NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 02/2003 ~Deciding which caps to use for this one was a trial; there are at least a half dozen
wonderful collages in this ep, and I couldn't do them all in one piece, though I fully intend
to go back and have another stab later on... Meanwhile, since this is suppose to encompass
the whole ep, I tried to hit the major theme, friends vs lovers
("friends? how could she be so cruel?") that Spike brings up, both for himself and
the unseen Dru, then of course for Angel & Buffy and Willow & Xander, both struggling
to keep their hormones in check with little or no success. So I started with the classic "Oz & Cordy
walk in on Willow & Xander" shot. Couldn't resist the Spike/Willow shot on aesthetics, and am justifying
it based on how integral her kidnapping is to the plot. Also loved the "Buffy helps Angel up" cap
since that's what sparked Spike's "oh, yeah, you're just friends" speech. And the smiley "Spike's got his groove back" cap just *had* to anchor the corner. Finally, loved the Spike/Angel/Buffy wanderings, so had to include that. I added texture by using bits and pieces of the backgrounds of other caps here and there. Also using the film grain filter and unsharp mask as well as the usual glow stuff.
Caps used in this collage are courtesy of
sounds of silence,
buffyverse.info &
Jessica's Captures. Many thanks!
come wander through the BuffyVerse...