why do they call it a mace?
Monday, 23 December 2013 13:17![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I rewatched Buffy's "School Hard" last night and it is so good. It's mostly praised for the introduction of Spike and Drusilla (justly! They are both great, and a breath of fresh air: despite the Master's snarkiness at his role as traditional melodramatic vampire villain, he was still basically a traditional melodramatic vampire villain), but I think it's also a great episode for Buffy herself. We see her thinking strategically in this episode in a way we haven't really before; her plans before this were mostly "find the bad guy, stop the bad guy", with "rescue civilians" as a sub-plan where necessary. But in this episode she's juggling multiple elements - villains, people (including her mother) in need of rescue, assets (Giles and Jenny, and the possibility of Xander and Angel showing up at some point) - and having to plan her attacks and decide what her priorities are. She's beginning to come into her power and responsibility, and it's great.
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Also yesterday I read the final issue of Li'l Gotham. NO DON'T BE OVER COME BACK. DDD: EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS THE BEST. (Apart from the lack of Cass, of course.) STEPH. Tiny Bruce! Flying Graysons! DISCOWING. Jason is "headstrong, but with a good heart." ♥ STEPH! That one panel of Bruce, Babs and Dick in the Batcave, being dorks. Bruce sneaking into Arkham to put appropriate gifts into all his villains' stockings. Selina collecting Harley from Arkham. Bruce tucking Alfred in. DID I MENTION STEPH? I'm going to miss this series so much.
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...this is where today's December posting meme, on Big Finish, was going to go, but I am still feeling a bit light headed and feverish with the end of this cold, so not sure I can do it justice. :( Sorryghost2! I AM planning to post about it - I have lots of things to say! - but it'll probably after Christmas now, or possibly in the New Year. If you want to pick a new posting date, I will aim for that instead, or if not, I will pick one myself. ♥
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Also yesterday I read the final issue of Li'l Gotham. NO DON'T BE OVER COME BACK. DDD: EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS THE BEST. (Apart from the lack of Cass, of course.) STEPH. Tiny Bruce! Flying Graysons! DISCOWING. Jason is "headstrong, but with a good heart." ♥ STEPH! That one panel of Bruce, Babs and Dick in the Batcave, being dorks. Bruce sneaking into Arkham to put appropriate gifts into all his villains' stockings. Selina collecting Harley from Arkham. Bruce tucking Alfred in. DID I MENTION STEPH? I'm going to miss this series so much.
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...this is where today's December posting meme, on Big Finish, was going to go, but I am still feeling a bit light headed and feverish with the end of this cold, so not sure I can do it justice. :( Sorry
ghost2! I AM planning to post about it - I have lots of things to say! - but it'll probably after Christmas now, or possibly in the New Year. If you want to pick a new posting date, I will aim for that instead, or if not, I will pick one myself. ♥![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 24 Dec 2013 01:33 (UTC)Post about Big Finish on whichever date works for you. I don't mind waiting. :)
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Date: 27 Dec 2013 22:18 (UTC)I have many thoughts, but haven't quite formed them into sentences yet... :)
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