Comments on: Review: Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Season Eight #16

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:09:53 +0000

Im on board with the Riley. In the comics, Twilight is dipicted as tall so I don’t feel the Jonathan theory. Knowing Whendon story arcs, it could be a female, instead of a male…so why not bring back Tara? She could be wanting to end all magic because of what happened with Willow and after her (Tara’s) death, the animosity she holds that someone as pure, innocent and sweet as Willow became a perfect entity of evil, Dark Willow.

Another interesting theory is having it be Andrew. The constant use of the word “Slayer” instead of Buffy is typical of fanboyish type of thing and it would be a TOTAL swerve. Plus, only people who used the word “Slayer” was typically vampires and since the two only surviving main vampiric characters left (Angel and Spike) are both ensouled (one human!) and in the Angel: After the Fall arc.

Maybe its Xander from the future? Trying to destroy magic and stop Buffy from bringing a desitute future about, but wearing a mask so that Buffy won’t know it is he who is fighting her.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:58:24 +0000

Great review! My money’s on Twilight being…..Riley. Maybe that’s because the whole “Twilight” thing reminds me of The Initiative, but still…..

Also, with Angel: After the Fall supposedly being the end of all Angel-related stories (BOOOOOOO), does anyone think that Angel & Co. will show up in the pages of Buffy?

By: steviecool

steviecool — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:55 +0000

There are so many interesting ways Twilight’s identity could go.
A Buffy ex?
A Buffy villain?
I can’t imagine that they’d go hard-core season 1 character list.

My guess is Giles’ brother, (Rupert?) who’s always trying to scam someone. I think he’s trying to pull a Hellblazer – if he sold his soul, but removes all magic, then he saves himself.

By: Michael K

Michael K — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:23:41 +0000

Nice review Matt. I have suspected all along the whole reason the Slayer’s main weapon was called a ’scythe’ was as a set up for Willow’s comment “So it’s true then – Scythe matters.” Still, it IS used for a sort of ‘harvesting’ (of demon heads) so you should stretch the point. A little irony since episode 2 of the show was “The Harvest”.
I suspect the identity of the mysterious Twilight is actually Jonathan. I know, I know, he’s dead! Still, he has my vote. Mainly because it would rankle Warren to end up working for him, and of course, any time there is a choice between a good and a bad outcome…