I am starting to rewatch this series and figured I would write about it. I've had a bit of a comparison with Buffy lately and I draw comfort from it. I'm not sure how to approach this, but figured I would write whatever comes to mind while watching an episode.
I know that Joss Whedon talks about creating Buffy, the character, as a twist on the idea of "
the helpless blonde girl in the dark alley" that exists in the horror genre. But I didn't realize that the show starts to correct this stereotype in the first five minutes of the series. It does so by presenting us with two kids breaking into the local high school; a tough looking guy and an innocent looking female. (It's kind of weird to see
Julie Benz as Darla again. I've been watching her on Dexter and I can't seem to think of her as anything other than Rita any more.) The girl is kind of hesistant and jumps at the slightest sound. The guy is, of course, trying to persuade her to go up to the roof and explains it all away. It's only when he reassures her that they are the only ones in the school that we realize this little girl isn't what she seems to be. She is in fact the hunter and the boy is the prey.
Buffy also proves that she doesn't fit into the "popular girl" stereotype the minute she is introduced to Willow. Cordelia is her usual bitchy self and starts to pick on Willow's outfit, most likely as a way to assert her social dominance in front of the new girl. The look on Buffy's face as she sees Cordelia cut Willow down is proof enough that she is not the mean spirited type. Then Buffy seeks Willow out for tutoring and has lunch with her, trying to walk the line between popularity and decent human being. She is willing to put her life on the line for people she's just met and is willing to invite them in to her life no matter how scary it is. She not only has the supernatural powers but a pure heart as well.
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