As If Being Buffy's Watcher Weren't Enough Responsibility.

[rionaleonhart]

There's a scene in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia between two Final Fantasy Type-0 characters. Rem asks King to keep her illness a secret from the others, and King goes 'sounds like it's really serious, then' and Rem says 'no, I'm fine, really, everyone is just so nice that I don't want to worry them' and hurries off. 'What a terrible liar,' King says to himself, and then, 'If only he were here for her. He'd know what to do.'

There is, I'll be honest, more characterisation detail in that one-minute cutscene than there was in the entirety of Type-0.

I was frustrated by Final Fantasy Type-0. It never really lived up to its interesting concepts and cool character designs. It had too many characters, and their characterisation was paper-thin. Fantastic soundtrack, though, and the battle system was fun.

(King: it would not be better if Machina were here for her, because Machina is the worst.)

Opera Omnia also has a wonderful little scene between Rem and King later on. They're from a world where, as soon as someone dies, all memories of that person are erased. They share their fear that they're not in their world now; if one of their companions dies, are they going to remember them? It's a horrifying prospect to them, whereas, in our world, I think most people would find the prospect of losing those memories much more horrifying.


More Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Willow speaking up in Buffy's defence in the episode 'Reptile Boy' was a really nice moment. You never let her have any fun, Giles!

The 'everyone turns into their Hallowe'en costumes' episode was extremely silly and, I'll be honest, I enjoyed it enormously. I think I might prefer Soldier Xander - serious, wary, observant, inclined to take any order that's issued to him with enough authority - to regular Xander. (Also, Giles's reaction to Willow walking through the wall was glorious.)

'I enjoy cross-referencing,' Giles protests, accused of not having hobbies. GILES.

'These two have absolutely boned,' Rei said when Ethan and Giles met up again. 'Yeah; they've only exchanged two lines and I'm getting that,' I said.

Buffy trying to comfort Giles by inviting him to mock her taste in music, at the end of 'The Dark Age', was extremely sweet.


I've been using the Notes app on my phone to write down my thoughts as I watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I opened it halfway through 'Reptile Boy' and discovered a note made a few days earlier, at half past three in the morning, which I had no recollection of writing:

'I am the Lord of Dicks and I demand that you take this seriously,' Giles just said in my dream. I was so confused I woke up.

Comments

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Successfully resisted laughing out loud at your Dream!Giles at work, but it was a close call. :)

Giles/Ethan were absolutely an item, and we have lots of fic to illustrate how...

[rionaleonhart]

I wrote this entry specifically to sabotage your workplace reputation, but evidently I failed. Next time!

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Do your worst :D

[magistrate]

I feel like your dream of a few days ago is somehow the spiritual successor to the dream you had back here.

(I swear I do not have an encyclopedic memory of your dick-dreams. I just went "Wait, that sounds familiar; has Riona had this dream before with different characters?", and went searching through your dreams tag, and there it was.)

[rionaleonhart]

I knew before clicking that it would be Benedict Cumberbatch. That dream still haunts me.

[wolfy_writing]

So if Benedict Cumberbatch has all the dicks, but Giles is the Lord of Dicks, does that give him the power to command Benedict Cumberbatch?

[trepkos]

OMG that dream ...

[emu]

because Machina is the worst

ISN'T HE JUST?

Type-0 was such a... weird game, although I did mostly enjoy it. Just, ugh, Machina.

I love that Hallowe'en episode of Buffy! It is really fun.

[rionaleonhart]

I don't even remember why I hated Machina so much! But I hated Machina so much.

[emu]

LMAO I honestly feel like this is the opinion of everyone I know who played this game (which okay, is maybe four people now but still)

REM DESERVED BETTER

[wolfy_writing]

They're from a world where, as soon as someone dies, all memories of that person are erased. They share their fear that they're not in their world now; if one of their companions dies, are they going to remember them?

Ooh, that's incredibly unsettling!

'These two have absolutely boned,' Rei said when Ethan and Giles met up again. 'Yeah; they've only exchanged two lines and I'm getting that,' I said.

