Interestingly, almost every review of #6 I've read to date has commented on the Pygmalion aspects of the story and seems to be assuming that the follow thru will be the same or similar. There are several issues remaining in the story arc; isn't it possible that the writer(s) may subvert the material?
Suppose you place Faith in the same position as Nikita in La Femme Nikita, and Giles is Section One? Is it still merely a male fantasy, or would Faith become a more versatile soldier in the war against evil if she could learn to adopt other "personalities" as part of undercover work? Or in a more recent TV series, would one consider Sydney Bristow in Alias to be a Pygmalion archetype?
BTW, I'm betting at the moment that Faith will ultimately refuse to kill Genevieve-- she'll force Giles (or even Buffy) to do the job.
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Date: 2007-09-11 03:36 am (UTC)Suppose you place Faith in the same position as Nikita in La Femme Nikita, and Giles is Section One? Is it still merely a male fantasy, or would Faith become a more versatile soldier in the war against evil if she could learn to adopt other "personalities" as part of undercover work? Or in a more recent TV series, would one consider Sydney Bristow in Alias to be a Pygmalion archetype?
BTW, I'm betting at the moment that Faith will ultimately refuse to kill Genevieve-- she'll force Giles (or even Buffy) to do the job.