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* [[Acceptable Targets]]: Snyderverse fans sure like poking fun at Whedon for ''[[Justice League (2017 film)|Josstice League]]''.
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: Many ''[[X
** And of course, him helming ''[[The Avengers (
* [[Anvilicious]]: Can occasionally get into this.
* [[Creator Worship]]: And how. ''[[Dollhouse]]'' was renewed for a second season despite low ratings because network executives knew they would receive fifty thousand emails from Whedon's decidedly vocal and devoted fanbase if it were canceled.
** They call it the Cult of Joss for a reason.
* [[Designated Protagonist Syndrome]]: Seen by some as a repeat offender. [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] and [[Dollhouse|Echo]] are often considered boring, [[Creator's Pet|overly-shilled]] or just outright annoying in comparison to the rest of the cast. Depending on whether you see her as the protagonist, [[Firefly|River]] also sometimes falls into this territory.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Overshadowed by Controversy]]: Since reshooting ''[[Justice League (2017 film)|Justice League]]'', many of his former collaborators called him out for being rude and unprofessional.
* [[Sci Fi Ghetto]]: It's hard to say whether Whedon and his works suffer from this stigma or not. Whilst on the one hand he receives a fair amount of academic and critical praise and support, on the other his works are also prone to [[Executive Meddling]] -- such as [[Firefly|irregular scheduling and abrupt cancellation]] or [[Wonder Woman|being kept in development hell]] -- and are [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|repeatedly and notably overlooked for awards]].
* [[Too Good to Last]]: Arguably considered the [[Trope Codifier]] by many, the most notable of this being ''[[
** Really, of all his four (so far) Tv Series, only ''[[
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Damn you and your writing talent, Joss Whedon!
* [[The Woobie]]: Several examples stick out, such as [[Buffy|Willow]] and [[Firefly|River]], but really, if a series goes on for long enough, [[World of Woobie|EVERYBODY becomes one of these near the end]]. Joss is not nice to his characters.
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