#btvs restless

So… does anyone know what the deal was with The Cheese Man

Underrated moment in btvs Restless is Giles running into Willow’s dream about the play, and Harmony in her German costume outfit—clogs and pigtails and all—comes up behind him and holds him by the shoulders while he’s trying to talk to everyone about the audience. And throughout his whole spiel Harmony is like nipping at his neck in her vampire face. Giles completely disregards the danger of her—which I think has more to do with it being Willow’s dream, and how Giles blatantly ignores the immediate danger of Willow and her hubris and magic—but Harmony biting at the air is literally sooo unbelievably adorable.

It’s so intriguing to watch a show for the first time without being aware of any of the general fandom consensus of it.  Then when you start observing the fandom, you discover they all seem to follow the same set of opinions. Usually, the polar opposite of your own. I’ve discovered that people hate things that weird, confuse them or aren’t immediately explained. Dawn in season 5, “Restless”, “Superstar”... the list goes on. I love things that are confusing or weird. What makes anything interesting is wondering “What does that do?” and then finding out. People get to season 5 and aren’t immediately told what is going so they get annoyed and ask others about it. Patience is key. Haven’t you ever heard of a twist? Mysteries are what keep things interesting. And I don’t understand the anger about it either. I love “Restless”  and it’s my favorite episode in the series but I have found some hate it because it’s weird and confusing. That’s why I like it. I love the foreshadowing and all the random things in it… how it really feels like the way dreams feel. I’ve always found dreams so fascinating. I know someone who told me they don’t like it because “It seems pointless and made no sense” but what fun is there in making sense? 

Cheese guy: I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.