Hi there. I stumbled onto your journal. And I absolutely LOVE. THIS. These observations are so, so great.
The monster is the monster and the superhero is the superhero, but isn’t it interesting that we get all that blurring in the opening scene of the whole series?
This is particularly interesting given what we eventually find out about the origins of Buffy's powers--and the many shades of gray in the good/evil spectrum. I'd never thought about it those themes getting set up so early on.
The scene gets called back in season six in Dead Things when Spike adds another layer to Buffy’s fundamental separation from others – but it starts here in the very first episode). No doubt, Buffy's 'otherness' as a slayer is to be a theme front and central to the series as a whole.
Love this observation.
I hope it's OK if I add you--I really would like to keep up with this series.
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Date: 2010-08-16 04:34 pm (UTC)The monster is the monster and the superhero is the superhero, but isn’t it interesting that we get all that blurring in the opening scene of the whole series?
This is particularly interesting given what we eventually find out about the origins of Buffy's powers--and the many shades of gray in the good/evil spectrum. I'd never thought about it those themes getting set up so early on.
The scene gets called back in season six in Dead Things when Spike adds another layer to Buffy’s fundamental separation from others – but it starts here in the very first episode). No doubt, Buffy's 'otherness' as a slayer is to be a theme front and central to the series as a whole.
Love this observation.
I hope it's OK if I add you--I really would like to keep up with this series.