Fram a French website- Tara

[Dana5140]

Earlier today, I was given a link to a French Buffy site I had never seen before, and on it they had a section on Tara. Over on slayerlit, shiai was able to babelfish it, and it actually reads pretty well. Here it is, in English (I can get the French if anyone wants the original)

"LII - THE ROLE OF TARA IN THE SCOOBY GANG.

This analysis of Tara, character very discussed as for his role in Scooby gang, was written by Seb (sprioure@noos.fr).

Which is the role of Tara?

An important role, in my opinion.

I break up it to you into three parts.

1 - Initially from the point of view of the positioning of the series.

It is the relation Tara/Willow which changes the glance of a certain number of observers on the series. It is from there that is born a higher ambition on behalf of the scenario writers and especially of Whedon. Moreover, it is not a chance if arrived of Tara is located in "Hush", first really ambitious episode artistically of Whedon, in particular from the point of view of the realization. Until there, the episodes of Whedon if they intervened at strategic times of the seasons, were not distinguished as much from the others.

Joss will re-use besides in a dominating way Tara in its second episode "Restless", him so outstanding for the series.

2 - Then from the point of view of the psychology and the evolution of the characters.

Without too much simplifying a transition which is not really brutal, one can nevertheless consider that: the first 3 seasons of the series turn goshawks of the fears teenagers, the three following ones of the fears of the adult world.

In this context, Tara is the character completely belonging to the second part, contrary to Giles (through Ripper in s2 and s3), and to Joyce (in chocolate effect). Tara does not have any connection with the adolescent world. It is autonomous to the adults. Whereas, as of S4, the authors insist on the individuality of the characters by breaking the fusional bonds of Scooby, Tara already only arrives, without group. It is thus from the beginning advances some on the other characters.

It shows the way towards an autonomy, it acts as a kind of guide which will make them pass from a fusional group to interdependent individualities.

3 - Finally from a metaphorical point of view:

Tara is thus the character who guides towards the adult world, there or Giles was the figure which protected them during their adolescence. It is it which guides Willow so that it is carried out as anybody (see the very beautiful speeches of "New Moon Rising"). It is still it which includes/understands which is which in "Who are You". It is always it which, symbolically, brings them towards what they are, towards their interiority, in "Restless".

There are other examples well still spoiler...

My goal is not to make love a character for those which do not appreciate it, but I believe sincerely that one can perfectly show the importance of the role for the scenario writers in any case."

[JujuDeRoussie]

I'd like the original please

[Roger Doger]

"Fram?"

Is that a play on French, or an interesting variation on "From" I'm not familiar with?

[Dana5140]

Here's the original:

LII - LE RÔLE DE TARA DANS LE SCOOBY GANG.

Cette analyse de Tara, personnage très controversé quant à son rôle dans le Scooby gang, a été rédigée par Seb (sprioure@noos.fr).

Quel est le rôle de Tara ?

Un rôle important, à mon avis.

Je te le décompose en trois parties.

1 - D'abord du point de vue du positionnement de la série.

C'est la relation Tara / Willow qui change le regard d'un certain nombre d'observateurs sur la série.

C'est à partir de là que naît une ambition supérieure de la part des scénaristes et surtout de Whedon. D'ailleurs, ce n'est pas un hasard si l'arrivé de Tara se situe dans " Hush ", premier épisode vraiment ambitieux artistiquement de Whedon, notamment du point de vue de la réalisation. Jusque là, les épisodes de Whedon s'ils intervenaient à des moments stratégiques des saisons, ne se distinguaient pas autant des autres.

Joss réutilisera d'ailleurs de façon prépondérante Tara dans son second épisode " Restless ", lui aussi marquant pour la série.

2 - Ensuite du point de vue de la psychologie et de l'évolution des personnages.

Sans trop simplifier une transition qui n'est pas vraiment brutale, on peut néanmoins considérer que : les 3 premières saisons de la série tournent autours des peurs adolescentes, les trois suivantes des peurs du monde adulte.

Dans ce contexte, Tara est le personnage appartenant totalement à la seconde partie, contrairement à Giles ( à travers Ripper en s2 et s3 ), et à Joyce ( dans effet chocolat ). Tara n'a aucune connexion avec le monde adolescent.

Elle est autonome à l'égard des adultes.

Alors que, dès la S4, les auteurs insistent sur l'individualité des personnages en cassant les liens fusionnels du Scooby, Tara arrive déjà seule, sans groupe. Elle est donc dès le départ en avance sur les autres personnages. Elle montre la voie vers une autonomie, elle agit comme une sorte de guide qui les fera passer d'un groupe fusionnel à des individualités solidaires.

3 - Enfin d'un point de vue métaphorique :

Tara est donc le personnage qui guide vers le monde adulte, là ou Giles était la figure qui les protégeait durant leur adolescence. C'est elle qui guide Willow pour qu'elle se réalise en tant que personne ( voir les très beaux discours de " New Moon Rising " ). C'est encore elle qui comprend qui est qui dans " Who are You ". C'est toujours elle qui, symboliquement, les amène vers ce qu'ils sont, vers leur intériorité, dans " Restless ".

Il y a bien d'autre exemples encore spoiler…

Mon but n'est pas de faire aimer un personnage pour ceux qui ne l'apprécient pas, mais je crois sincèrement que l'on peut parfaitement démontrer l'importance du rôle pour les scénaristes en tout cas.

[Hemiola]

A more faithful translation--

This analysis of Tara, the very controversial character regarding her role in the Scooby Gang, was put together by Seb.

What is the role of Tara?

An important role, in my opinion.

I shall deconstruct it in three parts:

1. First from the point of view of her position in the series.

It is the Tara/Willow relationship that changes the view of a certain number of observers about the series.

It is from this that a higher ambition on the part of the writers and especially Joss Whedon was born. Besides, it's not by chance that the arrival of Tara is to be found in "Hush", the first truly artistically ambitious episode by Whedon, notably from the point of view of its realization. Up to this point, the Whedon episodes, even if they did appear at strategic points during the seasons, were not truly different from the others.

Joss will re-use Tara in a big way in his second episode "Restless", it too being outstanding in the series.

2. Then from the psychological point of view and the evolution of the characters.

Without simplifying a transition that isn't really brutal, one could nevertheless consider that the first three seasons revolved around adolescent fears, while the three following ones were concerned with the fears of the adult world.

In this context, Tara is the character belonging entirely to this second part, contrary to Giles (through Ripper in Seasons 2 & 3) and Joyce (in "Band Candy"). Tara has no connection to the adolescent world.

She is autonomous in relation to the adults.

Whereas from Season 4 the writers insist on the individuality of the characters in breaking the binding ties of the Scooby Gang, Tara arrives already alone, without a group. She is therefore ahead of the other characters right from the start. She shows the way towards autonomy, she acts as a sort of guide that will allow them to pass from a bound group into solid individuality.

3. Finally from a metaphorical point of view:

Tara is therefore the character that guides toward the adult world, where Giles was the protective figure during their adolescence. It is her who guides Willow toward personal realization (cf. the beautful speeches in "New Moon Rising"). It is again her who understands who is who in "Who Are You?". It is always her who, symbolically, leads them toward who they are, toward their interiority in "Restless".

There are many other examples still to be spoiled.....

My goal is not to make those who don't appreciate her love her, but I believe sincerely that one can perfectly demonstrate the importance of her role for the writers.


Hemiola, at your service...

[JujuDeRoussie]

thanks for the french version, and thanks hemolia, your translation is better ^^



and of course Tara is the most important ever lol

[Dana5140]

That's EXCELLENT, Hemiola, and so true. That is a great analysis there.