IIRC, Whedon once claimed he left such things ambiguous so as not to restrain him in further scripts. No-name vampires can warp steel doors in the pilot, bending it like cardboard. But Angel can't escape a steel cage in season 2 when Kendra locks him inside.
I see their perspective, but it shatters the suspension of disbelief for me.
Originally posted by Col. Valerian
It shouldn't be that way.
Right.
Now TCW was right in debunking the silly logic ascribed to by LeGenD and Rookwood. It's not math. Y might beat X's ass on most days, but X can still beat Y depending on contextual factors.
That said, when the gap is profound (Barriss and Anakin, for example)... contextual factors better be pretty damn significant for it not to be a total curbstomp.
Originally posted by The_Tempest
Right.Now TCW was right in debunking the silly logic ascribed to by LeGenD and Rookwood. It's not math. Y might beat X's ass on most days, but X can still beat Y depending on contextual factors.
That said, when the gap is profound (Barriss and Anakin, for example)... contextual factors better be pretty damn significant for it not to be a total curbstomp.
That does make more sense than what you said about the Whedonverse.
I found Barriss vs. Anakin simply ridiculous. Even though Anakin beat her, I dislike how he didn't pwn her. He should've. Stupid TCW writers.
However, Kenobi vs. Oppress and Maul was quite different, and it does fit the "Y > X on most days, but X < Y on cotextual factors".
