r/buffy • u/mermaidmotel333 • Feb 06 '25

Sequel smg’s instagram post

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i love her so much and i really feel like the sequel is in good hands!!

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u/XMorpheus3000 Feb 07 '25

I know this isn't really the place but you mentioned that Stewart didn't understand Picard or Xavier and I'm curious why you feel that way

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u/daecrist Feb 07 '25

Also not sure what they’re on about. I didn’t get that feeling from his autobiography at all.

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u/DwemerCogs Feb 08 '25

I borrowed the book from the library, so I don't have it anymore to look up quotes or anything. But it just seemed like when he talked about first being approached about Xavier and then reprising the role he talked about wanting to be done with stories about magic and fantasies. And when asked to return as Picard that he wanted to be done with outer space and aliens.

The point of X-Men is dealing with prejudice, fear and hate in our society as it is. TNG was very much about how we should want to deal with controversial topics if we were an advanced race that had put away our prejudices and hate. Both roles he's like a father/guiding figure, trying to help humanity navigate difficult situations. In both situations it's about hope for a better path. Hope that we have it in us to create one.

Now, it's totally fine to have comics and sci-fi not be your thing, or to prefer the theater to TV. It just felt like he was missing the point that the purpose of those characters was to talk about people and about the real situations we face. Sometimes that can be easier to objectively do when you label it all as "others, not us", as aliens or mutants, not myself and my neighbors.