Bone? (They did. They totally did.)

'I am the Lord of Dicks and I demand that you take this seriously,' Giles just said in my dream. I was so confused I woke up.

Do not mock Giles, Lord of Dicks!

[rionaleonhart]

That is a very bewildering video if you haven't seen Brooklyn 99! (Although I think I've heard about the context.)

I would never dream of taking the Lord of Dicks anything other than completely seriously.

[beer_good_foamy]

Also, Giles's reaction to Willow walking through the wall was glorious.

I get so much mileage out of this gif.

[rionaleonhart]

This gif is an absolute gift (no pun intended). Thank you. I'm going to watch it fifty times in a row.

Also, hello; it's nice to meet you!

[beer_good_foamy]

Likewise! Always excited to follow someone making their way through the ol' Buffyverse for the first time. Especially when they draw the Correct Conclusions about Giles/Ethan. :)

[thenicochan]

Type-0 is extremely frustrating for me. It's got so much interesting lore, and the characters have so much potential. If it had focused a lot more on character building ala Persona we could have had one of the best casts in the entire franchise. Such a disappointment.

King is bae, though. And Rem is wonderful. The writing for them on Opera Omnia pleases me greatly.

[rionaleonhart]

Rem was the only character in Type-0 who interested me beyond 'I like your design', so I was pleased to see her in Opera Omnia, but I wasn't expecting King to be so great! I'm enjoying him a lot. I'm really glad this game is exploring some of the potential Type-0 never really realised.

[keltena]

The Halloween episode is the most delightfully tropey thing, isn't it? I've always liked the episodes like that; they're just fun. (From what I've heard, the Halloween episode actually spawned a whole genre of fanfiction, where some/all of the characters get different costumes or circumstances otherwise work out in interesting new ways. I never got into reading Buffy fanfiction, but the premise does seem like a goldmine for writers to play with.)

Ethan and Giles have absolutely boned. (I recall hearing someone mention before I'd ever watched the show that "doing magic" was a euphemism for gay sex, and honestly, I don't think I've ever seen that disproved.)

'I am the Lord of Dicks and I demand that you take this seriously,' Giles just said in my dream. I was so confused I woke up.

This sounds like something a neural network trained on Buffy scripts could 100% believably generate. Also like something that should be in an actual episode of Buffy.

[rionaleonhart]

From what I've heard, the Halloween episode actually spawned a whole genre of fanfiction

I'm delighted to hear this. It's such a fun concept!

(I recall hearing someone mention before I'd ever watched the show that "doing magic" was a euphemism for gay sex, and honestly, I don't think I've ever seen that disproved.)

I am absolutely going to be watching with that in mind now.

This sounds like something a neural network trained on Buffy scripts could 100% believably generate.

Ha, this made me smile.

[trepkos]

It's lovely seeing a new Buffy fan experiencing these eps. for the first time! I almost wish I could delete it all from my brain and start fresh!

[rionaleonhart]

It's an adventure! I've meant to watch it for so long; I'm glad I'm finally getting around to it.

[sawthefaeriequeen]

I've encountered so many people of various ages, sexualities, and genders who all had one distinct first impression of Giles and Ethan: "Yeahhh, they probably banged."

[rionaleonhart]

Solid, undeniable fact. I'm glad this can unite us all.

[jecca_mehlota]

I've never played Type-0, so hearing that these interactions aren't really indicative of the game is both a relief and EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

[rionaleonhart]

Such interesting concepts! Such a tragic failure to explore them! I'm glad they're finally getting a little more exploration, even if it's in a ridiculous mobile game.

[saffronbunbaker]

Giles and Ethan were definitely a thing!

I always prefered halloween eps over christmas eps, they're so entertaining!

[rionaleonhart]

The Hallowe'en costume episode definitely felt like everyone involved was having fun. It's definitely true that Hallowe'en episodes of shows tend to stick in the mind more than Christmas episodes, although there was that memorable Supernatural episode where the protagonists staked Evil Santa through the heart with a Christmas tree.