Trivial? Oh come of it. With great respect the whole Warren thing in season 6 was a big deal, for heavens sake, and having him forget what he actually did there says a lot about Joss attitude
But Warren's season 6 storyline has absolutely nothing to do with what I'm talking about. Willow flayed him alive, and his body then disappeared in a flash of light. Nothing we've learned in season 8 changes that in the slightest.
The 'trivia' I'm referring to is the fact that The First appeared in Warren's form in season 7, but we were also told that it could only appear as people who'd died. Even so, there was already a massive loophole in that rule as The First appeared as vampires (only technically dead) and as Buffy (no longer dead). Widening that loophole a fraction so it could also appear as Warren hardly changes anything significant, in my mind. And anyway:
You shouldn't have to be filling in the blanks for him like that.
I'm not. He did it himself, by saying that when Amy rescued Warren he was technically dead for a few seconds until Amy's magic could revive him. A perfectly valid and consistent retcon that fits perfectly into canon continuity. If Joss had included that dialogue in 8.04 in the first place we wouldn't be having this discussion...
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Date: 2008-01-30 03:33 pm (UTC)But Warren's season 6 storyline has absolutely nothing to do with what I'm talking about. Willow flayed him alive, and his body then disappeared in a flash of light. Nothing we've learned in season 8 changes that in the slightest.
The 'trivia' I'm referring to is the fact that The First appeared in Warren's form in season 7, but we were also told that it could only appear as people who'd died. Even so, there was already a massive loophole in that rule as The First appeared as vampires (only technically dead) and as Buffy (no longer dead). Widening that loophole a fraction so it could also appear as Warren hardly changes anything significant, in my mind. And anyway:
You shouldn't have to be filling in the blanks for him like that.
I'm not. He did it himself, by saying that when Amy rescued Warren he was technically dead for a few seconds until Amy's magic could revive him. A perfectly valid and consistent retcon that fits perfectly into canon continuity. If Joss had included that dialogue in 8.04 in the first place we wouldn't be having this discussion...