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Date Posted: 20:35:38 11/30/01 Fri
Author: Blue
Subject: Re: Another *deep* look at Darla's role in the Whedonverse
In reply to: KhaliG 's message, "Re: Another *deep* look at Darla's role in the Whedonverse" on 20:13:54 11/30/01 Fri

>It most certainly is, Blue. A little exhausting, but
>the poster clairfies the Buffy/Darla parallels that
>have been rolling around in my head for a while. I
>loved how the author mentioned that Buffy and Darla's
>actions were the same. Both women died to protect
>their family. It is also interesting that Age mentions
>the Biblical stories of Adam and Eve and the Garden of
>Eden as well as the nativity scene with Angel, darla
>and Fred in the rain just before the baby's birth. As
>we all know, Jesus died so that the world could be
>cleansed of sin and he was reborn. Buffy has been
>reborn, will the writers extend that same "gift" to
>Darla, even though she has been resurrected before?

Yeah, Age does an excellent job. :) Definitely opened my eyes and made everything jell together nicely.

>You know I'm waffling on darla's status. Yes, I know
>she's dead and I should be satisfied with just
>experiencing her through flashback and fanfic, but
>there's a part of me that feels that her story is not
>completely over. Don't get me wrong, I loved her
>self-sacrifice in Lullaby and at times, I accept that
>ending and I am happy with it, but there's something
>crawling underneath my skin that feels somehow
>dissatisfied with that ending and feels that more
>stories need to be told. Maybe I'm just feeling antsy
>because there was no new Angel this past week and Dad
>won't air in another two weeks. Maybe when I see Dad,
>I'll feel completely ready to move on from Lullaby.

Khali, you are so not alone. Plenty of Darla fans feel the same way. To me, like you, she died the best way anyone could ask for but .... I think the action was still premature. Why? Because she's an incredible character that still had so many more stories to tell and there were so many more dimensions to explore. Here she was breaking into motherhood, a new role promising to show us *more* of what it means to be Darla but alas, no more.

*sniff*

As Darla would say there were so many "missed opportunities."

Blue

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Re: Another *deep* look at Darla's role in the Whedonverse -- KhaliG, 13:02:12 12/01/01 Sat