The Laughing Wolf

Joss Whedon Is Evil

I don't think, yet, that he is the Anti-Christ or Satan (actually, I think that was Norman Lear, but for different reasons), but he is working on it. It is clear he is sadistic, cruel, mean to kittens, and much, much more. It is also equally clear that he is one of the best at writing, directing, production, and more today. Buffy just keeps getting better, even as it gets worse for the characters headed for the end. The level of detail, the things coming up that go back to throw-away lines in the first season... Incredible.

The only other story on television that managed this level of competence, of sheer delight to watch, was Farscape. Now that Vivendi Universal has killed it, we were left with Buffy. Now, Buffy goes away, and from all appearances it will go out on top. Pity that the chretien's at Vivendi could not have done the same for Farscape.

I bow to you, Mr. Whedon, and doff my hat. Unless something really screws up, we are in for a treat. We may hate it in the same way we hate cod liver oil, but no one ever said that we had to like something that was so good for us, and so well done.