They both learn that it's important to have relationships and not keep yourself distant all the time. And they keep their snark, they take turns saving each other, they work together and have fun, they don't descend into melodrama, etc. And also, they have the best line in any love story ever: "I love you." "I know." It's just so perfect, and so Han, and totally captures the essence of his character, while at the same time, the terrified/brave look on his face and the teeny little hint of smile he gives her shows that he understands and he loves her too. It's just awesome in every way.
Word word word on everything, but especially the Leia/Han love. I hope you watched Farscape, 'cause the Crichton/Aeryn love story had many of these same qualities (and then some).
You know, for a second after Buffy said "I love you" to Spike in the finale, I thought for sure Whedon had seen the error of his own own lame lines and instead was about to rip off L/H's classic exchange. If he had, it would have been a much more satisfying ending for S/B, instead of the forced ambiguity we got from Spike (I am absolutely sure that Buffy meant what she said the instant she said it, and at no other time before or afterwards). Why couldn't JW have been derivative when it would have been a good thing? God knows he'd never been embarrassed about "borrowing" from other sources before.
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Date: 2003-08-07 03:33 am (UTC)Word word word on everything, but especially the Leia/Han love. I hope you watched Farscape, 'cause the Crichton/Aeryn love story had many of these same qualities (and then some).
You know, for a second after Buffy said "I love you" to Spike in the finale, I thought for sure Whedon had seen the error of his own own lame lines and instead was about to rip off L/H's classic exchange. If he had, it would have been a much more satisfying ending for S/B, instead of the forced ambiguity we got from Spike (I am absolutely sure that Buffy meant what she said the instant she said it, and at no other time before or afterwards). Why couldn't JW have been derivative when it would have been a good thing? God knows he'd never been embarrassed about "borrowing" from other sources before.