This is a quote from a very old discussion on The Stakehouse I saved on my HD. People were discussing possible season 7 developments:
Of course, there is a setup for Dawn becoming the next Slayer based on the events of Season 5 and how everything ended up. But no one has ever suggested seriously that Dawn is some sort of a clone of Buffy, have they? After all, they really don't look that much alike, do they?.
Buffy's a blond, Dawn is a brunette. They have different temperaments and personalities. A lot of last season was spent showing how Dawn is much more of a problem child, kind of tending toward the wild and untamed side, than Buffy ever was. They seem like two completely different people, don't they? If the monks intended Dawn to be a clone of Buffy, then either they screwed up somehow or Casting deserves a big WAP. That is, assuming the monks intended Dawn to be a clone of Buffy and not something else entirely.
So there are still some missing pieces of the puzzle that have to be filled in. You've got that Summers blood thing that was said by Buffy, but then again, neither metaphysics nor biology have ever been her strong suits, have they? Can you folks remember where she got that idea?
Blood of the Slayer.
Ever get the feeling that something is just staring you in the face and you're not seeing it? There are some numbers that just don't add up the way they seem to have added up before that may be pointing everyone in a completely different direction, but no one is receiving them clearly yet. People have been speculating and hoping since last year that Buffy would get around to questioning her origin and destiny. I'll suggest that maybe she's not going to be the only one on the show this year that people are going to be asking "Who Are You?"
Trivia question follow-up: Which BtVS episode had the first clear hint that Dawn would be coming to the show? You think things aren't planned out well in advance?
Come to think of it, it *was* Faith who has announced Dawn's arrival in Buffy's dream: "Little Miss Muffet counting down from seven three oh."
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Of course, there is a setup for Dawn becoming the next Slayer based on the
events of Season 5 and how everything ended up. But no one has ever
suggested seriously that Dawn is some sort of a clone of Buffy, have they?
After all, they really don't look that much alike, do they?.
Buffy's a blond, Dawn is a brunette. They have different temperaments and
personalities. A lot of last season was spent showing how Dawn is much more
of a problem child, kind of tending toward the wild and untamed side, than
Buffy ever was. They seem like two completely different people, don't they?
If the monks intended Dawn to be a clone of Buffy, then either they screwed
up somehow or Casting deserves a big WAP. That is, assuming the monks
intended Dawn to be a clone of Buffy and not something else entirely.
So there are still some missing pieces of the puzzle that have to be filled
in. You've got that Summers blood thing that was said by Buffy, but then
again, neither metaphysics nor biology have ever been her strong suits, have
they? Can you folks remember where she got that idea?
Blood of the Slayer.
Ever get the feeling that something is just staring you in the face and
you're not seeing it? There are some numbers that just don't add up the way
they seem to have added up before that may be pointing everyone in a
completely different direction, but no one is receiving them clearly yet.
People have been speculating and hoping since last year that Buffy would get
around to questioning her origin and destiny. I'll suggest that maybe she's
not going to be the only one on the show this year that people are going to
be asking "Who Are You?"
Trivia question follow-up: Which BtVS episode had the first clear hint that
Dawn would be coming to the show? You think things aren't planned out well
in advance?
Come to think of it, it *was* Faith who has announced Dawn's arrival in Buffy's dream: "Little Miss Muffet counting down from seven three oh."