why did lindsay crouse leave buffy

I just can't see Oz taking Tara's place. Crouse was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1984 movie Places in the Heart. Unknown to many in the Initiative, Walsh is also involved in Project 314, a secret program within the Initiative that is creating a hybrid demon-humanoid-mechanoid (demonoid) known as Adam. ", Clements, Warren. And why would he make his own bullets, then? Personally I think> > ASH's departure this season was even more devastating.> >>> I wonder. Lindsay Crouse is Indian by birth. She feels like she's testing the boundaries of something, and any human being always feels important no matter who they are. I think she/they (the initiative) wanted to create a "super-being" who could fight crime, kill demons etc, and then the scientists could continue to use the demon parts to create more "super-beings". ", "Morning's at Seven Revival to Star Lindsay Crouse, Judith Ivey, Patty McCormack, and More | TheaterMania", "Robert Duvall, Hollywood's No. Or that > > lets face it. JavaScript is disabled. Sunnydale in further> > episodes before it was all revealed to us.> > --. Walsh retreats to the labs of Project 314, where she plots how to use Adam to defeat Buffy. Although his deception is exposed and the Cup revealed to be a fake, Lindsey's plans were nevertheless served as Angel begins to doubt himself after losing to Spike. This transcript is intended to be used for criticism, comment, and research purposes. Lindsay Crouse ( @lindsaycrouse) is a writer and producer in Opinion. ", Another fan said: "Always loved Riley (re-watching Buffy just now) and it turns out the actor is as sincere and lovable as the character he played. Notable roles include a recurring portrayal of Kate McBride, a lesbian police officer on Hill Street Blues during its sixth season in 1986. Adam was a last minute replacement as the Big Bad. "[3], Months later, Lindsey then worked with fellow lawyers Lilah Morgan and Lee Mercer, both having had previous plans ruined by Angel, to have him killed. Older ones could control rodents7. 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. Prior to having his powers stripped from him by Angel's team, he displayed the following powers. "Christian Kane (lindsey) - Horror-web.com Interview. 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. And also, Seth (being oncontract) wouldn't have been missing for the amount of eps Tara was thisseason to make the whole just got back together thing and then killed in thesame episode. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dressed in his casual attire, Lindsey left Los Angeles and went on a soul-searching trip, including, amongst other places, Nepal. the exact opposite of this paragraph. She produced the Emmy-nominated Opinion Video series "Equal Play," which brought widespread reform to women's sports. "You have to keep the poetry very, very active, which is pretty easy with Dickinson. It wasTara who got Willow down that path of heavy magic. Shesaid the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out oftheir hats at the last minute. Two men enter, one man leaves!" That she doesn't want to live in a world of babies. After Angel left, Lindsey informed the firm that there was "a new player in town. The only Buffy depatures that really phased me were Robia LaMorte, SethGreen, and Kristine Sutherland. Both Seth Green and Lindsay Crouse bailing in the same season meant theyhad to scramble. There were indications that the Initiative existed from the first episode. Lindsey insisted to Lorne that he had changed, offering to sing for him so Lorne might read his future. Werewolves> and silver bullets could be another false thing. > (Yeah, right, like I could tell if it was definitive based on a> Usenet posting). Maggie was supposed to be the season's Big Bad.> Maggie was supposed to drive a wedge between Buffy and Riley. "It's always hard to be directed by someone who's close to you," Crouse says. Crouse is a Buddhist. They were only able to leave by the sacrifice of Gunn, who remained behind to take Lindsey's place. [citationneeded], Lindsey legally represented many vampires and demons, as well as evil humans. 2. Big Bang Theory plot hole: Who is Eliza Dushku? the > exact opposite of this paragraph.> > Does anybody have definitive info?