ROUND 1C, MATCH 4 OUT OF 8!
Causes of Death & Propaganda Under the Cut:
Cordelia Chase
Cause of Death: Became comatose due to childbirth, eventually died
Propaganda:
A fiercely witty, complex and independent character - she was Always her own woman, only briefly having romantic relationships and it never defined her character for 6 seasons on both Buffy & Angel. Unfortunately the show producer was an abusive misogynist who targeted Cordelia's character specifically for humiliation when her actress Charisma Carpenter became pregnant. He is a colossal dick, and a terrible writer. Cordelia and Charisma deserved better.
I love her so much
Darla
Cause of Death: Sacrificed herself to save her unborn child
Propaganda:
She's a super old kickass vampire who was a terrifying and fantastic villain - she comes back just to be pregnant (it's this whole weird prophecy thing). And be conflicted because she's a killer but she's worried she's probably going to kill the baby once it's born and so she kills herself first and dies in the arms of her ex-boyfriend and HE is sad about it and has to protect the child and she's never really mentioned again outside of flashbacks (still about the male hero, not about her). Yes Angel the Series has so many problems.
Winifred "Fred" Burkle
Cause of Death: Died while being possessed by a demon
Propaganda:
Imagine taking an incredibly smart, traumatised, dorky, strong, paranoid, loving and curious character who is an Expert of physics and portals and basically the brains of the group by s5 and making her entire damn arc about the men she's with. Because she's the only woman left on the show (all the others have been killed off! yay??) and YET still killing her off and making her dying all about how powerless her boyfriend feels. Who gives a shit about her, her boyfriend is sad!
she's quirky and kind and really smart and somehow emerged from a hell dimension relatively sane
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"We're dealing with a mythic creature here, a kill-or-be-killed kind of creature. If I was gonna kill something that was trying to take my heart, I'd try to bloody well take its heart first."
Angel 5.06, "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco"
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happy 20th anniversary of ats season 5 episode 12 you're welcome i am celebrating by pretending cordy didn't die at the end and the gang all got to go to the pub together
tried to keep this kinda loose and simple because I remembered I needed to do this. yesterday but I actually quite like doing stuff in this style! it reminds me of storyboarding :)
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Was going through my photos and found these that I made during my buffy rewatch.
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Angel is a Whedon Show, and brings with it that baggage. But given the sheer amount of discourse that has emerged from redemption arcs, I think it is interesting because its an entire show based around the concept of redemption. The work that goes in, the reversals and advances. Is there a point where you are crowned "redeemed" or is that an illusion on the horizon? Is forgiveness ever owed? At what point does failing to recognize someone has changed cross a line? Lots of interesting stuff to explore.
And not just from the main character.
(Also that finale)
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