From: madlove@arkham.dc   
      
   On 11/11/2016 03:37 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   > Op 11-11-2016 om 05:30 schreef Madlove:   
   >> Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   >>> Indeed. I think in the show they explained it that with only one at the   
   >>> time she could be better controlled by the council.   
   >>   
   >> Madlove wrote:   
   >>> Since when does the council have anything to do with who becomes a   
   >>> Slayer?   
   >>> They didn't make them, the Shadow Men did. And they did not control   
   >>> Faith   
   >>> very well.   
      
      
   >> Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   >>> The Shadow Men were the forerunners of the Council.   
   >>> The Council, as we knew them, were able to somehow find a certain number   
   >>> of the potentials. Whence located they would appoint a Watcher to train   
   >>> the potential. Just in case that potential would be activated.   
   >>> That didn't always work out.   
      
   >> It also doesn't make sense. There are many potentials and training a   
   >> select few   
   >> in case one of them becomes a Slayer is ridiculous. You would have to   
   >> train all of   
   >> them since you don't know which girl would be activated. Unless they   
   >> *were* training all (several hundred?) of them at once.   
      
   > I think that must the case.   
   > Kendra's training was a by the book example. The way the council liked it.   
      
   >> Also, how would you convince a girl she was special if she didn't have   
   >> any powers?   
   >> A strange man shows up and says that you are destined to become a   
   >> Slayer??? He would be considered to be a nutter by the girls.   
      
   > Well, yeah. Look at Buffy's reaction to Merrick.   
   > But was that the norm?   
      
   >> Far easier if the girl begins exhibiting paranormal skills and then you   
   >> tell her what she really is. I think that's how they did it in the movie.   
      
   > Except that before activation there were no obvious indications.   
      
   So why would the girl believe the watcher wasn't some crazy guy?   
      
   > In the movie there was this special birth mark.   
      
   Wonder how they kept track of those? :-D   
      
   >> Madlove wrote:   
   >>> And did they ever explain how the Watchers find the current Slayer?   
   >>   
   >> "David" wrote:   
   >>> ***    This never was addressed. Possibly the Council's resident   
   >>> Witch's Coven found them magically.   
   >>   
   >> Madlove wrote:   
   >>> That was my thought, also. They would need magic to locate them.   
   >>> And it's odd they couldn't handle a rogue Slayer like Faith since they   
   >>> can use magic.   
      
   >> Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   >>> Otoh... Wes wasn't a complete stranger to magic either... Maybe they   
   >>> did learn some basic magic 101. But nowhere near the level of a coven.   
   >>> Or Willow.   
   >>   
   >> The council must have been using magic to locate the Slayers, since they   
   >> were magically enhanced. So they should've had enough magic to stop a   
   >> bad Slayer.   
   >>   
   >> They were able to take down Angel (with a net) but Faith was able to   
   >> escape within minutes because her feet weren't shackled. That was total   
   >> rubbish! Why didn't they   
   >> give her the poison they used on Buffy in "Helpless"???   
   >   
   > They were not exactly genius level intellects. :-)   
   > And were not that big on field experience.   
   > Remember how Wes was in the beginning? Not used to stuff outside   
   > 'controlled circumstances' (or something like that).   
      
   The woman watcher (Faith's) seemed more capable than Wes.   
      
   Madlove wrote:   
   >>> Giles had no problem using it and there are other groups who can use   
   >>> magic,   
   >>> the council could have used their services. The Buffy saga is good but   
   >>> there are many details left out.   
      
   >> Giles was able to take on Willow when she went psycho, of course he also   
   >> had help from Anya.   
      
   > Err.. he got help from an English coven.   
      
   Yep! And Anya was in the magic shop casting spells to counter Willow's   
   spells.   
   She was in hiding...   
      
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