by EmeraldArcher » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:42 pm
Hey there, just finished catching up with these…
The Hardest Thing To Do… Ok, that had me laughing out loud. You know what was so funny is that they were completely in character but saying these things that they wouldn’t say. Spike singing everything and Dawn repeating that line over and over, the kissing getting more bizarre, Giles’ glasses at last being broken apart, sorry, totally hysterical. Nice job.
Property of Willow Rosenberg Very funny. I also liked the internal workings of Tara’s thoughts about what was going on in their lives and her feelings about Willow, her place in the Scooby gang, etc. It was very clever to have Tara not notice the ink until the neighbor did; very telling of Tara’s character that she would be hurt and angry that she was being laughed at, and then to discover why? Priceless. It really was a Willow thing to do.
Someplace REALLY Scary Not much to say about this one, except ‘so true, so true… and so sad.’
Dopeygayland (Part 1 of 3) LMAO! Oz saying “Girlfriend!” Oh man. . . Nice twist on the story. Willow’s spazzy reactions and her trying to rationalize everything always makes for funny stuff; also, nice use of dialogue from the show.
Dopeygayland (Part 2 of 3) Spike and Andrew(Drusilla)?! LMAO! Very nice touch. “Mistress of Pain dominatrix…and apparently shop exclusively at Dungeons ‘R’ Us and Victoria’s Secret Skank…” Ok, that is very funny and totally something Willow would think. And when she screamed “I’m a virgin!” and Tara got all excited, I laughed out loud.
Dopeygayland (Part 3 of 3) “Buffy the Vampire Slayer! That’s…holy fuck…that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard!” LMAO, that is funny because I seem to recall some movie reviewers saying the same thing! “Oh, we broke up,” Willow said, smiling brightly. “And the look isn’t the only thing that’s changed.” Nice touch using the actual dialogue and sitch from the show.
Fire Good “I am Tara, Lady of Lesboland,” LOL. And that Giles went down on a knee? LOL. “Willow of the Sunny Dale.” Nice touch.
Hunted First, I love the Cowboy Junkies, so good on you from “borrowing” from one of the best. Second, this was very interesting; there are so many stories from Tara’s pov after ‘new moon rising’ so this was a fresh breath reading this. One of the things I liked best, however, was that Willow went back in her thoughts to the Veruca attack and studied her feelings and reactions. That was very well done. Third, the ending, of Willow professing her love to Tara was a nice closing.
Happy Campers LOL. This was extremely funny and cute. Having been on many vacations – some of which included camping – I have to say that how Tara and Willow bickered and got annoyed with one another was dead-on accurate. True to life and true to character. Also, that they eventually reached a point where they found peace and happiness and laughter was also very true; they came back with good memories, which is what usually happens. Nice job.
Lesson Learned I liked this story because it took the aftermath of the lethe’s bramble and dissected it in a different, and more thorough way. In the show, Tara never really got to ‘show’ Willow how wrong she was, never got to be there when Willow ‘learned’ how wrong she was. You did both. You gave both characters more dimension in your story than the show did.
The Shawl of Thrall Ok now, this one was just fun all around. You expertly integrated pieces from the show with your own take on what Tara was thinking and how she was going to find out. Tara always had that bit of mistrust in Willow – is she gay? Is she mine? – and I think you captured it in a true, albeit funny, way. Cloak fetish…? LOL. Very nice job.
Sorry to ramble on so long and to not really say anything. I just have really enjoyed these, so thank you, and please keep writing!
EA
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