fuck it, Buffy sideblog

where is all the art that perfectly appeals specifically to my exact tastes and desires and nobody elses

Quite frankly the vibe Giles brings to his pseudo-parenting

watched like 7 seasons of buffy in half a month something is wrong with me anyway ... him

the reason buffy summers is a much better protagonist than a lot of the main characters in other teen supernatural shows is that those characters tend to be good people in a passive, boring way. they're generally nice and care about doing good, but they're rarely placed in situations where they have to make difficult decisions with no good outcomes, or pushed to extremes that force them to contend with the ugliest parts of themselves. btvs meanwhile is absolutely obsessed with the idea that passivity is inherently unethical. as such, in order for buffy to be a good person, she constantly has to make active choices. she never gets to be indecisive in the face of a moral dilemma. she always has to choose, to make tough calls, and that makes her genuine heroism and goodness far more compelling than a character who's just kind of passively nice.

i love it when one of buffy's macho guys is threatening spike and he goes sooo slinkety faggoty and they're enraged because suddenly they see what she sees in him

basically he's like go on push me I know you like it, and they're so mad because if they push more, he'll be right which threatens their masculinity, and if they pull away they'll be admitting that he's got to them, or, for that matter, that they've identified the subtext in the first place, which also threatens their masculinity

and then there's the fact that they couldn't let themselves be pushed like that but ooh don't you wish you could big boy

I’m unbelievably lucky, like every fan, to have grown up watching Michelle Trachtenberg’s incredible talent and so happy that she’ll continue to live on through her art. I’m excited to meet her again every time I rewatch Buffy.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 6.03

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2.22 | 5.14 | 6.06

also i am so sorry but they can never do a buffy reboot with the original cast of characters because you will never ever be able to knowingly recreate the precarious tightrope of sex-symbol, cringefail loser, vulnerable lover boy, clown, trash man, babygirl, that Spike achieved.

This man can only exist by accident, i am so so fucking sorrry

guys, this post is 2 years old and was hypothetical at the time, I do not want this curse of prophesy 😭

“One ticket for Nosferatu please”

People straight up posting Buffy Summers hate in the Buffy tag... why are you even watching the show or talking about it then

do you guys ever think about that time in season 3 when buffy had to talk to the school counselor and he was played by mr. moseby and at first she was all dismissive of it but then he actually got through to her so she went back to his office and admitted that she was scared and actually asked for help but it turned out that she was talking to mr. moseby's dead body and then for the rest of the show she never asked anybody for help ever again? because I think about it every day

Watching Spike at Buffy's party in Older and Far Away and thinking about when characters act all nympho because it's easier to act like you just want sex instead of love or attention. Spike's skulking about and pestering her like he's desperate for a quick shag under the stairs and like I'm sure he genuinely is lol and wants a shot of the electric back massager BUT I think bigger picture he'd just looove her to like acknowledge their situation even in the shadowy vicinity of others. Like it'd make it so much more real for him. Sneaking around is hot and all but I feel like he's also playing up sex crazed machismo in this ep because he wants to matter and get attention and properly exist in her life. He does this in general in s6 of course to get intimacy and I think that's also interesting in terms of how things sadly culminate in this season

Omg this episode is actually making me soooo sad ahhh it's so sad when dirty little secret characters want to be normal so much. Spike popping over with beer, bringing his moral support friend Clem lol, and trying to pick up Buffy's hands in the hallway then playing cards with her on the floor etc. Ohhhhhh ouchhhh :(

rewatching Buffy is funny because in 'School Hard' they're all "William the Bloody" and "railroad spikes" this and "Once he starts something he doesn't stop" that and you can't believe you ever fell for that mysterious villain set up because that's literally mr puppy eyes himself like what do you mean he's worse than anything she's ever faced? This is the man who complains about his nails being wet and gets nervous about being out for a walk, bitch