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I see he dusted off Faith and rolled her back out into the sunlight.

I kinda wish he'd stop with the kung fu chick thing ...

Maybe. To me, Joss has a lot more going on and the kung fu action chick is a distraction from the better stuff. I felt that way about River, too.

I don't share his affection for kung-fu chicks either. But I have to say Summer Glau was Eff You King amazing as River. Tell me when you saw the movie, you didn't go "DAaaamnnn" when the camera panned up to River hiding on the ceiling.

But Eric, they don't have penises! How can we be in awe if they aren't role models for competition in breeding opportunities?

That being said, I'd like to see what Joss can come up with when he's not falling back on his standby. But not so much that I won't watch Eliza Dushku kick a little ass in the USA.

Re: Summer Glau - I don't get it. At all. Not the look and certainly not the acting.

Re: Kung Fu chicks. Done well - Michelle Yeoh back in the day. Done badly - Joss Whedon's resume. It's a line. There is a level of believable physicality required to pull off the kung fu thing. Holding your hands up like they taught you in cardio kick boxing doesn't help. Putting it in slow-mo makes it worse. There's a separate analysis to be done for the broader category of tough chicks, but that's another thread.