He also became the love interest of the titular character, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and they were in a long term relationship. Crouse was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1984 movie Places in the Heart. Both Seth Green and Lindsay Crouse bailing in the same season meant theyhad to scramble. Used automotive wheel weights make great inexpensive bullets forplinking, and I can control how heavy a powder charge I want as well. Zombie Walsh attacks Buffy when she comes to Riley's rescue, but Buffy knocks her down and defeats her, and with some help from the Scooby-Gang of Willow, Xander, and Giles, she defeats Adam as well. In the search, it was discovered that Lee had consulted with an enemy law firm, and was then executed right next to Lindsey, his blood spraying on his face. 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. Crouse's brother is Timothy Crouse, author of The Boys on the Bus about political journalism during the 1972 presidential campaign. 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! If Seth Green handn't left, it would have been him lying dead on the bedroom floor in "Seeing Red". Riley was also the only character to have been accepted as part of the group by Buffy's male friend, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon). Green supposedly wanted a better storyline to showcase his talents (hey, yeah, hey being pretty much interchangable with Tara's lines). Apparently Adam was> > originally supposed to be a good guy, but when Lindsay Crouse wanted out> > of her contract they had to scramble to find a new Big Bad. I really enjoy the strong, challenging women that pop up in Buffy's world - Maggie Walsh, Jenny Calendar, Anya, & Tara to name a few. 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. If he was making silverbullets, it might be on a "Pascal's Wager" basis: if the legend IStrue, then using lead bullets is a way for him to get very quickly andvery messily dead. While it is true that the affinity began as a result of a common interest in magic, Willow was always portrayed as the more dominant partner. Yes> I was that sad :-) and in those there were certain facts that don't appear> in Buffy>. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. This is USENET! This is the first time I've ever heard this. Marc Blucas is an American actor who is best known for his role in the supernatural teen drama, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. For more information, please see our [1], While studying at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Lindsey was recruited by Holland Manners to the law firm Wolfram & Hart. Apr 21, 2022. Upon discovering this, Lindsey sent several top private investigators to find out who the intruder was. [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. Their supervisor, Holland Manners, noticed Lindsey was going through a stage in his life to make decisions and allows Lindsey to take a few days to decide. Hmm interesting hope someone has info on this? (The writers could change their minds, of course, and makethem crucial to the season seven finale, say, but that's the currentcanon.) Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Lindsay Crouse wanted out of her contract so she was killed off. One of the biggest last minute changes that affected Buffy was Seth Green leaving early in production of season four. Among her films was a starring role in House of Games, the 1987 film directed and written by her then-husband David Mamet, in which she plays Margaret Ford, a psychiatrist who is intrigued by the art of the con. Marc Blucas: The actor's first big role was in Buffy, Marc Blucas: Marc Blucas played Riley Finn. In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Between Mother and Daughter", an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special. Maggie Walsh was supposed to be a> motherly type to Riley. Lindsey displayed the new abilities he had learned on his journeys, enabling him to keep up with Angel in a physical confrontation. 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. Consequently, his work at the firm suffered as he aired his hatred towards Angel against his colleagues while still in a race with Lilah for the promotion. Express. But to be honest, i think her story played out the way it should have been. A person I would really like to know!". Their last collaboration was Mr. President in 1962. I don't know but I don't think Maggie Walsh would have been scary enough as the Big Bad on her own. 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." "Once you get your driver's license, you end your film career," says Crouse. Personally I think> > ASH's departure this season was even more devastating.> >>> I wonder. was not that big if a surprise. > > > then we went, ehhh, forget it. This transcript is intended to be used for criticism, comment, and research purposes. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He noted that, while Angel was sidetracked at Wolfram & Hart, the apocalypse was already underway, and Angel and his team were becoming more corrupt by the day. "Christian Kane (lindsey) - Horror-web.com Interview. 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. Crouse was born in New York City, the daughter of Anna (ne Erskine)[1] and Russel Crouse, a playwright. It seems that a lot of the problems that Buffy has had in previous seasons were the results of actors bailing out in mid-production. The actor left to go shoot the movie Knockaround Guys and by the time he was able to return, the show had already changed so radically that there wasn't a place for him anymore. 