Whedon discussed with Nicholas Brendon and Sarah Michelle Gellar the idea of Buffy and Xander ending up together at the end of the final season, which the actors reportedly agreed. Willow was heavy into magic since season two. It was an experiment that the Government wanted to test was possible or not, and they put Maggie in charge. He has also previously starred in Necessary Roughness and Underground, and fans may be interested to hear he used to be a college basketball player. Maggie was supposed to be the season's Big Bad.> > Maggie was supposed to drive a wedge between Buffy and Riley. The. ESPECIALLY if he had returned from controlling hiswerewolf self and got back with Willow (excluding any messy Taraentanglements), then they were totally happyand THEN Oz got shot atthe end of Season 6. Re-writes and character alterations happen all the time in T.V., but her direction shifts so radically so fast that it's always struck me as odd. Gellar has stated she believes Whedon's original intention was "was to put Xander and Buffy together. And so, damn it, I'm going to drink the rest of that water. The show then went into a bunch of filler/side stories involving In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Between Mother and Daughter", an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special. He sent Spike to kill her, claiming she was still possessed by Jasmine; he later admited he did not expect the plan to succeed, but it "was worth a shot." He also became the love interest of the titular character, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and they were in a long term relationship. To me she was always a secondarycharacter, I liked the character and the actress, but the death just didn'ttouch me. Returning to his apartment, Lindsey found that Darla had left town, taking all her clothes with her. Learning that Angel planned to expose the truth, they hired an old demon enemy of his to kill him. I really do believe that." Why did Buffy go to LA in season 4? -- Let the Darwin fishes swim!------------------------------------http://www.darwin-fish.com/fish.html------------------------------------, > In article <3D075A59@rcn.com>, Carmikl > wrote:> > > > > Also, apparently at a convention where Jane Espenson was a panelist. This would at least have given Riley some character otherthan soldier boy. One of the biggest last minute changes that affected Buffy was Seth Green leaving early in production of season four. "It's always hard to be directed by someone who's close to you," Crouse says. [4] Their 1946 play State of the Union won that year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama. and Radcliffe College in 1970,[5] Crouse began her performing career as a modern and jazz dancer, but she soon switched to acting and made her Broadway debut in Much Ado About Nothing in 1972. Actual legends appear to be enormously miscellaneous and seldom include these familiar pieces, while they often *do* include pieces that we (and Hollywood) would say just belong to ghosts, werewolves, zombies, and the like. > > > Now that the first season is out on DVD, can you tell us about storylines that never made the cut?> > >> > > Actually, there were a lot of things we were going to do and never did. Lahr also writes that Mamet got his first screenwriting assignment through Crouse. But Crouse made the character far too cold for fans to get into. [citationneeded], Lindsey responded by changing into his casual clothes, getting into his truck and by brutally beating Angel with it and a sledgehammer, demanding to know what happened with Darla. Though Cain, the werewolf hunter, did make a point of using silver bullets We see Cain making his own bullets, but nothing is said about what theywere made of. However Buffy seemed to prefer living in danger, and she could not get used to the idea of settling down with Riley while attempting to save the world. ", Christian Kane has said that he considered Lindsey to be driven in his hate for Angel during season 5 over losing Darla to him: "Even though I'm in love with Eve, Darla was a true love. On more than one occasion, he joined forces with the Angel Investigations team and helped them stop some of Wolfram & Hart's particularly amoral agendas and operations, such as their plan to assassinate three children[1] or their mystical transplant operation. . Joss has said that Lindsay Crouse was difficult to work with, which led him to killing her off/reducing her role sooner. As it was, it came off entirely as a"question authority" piece. Angel fought Darla for it at the event and Lindsey tried to protect her from Wolfram & Hart, which tried to kill her. They could mesmerise a victim with a stare8. Or it could be that the Watcher's Guide is a fluff piece and that's really how it happened. The Initiative is her baby. In my opinion, she was more of an appendage then a self-standing character when she was first introduced. Prior to having his powers stripped from him by Angel's team, he displayed the following powers. But to be honest, i think her story played out the way it should have been. For me, the character of Maggie Walsh is a great addition to this season. He said that she was a scientist, and that she was going to be doing research and eventually, she might hatch an evil plot, but her front was being a psychology teacher. The Initiative project is shut down permanently. In fact, while, under the assumption that she'd left the show early, I used to think that that reanimated corpse prof Walsh (in Primeval) was just an extra in prosthetics, it turns out that it was actually herself (Crouse) coming back to the show as planned all along. