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so-so

Not great. The set up is so weird, not 100% it even makes sense. Some characters were nearly interchangeable not stand out archetypes like the original cast. And the villains themselves were good but the villain POV was a waste. But Blake does a great job with the banter from the OG characters, I love the nostalgia of it, and the new scoobies are left with quite a mystery so I‘ll likely continue.

ShyBookOwl Oh no! I mostly loved this series, but the third was definitely my favourite, despite one gripe with Willow's storyline (which I won't spoil lol) 3w

5feet.of.fury Went and looked up @monalyisha ‘s review from 3 years ago and we had similar thoughts on this one 😩 3w

monalyisha @5feet.of.fury Wow, I was so mad. 😅 3w

5feet.of.fury @monalyisha 😂😂😂😅 you‘re not wrong though wtf is she doing to Willow here? Frankie‘s conception 😱& in general I‘m not a Tara hater but agree Oz was always the best …but seeing Blake try to make that happen again was off putting. 3w

monalyisha @5feet.of.fury One HUNDRED percent! 3w

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TheKidUpstairs

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale | James B. South

Forget Angel vs Spike. #TeamGiles Forever! Library Power!

monalyisha I may or may not have written my MLIS grad school application essay about Buffy. 😏 1mo

Ruthiella Absolutely! 👍 1mo

lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 I need to rewatch this show. 💓 1mo

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monalyisha

Whedonistas!: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them | Lynne M. Thomas, Deborah Stanish

I just went down such a rabbit hole after learning that Seanan McGuire 1) found her agent through writing Buffy fanfic, & 2) genuinely despises the ending of the series.

NOW. I have plenty of complaints about Buffy. But the ending was never one of them. Any other superfans want to weigh in?

I may have bought a book just to read her essay about it.

Note: Don‘t worry! I bought it used. Because, ew, Joss Whedon.

willaful I was a big fan at one time and was pretty happy with the ending. I'm curious now too. 4mo

monalyisha @willaful The most I can find is a Goodreads quote, “The mythology warped and twisted back along itself until Buffy Summers, the girl who once railed against the unfairness of being Chosen, looked at a squadron of girls who were just like she‘d been and took away their right to Choose.” 4mo

willaful Ah, yes I can understand that point of view. It's presented as entirely a positive in the show, and you can argue that Buffy's pov has changed with age and that she's giving them something she mostly didn't have -- each other. 4mo

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AnneCecilie I liked that ending, but I had a completely different understanding off it. I took it to mean that every girl had the inner strength to be a slayer and stand up for herself 4mo

TheLudicReader I didn‘t hate the ending of Buffy. (My complaint has always been how they jumped the shark with Spike.) Curious to know what the author‘s fanfic handle was as I wrote a lot of fanfic back in the day and was pretty well connected to fandom. 4mo

monalyisha @willaful @AnneCecilie Yes! I viewed it as such a hopeful and beautiful example of the redistribution of power (and its decentralization)! Context is incredibly important. Community vs. isolation means so much. I didn‘t get the impression that every new Slayer would be forced into servitude, either. I bet McGuire feels even more passionately about her interpretation (which she‘s entitled to!) after the allegations against Joss came to light. 4mo

monalyisha @TheLudicReader Unfortunately, she removed her name from all of it after people started critiquing it like they would her published writing. I‘m not sure that info‘s findable anymore. I wouldn‘t recognize your handle (I was too young and my memory‘s too shoddy)…but I wonder if I read any of your stuff back in the day! I know McGuire specifically wrote Buffy/Faith fanfic. 4mo

willaful @monalyisha @AnneCecilie Yes, well put.

