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grav_ityI think I remember why I didn't watch Sanctuary when the webisodes aired. In addition to the part where I would have been in Jordan for most of them, the room in my student flat had very unreliable curtains, so when I wanted to watch something on my computer, it couldn't be too dark. And the webisodes? Are dark. In both senses of the word.
I still liked them though. Well, I liked parts of them. Mostly they made me miss Ashley like crazy. There are a few things I'm really glad they changed. Like the time travel. And the part where John is clearly being set up to be the Big Bad (which, I wouldn't have MINDED John being The Big Bad, but I kind of like the way things turned out, you know?). He was FREAKING TERRIFYING. And his back story was less cool.
Mostly, I missed The Five and the Cabal. Though I did quite like Ashley: Rogue Demon Hunter (except for the vampire, see previous comment re: the Five). And Will's back story, which makes no sense in the webisodes beyond getting a laugh (not to mention it cuts out the "There are monsters" bit, which is my favourite.
In terms of Fata Morgana, I liked Ashley's spiral and struggle to re-establish her identity. And Henry was funny. And when the webisode ended, I found myself in the laughable position of wanting to know how it ends (even though I've seen the rewrite), because everyone is "dead" and/or absconded with the Morrigan!
I suppose that what it comes right down to is that the only part of the webisodes I preferred was Ashley's development. Because I really could have used that on the show. (Except I actually like the "okay, it sucks but let's go see Rome" approach to finding out about John more than the angle the webisodes took, but both of them are serviceable plots.)
In conclusion: I MISS ASHLEY MAGNUS. And I'm very glad this show got picked up for and actual show. ;)
How does fandom view the webisodes? I'm inclined to ignore them, personally, or at least the parts that don't jive with the show. Is there a consensus?
There's a fic somewhere with the alternate ending of Fata Morgana, though...right?
ETA: OH GOD, and how much funnier was this version of Wexford? I VERY NEARLY DIED.
I still liked them though. Well, I liked parts of them. Mostly they made me miss Ashley like crazy. There are a few things I'm really glad they changed. Like the time travel. And the part where John is clearly being set up to be the Big Bad (which, I wouldn't have MINDED John being The Big Bad, but I kind of like the way things turned out, you know?). He was FREAKING TERRIFYING. And his back story was less cool.
Mostly, I missed The Five and the Cabal. Though I did quite like Ashley: Rogue Demon Hunter (except for the vampire, see previous comment re: the Five). And Will's back story, which makes no sense in the webisodes beyond getting a laugh (not to mention it cuts out the "There are monsters" bit, which is my favourite.
In terms of Fata Morgana, I liked Ashley's spiral and struggle to re-establish her identity. And Henry was funny. And when the webisode ended, I found myself in the laughable position of wanting to know how it ends (even though I've seen the rewrite), because everyone is "dead" and/or absconded with the Morrigan!
I suppose that what it comes right down to is that the only part of the webisodes I preferred was Ashley's development. Because I really could have used that on the show. (Except I actually like the "okay, it sucks but let's go see Rome" approach to finding out about John more than the angle the webisodes took, but both of them are serviceable plots.)
In conclusion: I MISS ASHLEY MAGNUS. And I'm very glad this show got picked up for and actual show. ;)
How does fandom view the webisodes? I'm inclined to ignore them, personally, or at least the parts that don't jive with the show. Is there a consensus?
There's a fic somewhere with the alternate ending of Fata Morgana, though...right?
ETA: OH GOD, and how much funnier was this version of Wexford? I VERY NEARLY DIED.
