(I meant to read a meta of your about Illyria, but I can't find it and, as always, I don't have much time. Did you read about Illyria like Terminator queen Elizabeth? I would love to see that XD)
Personally I like male-centric stories. I watched True Detective, which is VERY male-centric. At the same time I like complex and interesting female characters like Buffy. I appreciate Angel, Spike, Wesley fics but I don't see the point of putting Buffy down or put the blame just on her to let the male character shine. (As for example, fics who put all the blame for the wrongness in S6 on Buffy's shoulders) To me they are: OOC, because so often Buffy plays the evil witch role and she's not like that, patriarchal as shit, because they take all the Buffyverse premises and subvert them. What do you have with a subversion of a subversion? Simple: traditional male and female roles. What a revolution.
Re: I have to rant I HAVE FEELINGS
Personally I like male-centric stories. I watched True Detective, which is VERY male-centric. At the same time I like complex and interesting female characters like Buffy. I appreciate Angel, Spike, Wesley fics but I don't see the point of putting Buffy down or put the blame just on her to let the male character shine. (As for example, fics who put all the blame for the wrongness in S6 on Buffy's shoulders) To me they are: OOC, because so often Buffy plays the evil witch role and she's not like that, patriarchal as shit, because they take all the Buffyverse premises and subvert them. What do you have with a subversion of a subversion? Simple: traditional male and female roles. What a revolution.