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[shipperx]

Why is it that every fan theory for 'what's up for Buffy in the comics' is more disturbing than the last one?

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[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Yeah I know what you mean. I mean early menopause? Really?

[infinitewhale.livejournal.com]

What's the new theory?

I've seen some interesting ones lately. One of which I think is more than plausible. Not good, certainly plausible.

[spikewriter]

Soooo glad I never got into those

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I stick to my theory of S8 and S9 are just the fantasy of an autistic child looking into a BtVS snowglobe.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Are they trying to relate it back to the pregnancy scare/not really a pregnancy scare? Or are the fanboys assuming that menopause would be a punishment for Buffy not settling down to do "feminine" pursuits, like getting married *cough*to-average-joe-beta-male-Xander(who is totally not supposed to be a stand-in for themselves)*cough*, having children, and being barefoot in the kitchen?

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Because each issue of the comics is more disturbing than the last one?

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

God only knows. Every theory seems more insane and distasteful from the last. I bet DH are just eating this up.

[silverusagi]

I'm so lost, lol. What does menopause (I read the above comments) have to do with losing an arm (which is the other thing I read, but have no idea of)?

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they are. Scott Allie truly believes in negative attention being the best thing for DH, which is a shame. They used to be indie, used to be innovative, and now they're just this sad, tired entity that would rather release twelve issues of a crap series, drop it, and then just release another crap series right after (rinse, lather, audience vomits, repeat), than actually producing quality material. I mean, Hellboy was all they had going for them, and now they're even screwing that up. It's really a damned shame, but I wish they'd just drop out of sight and just let IDW step up (their Lock & Key and Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse series are just great). But IDW would just fall into the same trappings too. The only ones that get away from it are the Big Two- Marvel and DC- and that's just because they can afford to have a zillion titles, so if one fails, it's not as big of a deal. Sigh. I miss enjoying comics. *re-reads Spike: Asylum for the quadrillionth time).

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

This! *g*

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Is it the usual suspects that Fender described?

[sockmonkeyhere.livejournal.com]

Fanboys have heard of menopause?

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

They probably have it confused with some breed of Dinosaur. *g*

[next_to_normal]

....what?

I am torn right now between I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW and actually wondering how in the hell they came up with that...

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Oh god, how do they come up with half of it these days. *g*

[next_to_normal]

Don't you know? When you hit menopause, sometimes your extremities fall off...

[silverusagi]

The female reproductive system really IS a mystery.

[silverusagi]

Clearly Slaying uses up all of your Female Power, which would normally be used to have children, so...

I know nothing beyond what I'm reading in this post, lol, but I'm going with it.

[ms-scarletibis.livejournal.com]

...

Onset menopause in your mid-twenties? That's one helluva game changer.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Dear god yes! *g*

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

"When you hit menopause, sometimes your extremities fall off..."

*Hoots* :D

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I know!

I mean, WTF.

And I would question the obsession with her reproduction system... but then Whedon keeps using those metaphors so...

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Beats me what they thought process is, but that's now found its way into the discussion.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Early menopause.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

They are only of interest for the WTF.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

So...St. Elsewhere?

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Don't know.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

*snort*

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Experience?

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I don't really remember who. I was just distracted by the speculation.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Possibly.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Heh. Apparently.

[owenthurman.livejournal.com]

To figure out what Dark Horse will do next, just imagine the worst possible thing you can and then double it.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Much preferable to be St. Elsewhere than St. Elsehere in the Jossverse. XD