> > (Yeah, right, like I could tell if it was definitive based on a > Usenet posting). Riley was different from Buffy's other love interests, is he was the only one who could offer her a slice of normality. On a mission of redemption.I help the hopeless. But there's always the possibility that it just represents a "party line" and more truth is found elsewhere. [citationneeded], Angel is given the amulet which Spike eventually uses to destroy the Hellmouth in Sunnydale. Meet Lindsay Crouse. Buffy the Vampire Slayer spoilers: Who does Buffy end up with? (Unless someone tells them to, but thatwould just be silly and pointless. >> If Seth Green handn't left, it would have been him lying dead on the, Previously on alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, jlp@aol.comnospam wrote in, Previously on alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, "Boozy Smurf \(aka Andrew Hatch/790, > > in season four, Maggie (Lindsay Crouse was going to be much more of a, >> We see Cain making his own bullets, but nothing is said about what, Did anyone else notice that Cain was the same guy as Sahrjon on Angel. Marc Blucas: The actor played Riley Finn in Buffy, Marc Blucas: The actor played Buffy's boyfriend. The Initiative project is shut down permanently. "[1], In a gender studies text, Jowett includes a section on the character, and argues the character is "masculinized by her roles as professor, scientist and leader. The person in charge was Maggie Walsh who was also Buffy's professor. Upon discovering this, Lindsey sent several top private investigators to find out who the intruder was. This then forced Lindsey to use an artificial hand from then on. In recent years, Crouse has concentrated on the theater. That's because as with most female athletes, no matter how good she got, those things. Angel fought Darla for it at the event and Lindsey tried to protect her from Wolfram & Hart, which tried to kill her. During the ensuing battle, Lindsey attempted to burn a scroll that Angel needed to save Cordelia. Tara's death didn't even phase me. It was> > Maggie who was supposed to tell Riley about Angel to humiliate Buffy in> > front of everyone at the Initiative.> >. Meanwhile, he infiltrated Wolfram & Hart. 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. Leaving Angel briefly to get his stake, Angel in that time recovered and turned the tables on Lindsey. [9], After Angel violently burnt Darla and Drusilla, Lindsay, still infatuated with Darla, let her recuperate at his apartment. Marc Blucas: The actor's first big role was in Buffy, Marc Blucas: Marc Blucas played Riley Finn. Maggie Walsh was supposed to be a> motherly type to Riley. Better safe than splattered.> > At least one traditional legend we have (as of now) been told is false:> several people in episodes have said that leprechauns do not exist. Lindsay Crouse had more fun playing a zombie than playing Prof. Walsh. What was her plan? ""Are you kidding? )>> >> 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 they> were made of. Buffy Phenomenon A New Man (4.12) all too well - persaphones - The Sound of Music - Rodgers . I doubt it. Not according to Joss. 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. She 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. It wasMaggie who was supposed to tell Riley about Angel to humiliate Buffy infront of everyone at the Initiative. Perceiving that Buffy poses a risk to the project, Walsh tries to kill Buffy by sending her on a mission on which she is ambushed by two demons released from the Initiative's holding cells. Crouse has appeared in featured and guest roles in a number of television series. He might have requirements(other than material) that aren't easily met with store bought bullets. -- Jukka.@hut.fi (Jukka Korpela), The answer to all questions starting with those four words is "Yes.". I really do believe that." Why did Buffy go to LA in season 4? The person in charge was Maggie Walsh who was also Buffy's professor. Riley was also the only character to have been accepted as part of the group by Buffy's male friend, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon). 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. To me she was always a secondarycharacter, I liked the character and the actress, but the death just didn'ttouch me. Lindsey then discovered that Darla had slept with Angel. It was she who restored Angel's soul at the conclusion of season two. Lindsay Crouse wanted out of her contract so she was killed off. She was born in New York City on 1948-05-12. Lindsey and Eve. She also had a leading role in the 1987 film House of Games, which was directed by her then-husband David Mamet. [20] Crouse has spoken on the relevance of Buddhism in the modern world: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "[Buddhism] is not an exclusive club. Many people don't realize sports are one of the best short cuts for the wealthy in elite college admissions. "[21], "Lindsay Crouse keeps up a Family Stage Tradition. She> > said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of, > > their hats at the last minute. MORNING READS Ripe and smooth: This village thinks it has. 