tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post5897281211625392879..comments2024-01-15T02:19:13.716-08:00Comments on Fragments Of My Imagination: Episode Rankings -- Top 25 FavoritesMark Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-61500481626719439312014-04-06T07:17:40.831-07:002014-04-06T07:17:40.831-07:00Thanks! I do appreciate the feedback.
It's ha...Thanks! I do appreciate the feedback.<br /><br />It's hard to say how far in advance some points were planned. The DVD commentaries give only a few hints, mostly in outline, though they're worth watching on their own anyway.<br /><br />SPOILERS FOR ALL SEASONS<br /><br />I can give you a few answers. Yes, he had Buffy's death planned very early. I don't know if it was as early as S2, but definitely by S3 (he told SMG at that point). <br /><br />The arc for Spike was planned early: he was a disposable "Little Bad" who was supposed to die in What's My Line. JM was so popular they kept him on, but AFAIK they didn't make any real plans for him until S4. Once they "Clockwork Oranged" him in the Intitiative, that set the basic outline for him, though they could have gone a couple of different routes even then. I don't know when they made the decision to return his soul; probably when the planned S6.<br /><br />He had Willow's Dark Phoenix arc planned quite a bit in advance. He even made a public statement in S5, once the deal with UPN was in place, that he had "evil plans" for Willow.Mark Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661801011668244109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913356479406165601.post-81349605183515842362014-04-06T05:52:28.424-07:002014-04-06T05:52:28.424-07:00Thank you for another list, Mark! I see there aren...Thank you for another list, Mark! I see there aren't many comments yet but please keep posting. I'm sure your readers are enjoying seeing new content from you; I know I am.<br /><br />Now that I've re-watched the series a few times, I've become more and more interested in Whedon's process and plans for the series. I recently read somewhere he had planned -- SPOILERS --<br /><br /><br />Buffy's death as early as season two. I am really interested in learning more about how far in advance he planned the arcs for Buffy and Willow post-S5, and the overall arc for Spike, and more about his process in general. Are the DVD commentaries the best place to find this info? I watch on Netflix but maybe I should invest in the DVD set.<br /><br />--AllisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com