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. ", "North Shore Film Festival wraps up on May 8 and 9. She> > said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of> > their hats at the last minute. [2], The Senior Partners gave that Eurotrash vampire everything I've worked for. I read something about this in the official Buffy Magazine years ago, don't remember what it said other than Maggie was going to play a much bigger part in Season 4 originally. Many people don't realize sports are one of the best short cuts for the wealthy in elite college admissions. This then forced Lindsey to use an artificial hand from then on. [citationneeded], Angel is given the amulet which Spike eventually uses to destroy the Hellmouth in Sunnydale. [2][3] Lindsay Ann Crouse's full name is an intentional tribute to the Broadway writing partnership of Lindsay and Crouse, which consisted of her father and his writing partner, Howard Lindsay. the middle of season 7 I wouldn't mind that one bit. Upon discovering this, Lindsey sent several top private investigators to find out who the intruder was. Maggie was supposed to be the season's Big Bad.> > Maggie was supposed to drive a wedge between Buffy and Riley. I've seen other > published interviews that say Lindsay Crouse was disappointed to learn > her character was destind to die halfway through the season-- i.e. Whether or not Buffyverse werewolves have any sort of fast healing hasnever been established. Riley was also the only character to have been accepted as part of the group by Buffy's male friend, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon). Kinda makes sense that she died, "Well, she's {Buffy} got an appointment with someone {Walsh} who's actually. I do wish I was a little more seasoned and mature at the time to realise how good it was. It's easy to kill offrecurring character's, it's tougher to kill off contract regulars. But most of the changes [throughout> > the series] have had to do with> > > actors coming and going. Even our quantum physics validate[s] ideas the Buddha taught 2,500 years ago. Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs tagged as #lindsay crouse with no restrictions, modern design and the best experience | Tumpik. "You have to keep the poetry very, very active, which is pretty easy with Dickinson. It's nice, it's been fun that the people who have grown up with buffy have introduced it to their kids. The character is portrayed by Lindsay Crouse. [1], He then aided in the resurrection of Angel's old lover, Darla by taking over chanting during the ritual to bring her back when the demon Vocah; who was originally performing the ritual; was distracted when Angel attacked him. His character went on to feature in a comic book which focused on Riley and his new wife. --Help control the idiot population. It has something to offer everyone at all levels Buddhism is dynamic and has captured the interests of Americans. There are just as many other werewolf stories out there that portray them as being normal humans when not in wolf form who can be killed just like any other person can be. Putting him in a crisis of conscience, Lindsay teamed up with Angel to save the children and allow him to leave Wolfram & Hart scot-free. The loss of Marc Blucas was a blessing! Also, apparently at a convention where Jane Espenson was a panelist. "It was obviously a great thing to be a part of. "Carmikl" wrote in message. ", "For Mamet and Crouse, A Movie is a Family Affair. The WB/YouTube. Writing and acting. It seems that a lot of the problems that Buffy has had in previous seasons were the results of actors bailing out in mid-production. -- Tim McDaniel is tm@jump.net; if that fail, tm@us.ibm.com is my work account. However, he did return for an episode in the sixth season, where he returned and revealed he had married someone else. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the latest celebrity news, but don't worry we have you covered. I know in a lot of the *old* werewolf stories, youdidn't need silver to kill one, but after all these bleedin' movies got theissue confused, if *I* were hunting one, I don't think I'd gamble on whetherthey were wrong! Walsh retreats to the labs of Project 314, where she plots how to use Adam to defeat Buffy. However as his character grew in complexity, they started to appreciate his role in the series and said they were sad to see him leave. Lindsey then discovered that Darla had slept with Angel. Kane has described the character as being driven by cynicism and ambition: "I still think this cat looks at the glass as being half empty. I'm not sure I'd have been desperately interested in the Maggie/Rileyrelationship. His intent was for Willow to be Season Six's Big Badand whoever her love was at the time would have to be sacrificed to push herover the edge. In it, she recalls the moment her friends saw a photo of Lady Gaga cuddling with Polansky in Miami after attending the Super Bowl . Adamwas a last minute replacement as the Big Bad. She is also a Grammy Award nominee. 2. Express. Beating him down with his bare hands while apologizing for the fact Darla didn't love him and that he made the right choices, Angel used the sledgehammer to smash Lindsey's prosthetic hand, noting that Lindsey should be grateful he recently had an epiphany, as Angel could have easily destroyed Lindsey's remaining real hand instead. Walsh appears in the penultimate episode of Season Four, "Primeval," as a zombie, working under Adam along with others Adam has killed. I like her caustic nature, because she's not a mean person. The two had met during the production on Slap Shot. Eliza Dushku, who played the rogue slayer Faith Lehane, was not represented at all. As near as I can tell, there really are no "traditional" standards for vampires, at least if by that you mean "going back into actual myths and legends." I'm talking dirt poor, no shoes, no toilet, six of us kids in a room and come flu season that went down to four. There were other indications that an> > unknown force was at work in and around U.C. When he tried to kill the aspiring actress Cordelia Chase, Angel attacked Russell at his manor to save her. Fans struggled to connect with Riley when he was first introduced to the show, as he was seen as just another of Buffy's romances. The Watcher's Guide is indeed one of the published interviews I was