Ugh I read that too and I'm so terrified that he's really going the Darla/Cordelia route again. Which is about as pro-life as it gets, when you think about it- a woman stripped of her agency and forced to allow something to use her body despite express wishes to the contrary.
And same worries about the politics of it- now that they've made this such a huge issue, they're going to have to do an incredible job to appease the pro-choice media now lauding Joss.
This gives me some hope, though: "And obviously there will be complications to the whole storyline that could only happen in the Buffyverse. But it’s not about what happens, it’s about that moment of decision, and just articulating what so many people are not saying, but so many are thinking."
I mean, I want Buffy to want this baby (though if she doesn't, I don't want her to have it regardless). I want the pregnancy plotline, I want a conveniently drawn baby who only gets in the way of the story when it's necessary, etc etc. And I'm kind of hopeful that the entire next issue is lengthy enough that they can address any about-face Buffy has sensitively. (And now I'm wondering if the zompire battle we know is coming is going to get in the way of her plans to abort, and if the loss of her hand might somehow tie into all this? It's possible, right?)
Either way, I think I'll be satisfied if it's done as well as this issue was.
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Date: 2012-02-09 11:09 pm (UTC)And same worries about the politics of it- now that they've made this such a huge issue, they're going to have to do an incredible job to appease the pro-choice media now lauding Joss.
This gives me some hope, though: "And obviously there will be complications to the whole storyline that could only happen in the Buffyverse. But it’s not about what happens, it’s about that moment of decision, and just articulating what so many people are not saying, but so many are thinking."
I mean, I want Buffy to want this baby (though if she doesn't, I don't want her to have it regardless). I want the pregnancy plotline, I want a conveniently drawn baby who only gets in the way of the story when it's necessary, etc etc. And I'm kind of hopeful that the entire next issue is lengthy enough that they can address any about-face Buffy has sensitively. (And now I'm wondering if the zompire battle we know is coming is going to get in the way of her plans to abort, and if the loss of her hand might somehow tie into all this? It's possible, right?)
Either way, I think I'll be satisfied if it's done as well as this issue was.