I think she feels she's in direct competition with Buffy. If he was making silver> bullets, it might be on a "Pascal's Wager" basis: if the legend IS true,> then using lead bullets is a way for him to get very quickly and very> messily dead. If Seth Green handn't left, it would have been him lying dead on the bedroom floor in "Seeing Red". She> > said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of> > their hats at the last minute. In my opinion, she was more of an appendage then a self-standing character when she was first introduced. There were other indications that an> unknown force was at work in and around U.C. Green supposedly wanted a better storyline to showcase his talents (hey, yeah, hey being pretty much interchangable with Tara's lines). Actor Blucas simply left the series as his character was written out in the year 2000. The Initiative was eventually destroyed and Riley was demoted, which did nothing for his reckless state of mind. Used automotive wheel weights make great inexpensive bullets forplinking, and I can control how heavy a powder charge I want as well. They were thinking in terms of family,so Adam as "brother" probably seemed a better option. But because of Lindsay Crouse having filming conflictions with her movie schedules they had to kill her off and write Adam in? The WB/YouTube. Journalist who wrote about her ex dating Lady Gaga talks about - TODAY > >> > Also, apparently at a convention where Jane Espenson was a panelist. [sic]. The three hired then-renegade Slayer Faith to assassinate him, promising to free her from her police charges and a doubled amount of payment. Two men enter, one man leaves!" -- Jukka.@hut.fi (Jukka Korpela), The answer to all questions starting with those four words is "Yes.". I still don'tthink he was; he was a fellow victim and should never have been playedas a big bad. In 1982 she appeared as the decisive witness in The Verdict. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent. Buffy: Why did Buffy and Riley split? Relationship explained 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. [citationneeded], However, Cordelia's seemingly returning to life was a risk Lindsey's plans. [9] Crouse is also known for her role in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she was a recurring supporting cast member playing Professor Maggie Walsh. "A Master in the Art of the Con. Maggie Walsh was supposed to be a, > > motherly type to Riley. 1999 . Or perhaps, just perhaps, he knew about the legends that werewolves can onlybe killed by a silver bullet. Yes, such specifics will certainly be written around the characters and their natures and would differ, but there's no real reason the broad flow of the story would have had to be different. I think she'd like to fashion the world in her image, but Buffy puts a wrench in the works". Especially since he's been in the show from almostthe start. Or just making sure. "Because everybody needs to go home and complain about the director. 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. Her full nameLindsay Ann Crouseis an intentional tribute to the Broadway writing . . When informed by Eve that Spike had failed, Lindsey activated the Senior Partners' program meant to kill Angel if he turned against them. Lindsay Crouse ( @lindsaycrouse) is a writer and producer in Opinion. 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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "You can't stop and recite something," says Crouse. 10 Last Minute Changes That Hurt Buffy The Vampire Slayer - ScreenRant See Lindsay Crouse full list of movies and tv shows from their career. 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. DonnaMy opinions might have changed, but not the fact that I am right. She was born in New York City on 1948-05-12. His departure really changed the direction of the series and Idoubt it would have been Oz who'd have died. [2], In a final confrontation between Angel and Lindsey, the two buried the hatchet, and Lindsey warned him of the games Wolfram & Hart was trying to play. She tried to create a monster to help her plans and they just turned around and stabbed her through the stomach!!! ", 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. Maggie Walsh was supposed to be amotherly type to Riley. > > > 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. Yes> I was that sad :-) and in those there were certain facts that don't appear> in Buffy>. It wasMaggie who was supposed to tell Riley about Angel to humiliate Buffy infront of everyone at the Initiative. It's very dramatic poetry in that way. Marc Blucas: Why did Marc Blucas leave Buffy The Vampire Slayer? She said that she was rathersurprised and disappointed uponhearing abou ther character's death. Walsh retreats to the labs of Project 314, where she plots how to use Adam to defeat Buffy. It's nice, it's been fun that the people who have grown up with buffy have introduced it to their kids. Certainly Tara's role would have been quite different,or maybe there wouldn't have been a Tara at all. Lahr also writes that Mamet got his first screenwriting assignment through Crouse. 