No worries about lateness; I have been the worst at LJ.
Have you read Gabrielleabelle's meta Buffy's Bad Sex Life btw?
I think I did, but it's been a few years.
The I in Team (I'm one of those in the minority who think that the Briley sex in that ep was pretty damn hot)
I agree, it's pretty memorable for that as well as for the Maggie context!
All those examples are great. Buffy is the result of combining the stereotype of the sexually confident popular girl with the hero archetype, and she's shown early on as someone with a definite interest in boys and the confidence to pursue them. She barely had sex until college, but that was due to an exceptional situation. Part of her relationship with Willow is being the more experienced girl who mentors her friend in sexuality! WttH and Halloween, among others.
But Buffy doesn't express her sexuality as blatantly as Faith does, and as I recall, they changed her clothing for season three in part to emphasize how different Faith was. And she's more willing and able to form romantic relationships that include more than sex. So if one isn't very interested in Buffy as a character it's likely that the good girl/bad girl dichotomy - with all the connotations - sticks out most.
Also with regard to Buffy's shame with Spike - my impression was not that she was ashamed of sex. I agree it's significant that he and Faith don't get the response they want from her at various times, and I think some fans who watch from their pov probably empathize with their opinions on why.
if THE SEX was the only thing Buffy was after in S6, she could have gone to any stranger for that, the way Parker does; she's not after notches on her belt.
She was coming to spend time with him before it turned into sex, and I think it would have been much easier for her to go to strangers than to Spike if sex was all she was after. Probably less guilt because she wouldn't be using someone emotionally invested in a relationship with her.
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Have you read Gabrielleabelle's meta Buffy's Bad Sex Life btw?
I think I did, but it's been a few years.
The I in Team (I'm one of those in the minority who think that the Briley sex in that ep was pretty damn hot)
I agree, it's pretty memorable for that as well as for the Maggie context!
All those examples are great. Buffy is the result of combining the stereotype of the sexually confident popular girl with the hero archetype, and she's shown early on as someone with a definite interest in boys and the confidence to pursue them. She barely had sex until college, but that was due to an exceptional situation. Part of her relationship with Willow is being the more experienced girl who mentors her friend in sexuality! WttH and Halloween, among others.
But Buffy doesn't express her sexuality as blatantly as Faith does, and as I recall, they changed her clothing for season three in part to emphasize how different Faith was. And she's more willing and able to form romantic relationships that include more than sex. So if one isn't very interested in Buffy as a character it's likely that the good girl/bad girl dichotomy - with all the connotations - sticks out most.
Also with regard to Buffy's shame with Spike - my impression was not that she was ashamed of sex. I agree it's significant that he and Faith don't get the response they want from her at various times, and I think some fans who watch from their pov probably empathize with their opinions on why.
if THE SEX was the only thing Buffy was after in S6, she could have gone to any stranger for that, the way Parker does; she's not after notches on her belt.
She was coming to spend time with him before it turned into sex, and I think it would have been much easier for her to go to strangers than to Spike if sex was all she was after. Probably less guilt because she wouldn't be using someone emotionally invested in a relationship with her.