...but can the average Jane-or-Joe on the street have their soul taken away against their will in the 'verse?
Well, yes. I say that because I don't believe that Kathy knew that Buffy was the slayer or planned for the slayer to be her roommate. I think she would have slowly sucked the soul out of anyone who she bunked with, and that any human soul "would do."
Also, (and I have yet to read the other comments, so as to not taint my answer), that while it's true Gunn bargained his away to a demon casino owner to get the flatbed truck to hunt vampires and protect his group, when it came time to collect, it wasn't something he wanted to do (he didn't think the day would come or whatever). It was his soul and not his destiny, right?
I don't ignore s1 of BtVS. I don't think there was anything given that truly contradicts what's given later. I'd need to know specifically what was retconned...perhaps I have forgotten.
As for the "concrete mythology," s7 proves that's not true with the scythe and the guardian who happened to hang out in the crypt in Sunnydale...among other things (like Baljox's eye which made NO sense...). Also, not a fan of Maudlin's Noxious' thoughts. Nope.
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Date: 2011-03-20 06:02 am (UTC)Well, yes. I say that because I don't believe that Kathy knew that Buffy was the slayer or planned for the slayer to be her roommate. I think she would have slowly sucked the soul out of anyone who she bunked with, and that any human soul "would do."
Also, (and I have yet to read the other comments, so as to not taint my answer), that while it's true Gunn bargained his away to a demon casino owner to get the flatbed truck to hunt vampires and protect his group, when it came time to collect, it wasn't something he wanted to do (he didn't think the day would come or whatever). It was his soul and not his destiny, right?
I don't ignore s1 of BtVS. I don't think there was anything given that truly contradicts what's given later. I'd need to know specifically what was retconned...perhaps I have forgotten.
As for the "concrete mythology," s7 proves that's not true with the scythe and the guardian who happened to hang out in the crypt in Sunnydale...among other things (like Baljox's eye which made NO sense...). Also, not a fan of Maudlin's Noxious' thoughts. Nope.