citing about Crouse's departure and Walsh's fate. So leaving actually saved his life. When Darla failed to persuade Angel to their side, thus stunting her mentality, Lindsey discovered he was in love with her despite her desire to become a vampire. You don't AngelLindsey's last words, Lindsey and Angel allied once more in an effort to stop the Circle. Ooh, didn't know that. We thought it would create> > some Shakespearean jealousy, and. Darla, however, secretly used his feelings to gain information from Wolfram & Hart to obtain a mystical ring from the Senior Partners during the Review. He might have requirements(other than material) that aren't easily met with store bought bullets. Fictional character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, List of Buffyverse villains and supernatural beings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maggie_Walsh&oldid=1138757945, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 12:27. [citationneeded], Together, Lindsey and Eve manipulate events so that Spike, not Angel, proves (or at least appears to the Senior Partners) to be the ensouled vampire foretold in the Scrolls of Aberjian, the one who will have a crucial impact in the Apocalypse and fulfill the Shanshu Prophecy. DonnaMy opinions might have changed, but not the fact that I am right. The. Buffyverse Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. "It was an amazing first job as they were such a nice group of people, they were extremely patient with me. [11], Crouse appeared in Lee Blessing's Going to St. Ives with the Gloucester Stage Company during the summer of 2008[12] and provided the narration for Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place, a documentary film about Virginia Lee Burton. "To join the Clueless Club, send a followup to this message quoting everythingup to and including this sig!" I really do believe that." Why did Buffy go to LA in season 4? [19], You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. I remember when I was a kid, I read a lot of vampire comics. 2000. Crouse viewed her character "no nonsense, and she seems to be a real teacher. Notable roles include a recurring portrayal of Kate McBride, a lesbian police officer on Hill Street Blues during its sixth season in 1986. A flunky?! As opposed to just sort of misguided."[6]. was not that big if a surprise. I was seven when they took the house, just came right in and took it.Lindsey McDonald, Born into a poor and dysfunctional family in the south-central United States, Lindsey worked hard to overcome his upbringing. From what I've heard it was between Crouse's agent and ME; specifically money $$$. Riley managed to remove the chip in his body and ripped out the tubes pumping blood to keep Walsh reanimated, killing her for good. --from a usenet discussion. Wesley, unhappy with being forced to serve the Partners, shot those possibilities down, saying the presence of either alongside Angel would not help the Senior Partners get what they wanted, as the vampire would at worst ignore them and kill them at best. [7], Due to his and Lilah's achievements, they were congratulated at Holland's wine tasting party where Darla and Drusilla came and massacred everyone there, save for Lindsey and Lilah, as payback for being used as pawns. Upon leaving, he warned them not to follow him due to his "evil hand issues," pinching Lilah on the bottom as he walked out the door. Angel then hurled Winters out of the window of the tall building they were in, into the sunlight where he was burnt to dust. Oh my god, how lame is that?-------------------------------------------------------------------------, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, From the 29 January 2002 online edition of Entertainment Weekly, Marti, On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:16:49 -0400, Boozy Smurf \(aka Andrew Hatch/790\) <, I had thought there'd be more Walsh in S4Too bad, LC missed a real chance to. YesI was that sad :-) and in those there were certain facts that don't appearin Buffy, 1. if you stabbed a vampire with a stake in the heart you would have toleave it there as removing it would resurrect the vampire2. She was striving so hard to understand what life was about. Career Crouse made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of Much Ado About Nothing and appeared in her first film in 1976 in All the President's Men. Apparently Adam was originally supposed to be a good guy, but when Lindsay. [4], After learning that Faith was convinced by Angel to end the deal and stay at his apartment for rehabilitation, Lindsey then hired an assassin to kill Faith, not wanting word to get out of what happened. [2], It was then that Lindsey decided to leave Wolfram & Hart permanently, despite the fact he was promoted. She said that she was rather> surprised and disappointed uponhearing abou ther character's death.> > > (Yeah, right, like I could tell if it was definitive based on a> > Usenet posting)> > Hey, you could check the guide for yourself>. If Seth Green handn't left, it would have been him lying dead on the bedroom floor in "Seeing Red". I figured it was just her and her grad students, capturing vampires and locking them up in the basements of the university, performing experiments that they couldn't perform on humans. Professor Maggie Walsh is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Maggie was supposed to be the season's Big Bad.Maggie was supposed to drive a wedge between Buffy and Riley. Andaside from that, I dunno. When informed by Eve that Spike had failed, Lindsey activated the Senior Partners' program meant to kill Angel if he turned against them. Kills me! riiighhht?). If you've been paying any attention to running news (or just big headlines in general) then you are already familiar with Lindsay's work. Despite this, Angel finally defeated Lindsey and his comrades completed a ritual that dissolved the tattoos that protected Lindsey from the Senior Partners, and he was dragged away through a portal.