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My family were pretty excited about the movie, mainly because they're big fans of Xiao Zhan. We're from the same city, so there's pretty fierce local pride. I managed to watch it yesterday so I could talk about it with my family.


( Mostly Spoiler-Free Review )

....Well, huh. I didn't expect them to do a Buffy sequel. I have mixed feelings on this, namely that I don't think I've watched any successful reboot/sequel series to date and I'm not sure if this can break the curse. I also really liked the 22 episode formula of Buffy, because it allowed everyone to have their screen time and get truly attached to characters, and made for some fun interactions with other characters people don't usually interact with (Spike and Joyce was always a joy and I loved seeing Buffy and Tara). You just don't get that with short seasons.

I guess what I'm mostly worried about is them ruining older Buffy. I always wanted her to be happy in the show. Let her retire from being an active Slayer, have some dogs or something, and be completely happy with her quiet and peaceful life without anything knocking her down!

I'm happy Joss Whedon's not involved in the show at least. Surprised about Chloe Zhao's involvement, but I hope that's a good thing. I'm not familiar with Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman, so hopefully they are good writers who understand Buffy.

I'll really try my best to be cautiously optimistic about this, I hate being a doomsayer and I'd love to be proven wrong about my misgivings.

Happy Apothecary Diaries Friday again!

I bought the Barnes and Noble special edition of the manga's volume 1 yesterday. The color insert pages are very pretty. More importantly, the special edition sticker is removable! Hooray for the small things.



( Thoughts on Episode 26 as a LN reader )

Share your favourite piece of original canon.

We all have a favourite piece of original canon. Maybe that's a particular episode of a show, maybe a specific scene, maybe a whole storyline. Maybe it's one of those but from a movie. Maybe a comic, and you have a favourite piece of art. Maybe it's a chapter or a character in a book, or a song from a musical. Anything goes.

These kind of questions always have me stumped for an answer, because it's so hard to choose one. I feel like a parent being asked to choose their favorite child!

So, to simplify this, my favorite canon of 2024 was Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

My Hulu subscription was expiring and I've never seen the show so I decided to give it a try. I was curious about what's so good about the show that it became such an influential figure in pop culture. It rightfully deserves that position! There's many things that doesn't hold up very well nowadays, but overall the show holds up really well.

As to when exactly did I fall in love with this show... There were a lot to like in Season 1, "I may be dead, but I'm still pretty" is iconic, but Season 2 solidified the show's position as one of my favorites.

The scene of Buffy shooting the Judge with a bazooka is one of my all time favorite moments in the series. The whole episode Innocence was great, really.

I didn't care much about Angel in Season 1, but the Angelus plotline was fantastic. The scene where Giles found Jenny dead was very hard to watch.

Season 2 also introduced Drusilla and Spike, two of my favorite characters. I loved Spike from the moment he ran over the Sunnydale sign! Drusilla and Spike had such a fun Bonnie-and-Clyde relationship in the season. I ended up becoming a Spuffy shipper later on but still.

I am SO disappointed we didn't get more of Ethan Rayne in the series. Halloween was such a fun episode, and I think the show would have benefited from keeping him and his chaotic antics around longer.

Buffy herself was amazing in Season 2. I already liked her a lot in Season 1, but her character arc exploring her trauma from her first death and her accepting her role as Slayer despite her desires for a normal life made me fall in love with her. She's amazing!

Well, Caleb's finally announced! I'm actually not a huge fan of the military uniform... Really hope his other clothes are better.

I'm not a huge Caleb stan, but I like his design, I like that he's a pilot, and I'm really curious what he's been up to after his first appearance in the story. I'm really looking forward to seeing him again, and see if he can maybe dethrone Rafayel as my favorite. I doubt it though.

January 22 is so far away, how am I supposed to wait that long?

Interestingly enough, they didn't announce Pulse Hunter in the livestream. I really hope that's coming as well, because I saved up so many pulls for it.

( Anniversary Event )

I'm obsessed with LaDS's photoshoot mode, I love how dedicated the game is at catering to delulu fans (me). Can they please add more appearance save slots though, three slots is NOT enough for me.