I think that if you're going to use something that isn't pure canon, you have to explain it based on canonical evidence. Like, I think Spike could have been redeemed without a soul. I have an essay here with a whole list of canonical reasons that I feel that way. Others may disagree because they think I didn't make the case convincingly, but it's still basically a debate over canon (over different interpretations of canon).
If you don't support it with canon, you can say literally anything. You can say "Giles was weird in season seven because his brain got possessed by aliens." You may well feel that way, but unless you have some evidence for it (it can be controversial/debatable evidence, but still, some evidence) it's not very good material for use in a debate.
I guess what I'm saying is that I don't find your pro-Buffy arguments convincing because I don't see any canonical evidence for them at all; in fact, I see the opposite in some cases (like Buffy's happy little walk into the sunlight right after Tara died).
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Re: My take on Season 7 Buffy
Date: 2003-08-06 02:44 pm (UTC)If you don't support it with canon, you can say literally anything. You can say "Giles was weird in season seven because his brain got possessed by aliens." You may well feel that way, but unless you have some evidence for it (it can be controversial/debatable evidence, but still, some evidence) it's not very good material for use in a debate.
I guess what I'm saying is that I don't find your pro-Buffy arguments convincing because I don't see any canonical evidence for them at all; in fact, I see the opposite in some cases (like Buffy's happy little walk into the sunlight right after Tara died).