Last word for the moment:
Mar. 16th, 2002 03:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
butterflyI love that Joss and the people are Buffy are willing to take risks. Willing to do episodes that they know some viewers will hate(other examples being The Zeppo and Gingerbread).
Buffy's biggest strength is its willingness to shoot for the stars.
An episode of almost complete silence. A musical episode. An episode composed mostly of dreams. An episode from the point of view of a major supporting character. Episodes that fight against the idea that being older automatically means that you're smarter. An episode where we aren't entirely certain at the end whether or not we're still in the 'real' reality of the main character. Episodes where the main characters are making mistakes and being utterly and heartbreakingly human. An episode focused on what happens immediately after someone dies and one on the stage of grief following.
Characters who fail, time and time again. Characters who break. Who follow in the footsteps of their parents to horrifying results. Characters who flounder and wish for death.
Evil in the guise of friendship and humanity. Evil that loves. Evil that seduces. Mechanical evil. Biological evil. Magical evil.
No character is perfect. No character is without major flaws. Xander is teetering on the brink of becoming his father and my heart aches for him. Willow is both ignoring and fighting against her own problems with control. Dawn is on the verge of breaking, feeling useless and unwanted. Buffy, Buffy has been worst of all all season. Tara is the brightest spot, overcoming her shyness and fears to become a strong willed young women of intelligence and wisdom.
And Spike.
I could fill a book with thoughts on Spike.
The evil that many people adore. That many, if not most, of viewers want redeemed. The evil that has a pretty face and loves. Wants. The evil that can be seen in many ways, redeemable or unredeemable. The Bad Boy With A Heart Of Gold(at least for the women he loves). The one who taunts and rushes and really is a lot like Buffy, only on the other side of the conflict. On the other side of morality and ethics. Her shadow self, more than Faith was.
Buffy's biggest strength is its willingness to shoot for the stars.
An episode of almost complete silence. A musical episode. An episode composed mostly of dreams. An episode from the point of view of a major supporting character. Episodes that fight against the idea that being older automatically means that you're smarter. An episode where we aren't entirely certain at the end whether or not we're still in the 'real' reality of the main character. Episodes where the main characters are making mistakes and being utterly and heartbreakingly human. An episode focused on what happens immediately after someone dies and one on the stage of grief following.
Characters who fail, time and time again. Characters who break. Who follow in the footsteps of their parents to horrifying results. Characters who flounder and wish for death.
Evil in the guise of friendship and humanity. Evil that loves. Evil that seduces. Mechanical evil. Biological evil. Magical evil.
No character is perfect. No character is without major flaws. Xander is teetering on the brink of becoming his father and my heart aches for him. Willow is both ignoring and fighting against her own problems with control. Dawn is on the verge of breaking, feeling useless and unwanted. Buffy, Buffy has been worst of all all season. Tara is the brightest spot, overcoming her shyness and fears to become a strong willed young women of intelligence and wisdom.
And Spike.
I could fill a book with thoughts on Spike.
The evil that many people adore. That many, if not most, of viewers want redeemed. The evil that has a pretty face and loves. Wants. The evil that can be seen in many ways, redeemable or unredeemable. The Bad Boy With A Heart Of Gold(at least for the women he loves). The one who taunts and rushes and really is a lot like Buffy, only on the other side of the conflict. On the other side of morality and ethics. Her shadow self, more than Faith was.