Yes, I agree. He is saying that they are basically two faces of the same person, not two separate entities. Otherwise redemption is well not an issue.
He says something else that I found rather interesting which is that he doesn't know the answers...each character is another voice in his own head. He is figuring stuff out in his writing. That he believes we all change our minds, we evolve, that we do not stay stagnant. That we live many many different lives, not just one.
Which explains why there are no absolutes or definites in his writing and explains why of all the tv writers out there - I've only really collected his stories on DVD. This may sound strange - but I adore the vagueness. The fact that it can be analyzed or see more than one way. Stories that can't be analyzed or seen more than one way...while enjoyable, I find I'm less...invested in? For example Six Feet Under? I grew bored of after two seasons. Sopranos? Three. Brilliant shows, but rather definite and clear-cut. Supernatural is a lot of fun - but it's metaphors and message are so obvious and not subversive or intricate in quite same way. It's too clear. Too easy. And I find myself uninterested in rewatching. That's part of it, I guess, the other is well what resonates inside. There is something about Spike and Buffy and Willow and Xander and Giles and Anya that resonates. Something in Whedon's writing that speaks to me. I think this Q&A and speech in a weird way sort of addresses it or explains it. Why - I find myself drawn to this writer's works over others. (shrugs)
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Date: 2009-08-25 10:29 pm (UTC)He says something else that I found rather interesting which is that he doesn't know the answers...each character is another voice in his own head. He is figuring stuff out in his writing. That he believes we all change our minds, we evolve, that we do not stay stagnant. That we live many many different lives, not just one.
Which explains why there are no absolutes or definites in his writing and explains why of all the tv writers out there - I've only really collected his stories on DVD. This may sound strange - but I adore the vagueness. The fact that it can be analyzed or see more than one way. Stories that can't be analyzed or seen more than one way...while enjoyable, I find I'm less...invested in? For example Six Feet Under? I grew bored of after two seasons. Sopranos? Three. Brilliant shows, but rather definite and clear-cut. Supernatural is a lot of fun - but it's metaphors and message are so obvious and not subversive or intricate in quite same way. It's too clear. Too easy. And I find myself uninterested in rewatching. That's part of it, I guess, the other is well what resonates inside. There is something about Spike and Buffy and Willow and Xander and Giles and Anya that resonates. Something in Whedon's writing that speaks to me. I think this Q&A and speech in a weird way sort of addresses it or explains it. Why - I find myself drawn to this writer's works over others. (shrugs)