Complete Spoilers - S6E17 - "Normal Again"

[xita]

SOme of us have been waiting for jealous Willow since I was made to love you. Tara has been shown to be jealous 2 times, let's say. It's time for Willow to feel it. It can be sweet and if you are spoiled then you know what this means anyway.

[wiltar]

Tara was jealous 2 times? what times were that exactly... ? (shame on me for this, but it doesn't come to mind right now)

*edited so I won't have to make double-posts. Thanks Xita, I remember again!

Patricia

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"What are they looking at?"
"The hotness of you, doofus!"

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[xita]

There was I was made to love you with the April Bot. Willow was admiring her and Tara was NOT pleased. And more in question when Tara asks Willow if she thought Dracula was cute. That last one is really up for debate.

[Incarnadine]

1 was the April bot, and 2 was when Willow walked in with Amy after an all nighter (Tara didn't know it was Amy, the rat)

Edit: Forgot about Dracula. Guess that kinda makes 3 times.

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[xita]

And I forgot about Amy... duh~

[Dr.G]

Hee hee remember this day people, I think it is only the second time Xita has forgotten a detail about Willow/Tara. I still remember the shrimp incident fondly.

[CaptMurdock]

As Keith Topping would say, Logic, Let Me Introduce You To This Window...

The story about Buffy telling Hank & Joyce about the vampires and them taking her to a clinic and later forgetting all about it. Can you say "Wha-huh?" I'm sorry, if my teenage daughter started telling me that she was slaying vampires and then a week later said never mind, I'm just kidding, you can believe I would not just "forget about it." Why wouldn't Joyce bring this up during "Becoming I/II." ("Honey, we've done this part. First you said you were slaying vampires, then you weren't. Now which is it?" "Mom, the guy standing right next to you in the vinyl duster has fangs. Do the math!")

Buzzzzz! Thank you for playing.

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"How's that cramp doing, Spike? Why dontcha put some ice on it?"

[Nic C]

How odd. It *sounds* potentially positive (Buffy finally gets around to Choosing Life), but the final scene is sooo depressing. I think that's just supposed to be reflecting the fact that the Buff hasn't had her Antidote yet, and thus gets a final flash of her other world.

Also, I'm assuming this is what Buffy's heaven really was, then (they said she woke up briefly over the summer). Bloody Hell, I was right, after all. Or maybe Buffy's mind was just factoring it all in to the delusion? I'm not sure.

Sounds very interesting, though. Much with the layers of meaning (and yay! for Tara saving the day, although I agree with whoever asked where the hell she goes after she falls down the stairs).

Must re-watch Restless. For those of you who've seen Normal Again, is there any conceivable linkage that springs to mind (imagery, themes)?

Nic

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No sun, no moons, no stars over Al-Rassan.

[Zahir]

Haven't seen the ep yet, but I have a possible explanation of the final shot.

Remember Marcie the Invisible Girl? Two factors led to her becoming invisible--The tendency for perception to affect reality (which is basic to quantum reality, btw), PLUS the mystic properties of the Hellmouth.

What if those same combination of factors, along with Buffy's Slayer status (and the fact she's been mystically altered via resurrection) and the magic-ness of the demon's venom created a different reality? And once created, it goes on by itself, like the World Without Shrimp!

Then again, maybe its just a glimpse of a dream Buffy has the next night...

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"O let my name be in the Book of Love.
If it be there, I care not of
That other book Above...
Strike it out! Or write it in anew.
But let it be in the Book of Love!"
--Omar Kyam

[Ange]

Caps of the full episode up at:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291985231

Ange.

[wiccie]

And as per usual with my stupid old Mac, I see *nothing* on the page! Bah.

[Wiccagrrl]

Thanks, Ange. Some cute pics. And let me just say... one of our witches may be magic-free, MKF may be MIA...but the bad wardrobe lives on forever (And W/T are adorable as usual.)

[Dr.G]

Ah yeah, my thoughts exactly Wiccagrrl.
Ah and I love the expression on their faces, so telling. There is something to be said for seeing the caps before the episode itself.

