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Originally Posted by somerfrost
True but I don't think anybody has done tragic endings and death better than Joss...Tara's killing was so unexpected, Willow ripping the flesh off her killer's body (Warren), Joyce suddenly dying and how realistically that was done, Jenny being killed by Angelus, Buffy's death in "The Gift" and her resurrection at great cost, Anya being cut in two, Doyle sacrificing himself, Cordy's death and goodbye, Fred's painful demise, Wesley's acceptance of his passing, and...although he came back in Angel, Spike's heroic death that saved the world and united Buffy and him forever. Then, the death of Book and Wash in Serenity...just when you think they are safe! Yet characters such as Willow, Xander, Jayne, and River...always seemingly about to die, somehow survive! Joss is a genius...nothing short!
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I don't know; I think that EB White guy could write a little bit... tee hee.
Seriously, in television, you are 100 percent right; Whedon has no equal because it's never "safe" in his worlds. And the dead characters are not forgotten-- even Doyle, who was in what, five episodes, was mentioned in "You're Welcome." Which is so very, very true in life.
I think "The Body" is one of the best hours of television I've ever seen. I'm so glad Whedon is helming "Wonder Woman." I can't think of anyone else who could do it justice.