Ep Idea: "Air"

[Drew]

Something is somehow taking the air or breath away from all the shelter demons.
I've been reading this book called 'Rachel and her Children' - it's about homelessness in New York City in the '80s (and I doubt much has changed). All of these people are put up in this old hotel called the Martinique. And something the author says is often he hears them say to him, "I can't breathe."
All the chaos and pain in their lives just crush them and they feel like they can't breathe.

"Shelter, if it's warm and safe, may keep a family from dying. Only a home allows a family to flourish and to breathe. When breath comes hard, when privacy is scarce, when chaos and crisis are on every side, it is difficult to live at peace, even with someone whom we love."

So - I don't know what would be doing this or any details. Just an idea.

[Joss]

I like this idea. Absolutely no idea how we could use it, but I like the basic premise.

For some reason I get a feeling that this might work with either episode 15 or 16... but that's just a hunch. And I think that that distinction between home and shelter is great and just fits in perfectly with what we are doing. Put things into perspective.

[Drew]

Right now the only I can think to do it is to basically rip off the "Killed by Death" episode in Buffy. But I'd like to avoid that.