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[doyle]

Unexpectedly, the scratch remover stuff I bought actually worked, and my season 5 DVD (No Place Like Home, Family, Fool for Love, whatever the other episode is) has been restored to its former glory.

So I watched No Place Like Home and FFL.

NPLH: The spell, with Dawn fading in and out, is a terrific scene. I *love* the bedroom flickering between Dawn's room and the dark storeroom. And I'd forgotten about the misdirection in trying to make Dawn look evil. Plus - Spike! Spike's third-grade approach to interpersonal relations! "And I never liked you anyway and you have stupid hair." God, I love Spike when he's being immature (if anyone couldn't guess)

FFL: Now I Dead From Lust. What with the disc being out of commission I'd forgotten how much the subway scene rocks. Plus Nikki has cool pants. I never noticed that before. And now I think I need to read some really dark and twisted Buffy/Spike.

On a DVDs note - looking forward to getting the Angel season 4 DVDs. It's probably quite wrong that Angel's "Daddy hasn't finished talking" in Deep Down gets my vote as the hottest line ever uttered on either show...

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Why they didn't bring back the original Nikki

[nikitangel.livejournal.com]

The original actress tried out for the role in S7, but didn't look "young enough." She talked about it in an interview:

I understand that the "Subway Slayer" is returning this season, and that you auditioned for the part in September, is that right?

Yes. I received a call from the casting director at Buffy saying that they were bringing the character back. I was told to come in and audition on September 13. I thought I was a shoo-in because I had already established the character. There weren't many lines. Then I got a phone call from casting stating that there was "a certain maturity" about me now, and that I didn't get the part.

But you played that same part just two years ago.

Yes, I know. It was a blow for me not to get called back. I do kind of understand, seeing that the slayers are teenagers, but the character in Fool for Love was older than that. I cried for weeks; I was very disappointed, because I'm trying to get my acting career off the ground and this might have put me on the map. They did say that they would try to find me something else on the show.

Nice, huh? Gotta love Hollywood. I found that interview here: http://carrigon.proboards15.com/index.cgi?board=buffy&action=display&num=1045875844