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[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

The Scoobies + Season 3 & 4

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[charmedslayer]

I really want you to meet them. But I just kinda like having something that's just, you know, mine. And I-I usually don't use so many words to say stuff that little, but... do you get it at all? I do.

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[forthehonoroflove]

BUFFY SUMMERS in 4x01: THE FRESHMEN

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[gh-0-stcup]

Riley failed because the writers didn't understand the archetype they were trying to convey and their audience.

Riley's the all-American boy next door. His character model was so pervasive in other media because it's wholesome, simple, and nostalgic. Calling back to a nebulous time when people were nice, helpful, and virtuous. (Actually a rose tinted view of a nonexistent past - it calls back to the viewers childhood when everything felt that way.)

The most important thing with this character model is the feelings it evokes in the audience. The character must come across to the audience as

A moral paragon

Safe

The problem is that this type of character also has deep associations with heteronormativity, sexism, and racism. They have been used numerous times in media to help uphold and propogate these ideas.

But BTVS' very premise stands in direct opposition to the American values this character model tends to embody. It's more likely that this archetype will evoke the exact opposite feelings it's supposed to in fans of BTVS. They're more likely to have been victimized in their lives by the messaging imbeded into it.

It could have worked extremely well had the writers considered what would evoke the same feelings with their own audience.

Take one of Riley's early scenes - punching Parker for his comments about freshman girls and toilet seats. It's mentioned after that Riley does not take issue with his friends talking about women in "worse" ways. He reacted the way he did because he's got a crush on Buffy.

Imo, this is the moment the character failed. If you want to sell a character like Riley as a love interest to audience like BTVS', you must ensure the line between chivalry and chauvinism is never crossed. Once it is, that character's virtuousness will forever come across as a facade. A way to have control and possession over women under the guise of protecting their honour.

A minor adjustment to this one scene would help reframe Riley's motivations. He doesn't take kindly to men speaking that way about women, but it is odd for him to react violently.

In this version, he's someone who respects women in general but has more rash reaction than normal because his crush on Buffy is shaking him up. It also suggests he's not a man who's typically quick to violence.

Another important scene is when Riley finds Buffy outside at night and insists on walking her home. She puts up a fight, commenting on the sexism of assuming boys can take care of themselves but girls need to be walked home. Riley's response is that yes, this is absolutely what he believes.

Now, Riley is a trained soldier who knows there's very serious danger lurking around at night and does not know that Buffy is anything other than a tiny civilian. It's understandable that he would insist upon protecting her. The issue is entirely with how the dialogue is framed.

A better answer to Buffy's question would be "You shouldn't have to." Set him up as a man who understands many women can protect themselves, but believes his role is ensuring they never have to.

It shifts these gender roles from "woman weak, man strong" to Riley's sense of honour. Focuses on how he derives meaning from protecting civilians and those he cares about. Helps shed light on the mentality that led him to becoming a soldier and suggests that being a soldier is tied to his sense of identity and personal values.

It also more firmly shifts being a soldier from a day job to a duty for Riley. It gives him a connection with Buffy, who also believes it is her responsibility to use her strength to protect people.

Just two very simple shifts in dialogue and Riley's a much better character. Amazing how they got it so wrong without even understanding what mistakes they made.

#i had a very long and better organized rough copy in my drafts #but part of it got nuked by my phone deciding to update tumblr WHILE I WAS WRITING #and now i'm tipsy and i've been sitting on these thoughts for days so i want other ppl to see it #coherency be damned #i'll probably add to/adjust this tomorrow or sometime this week #riley finn #btvs #btvs s4

[kratosfilms]

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buffy summers s4 icons

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[disco-tea]

My bold take is I think Spike should’ve eaten Parker. Not really sure what the plot implications would be or what it would mean for the season, but I really think it could’ve been played as funny. And also S4 was being super heavy handed with Spike Is Not Like Angel, He’s Evil And Soulless. So yeah, Spike totally should’ve eaten Parker. Go on. Let him do it. It’ll be really funny next season I swear

#btvs s4 #btvs shitposting

[faith-thee-slayer]

x

#oh i really went full angst with this one huh #not my quote collection btw -- the source is in the description #faith lehane #buffy summers #fuffy #buffy the vampire slayer #btvs #buffy #buffy x faith #btvsedit #buffyedit #fuffyedit #btvs s3 #btvs s4 #btvs s7 #angel the series #ats #ats s1 #ats s4 #atsedit #mine

[xandersrailcrash]

Faith switching bodies with Buffy has ultimately changed how i see her

like, i used to see her as a total bitch, but when Faith saw Buffy in her body, she freaked out and started calling 'herself' a "monster". and at the end of the episode, she looked like she was seriously reflecting.

maybe Faith knows what she's doing wrong, and thinks she likes being that way because she's afraid of intimacy or getting hurt (eg. when Riley said 'i love you' Faith freaked out) because of her mother

idk, just a little rant

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[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR as BUFFY SUMMERS Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 4.18 “Where the Wild Things Are”

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[charmedslayer]

BUFFY SUMMERS | 4.12 – “A New Man”

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[tara-fantastico]

"Mayhem caused, monsters certainly not involved, officials say"

-front page headline of the very reliable Sunnydale Press, namely the number that Xander picks up during I'll Never Tell in Once More With Feeling.

The rest of the articles seem to be pretty much run of the mill, only the headlines are actually readable. One of them reads "Mayor approves fingerprint computers".

Whatever happened to Sunnydale town politics after Mayor Wilkins had his reptile wannabe phase? People are still living in Sunnydale (for some undeterminable reason) so presumably they elect a new mayor...who we then proced to hear absolutely nothing from for the next four years while the town is still operating.

I don't know which idea is funnier, that the power goes to the next in line demon fanboy, looking to turn the town into a free trial of hell, only for him to be so utterly incompetent that he never actually shows up on the scoobies radar for threats.

Or that the position is taken over by someone entirely unfamiliar with the shadowy side of Sunnydale. During the first day at the job the new mayor gets increasingly nervous for every new demonic altar found in the townhall, but the old mayor was problaly just a bit weird, right?

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[mollspeak]

i love spike outrageously but every damn day I think about what would have happened if drusilla had become a scooby post-break-up instead of spike. literally nothing else changes: drusilla has an enemies to lovers romance with buffy (we already know she likes blondes aka darla and spike). drusilla babysits dawn. drusilla helps tara when she loses her memories to glory. faith and drusilla! drusilla and giles are odd couple roomates. drusilla and anya hook up in 6x18. so much more room for ats crossovers. have spike come back in crush instead of drusilla. on a serious note, imagine some of the heartwrenching stuff you could do with drusilla's character -- imagine the cross-burning parallel scenes you get with angel and spike, and something similar for dru. especially because i've seen people talk about how drusilla's visions mean she was a potential slayer.

basically. want it. now.

oh also fun bonus: in an interview with buffering the vampire, juliet landau said she reckoned, given the choice of the entire buffyverse, drusilla would pick xander as her best friend.

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[yelenabelovarph]

SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR in BTVS 4.15 GIF PACK

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[theprotagonistisdead]

Pedro Pascal in Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4E1 you'll always be famous

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