"Villain" is a term of a genre narrative. "Criminal" is a mostly social term.
So as Buffy clearly is seeing repercussions and claiming responsibility we can conclude that Season 8 is not an actioner.
There is a big difference between seeing the repercussions and suffering them. Nicolas Cage's character in NT-2 sees the repercussions of kidnapping the president but he proceeds with his plan anyway and we're supposed to regard him as a white hat.
If Buffy goes to jail or gets herself killed, then season 8 would sport a RL approach. But BtVS has never been about RL. The show has always existed in an enhanced, heightened reality; its characters have always been bigger than life.
In attempt to outdo himself Joss increases the scales of everything - the locations, the danger, the conflict, the battles. Typical for an action sequel. To up the ante, you need shocking twists and turns.
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Date: 2008-01-30 07:46 pm (UTC)So as Buffy clearly is seeing repercussions and claiming responsibility we can conclude that Season 8 is not an actioner.
There is a big difference between seeing the repercussions and suffering them. Nicolas Cage's character in NT-2 sees the repercussions of kidnapping the president but he proceeds with his plan anyway and we're supposed to regard him as a white hat.
If Buffy goes to jail or gets herself killed, then season 8 would sport a RL approach. But BtVS has never been about RL. The show has always existed in an enhanced, heightened reality; its characters have always been bigger than life.
In attempt to outdo himself Joss increases the scales of everything - the locations, the danger, the conflict, the battles. Typical for an action sequel. To up the ante, you need shocking twists and turns.