[AutumnT]

OK is picture 17 just not too cute? yes that coffee and gay love.

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Autumn

I have the sudden urge to dedicate my productive cooperation.

[xita]

I swear, my dreams come true slowly, I have to check another one off the list, Willow practicing lines to ask Tara on a date. Yes sigh

[wiccie]

Loey's Early-Bird Review is up:
http://members.aol.com/LRLbuff/normal.html

And dammit, I still can't see the frikkin' caps.

[VampNo1]

Thanks for the screen caps Ange, Willow does look adorable trying to practice her speech to Tara. I also like the cap of Tara after she spots Willow making her get-away, because her look says I am upset to think Willow thinks I found another girl. It shows how strongly Tara still loves her Willow.

[Ange]

Ok, kittens. First album of a long way, i hope.
I made my first W/T moment album, for Normal Again.
With almost only W/T pics there:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291982503

Have fun!!!

Ange.

[xita]

Oh thanks Ange for yet more screencaps, all w/t in detail and those pants oh my

And those shoes!!! LOVE Tara's shoes!

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[The Rose]

Lovely pics. I am glad we are finally seeing some of Tara's powers without them being overshadowed by Willow's.

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Tara: My heart doesn't stutter.

Tara: Willow, I got so lost.
Willow: I found you. I will always find you.

Tara: Nobody messes with my girl!

[willow420]

Here are clips. Enjoy!
http://www.buffyverse.de/article.php?sid=560
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More clips are here.
http://www.slayerweb.com/Guide/b617_review.php4

Drag and drop the links
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A.K.A. Liz

Heads will roll in due time!
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De-nial is a long, wide river to cross without drowning first.

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[Shaniezak]

Hmm. Haven't yet seen it, of course. But judging from the wildfeed, my take on the ending is just this, and it's pretty simple.

In Buffy's alterna-delusion-world, she is not the Slayer; she merely thinks she is. The final "delusion" scene depicts her permanently retreating into her "imaginary" world where she's the Slayer. So my guess is that the significance of this is that Buffy has (perhaps finally) accepted her Slayer duties, given a choice between that and what seems like a normal life. There's a certain finality to that scene. The doctors "lost" her; she pretty much won.

With the added disturbing twist of depicting the emotional tone of the scene in metaphorical photonegative. Sounds way cool.

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"And if there is a way to find you, I will find you . . . but threads that are golden don't break easily . . ." -- Tori Amos

"Love is lightning, love is ice; it only strikes the lucky twice--once so you will know the price, and once for crazy faith . . ." -- Alison Krauss and Union Station

[shellybean]

GOD DAMN IT!!! Some stupid college sports are playing here tonight so Buffy was pushed back to Saturday! Do they really think I can wait that long?! And of course to make me feel much better I read that there'll be no new Buffy ep for 6 weeks! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[jessan15]

Bright side?

You'll have less time in between new episodes than the rest of us.

If you'd like to slap the optimist now, feel free.

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Love will find a way.

[shellybean]

Thank you SOO much for those screen caps Ange and clips Willow 420. I'm in the middle of watching them and just saw where Willow was practicing talking to Tara! it was so cute! the whole kissing and gay love thing! I had to make that my quote! It was all cute till her face totally dropped when she saw Tara with that other girl. Ok, I'm going to go watch the rest of these. And thanks for the optimism Jessan, but I'm WAAAY too impatient to wait.

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"Hi Tara, How are you? I was wondering if maybe you want to go out something? For coffee, food, kissing and gay love?"
Willow practicing asking Tara out
"Normal Again"

I just finished watching the clips and damn! Tara is such a bad ass! I really do believe that she has a hell of a lot more power than she gives off. She didn't even hesitate and knew exactly what to do! And i fixed my little quote thing because I misspelled a word. That beginning part with Willow was so sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. God I can't wait 6 weeks!!

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"Hi Tara, How are you? I was wondering if maybe you want to go out sometime? For coffee, food, kissing and gay love?"
Willow practicing asking Tara out
"Normal Again"

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