Buffyfans, Ever Pair Glory and Wesley?
Between fanfiction and RPG’s I’m sure that in the Buffyverse (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) there aren’t many pairings that haven’t been shipped (short for relationship – now you’re hip to the lingo). There are the standard canon ones, and then some popular ones that were never on the show (or they were, but much too briefly – Jenny/Giles or Xander/Cordelia for example!) but there are some that even I never even considered. Usually this is for obvious reasons – but I surprised myself when I thought of a couple that I’d never considered before but now seems so obviously wonderful!
Are you ready? Wesley (Alexis Denisof) and Glory (Clare Kramer)! It would be important that it was Wesley circa season four or five of Angel, and Glory circa season 5+. My idea of how it would work would be that Glory comes back (can you truly kill a Hell God?) but with less power, or maybe she’s almost-human. The catch would be that she’s still linked to Dawn Summers, who is the key. Harming Glory would mean harming Dawn. So protective older sister Buffy would send Glory away, but somewhere safe to be watched. I would like the idea of Wes being in charge! He is all Watcherly-trained!
Maybe he would have to disappear with her, leaving Angel Investigations, or maybe not. Either way, Glory would be in his charge. And whether an actual romance would bloom between them isn’t the point. Glory is a vibrant and fun character, and Wes is so sarcastic and broody (hey – Angel isn’t the only one who broods). I’d love to see the dynamic of differences between them. I love the character of Glory, she’s similar to ‘old school’ Cordy – but amplified x a billion. There are lots of directions this could take.
I also wish that somehow Glory could have been a part of Once More With Feeling, the Buffy musical. She would have had an awesome song. Man – she should have a whole abum! I wonder if Clare Kramer can sing?
To end this, here are two magnificently amazing Glory quotes from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season five episode Checkpoint:
Glory: Sunnydale’s got too many demons, and not enough retail outlets.
Glory: Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.
The picture is from ClareKramer.org
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Rosie | May 18, 2008 | Reply
I can’t really see Buffy trusting Wesley to do anything for her.
Jessica Rae | May 18, 2008 | Reply
She trusts Angel up until season 5 of ATS, so I think if Angel says he trusts Wes – Buffy might. She would need someone capable, and probably someone she knew – someone that could handle supernatural fringe. I think it could happen. But I get where you’re coming from. Wes was not trustworthy or all that smart while he was on BTVS.
FG | May 20, 2008 | Reply
Wes was not trustworthy or all that smart while he was on BTVS
He was, actually. He was just never given a chance to show it or prove it. He was silenced by the Scoobies before he could even speak. But since that wasn’t the character’s job nor the reason he was written into the show, people assume he was just a dumb coward..
Jessica Rae | May 20, 2008 | Reply
Aw, sorry you saw that. I guess he just had bad luck and bad timing. He was by the book, and they weren’t. You are true – that’s who they wanted and needed the character to be. I’m glad they gave him a second chance on ATS where he grew in sooo many ways.