Buffy the Vampire Slayer/YMMV: Difference between revisions

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* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: This movie bombed in its theatrical release but proved to be a cult favorite on videotape. It was this cult status that ultimately inspired the TV series, which ironically now tends to make the movie look bad by comparison.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: Merrick dying in Buffy's arms.

 

=== The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' TV series: ===

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Spike. It's clear that he was a major character from the get go (but originally just for Season 2), and the writers always liked the character, but it seems like nobody quite expected ''just how much'' [[Breakout Character|everyone was going to love him]]. Many, many ''Buffy'' fans consider him the best character in the show, to the point where despite the weirdness of his relationship with Buffy in Season 6 there are still a vast number of Spike/Buffy shippers about.

* [[Fan Dumb]] / [[Hate Dumb]]: It's not as obvious nowadays, but when it was airing, complaining about Buffy was one of the two things the internet did. The other was gushing over it.

** Buffy/Angel and Buffy/Spike battle for prominence among the fandom, generally depending on which season(s) the particular fan prefers.

* [[Fetish Retardant]]: Vamp!Willow, who not only looks like an old hag is utterly psycho. Faith, when she goes bad it overshadows anything that was appealing to her, though in this case [[Designated Monkey|it's deliberate.]]

** Also, in Season 2's "Halloween", Spike is about to kill Buffy, who is weak due to taking on the personality of a colonial-era proper lady. The comment Spike makes about her and her situation before he makes the attempt sounds alot like he's about to rape her. Way later, there's the infamous incident in Season 6.....

* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: When Buffy first learns of vampires in Sunnydale? She confronts Giles and demands [[Kim Possible|"What's the sitch?"]]

** Although no viewer could have known it at the time, the whole plot where if Angel experienced one moment of true happiness, he would lose his soul turns out to be a pretty good metaphor for any fan of anything Joss Whedon has written since ever. (Although most of us tend to be more "constantly depressed" than "irredeemably evil.")

{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Spike'''}}: You wanna put these demons down and end this Twilight crap once and for all?}}

** Another ''Twilight'' example comes from the first season when Angel is in Buffy's room ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]) he mentions how great she would look when she sleeps. It gets even better when all he does is sleep on her floor.

** Season 4 had a scene where Xander said this to a freeloading Spike:

{{quote| "You're a waste of space! [[My Space]]!}}

* [[Iron Woobie]]: Buffy.

* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Faith and Spike.

* [[Wangst]]

* [[The Woobie]]: Lots of candidates.

 

=== The tie-in games: ===

* [[Les Yay]]: Willow keeps referring to Tara as sweetie, and makes comment on playing doctors and nurses with her. As an alternate world vampire, Tara says Willow is a domme.

* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: Fill up the combo bar and the main theme will sound signalling your accomplishment.

 

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