Buffismo: vampiric true names

[tnh]

Angelus wasn't Angelus; he was Liam. Spike was William. "Darla" wasn't a name when Darla was turned. And we have to assume that a pious Catholic family wouldn't have named a daughter Drusilla. What, then, was Drusilla's name

Comments

[clanwilliam]

Of course, the fact that three of them are incredibly unlikely characters in a historical sense is irrelevant...

Every time I see that scene of Drusilla at confession, I start muttering "here in Ankh-Morpork we're on loam, love".

[tnh]

I figure they're all from Some Other Country, one where their history and their accents make sense. Since no one has heard of the place, they find it more convenient to to refer to their places of origin as Ireland or Virginia or London, much as the Coneheads explain that They Are From France.

[malkingrey]

It's the same alternate universe as the one where all the historical flashbacks in Highlander take place, most likely.

[tnh]

I've never gotten around to systematically watching the show, but that was my impression.

[merlinpole]

[One way to tell one has been up way past one's appropriate bedtime... when one is reading a comment from tnh regarding "Angelus wasn't Angelus...." and suddenly gets earwormed by "Angelus, ad pastores ait..." out of IIRC Scheidt's Missa in B flat, in eight voices....]

[bigscary]

Aha. Hiding their True Names explains their longevity as compared to all the other stakebait we see, who seem lucky to live out a few nights.

[tnh]

In the dark, no one can tell you're wearing a red shirt.