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. It's very dramatic poetry in that way. This allowed her to commit murder and get away due to her supposed disability. The Bridge, Iain Banks, > > Her interview in The Watcher's Guide, vol. Returning to his apartment, Lindsey found that Darla had left town, taking all her clothes with her. He starred in a total of 31 episodes, and his character, Riley Finn, was first introduced in the season four premiere. "It was obviously a great thing to be a part of. I'm sure she admires Dr. Frankenstein - or Einstein. Actor Blucas simply left the series as his character was written out in the year 2000. I've never understood the logic of shifting the dilemma to anewly introduced third party. She said that she was rathersurprised and disappointed uponhearing abou ther character's death. And so, damn it, I'm going to drink the rest of that water. Unable to get within a good distance due to a cross Lindsey held, Angel threw a scythe at Lindsey, chopping off his right hand. Unless she really was evil, I don't think she intended to create a monster that would kill everyone? Buffy has actually played on this a bit in "Buffy v Dracula" when Spike blames Dracula for spilling the beans about vampire weaknesses-- implying that before Dracula's story was written, most myth and legend knew little or nothing about them. "This is a matter of opinion--I disagree. (Yeah, right, like I could tell if it was definitive based on a Usenet posting)-- ************************************************************************ Keith F. Goodnight, Anime Fan |"Pacifism only works ** Keeper of Annapuma's Script Crypt |if everybody feels the ** http://gsoft.smu.edu/ScriptCrypt/crypt.html|same." As I rewatch S04 and marvel at the cheesy lameness of fax-enabled, floppy-disk-eating Adam, I wonder whether Adam was a Plan B Big Bad or the Big Bad we needed and were going to get all along. Since he wouldn't do it, Lindsey stormed into her hotel with armed men, with Lindsey personally having Angel tasered and forcing him to watch as Drusilla entered the room and re-sired Darla. She really would like to fashion the world in her image. Harris wasn't playing for money, power or fame. The show then went into a bunch of filler/side stories involving You must log in or register to reply here. He would have been a mama's boy, an interestingfollow-up to Angel. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. [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. Adam wasn't scary enough to be Big Bad on his own either, LOL. Realising he could never truly be with her, he rejoined the military and took off on a helicopter, leaving Buffy standing helplessly below. One their schemes involved organizing a charity event with Anne Steele, operator of the East Hills Teen Center, to improved Wolfram & Hart's image and secretly steal the donations. "[18], Lindsey destroyed the Sahrvin Clan with Lorne's assistance as planned. Definatelynot as big of a surprise as how Warren died. > >> > Also, apparently at a convention where Jane Espenson was a panelist. Crouse viewed her character "no nonsense, and she seems to be a real teacher. I was really creeped out when he reanimated the corpses of Walsh and the other doctor. Apparently Adam wasoriginally supposed to be a good guy, but when Lindsay Crouse wanted outof her contract they had to scramble to find a new Big Bad. 2000. Ms. Crouse is a senior . Usually, Xander would become jealous of Buffy's other male connections, but he seemed to show respect towards Riley. reasons and the Big Bad arc had to be redesigned around Adam. The Big Bang Theory finale: Who did Sarah Michelle Gellar play? Kills me! I really do believe that." Why did Buffy go to LA in season 4? After huge amounts of fan speculation on the idea, a vampirised Slayer finally did appear in the "Season Nine" comics. Although it seemed that he and Angel had buried the hatchet, Lindsey was unable to cope with the fact that the Senior Partners gave Angel everything that Lindsey had worked so hard for. He had also been betrayed by his boss, Professor Walsh (Lindsay Crouse) who had been in charge of the initiative but had been lying about an attempt to kill his girlfriend, Buffy. She's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. Cordy (Charisma Carpenter) was introduced in the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.She was a teen drama archetype: the hot, rich, mean girl with a slew of sycophantic followers . Though Angel