su_herald | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (Reply)

Giles: You really have no idea what's going on, do you? You think it's coincidence, your being here? That boy was just the beginning.

Buffy: Oh, why can't you people just leave me alone?

Giles: Because you are the Slayer. Into each generation a Slayer is born, one girl in all the world, a Chosen One, one born with the strength and skill to hunt--

Buffy: With the strength and skill to hunt the vampires, to stop the spread of their evil blah, blah, blah... I've heard it, okay?

Giles: I really don't understand this attitude. You, you've accepted your duty, you, you've slain vampires before...

Buffy: Yeah, and I've both been there and done that, and I'm moving on.

From the episode "Welcome To The Hellmouth".

Happy birthday, Buffy Summers!

[Fic]
x.Downslide by

staringiscaring, BtVS/Dollhouse crossover, Willow, R.
x.The Sisterhood by

brutti_ma_buoni, Faith and Buffy, PG-13. Written for

winter_of_faith.
x.No Need to Fear the Rain by

theladymerlin, Spike/Xander, R.
x.Limblessly in Love by

bogwitch, Spike/Buffy, PG-15. Written for

sb_fag_ends.

[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.5 Doyle drabbles by

leni_ba.
x.The Flood by

summerofsoaps, Illyria.
x.Adult Content by

beer_good_foamy, Buffy, Willow.

[Fic Updates]
x.The History of the Watchers' Council, chapter 5 & Chapter 6 by

stormwreath.
x.Closer to Midnight Chapter 11 by

amyxaphania, Buffy/Spike, PG-13.
x.Mix It Up Good Chapters 84-87 by

alexandrahuxley, Buffy/Riley, R. *outside link*

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.20 Whedonverse icons by

darkly_ironic.
x.24 Ats icons by

eveningflares.

[Fandom/Discussion/More]
x.

whedonesque discussion thread for Buffy #40.
x.s8 retrospective by

elisi. (image heavy)
x.

fenderlove posts thoughts after reading Buffy #40.
x.#40: Reactions by

2maggie2.
x.

angearia reviews Season 8 Issue 40 | "Last Gleaming Part V".
x.Buffy 8.40 review by

local_max.
x.

dark_fest, a multifandom fest for fanfic with dark themes, is now taking prompts.
x.The Bronze:Beta Buffy Rewatch begins tonight with the episode "Welcome To The Hellmouth".

[News]
x.The full version of Joss Whedon's letter in Buffy #40. (via

simonf) *outside link*
x.Seven Joss Whedon projects we'll never see (and one we eventually will). *outside link*
x.IGN interviews Scott Allie about the finale to Season 8. *outside link*
x.SlayAlive's Q & A with Georges Jeanty. (On Going) *outside link*
x.SlayAlive's Scott Allie Q&A for #40 (In Progress) *outside link*
x.Buffyfest interviews Scott Allie. *outside link*
x.The Laugh Button interviews Brian Lynch. *outside link*
x.USA picks up "A Legal Mind" with Gina Torres & "Necessary Roughness" with Marc Blucas. *outside link*