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TheLudicReader @monalyisha I don‘t think fic writers should be ashamed of what they wrote. It‘s great practice and I wrote stuff I am still really proud of. It sucks that Whedon tainted Buffy‘s legacy, but this is one instance where I separate art from artist. There were a lot of other people involved in the Buffyverse, too. Where did you read your fanfic when you read it? 4mo

monalyisha @TheLudicReader I truly have no idea. I was about 13. To me, it was all just “the internet.” 😅 I know I was a big fan of the Angel/Willow “ours is a forbidden love” storyline. To be clear, this pairing horrifies me now. 🙈 (As do many aspects of the show if I look at them too closely.) At the time, my thinking went no further than, “Angel is hot...and I am like Willow.” Reason enough for me! (edited) 4mo

TheLudicReader @monalyisha Angel is hot is the reason I started watching that show in the first place. 🤣 The next ten years I was full on fandom! 4mo

monalyisha @TheLudicReader Recapping the moment that he returned from Hell (in the nude), my bff‘s older sister‘s bff commented, “He was glistenin‘ like a Greek God!” That moment is forever seared into my brain. 😂 (edited) 4mo

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ShyBookOwl

In Every Generation (Volume 1) | Kendare Blake

It's a xmas miracle! Ever since Disney Hyperion released a trilogy of Buffyverse books, set 20ish years after the show with Willow's daughter as the new slayer, I have been saying they were planning a TV sequel. That Spike was spelled to look "old" and Buffy was missing were huge tip offs to me. Now I see this, and I KNOW I'm right. Looks like Disney and SMG had some negotiating to do lol Who's ready?! I sure am! ?

LazyLibrary Oh man idk how I feel about this one!!!! 5mo

LazyLibrary I ADORE BTVS!!! 5mo

dabbe Do you know about this, @TheLudicReader? 🤩 5mo

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ShyBookOwl @LazyLibrary Have u read the books? They did a really good job with them. And I appreciated how the OG scoobies were interwoven into the story so that it wasn't JUST a new cast 5mo

TheLudicReader I do now, @dabbe. Not sure how I feel...but I definitely like the idea the SMG is attached. However, there is still the problem of Joss Whedon. 5mo

LazyLibrary @ShyBookOwl I have not, but officially added to my list! 5mo

ShyBookOwl @TheLudicReader I highly doubt he'd be attached. He has no connection to the books Disney released, so if my theory is right that the reboot will happen through Disney (and these books), I don't see them involving him. In buying Fox, Disney owns the Buffy rights. They don't need him 5mo

ShyBookOwl @LazyLibrary 😊 5mo

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5feet.of.fury

In Every Generation (Volume 1) | Kendare Blake

Tried to capture the excellent wrapping job @julieclair did! I love everything! Thank you so much!! I‘m excited to keep the spooky fun going past Halloween with these reads! Thank you for hosting @wanderinglynn #hhs24

wanderinglynn Fantastic! 🎃🧡👻🖤 7mo

julieclair Yay! So glad you‘re happy! 🧡👻🎃👻🧡 7mo

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inthegreensandblues

How to Slay the Buffy Way: Badass Buffy Attitude and Killer Advice | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

After the Gentlemen steal your voice, you can't #scream when they cut out your heart.

#WickedWhispers #Buffy
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 🖤🩶🖤 7mo

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ShyBookOwl

One Girl In All The World (Volume 2) | Kendare Blake

Who's ready for autumn 🍂 ???

BookBr Yes, please!! 🙏🍁🎃 8mo

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ShyBookOwl

One Girl In All The World (Volume 2) | Kendare Blake

Reading a Buffyverse book on the grass at a metal concert (husband head banging at front of crowd). Life is good.

Happy Friday the 13th to the Spooky Littens 🖤

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lil1inblue

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Josh Whedon

#schoolspirit #library

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🧛‍♀️ 8mo

IndoorDame 💜💜💜 8mo

Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 8mo

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Octoberwoman

The Evil That Men Do | Nancy Holder

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I read so many Buffy books that I burned myself out on them. It's now been many years since I read one, and I'd forgotten how much I actually enjoy them. This one did drag a bit, and at 335 pages was a little too long to sustain the slow pace of the plot. But overall I liked it.

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