Got to side with those who dissaprove of Willow's actions here. Unless you have a very, very good reason (and usually informed consent from the person) you shouldn't tamper with their personality. Inform SG1, Buffy sure even letting the police station he's investigating in a manner that could lead to personal and professional conflicts. However magically altering his personality to change his behaviour well that's the kind of thing to him not being available when he would have otherwise saved Sam's friends lives, convinced her to give him another chance and had a happily ever after. Instead the police arrest Tealc and Daniel gets shuffled off to some remote NID experiement centre leading to everyones death at Anubis's super weapon.
Comments from author:
She didn't alter his personality, just gave him a nudge. Think of it as something akin to a post-hypnotic suggestion. If she really had altered his personality, she wouldn't need to let Buffy and Dawn know that there might be a problem.
Nice to see Willow still has their back, and managed to do so without mind wiping anyone :) And now both Buffy and Dawn are fully informed about Buffy's new boyfriend. Better to find out now rather than later. Now that all that is mostly resolved who is going to turn up next?
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Hint, who else has a boyfriend in this story?
Review By [Gideon] • Date [11 Dec 12] • Rating [9 out of 10]
Gotta disagree a bit with the review below this one. Shanahan was a creepy stalker. Period, bleeping, dot. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I despised the guy in the main series completely and utterly. This is less mind control and more along the lines of Obi-Wan vs the drug dealer in the bar: "You will go home and rethink your life". Petey's actions were borderline legal AT BEST and had even previously led to lives being put in danger directly and specifically by what he was doing. Here and in canon.
Comments from author:
Thanks for the support. I think that Pete in canon was at best a control freak with serious stalker tendencies, at worst a future wife/girlfriend abuser.
Review By [proofreader] • Date [11 Dec 12] • Not Rated
And I see Willow still thinks that it's perfectly okay to screw with other people's minds, if and when she feels like doing so. Someone's eventually going to end up shooting her, and they'd be perfectly justified in doing so.
Comments from author:
Glad you are enjoying it. As for Willow, when you have that much power the temptation is always there to use it. Pete was just lucky she wasn't in Darth Rosenberg mode.
Review By [Greywizard] • Date [11 Dec 12] • Not Rated
I'm crossing my fingers that despite the long time since you've updated, this fic is still being written? I really really like it, and I'd love to see more of it :-D
Comments from author:
I'm working on it. Glad you're enjoying what's been posted so far.
Review By [SarahLou] • Date [20 Nov 12] • Not Rated
Completely awesome. I've never seen Stargate and so this really helped me to get up-to-date on some later characters and events. Plus it's just an amazing story. The way you mesh things is fantastic!
Review By [chrysanthemum] • Date [9 Sep 12] • Rating [10 out of 10]
I just reread this and it needs an update please. It is really good. I cannt wait to see how Willow handles things. I like she tried to do the right thing.
Review By [FireWolfe] • Date [6 Sep 12] • Not Rated