The entire Buffy franchise is built on one single trope, and that is that Whedon imagined the stereotypical horror movie archetype screaming blond high school girl running away from the monster turning around and beating the shit out of him instead.
It's not bad, but I think it's also a show that hasn't aged that well... or at least, I really liked it when I was a teen, but it doesn't do anything for me now.
Joss really invited the modern "quippy" style of movie dialogue.
As much as I dislike Whedon, the show is not bad (though Season 4 and 6 are very very weak seasons, and 7 fixes them).
Though Buffy was a small woman, the show multiple times shows that she is superpowered with enhanced strength (she sometimes accidentally breaks stuff), durability, and healing. So she is not just a standard issue 80lb woman whooping up on 200lb men ala Black Widow.
It is also filled with lot of 90s/early 00's pop culture references, so it is a trip down memory lane.
Its alright if you had seen it at that time when it wasn't feminist/woke nonsense all around you. Mind you, I couldn't stand it even then because it was way too hard for me to believe "am slayer so magic martial arts that can beat all vampires - teehee".
I can't even contemplate watching it today after all the Mary Sue Media. Not especially without the lens of nostalgia to soften it.
Try it out and maybe you will like it, but for an online influencer to peddle this today, is odd. Or oddly appropriate depending on your view of the world I guess.
The entire Buffy franchise is built on one single trope, and that is that Whedon imagined the stereotypical horror movie archetype screaming blond high school girl running away from the monster turning around and beating the shit out of him instead.
I haven’t watched it yet but I plan too. One of my favorite YouTubers is Nerdrotic and he loves it so I’ll give it a chance.
It's not bad, but I think it's also a show that hasn't aged that well... or at least, I really liked it when I was a teen, but it doesn't do anything for me now.
Joss really invited the modern "quippy" style of movie dialogue.
Says more about him than anything else.
The show is that bad?
As much as I dislike Whedon, the show is not bad (though Season 4 and 6 are very very weak seasons, and 7 fixes them).
Though Buffy was a small woman, the show multiple times shows that she is superpowered with enhanced strength (she sometimes accidentally breaks stuff), durability, and healing. So she is not just a standard issue 80lb woman whooping up on 200lb men ala Black Widow.
It is also filled with lot of 90s/early 00's pop culture references, so it is a trip down memory lane.
Its alright if you had seen it at that time when it wasn't feminist/woke nonsense all around you. Mind you, I couldn't stand it even then because it was way too hard for me to believe "am slayer so magic martial arts that can beat all vampires - teehee".
I can't even contemplate watching it today after all the Mary Sue Media. Not especially without the lens of nostalgia to soften it.
Try it out and maybe you will like it, but for an online influencer to peddle this today, is odd. Or oddly appropriate depending on your view of the world I guess.
I dunno. It's definitely a bit stereotypical, but it had a lot of good bits in it too that I vaguely remember. Lots of character interaction