But she's not jealous of Buffy, she's jealous of Buffy's attention and sisterhood. In S7 Buffy thought the potentials were a burden they weren't competition for Dawn.
In s7, Dawn was jealous of all the attention Buffy was giving to the potentials and wishing for something to do herself. ("But you're all special. Most people in this world have no idea why they're here or what they want to do. You do. You have a mission, a reason for being here. You're not here by chance. You're here because you are the chosen ones. Dawn, you better hurry up and eat something so you're not late for school.") In s8, she still is ("Buffy and all her improved new Slayer sisters.") Does that have anything to do with her gigantism? I don't know, since nobody actually DOES anything about it. Buffy and Xander discussed it briefly (maybe) and then dropped the subject and Dawn goes back to moping.
And in #1 she didn't say she met Kenny on campus
I sort of took it for granted. Though again, didn't much care about a character we don't get to see, don't get to know anything about, and who's described with a word that doesn't make sense.
As I recall people were quite interested in the Immortal
I wasn't. I thought it was clear from the outset that he was supposed to be an unseen character, only "existing" to have an excuse for Angel and Spike to whine and complain. Show him on screen or give him an actual personality and he won't be the same thing. The entire POINT is that he never shows up.
I'm interested in whether he's a red herring or a significant player being hidden in plain sight.
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Date: 2007-11-27 06:52 am (UTC)In s7, Dawn was jealous of all the attention Buffy was giving to the potentials and wishing for something to do herself. ("But you're all special. Most people in this world have no idea why they're here or what they want to do. You do. You have a mission, a reason for being here. You're not here by chance. You're here because you are the chosen ones. Dawn, you better hurry up and eat something so you're not late for school.") In s8, she still is ("Buffy and all her improved new Slayer sisters.") Does that have anything to do with her gigantism? I don't know, since nobody actually DOES anything about it. Buffy and Xander discussed it briefly (maybe) and then dropped the subject and Dawn goes back to moping.
And in #1 she didn't say she met Kenny on campus
I sort of took it for granted. Though again, didn't much care about a character we don't get to see, don't get to know anything about, and who's described with a word that doesn't make sense.
As I recall people were quite interested in the Immortal
I wasn't. I thought it was clear from the outset that he was supposed to be an unseen character, only "existing" to have an excuse for Angel and Spike to whine and complain. Show him on screen or give him an actual personality and he won't be the same thing. The entire POINT is that he never shows up.
I'm interested in whether he's a red herring or a significant player being hidden in plain sight.
"In plain sight" usually involves being seen, no?