That seemed pretty clear to me when I watched S7 last year, and I think it's an extension of Buffy's role as Dawn's legal guardian (surrogate parent? everyone calls Tara her surrogate mom so - does Dawn have three mommies?) in S5-6
I definitely see Buffy as "mother" to Kendra and Faith in the exact same way that Angel is to Dru and Spike; but I don't see that referenced very often in the areas of fandom I've been to. (Which admittedly is limited.) But then again neither does the show, whereas the Fanged Four are referenced as "family" very explicitly. (childe/sire) There's no equivalent terms for the Slayer line of descent.
Although - it just occured to me (DUH) that it's the WC, not Buffy, who sire Kendra and Faith, until Buffy takes the power away from them. *Smacks forehead* I am so dumb. (But I still like the imagery, WTH.)
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Date: 2013-04-19 08:42 pm (UTC)That seemed pretty clear to me when I watched S7 last year, and I think it's an extension of Buffy's role as Dawn's legal guardian (surrogate parent? everyone calls Tara her surrogate mom so - does Dawn have three mommies?) in S5-6
I definitely see Buffy as "mother" to Kendra and Faith in the exact same way that Angel is to Dru and Spike; but I don't see that referenced very often in the areas of fandom I've been to. (Which admittedly is limited.) But then again neither does the show, whereas the Fanged Four are referenced as "family" very explicitly. (childe/sire) There's no equivalent terms for the Slayer line of descent.
Although - it just occured to me (DUH) that it's the WC, not Buffy, who sire Kendra and Faith, until Buffy takes the power away from them. *Smacks forehead* I am so dumb. (But I still like the imagery, WTH.)