saw Lindsey off, he managed to get one last crack at him by taping a sign reading "Cops Suck" on the back of his truck. Because their behavior was shown on national television, coupled with the loss of the money and their attempt to kill Angel was revealed, which was against the firm's policy, their new supervisor Nathan Reed told them that Angel's life was invaluable while they were replaceable. When Buffy appeared at the secret laboratory to confront Adam and save Riley, the undead Walsh tried to attack her with a bone saw. Apparently Adam was originally supposed to be a good guy, but when Lindsay. [12] Deposited, incorporeal, in Wolfram & Hart and unable to leave the city limits, Spike gradually grows attached to L.A. and reconsiders his initial intention to seek out Buffy in Europe, deciding to allow Buffy to remember him as a self-sacrificing hero. 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. and our We had a lot more planned for Seth Green> > (Oz), for example, but his departure> > > [to do films] opened the door for Tara (Amber Benson), which was> > something we never expected. I see that you're either the one with the power or you're powerless.Lindsey McDonald, Lindsey McDonald was a lawyer at Wolfram & Hart and both an enemy and ally of Angel Investigations. 1. 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. Not bad, but the mix would have beenbetter. At some point, he began a relationship with Eve, the Liaison to the Senior Partners. Claiming to receive visions from the Powers That Be, he gained Spike's cooperation and trust. In many stories, it takes silver to kill a werewolf when it's in wolf form but the other 26 or so days of the month when they are human, they can be killed just like anyone else can. Since leaving Buffy, he went on to star in Knight & Day, Operation Christmas and Underground. I think she'd like to fashion the world in her image, but Buffy puts a wrench in the works". was not that big if a surprise. Walsh appears in the penultimate episode of Season Four, "Primeval," as a zombie, working under Adam along with others Adam has killed. If I recall, was not one of Sunday's minions hit by a> taser by a then unknown assailant? the middle of season 7 I wouldn't mind that one bit. [citationneeded]. 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. I like her caustic nature, because she's not a mean person. After figuring out that his hand wasn't evil but rather suicidal, Lindsey pulled the plug on his friend and destroyed the facility, while saving those that could still be saved. And when he came back I realized that I really missed Riley.". Buffy The Vampire Slayer airs on ALL4 and Prime Video. Yes> I was that sad :-) and in those there were certain facts that don't appear> in Buffy>. >. In 1982 she appeared as the decisive witness in The Verdict. It wasn't a big deal to lose Lindsay Crouse a whole 9episodes earlier than planned. So, the story I *thought* I knew was that Prof Walsh was the planned Big Bad for the season, but then Crouse departed the show early for (?) 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. Both of . [19], You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You do realize that Wolf Lake has nothing to do with Buffy, don't you? In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Between Mother and Daughter", an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special. Writing and acting. [citationneeded], Lindsey and Eve contrive a situation where Spike saves Angel from a demonic parasite (placed on an unconscious Angel by Eve), which simultaneously disheartened Angel, galvanized Spike, and adds weight and veracity to the claims made by "Doyle"/Lindsey. It's easy to kill offrecurring character's, it's tougher to kill off contract regulars. Wow, I had no idea Walsh was originally intended to be the Big Bad. Or it could be that the Watcher's Guide is a fluff piece and that's really how it happened. She> said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of> their hats at the last minute. Adam is a complete monster with absolutely no human emotions -- it made him a very formidable foe! An interesting thing about Joss is he's not very diplomatic, I like that about him. Lots of people make their own bullets. As it was, it came off entirely as a"question authority" piece. Now a Giles/Maggie struggleover Buffy's soul could have been fascinating but a Buffy/Maggie struggleover Riley? Sarah Michelle Gellar. Charisma Carpenter is a 50-year-old American actress who played the role of Cordelia Chase in Buffy The Vampire Slayer for the first three seasons, and the series is now on All4.The star is also . Whether or not