April 20, 2013

nothingwedomatters:

this is it  this is probably one of those gem of lines that btvs cordy speaks  but gets sidestepped as a joke  like whedon women are generally made to suffer atrocius thing  and it seems like a character building exercise  and here is cordelia saying  that she has too much character  and you know it sucks to tell someone whose life is horrible  that they have become stronger for it  and look at the scenes this seventeen year old genius picked  they are all scenes where cordelia has gone thrugh hell because of her gender  three of them are related to forced impregnation arcs  and one of them is her being tortured and then having to deal with women hatred as a direct result  of stopping her torture  and cordelia chase tells you in season 2 episode 1  that adversity isn’t this awesome character building exercise  and her improved strength is worth going through hell multiple times  a woman doesn’t have to suffer to have character  she already HAS TOO MUCH CHARACTER

perhaps the best cordelia-related post on this whole site, oh my god

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November 30, 2012

tobytots asked: Firstly, I'm so scared to watch the video for THAT episode of Angel when you post it, because I know you're going to break my heart. Secondly, how would you describe Buffy, Angel and/or Dollhouse to a first time watcher who needs convincing?

SPOILERS FOR ANGEL SEASON 5, EPISODE 15

Oh god, just FAIR WARNING for anyone who is going to watch the video for Angel S05E15: I’m pretty sure it’s going to break you? I had to re-watch it when I was encoding it to make sure the sound and picture synced, and it was awful because you can see the exact moment where I realize that the ending is not going to go like I want it to. I’m actually glad that schedule-wise, I have a “break” from Angel because I was a total fucking wreck the night I watched that and the next day when I tried to write a review.

Okay, first time watchers!

Buffy: It’s dated, it’s campy, it’s silly, but it’s a show that combines science fiction, fantasy, and drama in a unique way that’s absolutely worth it if you give it time. Just imagine it as a re-telling of the American high school/teenage experience but with vampires and demons.

Angel: Watch the first three seasons of Buffy first. A much darker and more grim version of Buffy that’s set in Los Angeles and analyzes the complex moral existence of adulthood in a place that’s so morally ambiguous it’s nearly impossible to do “right” without compromise. Also, Cordelia Chase.

Dollhouse: WATCH THIS UNTIL THE 6TH EPISODE. If the 6th episode does not pull you in, then this isn’t for you. It’s a mega-disturbing (and sometimes triggering) exploration of identity, consent, and the horrific powers that mega corporations have on human life.

July 19, 2012
I SWEAR TO GILES

if you are threatening anyone in my name

particularly spike/buffy shippers

I WILL BAN YOU FROM THE WHOLE INTERNET

look i don’t even know what’s going on, but I DON’T TOLERATE THIS AND WHAT THE FUCK WOULD POSSESS YOU TO THINK I WOULD TOTALLY BE COOL WITH THREATS ON OTHER PEOPLE

stop it right now and stop associating yourself with me.


sweet baby jesus, we can’t have anything nice.

June 28, 2012

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April 11, 2012
i could watch this forever

i could watch this forever

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December 12, 2011
tzikeh:

Mark needs this t-shirt for Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, especially considering his experience with Mark Reads Twilight.
You can buy the shirt here. It comes in men’s sizes, women’s sizes, and as a hoodie.
PLEASE NOTE: If you forward this and add comments, or if you add new hashtags, please be careful NOT to spoil anything from Buffy. I’d hate for Mark to get spoiled because of this post.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

tzikeh:

Mark needs this t-shirt for Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, especially considering his experience with Mark Reads Twilight.

You can buy the shirt here. It comes in men’s sizes, women’s sizes, and as a hoodie.

PLEASE NOTE: If you forward this and add comments, or if you add new hashtags, please be careful NOT to spoil anything from Buffy. I’d hate for Mark to get spoiled because of this post.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

December 12, 2011

itsinthetrees replied to your post: Hello, Buffy fandom

l o l omg mark what have you gotten yourself into?? (when you finish the show i have a pretty well-reviewed essay series i am just sayinnnn)

omg hello connor did you manage to read my review before my site tanked

basically i said i love giles and willow and am reserving the right to love cordelia whenever i damn well please

i need your validation right now

omg i wanna read those reviews

please read that in a voice that sounds dirty

8:13pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZvdmZyDBaNSm
  
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December 12, 2011
Hello, Buffy fandom

I just need everyone to know that the Buffy fandom broke an ENTIRE SERVER in less than five minutes and it’s so bad I have to BUY MY OWN VPS SERVER because the old one for Mark Watches is destroyed. So it’ll be 12 hours or so before the site is back and ready to go perfectly. It’s intermittent right now.

And I also want everyone to know that this is basically the greatest thing in the whole world.

(PS: Buy my shit because my sites could get hella expensive pretty soon. Oh god, we use SO MUCH bandwidth.)

Buffy fandom: I am hugging you. Right now. Thank you. Well, actually, I really need to get onto Mark Watches, so after that THEN I will hug you.

December 12, 2011
newageamazon:

The True Story of “The Mark Watches Buffy” Crash.

i need this on my blog
right now
also i am technically nude in this drawing

newageamazon:

The True Story of “The Mark Watches Buffy” Crash.

i need this on my blog

right now

also i am technically nude in this drawing

December 12, 2011

applesarefuckinghealthy replied to your post: Mark Watches Buffy The Vampire Slayer

yay! but what do you mean “include relevant episodes of angel”? aren’t you going to watch angel as a whole noooooo

It’s strictly an issue of logistics/time. At this point. I won’t finish this show until sometime in June/July, and that’s not even adding in the many Angel episodes. If I had 100+ episodes into that mix, my entirety of 2012 will only be that, and I need to do other things for the site just because there’s so much to get to.

December 12, 2011
Mark Watches Buffy The Vampire Slayer

starts today!

FINALLY. 

PS: Good luck getting on to the site. So many people are on it right now that Buffy fans already brought the server down. LET ME LOVE YOU ALL. 

I will watch all 144 episodes, one at a time, and include relevant episodes of Angel when the time comes.

Watch me be unprepared!

December 1, 2011
Today, I start Mark Watches Jekyll.
So far, it’s rather good. It’s a quick run—only six episodes—and then Mark Watches Buffy The Vampire Slayer starts on Monday, December 12th.
oh, i am excited. 

Today, I start Mark Watches Jekyll.

So far, it’s rather good. It’s a quick run—only six episodes—and then Mark Watches Buffy The Vampire Slayer starts on Monday, December 12th.

oh, i am excited