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. "Carmikl" wrote in message. the exact opposite of this paragraph. [2], It was then that Lindsey decided to leave Wolfram & Hart permanently, despite the fact he was promoted. It's nice, it's been fun that the people who have grown up with buffy have introduced it to their kids. Vampires were more primeval and didn't get emotionally involved withpeople or other vampires for that matter, There are more differences but I have forgotten the rest :-). 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. Touched by an Angel. )>> >> 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. [16], While Spike fought the zombie defenses protecting the creature meant to kill Angel, Angel and Lindsey dueled in the chamber where the "contingency plan" was stored. It wasMaggie who was supposed to tell Riley about Angel to humiliate Buffy infront of everyone at the Initiative. Lorne remarked he had heard him sing and shot Lindsey twice in the chest with a silenced pistol. An interesting thing about Joss is he's not very diplomatic, I like that about him. "[2], Crouse has explained how her character was initially explained to her, "Joss tried to explain to me who this character was. But Crouse made the character far too cold for fans to get into. Crouse has appeared in featured and guest roles in a number of television series. ", Lindsay Crouse brings third annual Buddhist retreat to Rockport, Lindsay Crouse Summer Retreat in Massachusetts web site, Lindsay Crouse's Buddhist Teachings posted online at ACI-LA, Lindsay Crouse's additional Buddhist teachings posted online, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lindsay_Crouse&oldid=1133361838, Episode: "Rebecca McManus and Steve Arnold", Episode: "I've Got Batman in My Basement", Episodes: "Captain Kangaroo Court", "A Liver Runs Through It", Episodes: "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure", "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore", Episodes: "Forgive, But Don't Forget", "Black Eye", "Sinners and Saints", "All Others Pay Cash", This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 11:35. Various creatures captured by the Initiative were dissected to provide the parts for Adam. I'm a vampire with a soul.BUFFY: A vampire with a soul? Even our quantum physics validate[s] ideas the Buddha taught 2,500 years ago. He did this by casually informing the board in a meeting that he was bored with the firm's games while assaulting his colleagues and throwing the promotion to Lilah after revealing she carried files against them out of fear that she would not be promoted and thus killed. Whedon discussed with Nicholas Brendon and Sarah Michelle Gellar the idea of Buffy and Xander ending up together at the end of the final season, which the actors reportedly agreed. He starred in a total of 31 episodes, and his character, Riley Finn, was first introduced in the season four premiere. Nike and Pregnancy: Your Questions, Answered. I thought the character came into her own in season five and blossomed as the moral core of Buffy's gang this year. Not bad, but the mix would have beenbetter. The break was eventually detected and Lindsey, along with Lilah, Lee, and several other employees where searched by mind readers. Now a Giles/Maggie struggleover Buffy's soul could have been fascinating but a Buffy/Maggie struggleover Riley? The only Buffy depatures that really phased me were Robia LaMorte, SethGreen, and Kristine Sutherland. A good guy. When Buffy appeared at the secret laboratory to confront Adam and save Riley, the undead Walsh tried to attack her with a bone saw. 2. Angel tried to catch her out by attacking her, thus forcing her to defend herself beyond the abilities of an average person in front of a court hearing with Lindsey as her defendant. Her interview in The Watcher's Guide, vol. Not according to Joss. Prior to having his powers stripped from him by Angel's team, he displayed the following powers. I heard Seth wanted out because he was getting more demand for movie workcause of his Austin Powers role instead of his Buffy role. Adam> > was a last minute replacement as the Big Bad. I'm talking dirt poor, no shoes, no toilet, six of us kids in a room and come flu season that went down to four. Crouse has also guest-starred on Alias, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Columbo, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, ER, Millennium, and NYPD Blue. Buffy: How old was Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Lindsey was eager to have Angel sire Darla, thus saving her. reasons and the Big Bad arc had to be redesigned around Adam. I remember when I was a kid, I read a lot of vampire comics. 2000. [15] Although the "mind numbing" visions that Lindsey reported were non-existent, the events described were real. She doesn't have the time for it. The Big Bang Theory finale: Who did Sarah Michelle Gellar play? I think she'd like to fashion the world in her image, but Buffy puts a wrench in the works". He would have been a mama's boy, an interestingfollow-up to Angel. Cookie Notice -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season Six; Tabula Rasa, SPIKE: I must be a noble vampire. But Crouse said this to Rafelson, who called Mamet; when the director asked why he should hire him for the screenplay, Mamet replied, "Because I'll give you a good screenplay or a sincere apology." In any case, Tara was always shown to understand the importance of moderating the use of magic. And even if they were silver, maybe he just had a LoneRanger complex. [16] John Lahr writes in his book Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles that when Mamet married Crouse in 1977, he "married into show business aristocracy". His relationship with Buffy also hit the rocks after he realised she could not love him in the way he wanted, as she was scared of emotional vulnerability. > > 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. . [citationneeded], Though rivals at heart, Lindsey and Lilah were also forced to also work together. [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. It is a series with humble beginnings (the movie, starring Kristy Swanson, was a minor cult . I have always imagined that Maggie treats people like grown-ups. Claiming to receive visions from the Powers That Be, he gained Spike's cooperation and trust. "[3], Crouse gave some insight into her view on her character, "She's such an extremist. "Look at my generation. It's very dramatic poetry in that way. Her other films include Slap Shot (1977), Between the Lines (1977), The Verdict (1982), Prefontaine (1997), and The Insider (1999). 