but it's also very creepy and unsettling. And the later seasons prove that it's not to be taken at face value.
Your Ted post got me to thinking that the "father's love for the child" is very, very creepy coming in an episode where he's been violating her trust and drugging her for days to weeks.
(Although a lot of people seem very happy to do just that. But then a lot of people believe Angel was Buffy's true love. *shrugs*)
The way some things are interpreted on the show creep me out. I've seen "Forever, that's the whole point" quoted as some super shipping line and it's like... you know that was a nightmare, right? And guilt-driven? Which is another interesting discussion.
(Have you written fic about this?)
Oh, I can't write fic, but I have a couple S8 episodes in my head. It's like you said, one thing Buffy always lacked was a stronger, older female character. Buffy needs someone to talk to. Someone she doesn't know and more importantly doesn't have any expectations of her the way her surrogate family does. Olivia would have been the perfect character for that. Plus, you know, Restless tie-backs.
but eliminating "mothers" altogether is fairly standard for US entertainment, where mature women don't exist.
Yeah, it's annoying. Hell, Buffy herself isn't even allowed to be mature for people. Biggest complaints about the idea of a Buffy movie is the actors are too old. It's like, uh, why can't the film take place 5-10 years down the line? Of course most of those people also claim DB and JM are too old to play their vamp selves 'cause you can't have Buffy without them. *eyeroll* Once again, it's never about the character herself, just who she ends up with.
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but it's also very creepy and unsettling. And the later seasons prove that it's not to be taken at face value.
Your Ted post got me to thinking that the "father's love for the child" is very, very creepy coming in an episode where he's been violating her trust and drugging her for days to weeks.
(Although a lot of people seem very happy to do just that. But then a lot of people believe Angel was Buffy's true love. *shrugs*)
The way some things are interpreted on the show creep me out. I've seen "Forever, that's the whole point" quoted as some super shipping line and it's like... you know that was a nightmare, right? And guilt-driven? Which is another interesting discussion.
(Have you written fic about this?)
Oh, I can't write fic, but I have a couple S8 episodes in my head. It's like you said, one thing Buffy always lacked was a stronger, older female character. Buffy needs someone to talk to. Someone she doesn't know and more importantly doesn't have any expectations of her the way her surrogate family does. Olivia would have been the perfect character for that. Plus, you know, Restless tie-backs.
but eliminating "mothers" altogether is fairly standard for US entertainment, where mature women don't exist.
Yeah, it's annoying. Hell, Buffy herself isn't even allowed to be mature for people. Biggest complaints about the idea of a Buffy movie is the actors are too old. It's like, uh, why can't the film take place 5-10 years down the line? Of course most of those people also claim DB and JM are too old to play their vamp selves 'cause you can't have Buffy without them. *eyeroll* Once again, it's never about the character herself, just who she ends up with.
Yet another reason why I liked TGIQ.