

End of the rantle ^_^

[simonf.livejournal.com]

I still think that this will be the tipping point, everytime Buffy sees Angel she will see him snapping Gile's neck. It will be incredibly hard to move past that.

Are you up for a bet? ^_^

It will be 2013 by the time we find out which way the situation is resolved :P.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Angel killed Buffy's "father" so I can't see her forgiving him for this one.

Given that the writers devoted several panels to hammer into our heads that it wasn't Angel who was in the driver's seat, I tend to agree with Rua1412. It won't happen overnight, of course. Maybe Joss will dedicate a whole arc to the issue of forgiveness.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm going for that one too, but then luckily for me at least 'Comics Angel' and 'Comic Buffy' are bugger all like the 'real deals' that I watched in the TV series, so that lessens things for me.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

which way will it go?

Depends on the writer. I heard that Meltzer is eager to write Buffy/Angel again. If he gets his hands on them, there will be another true-love-soulmates-destiny-nothing-matters-but-us angstfest.

But if it's written by Joss, it's pretty possible that it'll be treated in the mood of "The Girl in Question".

[coalitiongirl.livejournal.com]

I doubt Buffy would be too upset about it- turning back time isn't much of a crime compared to killing her mentor. Yes, it would probably bother her or hasten some kind of tearful confrontation, but it wouldn't change anything.

Then again, the comics tend to be about speedy resolutions at the expense of character development, so it might be glossed over completely. The writers have turned BA into such a caricature of its former self that I don't think they'd make much of an effort to address it seriously.

(Even the show has fallen prey to the "mention offhand, never discuss again" misdeeds, e.g. Xander mentioning that he retained his memories of being a hyena during a more serious situation, or Buffy finding out that Willow never did say "Kick his ass" when she left to fight Angelus during an unrelated conversation in Selfless. I don't doubt they'd do it again.)

[dorians-kitten.livejournal.com]

I think it would only make things harder right now. First, it would give her genuinely good memories of a man(pire) that she is trying not to think about at all: it was a beautiful day, it was the only time they were physical without starting an apocalypse, they ate ice cream. But, even though his act was selfless in many ways, it was yet another time he made choices that affected her with her consultation. It suggests that he thinks she is too weak to make the right choice. I think that will piss her off. And finding out that he could have been human all this time and NOT causing epic tragedy...that is going to hurt, even if she knows deep down that she would have agreed with his decision.

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

If she had found out before season 8, I'd have said she would have been highly upset. Given the events that happened in issue #39, I wouldn't think finding out what he did in IWRY in season 9 would faze Buffy much. There's too much water under the bridge for it to matter at this late date.

[kerry-220.livejournal.com]

I always thought Buffy's reactions would be different depending on the time frame. Right up until 'The Gift' she seemed to have developed quite a strong aversion to Angel's high-handed decision making. IWRY would have re-inforced that. Post her death and resurrection I'd like to think she would have seen the ludicrous nature of his arguments (Duh! I did die; thanks for nothing). However after the 'brain explosion' that is the Chosen cookie dough nonsense I wouldn't have a clue. S8 merely carried on that strange mindset of destined lovers with absolutely no explanation of how this had come to be.

Maybe the blinkers are off again and the 'can't bare to even look at him' attitude will continue. But I wouldn't bet the house on it. If Buffy was to find out about IWRY now, surely it would disgust her - arrogant faulty logic just like Twilight. But it's as likely to make her believe that Angel would sacrifice anything for her and was more entitled to sympathy.... goodness knows why.