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 theywere made of. "You can't stop and recite something," says Crouse. I've been expecting Tara to leave orbe off the show for awhile, so her dying (Even though she's not REALLYgoneright? He was eventually rescued by Angel, Spike, and Charles Gunn for information they need. Walsh was basically working on something that was inhuman, which in turn could be explained by saying that Adam was born out of the dark part of Walsh's soul/mind. Adam is a complete monster with absolutely no human emotions -- it made him a very formidable foe! What did Maggie intend for Adam to do then? If you believe that then how do you reconcile Mr Whedon's comments that he does not plan a series more than one season in advance? I don't want to sound like a jerk or attack ME and Joss or anything but is it standard practice to let actors with contracts just walk anytime they feel like it? Definatelynot as big of a surprise as how Warren died. As it was, it came off entirely as a"question authority" piece. Returning to his apartment, Lindsey found that Darla had left town, taking all her clothes with her. There were indications that the Initiative existed from the> > first episode. I do wish I was a little more seasoned and mature at the time to realise how good it was. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent. [13] In 2021, she appeared in a limited engagement of Mornings at Seven at Broadway's Theatre at St. If I recall, was not one of Sunday's minions hit by a> taser by a then unknown assailant? I loved Eliza Dushku, but she got a greatending on Angel so I don't mind her absence. Lindsay Ann Crouse is an American actress. She also had a leading role in the 1987 film House of Games, which was directed by her then-husband David Mamet. Lindsay Ann Crouse (born May 12, 1948) is an American actress. The Initiative project is shut down permanently. Starting in the mailroom, he quickly worked his way up, becoming one of Wolfram & Hart's most valued lawyers. On a mission of redemption.I help the hopeless. Sunnydale in further> episodes before it was all revealed to us. ", 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. The vampires in Buffy don't exactly conform to traditional> standards. [2], Lorne set him and Angel on the path that would end with the two working together to discover a Wolfram & Hart facility that specialized in unwilling transplant donors. bah. Lindsay Crouse is an actress who portrayed Maggie Walsh on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. However, Angel knew that Lindsey could never be trusted, and he had secretly instructed Lorne to assassinate Lindsey once the Sahrvin demons were eliminated. 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. She said that she was rathersurprised and disappointed uponhearing abou ther character's death. She> > said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of, > > their hats at the last minute. After Riley learns that Buffy is the Slayer, they inform Walsh of her role. [5], Lindsey represented Vanessa Brewer, a deadly assassin posing as a blind woman. Also, apparently at a convention where Jane Espenson was a panelist. Before the Initiative showed up I had assumed that Maggie had discovered the existance of vampires and was using them as guinea pigs for various psych experiments. Any more word on this? A graduate of Harvard University, where she competed in both cross country and track and field, Lindsay is a senior staff editor and senior OpDocs producer at The New York Times. Shesaid the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out oftheir hats at the last minute. Realising he could never truly be with her, he rejoined the military and took off on a helicopter, leaving Buffy standing helplessly below. > And even if they were silver, maybe he just had a Lone> Ranger complex. But most of the changes [throughout> > the series] have had to do with> > > actors coming and going. 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. Maggie Walsh was supposed to be amotherly type to Riley. She> > said the Initiative storyline was something that they pulled out of> > their hats at the last minute. He talks about similar issues with Donald Sutherland & Glenn Quinn. There are just as many other werewolf stories out there that portray them as being normal humans when not in wolf form who can be killed just like any other person can be. Nevertheless, a new contract required her to kill the Holy Triumvirate, formed by three innocent children. 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. You are using an out of date browser. 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". They were only able to leave by the sacrifice of Gunn, who remained behind to take Lindsey's place. 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. In 1977, she appeared as Lily Braden, the discontented wife of hockey player Ned Braden in Slap Shot. If I recall, was not one of Sunday's minions hit by a taser by a then unknown assailant? She said that she was rather> surprised and disappointed uponhearing abou ther character's death.