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Notes on Buffy 3.13: The Zeppo
Standard disclaimer: I'll often speak of foreshadowing, but that doesn't mean I'm at all committing to the idea that there was some fixed design from the word go -- it's a short hand for talking about the resonances that end up in the text as it unspools.
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Notes on Buffy 3.12: Helpless
Standard disclaimer: I'll often speak of foreshadowing, but that doesn't mean I'm at all committing to the idea that there was some fixed design from the word go -- it's a short hand for talking about the resonances that end up in the text as it unspools.
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Happy Easter and Delay on Notes
I had hoped to post the notes despite it being Easter, but the celebrations and Church obligations have slowed me down with things. The notes should go up at midnight tomorrow.
Meanwhile, an excerpt from the exsultet. Easter Vigil floods me with such joy every year!
Haec nox est, in qua, destructis vinculis mortis, Christus ab inferis victor ( Read more... ) -
Gender Inversion in Dead Things: a Tidbit
Interesting interview with Tim Minear
I've long argued that there was no way that they could have aired Dead Things if the genders were reversed in the alley way scene. If Biff were pounding Spiketta's face into hamburger, there would have been outrage. It was pointed out to me in a discussion about this that they let Angel get pretty rough with ( Read more... ) -
Notes on Buffy 3.11: Gingerbread
Standard disclaimer: I'll often speak of foreshadowing, but that doesn't mean I'm at all committing to the idea that there was some fixed design from the word go -- it's a short hand for talking about the resonances that end up in the text as it unspools.
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Notes: Schedule Update
We're taking a week off to celebrate getting through the first major arc of season 3. The notes to Gingerbread will go up a week from Sunday, April 17th.
Meanwhile in other news, I'm still having a hard time accessing my longer posts. Will keep trying to get in for comments!
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Wonkiness with the Notes
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A Nerdy Addendum to the Notes on Amends
We ended up chewing up some of the word count on theology and philosophy. It didn't make the cut, but for those interested, here's the lost section of the notes to Amends. The main set of notes can be found here.
A Nerdy Addendum to the Notes on Buffy 2.10 Amends: In Which We Blather
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Notes on Buffy 3.10: Amends
Standard disclaimer: I'll often speak of foreshadowing, but that doesn't mean I'm at all committing to the idea that there was some fixed design from the word go -- it's a short hand for talking about the resonances that end up in the text as it unspools.
Standard spoiler warning: The notes are written for folks who have seen all of BtVS and AtS. ( Read more... )