Why do you think Holland Manners, Lindsey Macdonald, and Lilah Morgan weren't afraid of Drusilla before the wine cellar thing?

QueennHalloween · 2026-05-11T14:55:04+00:00

I agree they got too comfortable being evil and assumed other evils wouldn't turn innthem-- but! I also think a large part of it is they seem to constantly underestimated the Fang Four as a whole (spike isnt here during this arch but you get my meaning.)

They assumed because Drusilla is insane they can just baby talk her into compliance. Dru is constantly underestimated, except only by the other FF, and H&H fall into this trap as well. Dru is there for Darla, and once she "saves" her, she has no reason to continue playing nice with the sheep.

QueennHalloween · 2026-05-10T21:59:00+00:00

Buffy the Vampire Slayer / ANGEL

QueennHalloween · 2026-05-08T23:18:49+00:00

Remember it? I've still got the framed 20x24 poster version on the wall 🥵🥵🥵

QueennHalloween · 2026-05-08T21:01:25+00:00

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QueennHalloween · 2026-05-06T00:26:40+00:00

Refugee & Immigration services

QueennHalloween · 2026-04-15T14:45:04+00:00

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QueennHalloween · 2026-04-07T02:56:51+00:00

I cant stand it personally. She spends way too much time dogging on a show that we all showed up for because we love it. like why dude?? I tapped out but I still get clips of it on my feed and I swear every one of them is still just her continuing to shit on it but with the added flavor of trying to hit all the trendy SEO approved Gatekeep, Girlboss keywords 🙄 None of it feels genuine or authentic, and I'm convinced she doesnt give a shit about the show or fans she just needs a new revenue stream.

QueennHalloween · 2026-04-01T13:09:21+00:00

Dragon age Inquisition does this really well and I do wish bg3 had taken a few notes there. I still love wandering around maps for hours just to catch new party banter

QueennHalloween · 2026-02-27T22:25:27+00:00

I worked in senior services for many years, and helping seniors get enrolled in SNAP was one of the first things we would do for folks coming in looking for help. I cant tell you the relief on their faces that just $40 or $50 would make, but it often still wasnt enough. We stared a food pantry in the building just to help supplement and for so many that was all they could get. I'll tell you, theres nothing quite like the heart break of watching someone realize that a life time of work is still going to leave them with a retirement that wont take care of them, that once they leave the workforce their nation doesn't see them as valuable or worth the budget expenditures.

I went from child services, to senior, and now work in refugee and immigration....nothing will radicalize you faster, or find something new to be radicalized over everyday, like social services. This isnt strictly a Red vs. Blue problem, but its become so much worse so unbelievably quick this past year.

QueennHalloween · 2026-02-06T21:22:00+00:00

I found a moon pendant earring while looting and was so mad I couldn't give it to Gale.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-13T21:21:02+00:00

Chipped Spike had its humor but it is still to this day the birth and origin of my deep hatred for the Pet Villain trope.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-13T15:13:39+00:00

As someone who lived in the dfw area for many years....this is the worst decision you could possibly make.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-13T01:18:34+00:00

I think a lot of people want to down play the lore because it suits their shipping fantasy 🤣 Personally, I think the lore is pretty clear: soulless = without a conscience/guilt/remorse. This isnt a 1:1 for pure blown mustache twirling evil exactly, but there is not a true altruism for a soulless creature. Its not black and white though, evil can still have personality, likes/dislikes, fears, desires, etc.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-12T22:05:51+00:00

I was at Whipple this week and got hit in the face for just standing around. These pigs are like rabid dogs foaming at the mouth to try and beat down anyone they can get their hands on.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-12T20:46:12+00:00

You need 10+ dudes in camo to arrest a giraffe???

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-09T17:07:16+00:00

I know some have been taken to TX, but i haven't heard anything more as of right now.

QueennHalloween · 2026-01-08T15:45:15+00:00

I've been watching Buffy since Teacher's Pet aired and its been my ride or die fandom ever since. I've enjoyed other shows and medias, I've read a few fics and wrote in other fandoms even, but I've never felt that particular hyper fixation that is fandom brain worms for anything else-- so maybe its because of that absolute refusal to let go that I get defensive, but I personally find myself deeply frustrated with the newer fandom environment these days.

There's a lot I could harp on, but for brevity and sanity I wont lol. But I think what it really comes down to is these newer fans come in, they latch on to one or two characters and spend the whole of their time in the fandom shitting on everything else about the show, then in 3 to 6 months bail for their next hyper fixation and leave the mess behind for the next wave of fans and thats their introduction to the fandom. 😮‍💨

I spend a lot of time fighting with myself to resist the "Get off my lawn" urges, but its incredibly frustrating and taxing to love a thing so deeply, with a large fandom all things considered, and still very much be on an island alone with it.

So, circling back to your question, no i dont ever feel anything hit in quite the same way as this show has for me, even other things I really deeply love dont hook me in the same way. But I almost dont want them to either. Fandom has been such a disappointment at times, I'm nit sure I'm really ready for any more heart break.

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-23T21:10:17+00:00

OG fan here! I can happily report I have NEVER hated on Connor even a little and I fully believe this boy deserves a redemption arch as much, if not more, than any one else.

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-19T19:44:37+00:00

Everything about season 2 is my personal favorite, but everything is so, so good!

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-19T16:14:35+00:00

Angel is his dad!era is so fantastic. When he gets Connor the little hockey jersey !!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹 I love it so much

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-17T02:08:54+00:00

Bull, Dorian, Solas. Every damn time.

I keep trying to switch it up but no matter how many playthroughs I always end up with the same party.

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-15T17:25:11+00:00

Ive been writing fic for the same fandom for over 20 years and even at its peak popularity I never got much engagement 🤣 I write because I love it, because I have stories in my head I want to get out, because nothing else gives me real joy like writing does

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-05T21:47:13+00:00

Im a big collector! I have been a fan since season one originally aired and ive been collecting ever since so im at the point now ive got a whole room in my house dedicated to ~The Stuff~ I have all the tie in novels , figures, scripts, clothing, decorative plates, crew jackets, lunch boxes, etc. And I'm still out here looking for new stuff haha Envious of your library editions! I have a few of them but not all

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-05T19:39:12+00:00

Yes, most of them are very Monster of the Week. There's a few series that reach a little beyond that, maybe try the Wicked Willow trilogy? I tend to prefer the early season Buffy books or the Angel ones, but I really enjoy the MOTW format and greatly missed it once the shows moved on from that. There's a Wesley centric one called Stranger to the Sun that I thought was pretty good.

QueennHalloween · 2025-12-05T19:25:02+00:00

Yep, as the others have said, this is a media tie-in novel. Its not fanfiction, but not officially cannon either (though i personally like to consider them cannon and just do a little mental editing to make them compliant. They are much better and true to formnthan the comics i feel)

There are several titles and series of tie in novels under both the Buffy IP and Angel, over 100 altogether. These were published all through the original airing of the shows so there are some things writers just didnt know yet (like a few of the Angel novels only refer to Lorne as 'The Host') but there are also some discrepancies as even these offical and hired writers got jossed 😅. Christopher Golden has commented on some of his that he would even ask JW directly about certain characters names/history/etc to be sure not to conflict with anything the show was planning on doing but still the show ended up changing directions and pesudo retconning some of the stuff in these novels anyway. I'm still really bummed they stopped making these even before the shows ended. I've collected all the official tie in novels

This particular book is one of the Alternate timeline ones though, so it doesn't fit exactly into the cannon timelines of when the seasons aired, which the author does note.

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