Hardly anyone seems to give enough thought to Riley's feelings on his encounter with Faith-in-Buffy's-body.
I kept hoping that it would come up on the show and someone would at least ask how he was, because it must have been a horrible experience afterwards for him, to realize that he had slept with someone he didn't even know. I do think if it had been someone who had taken over Riley's body and used it to have sex with Buffy that it would have been taken more seriously on the show and treated more like the rape it really was.
Ever since I first heard Dar Williams's "Iowa," I've connected it to the Buffy-Riley relationship—I've always wanted to make a video based on it, but don't have the skills! I'm delighted that you made the same connection!
Oh, how wonderful to hear that someone else thinks of that as the ultimate Buffy-and-Riley song. I can never listen to it without thinking of them. I keep checking out the Buffyverse Music Video Database (http://www.buffyvids.com./) in the hope that someone will have made it, but no luck as yet. I love music vids but have no idea how to make one and have a computer way too neurotic for me to try.
I also love "Cheerleader Philosophy" (early-season Cordelia-Wesley friendship has top billing in my heart, and I am secretly hugely in favor of a Cordelia-Wesley relationship in AtS 1 or 2!), "New All Over," "Childish Things," and "Spike's Very Bad Day"; although I do think Angel's decision to help Faith and keep her from committing suicide or yet another murder was the right thing, it was ridiculous that we never saw Angel follow up with Wesley's trauma.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am a Wesley-Cordy ho, I must admit. I was *so* disappointed when their kiss fizzled on Buffy, but they really won me over with the sibling relationship in Angel, although, having said that, a romance would also have had me squeeing very happily. Any time when they are interacting is a time when I am happy. Have you seen this wonderful Wesley/Cordelia vid - 'Building A Mystery'? It's about 15 vids down on this page: Astarte’s Music Vids (http://astartexx.livejournal.com/25787.html)
And I agree on it being the right thing that Angel did, but crazy that there was no follow up for what Wesley had been through. I know they needed to show how he was doing the right thing only because it was the right thing, even though he had every reason to be fed up with, not just Faith, but with Angel too, but I do think it would have been nice if there had been a scene later where there was some acknowledgement from Angel to Wesley that what had been done to him was pretty awful.
Plus, as if that wasn't enough, you have Cordelia/Fred listed as an interest: a pairing I see even less frequently (than either Buffy/Riley or Cordelia/Wesley) and really, really like! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work in future!
There were never enough Cordelia-and-Fred scenes for me and I haven't been able to find much fic that deals with them in either a friendshippy or naughty nekkid way, both of which I would really like to read. And thank you so much for reading and for the feedback. I really appreciate it. :)
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Date: 2006-11-01 03:53 pm (UTC)I kept hoping that it would come up on the show and someone would at least ask how he was, because it must have been a horrible experience afterwards for him, to realize that he had slept with someone he didn't even know. I do think if it had been someone who had taken over Riley's body and used it to have sex with Buffy that it would have been taken more seriously on the show and treated more like the rape it really was.
Ever since I first heard Dar Williams's "Iowa," I've connected it to the Buffy-Riley relationship—I've always wanted to make a video based on it, but don't have the skills! I'm delighted that you made the same connection!
Oh, how wonderful to hear that someone else thinks of that as the ultimate Buffy-and-Riley song. I can never listen to it without thinking of them. I keep checking out the Buffyverse Music Video Database (http://www.buffyvids.com./) in the hope that someone will have made it, but no luck as yet. I love music vids but have no idea how to make one and have a computer way too neurotic for me to try.
I also love "Cheerleader Philosophy" (early-season Cordelia-Wesley friendship has top billing in my heart, and I am secretly hugely in favor of a Cordelia-Wesley relationship in AtS 1 or 2!), "New All Over," "Childish Things," and "Spike's Very Bad Day"; although I do think Angel's decision to help Faith and keep her from committing suicide or yet another murder was the right thing, it was ridiculous that we never saw Angel follow up with Wesley's trauma.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am a Wesley-Cordy ho, I must admit. I was *so* disappointed when their kiss fizzled on Buffy, but they really won me over with the sibling relationship in Angel, although, having said that, a romance would also have had me squeeing very happily. Any time when they are interacting is a time when I am happy. Have you seen this wonderful Wesley/Cordelia vid - 'Building A Mystery'? It's about 15 vids down on this page: Astarte’s Music Vids (http://astartexx.livejournal.com/25787.html)
And I agree on it being the right thing that Angel did, but crazy that there was no follow up for what Wesley had been through. I know they needed to show how he was doing the right thing only because it was the right thing, even though he had every reason to be fed up with, not just Faith, but with Angel too, but I do think it would have been nice if there had been a scene later where there was some acknowledgement from Angel to Wesley that what had been done to him was pretty awful.
Plus, as if that wasn't enough, you have Cordelia/Fred listed as an interest: a pairing I see even less frequently (than either Buffy/Riley or Cordelia/Wesley) and really, really like! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work in future!
There were never enough Cordelia-and-Fred scenes for me and I haven't been able to find much fic that deals with them in either a friendshippy or naughty nekkid way, both of which I would really like to read. And thank you so much for reading and for the feedback. I really appreciate it. :)