I think that's probably true, but at the same time I'm not sure Whedon has it in him. Greenwalt, yes. The places where it went dark like at the end of S5 just come off as trying too hard for me. Not enough balance, for lack of a better word. To me there's a point where bleak goes full-circle and ends up in the same place as happy ever after.
I disregard the comics completely. :) If they hold any value, it's made me appreciate the character(s) from the shows a lot more.
I didn't like a lot of S5, but I did like the end of it after the Illyria stuff. I love the end of S4, myself and I actually thought it would have been a better ending to the verse than NFA because it did have that balance.
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I think they wanted to make it darker
I think that's probably true, but at the same time I'm not sure Whedon has it in him. Greenwalt, yes. The places where it went dark like at the end of S5 just come off as trying too hard for me. Not enough balance, for lack of a better word. To me there's a point where bleak goes full-circle and ends up in the same place as happy ever after.
I disregard the comics completely. :) If they hold any value, it's made me appreciate the character(s) from the shows a lot more.
I didn't like a lot of S5, but I did like the end of it after the Illyria stuff. I love the end of S4, myself and I actually thought it would have been a better ending to the verse than NFA because it did have that balance.