Yesterday's Buffy and LOTR

[tigerlily]

Aw.

 

I’m glad Giles enjoys his job.

 

I also enjoy Buffy’s pleasure in protecting against jerks.

 

And Giles laughing at Xander’s joke for once. <3

 

If Cain was smart, he’d follow Buffy.

 

C’mon, you’re dropping in front of the girls who aren’t getting any sexual heat.

 

He didn’t.

 

Nice reference to Angel, and how he did just kill Teresa.

 

We need SPWW for werewolves.

 

No, will Oz be the cautionary bad boyfriend too?

(No, Willow already had that with the vampire in WttH and Moloch/Malcolm.)

 

Oh I don’t think that I noticed Oz wore an earring before.

 

And the Pack is played for a joke.

 

Buffy feels bad for Willow. And she gets penalized for defending herself against violent jerks.

 

A very nice B/X friendship moment. 

 

Repeated lack of positive response when our three female characters want to move the physical intimacy levels up.

 

Wereoz left Willow alone!

 

I love that bending the gun moment.

 

Willow/Oz and Buffy changing her mind about Oz!

 

Plus he thought he’d killed a person.

 

None of that leaving a girl for her own good nonsense!

 

 

And they didn't even notice Boromir was gone, and then they just went off without listenting to Aragorn!

I love Sam, and how well he knows Frodo. I was scared Frodo'd try to leave again while Sam was getting his things, though I guess he wouldn't have had time anyway without a repeat of the drowning.

I do feel sorry for Boromir. I think he gave in partly because of what he keeps talking about, how they're at the borders of Mordor practically and he's been fighting the way that really brings down his morale. Of course he's wrong and the Ring would just betray him at the most incovenient moment, but he sounds just like Galadriel except she got over her temptation quickly, while he's been resisting it for a while and tried to forcibly take it from Frodo.

It reminds me of his father Denethor, who from what I remember suffered from the same problem, although he didn't have the Ring to tempt him. At least Boromir went better than he did, if what I remember is correct.