tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post3086026659875456427..comments2024-01-15T02:19:13.716-08:00Comments on Fragments Of My Imagination: GingerbreadMark Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-40173274512139636772016-12-22T03:51:02.484-08:002016-12-22T03:51:02.484-08:00I've said it before and I'll say it again ...I've said it before and I'll say it again the fact that the Scoobies realized that nobody actually knew the names of the kids who died is the best part of the episode and is possibly even more relevant today. people become so pumped to fight for a cause against a travesty that the people who suffered at the hands of that tragedy become meaningless. they're merely a poster child for your intentions. this episode might have issues but that is a valuable point (a little more than the sports treatment thing in Go Fish) that definitely says a lot more about society. plus it doesn't sink to terrible domestic abuse dialogue so I still wouldn't even call it the rest of THIS season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-66797593086624605652013-08-29T15:00:23.904-07:002013-08-29T15:00:23.904-07:00One thing that I like about this season is that, o...One thing that I like about this season is that, on the surface at least, it plays with ideas that may seem to the average adolescent: parents that care too little, parents that care too much, as well as more internal anxieties like the ones in (vague spoiler) The Zeppo and Earshot. However, as you clearly spell out here, it raises some pretty intense philosophical themes. <br /><br />I wonder if there's any connection between "Band Candy" and "Gingerbread," as they both require the teenagers to be the more reasonable people than the adults in order to save the day. <br /><br />Additionally, Buffy tells Willow, "this would have never happened if I had never-" and Cordelia interrupts. This further continues your analysis of "The Wish," as here Cordelia interrupts Buffy's thought that things would be better if she had never come to Sunnydale. Cordelia learned this first hand in "The Wish." Also in that episode, Buffy's arrival displaced Cordelia. Here, Cordelia displaces Buffy. <br /><br />Very cool the way you tie the episodes to Camus. I read "The Stranger" by him, and thought it was amazing. I'll have to revisit some of his work after completing this season, I guess. <br />Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-81302355518705776962012-06-02T21:14:32.848-07:002012-06-02T21:14:32.848-07:00Hey, you're right! I just jumped ahead to see ...Hey, you're right! I just jumped ahead to see what you mean. I'll likely have some comments after reading it more thoroughly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550060758900308947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-68288141126624390822012-06-02T20:31:35.979-07:002012-06-02T20:31:35.979-07:00Heh. You'll appreciate the essay on Graduation...Heh. You'll appreciate the essay on Graduation Day, then.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-29176518507567319232012-06-02T20:12:21.156-07:002012-06-02T20:12:21.156-07:00This episode also reminds me of Camus' The Pla...This episode also reminds me of Camus' The Plague. We see hysteria over the communicability of dangerous ideas, some zealots capitalize on the panic, and there's even a rat. :)<br /><br />Oh, and I agree with the suggestion above about Once Upon a Time. I watched the whole season and found it well done. I watch Grimm too, but I like OUaT better. (Although, Fringe is my favorite prime time drama right now.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550060758900308947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-82386128110743813612012-03-22T13:35:43.529-07:002012-03-22T13:35:43.529-07:00I'll bet Joss wishes he'd thought of that....I'll bet Joss wishes he'd thought of that. That would've been pretty funny.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-57328928080941471402012-03-22T13:31:36.392-07:002012-03-22T13:31:36.392-07:00I noticed something kind of funny related to your ...I noticed something kind of funny related to your points about revolution and Communists. If Joyce had gone with the more traditional naming scheme of "Mothers Against ______" rather than "Mothers Opposed to ______", the acronym would have been MAO rather than MOO.Groovypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675003223939028997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-54219649054791305862012-03-19T15:18:43.115-07:002012-03-19T15:18:43.115-07:00Thanks. It's no problem at all to go back to e...Thanks. It's no problem at all to go back to earlier posts. If something strikes you, go ahead and put up a comment.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-57134758532820158752012-03-19T15:13:18.737-07:002012-03-19T15:13:18.737-07:00BTW, I've been reading all your posts on Buffy...BTW, I've been reading all your posts on Buffy, they've all been great. <br /><br />Unfortunately whatever I've felt like adding to the discussion has been coming out all rambly(witness above), but when I get my thoughts together, I'll go back.Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-4291421656752851612012-03-19T15:11:26.411-07:002012-03-19T15:11:26.411-07:00Well, the story in question was incredible and riv...Well, the story in question was incredible and riveting, with that wonderful bit of humor Espenson is so good at. Plus to top it all off, Granny is quite the badass. <br /><br />Haven't seen last night's ep yet, the Spawn and I always watch it together on Hulu on Monday or Tuesday night. I prefer to watch at my own pace, IOW I want to be able to pause but you gotta wait til the next day. Red's story was last week, my daughter is so engrossed and she is so good at picking up all of the small references, hints and misdirections, but then she was trained on Buffy. :D<br /><br />Last weeks ep finally started having movement on what I believe to be the overarching plot of the season after several weeks of coasting, so I am looking forward to it. <br /><br />And as for the other ways that story might look, to each their own, but I personally can't find much to complain about in Meghan Ory. Her makeup as Ruby was atrocious, but Red has a "natural" beauty. Honestly, the cast is about the best thing about it. It was hilarious for me, after several episodes of OUAT, finally watching Thor and discovering the sad and noble Prince Charming was also the dashing and carefree Fandral. If you're shallow and like that sort of thing.Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-4590804231695667592012-03-19T10:38:49.213-07:002012-03-19T10:38:49.213-07:00Shadowkat also liked last night's episode of O...Shadowkat also liked last night's episode of Once, so perhaps I should give it a try.<br /><br />But maybe I think there are other ways that story might look. :)Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-52198429746801449052012-03-19T10:29:50.067-07:002012-03-19T10:29:50.067-07:00What would a real life Red Riding Hood look like? ...What would a real life Red Riding Hood look like? <br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-prudom/once-upon-a-time-recap-re_b_1338281.html<br /><br />Like this.<br /><br />So sayeth Jane Espenson, so it shall be. <br /><br />If you haven't checked out Once Upon a Time on ABC, you should. It's pretty cool, slow to get started(I blame the extended 1st season) but halfway in it's really been heating up. Espenson writes and executive produces, and all kinds of Whedon alum have shown up, Emma Caulfield(criminally underused IMO) and Amy Acker(with the possibility to return, YAY!)Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.com