> > > (Yeah, right, like I could tell if it was definitive based on a> > Usenet posting)> > Hey, you could check the guide for yourself>. Lindsey was left alone, beaten both physically and emotionally. Buffy The Vampire Slayer airs on ALL4 and Prime Video. More recently, in season four, > > > Maggie (Lindsay Crouse was going to be much more of a mother figure> > for Riley, introducing him to> > > another girl to lure him away from Buffy. Meet Lindsay Crouse. "[10] In 2007, Crouse opened a revival of The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman show about the life of poet Emily Dickinson, at the Gloucester Stage in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The fleur-de-lis bracelet that Lindsey wears throughout his time on the show is actually a bracelet that Christian Kane wears to remind him of his mother who is from New Orleans. Ooh, didn't know that. They were clearly playing with the Frankenstein myth, where the monster takes a life of its own, ponders the meaning of its existence and wants to create other monsters to keep it company. [2], Lindsey's driving force was his ambition, largely in part due to his childhood poverty. Riley later found out his boss had implanted a behaviour modifier into him after he joined the initiative, and it caused him to experience strange feelings. ", 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. Lindsay Crouse had more fun playing a zombie than playing Prof. Walsh. The person in charge was Maggie Walsh who was also Buffy's professor. LindsayCrouse was signed for the whole season. --Help control the idiot population. Adam> > was a last minute replacement as the Big Bad. And why would he make his own bullets, then? [1][2], I guess it's fair to say you've never seen anything like real poverty. Angel then hurled Winters out of the window of the tall building they were in, into the sunlight where he was burnt to dust. 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. 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. She's like a President. However, I just listened to her interview at the Buffering podcast and nothing of that sort came up. riiighhht?) 1. ", Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Anna E. Crouse, 97, Dies; Championed Discount Tickets for Broadway", "The Very (Very) Slow Rise of Lesbianism on TV - The New York Times", "Gloucester Stage Company plans five plays, Sunday readings for 29th season. After Angel left, Lindsey informed the firm that there was "a new player in town. The two wrote much of The Sound of Music. I'm sure she admires Dr. Frankenstein - or Einstein. Knocking him out with a kick to the head, Angel borrowed his truck to save Cordelia from a group of demons before returning it the next morning though heavily damaged. Buffyverse Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. It was> > Maggie who was supposed to tell Riley about Angel to humiliate Buffy in> > front of everyone at the Initiative.> >. 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. There were other indications that an> > unknown force was at work in and around U.C. Lindsey had tattoos of Enochian protection runes over his body, mystically hiding his presence from the Senior Partners. During the day vampires had to sleep in a coffin with its native soil init and would return to a death like state.3. Adam activates the chip Walsh had inserted into Riley's heart, making him biddable to Adam's command. It was she who restored Angel's soul at the conclusion of season two. As Crouse has said: "In our family, the work ethic was held up as some kind of byword At any hour, somebody's typewriter was going."[5]. Her interest was given a menacing quality in "Gingerbread" when we first see Willow and Amy performing a magic ritual. She really would like to fashion the world in her image. ), -- Don Sample, dsa@synapse.netVisit the Buffy Body Count at http://www.synapse.net/~dsample/BBCQuando omni flunkus moritati. 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. 1999 . Crouse was on her way to audition for Bob Rafelson's 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice, and jokingly Mamet told Crouse to tell Rafelson that "he was a fool if he didn't hire me to write the screenplay." [9], They learned that Angel had nothing and the footage consisted of nothing but Cordelia and Wesley messing around; it not only embarrassed them when they acted suspiciously to stop the footage being shown, but it allowed the demon to take the money and return it to Anne. 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. Beating him down with his bare hands while apologizing for the fact Darla didn't love him and that he made the right choices, Angel used the sledgehammer to smash Lindsey's prosthetic hand, noting that Lindsey should be grateful he recently had an epiphany, as Angel could have easily destroyed Lindsey's remaining real hand instead. When Faith made the deal known to him, Angel broke into Lindsey's though was quickly caught out when Lindsey walked in. [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. This is something that has always been interesting to me everytime I watch season 4. She was striving so hard to understand what life was about. It wasTara who got Willow down that path of heavy magic. 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. This would at least have given Riley some character otherthan soldier boy. And he is pretty darn cute to boot!! Darla, however, secretly used his feelings to gain information from Wolfram & Hart to obtain a mystical ring from the Senior Partners during the Review. > >> 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.> > And why would he make his own bullets, then? He was known for being a jock-like character, who was a part of a secret initiative to capture demons and study them. Actor Blucas simply left the series as his character was written out in the year 2000.