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. 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. 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. I couldn't let that slide.Lindsey McDonald, Two years later, Lindsey finally returned to Los Angeles, when he learned that Angel has taken over the Los Angeles division of Wolfram & Hart. There were indications that the Initiative existed from the> > first episode. Lindsey also worked with the ex-Watcher Rutherford Sirk to fake an addendum to the Shanshu Prophecy that the vampire with a soul must drink from the Cup of Perpetual Torment after apparently causing a disruption of reality that Eve claims is the result of there being two vampire champions with souls in an attempt to provoke a conflict between Angel and Spike that would result in Angel's death. She> said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of> their hats at the last minute. 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. >> 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. I was really creeped out when he reanimated the corpses of Walsh and the other doctor. We bring you all the headlines and gossip in one place! Blucas, now 48, joined the cast of Buffy in 1999 and this was his first major TV role, with the show acting as a springboard to a long-running TV and film career. The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as the title character, and she ended up forming a relationship with . Buffy the Vampire Slayer / What Could Have Been - TV Tropes The thing is would people have cared that Buffy and Riley were being drivenapart? Lindsey displayed the new abilities he had learned on his journeys, enabling him to keep up with Angel in a physical confrontation. "Christian Kane (lindsey) - Horror-web.com Interview. [citation needed] Her maternal grandparents were author and educator John Erskine and his wife Pauline Ives. (Presumably Watchers and other supernatural experts knew more). She also had a leading role in the 1987 film House of Games, which was directed by her then-husband David Mamet. She was just in the way of his goal and so she had to be eliminated- and I think that cold, emotionless demon is always more unnerving than any other. 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. Definatelynot as big of a surprise as how Warren died. ", 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. Joss has said that Lindsay Crouse was difficult to work with, which led him to killing her off/reducing her role sooner. The two had met during the production on Slap Shot. Tara's death didn't even phase me. "[2], Crouse has explained how her character was initially explained to her, "Joss tried to explain to me who this character was. When he did, Lindsay discovered the man slaughter was a hoax to get Darla to Angel and hopefully take his soul. Lindsay Crouse ( @lindsaycrouse) is a writer and producer in Opinion. 2000. Crouse's brother is Timothy Crouse, author of The Boys on the Bus about political journalism during the 1972 presidential campaign. [EXPLAINER]. I loved Eliza Dushku, but she got a greatending on Angel so I don't mind her absence. And he is pretty darn cute to boot!! I remember when I was a kid, I read a lot of vampire comics. 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). Crouse was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1984 movie Places in the Heart. Sunnydale in further> > episodes before it was all revealed to us.> > --. In recent years, Crouse has concentrated on the theater. In any case, Tara was always shown to understand the importance of moderating the use of magic. Lindsay Crouse - a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee in 1985 for Places in the Heart - is a compelling presence as Dr Joan Allenby, a wronged woman who lives out a revenge fantasy after witnessing her lover cheating on her with a young colleague. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. [16], Lindsey was incarcerated in a Holding Dimension that emulated suburbia, complete with a wife and a son. Clements.[14]. ", Clements, Warren. Sunnydale in further episodes before it was all revealed to us.-- Be seeing you,Growltiger, > > > > Lindsay Crouse wanted out of her contract so she was killed off. Too bad. At first he enjoyed his new privileges, able to play his guitar again. 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. Buffy: Do Spike and Buffy really love each other? I'm sure she admires Dr. Frankenstein - or Einstein. I really do believe that." Why did Buffy go to LA in season 4? 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. Darla, however, secretly used his feelings to gain information from Wolfram & Hart to obtain a mystical ring from the Senior Partners during the Review. 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.