Buffyverse werewolves have any sort of fast healing hasnever been established. Lindsay Crouse ( @lindsaycrouse) is a writer and producer in Opinion. While> Oz would have remained Willows love interest, I don't think we would> have seen Buffy crying in Oz's lap in "Dead Things" for instance. However, his hew hand began to act up, writing "kill" whenever Lindsey didn't concentrate. I would say "scheduling conflicts" is the Hollywood answer. ", Fans continue to admire the actor and his role, with one commenting: "Marc seems to be one of the most intelligent and down to earth actors with an ego in its proper place. She produced the Emmy-nominated Opinion Video series "Equal Play," which brought widespread reform to women's sports. 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! [EXPLAINER]. [17], Lindsey later revealed the existence of the Circle of the Black Thorn, the Senior Partners' instrument on this plane, a secret society devoted to maintaining man's inhumanity in exchange for power. The Initiative project is shut down permanently. Marc Blucas is an American actor who is best known for his role in the supernatural teen drama, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 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. Vampires Don't bleed or get injured5. [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. I'm not sure, but for the way her arc progresses and then suddenly stops, it seems to me like there must have been more to the backstage story. Since werewolves are fictional, there's no universal "rule" about how they must be portrayed. [citationneeded], Failing to do so, Darla was diagnosed with syphilis, the disease that she had before becoming a vampire. The trailblazing basketball player died last month at age 66. Angel then hurled Winters out of the window of the tall building they were in, into the sunlight where he was burnt to dust. There were indications that the Initiative existed from the> > first episode. Seth Green's loss wasdefinitely felt. Starting in the mailroom, he quickly worked his way up, becoming one of Wolfram & Hart's most valued lawyers. 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." [1], While studying at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Lindsey was recruited by Holland Manners to the law firm Wolfram & Hart. After Riley learns that Buffy is the Slayer, they inform Walsh of her role. Vampires could not set foot in a church or look upon a holy relic6. (The> writers could change their minds, of course, and make them crucial to> the season seven finale, say, but that's the current canon.) Maggie Walsh was supposed to be a, > > motherly type to Riley. It has something to offer everyone at all levels Buddhism is dynamic and has captured the interests of Americans. Fearing that the hand is evil, Lindsey went to Caritas and sang for the Host, revealing that he used to be a regular customer and musician at Caritas until he lost his hand. The two had met during the production on Slap Shot. At Harvard, 46.3% of recruited athletes in the class of 2022 come from families with household incomes of $250,000+, compared with 1/3 of the class as a whole. --Doctor Who ************************************************************************, I wonder. Lindsey was eager to have Angel sire Darla, thus saving her. Privacy Policy. Or perhaps, just perhaps, he knew about the legends that werewolves can onlybe killed by a silver bullet. Lindsay> > Crouse was signed for the whole season.> >> > Both Seth Green and Lindsay Crouse bailing in the same season meant they> > had to scramble. I remember when I was a kid, I read a lot of vampire comics. The plan was averted as Spike, Cordelia, and Angel were able to uncover Lindsey's actions. Lindsey was one of six children, two of whom died of the flu. Lindsay> > Crouse was signed for the whole season.> >. Time operated in a loop; each day, after waking up and sharing a normal day with his "family," he had his heart cut out by a The Wrath, a demon in the house's basement. Also, a rather different story since the focuswould have been on that personal aspect as well as thepolitical/military one. Her interest was given a menacing quality in "Gingerbread" when we first see Willow and Amy performing a magic ritual. Holland, surprised by Lindsey's willingness to stand up as his person, welcomed Lindsey back, giving him a raise and his own office. After a relationship with Robert Duvall,[15] Crouse married playwright David Mamet in 1977. Lindsey had tattoos of Enochian protection runes over his body, mystically hiding his presence from the Senior Partners.

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