LOL. Don't give me a panic attack! mahaliem is still waiting for me to make an All About Lex archive....
I've had a hard time getting into Methos fic. A lot of it is historical which isn't terribly appealing to me. Also, there's still quite a bit of canon for me to explore before the fic becomes the only option for more--among other things, I still have never seen Methos' three final episodes! Plus, the DVDs are just loaded with hours of treasures--alternate scenes, deleted scenes, supplementary information, interviews with writers and actors, alternate cuts of episodes, episodes with commentary--it's awesome. I don't really have that burning desire for more that can only be fulfilled with fic (yet).
I sort of agree about Spike. Late season five was really the only time he truly shone as a character that also (seemed to) matter to the writers. But even during S6, when his personality and motivation jumped around ridiculously from episode to episode, he had some great moments. And even in the dark pit of S7 he had stuff like the end of Beneath You. You could read layers into the character even if the writers didn't value or acknowledge them. Whereas now I just plain don't see any layers at all. The writers are still twisting him around at whim, and there's no longer any reason I'd want to put up with that.
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LOL. Don't give me a panic attack!
I've had a hard time getting into Methos fic. A lot of it is historical which isn't terribly appealing to me. Also, there's still quite a bit of canon for me to explore before the fic becomes the only option for more--among other things, I still have never seen Methos' three final episodes! Plus, the DVDs are just loaded with hours of treasures--alternate scenes, deleted scenes, supplementary information, interviews with writers and actors, alternate cuts of episodes, episodes with commentary--it's awesome. I don't really have that burning desire for more that can only be fulfilled with fic (yet).
I sort of agree about Spike. Late season five was really the only time he truly shone as a character that also (seemed to) matter to the writers. But even during S6, when his personality and motivation jumped around ridiculously from episode to episode, he had some great moments. And even in the dark pit of S7 he had stuff like the end of Beneath You. You could read layers into the character even if the writers didn't value or acknowledge them. Whereas now I just plain don't see any layers at all. The writers are still twisting him around at whim, and there's no longer any reason I'd want to put up with that.