Litsy

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. 4w

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.” 4w

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. 4w

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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 4w

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. 4w

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. 4w

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. 4w

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? 4w

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) 4w

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! 4w

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) 4w

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lil1inblue

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Josh Whedon

#schoolspirit #library

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🧛‍♀️ 6mo

IndoorDame 💜💜💜 6mo

Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 6mo

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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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Twainy

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying: The Watcher's Guide Authorized | Christopher Golden

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I LOVED THIS STORY!! Imaginative! Action! Fun! Well thought out and the actual actors!!! It was memories on top of memories!! Multiverse … coming from a universe where there are a plethora of slayers to a world where there is one. LOVED IT!! More please! It makes me want to crack open my full series dvd box …

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3

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AnneCecilie

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Josh Whedon

#StorySettings #Graveyard
my favorite TV series - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🧛 9mo

slategreyskies You know, I‘ve actually never seen this show. I keep meaning to get around to it, but I somehow never do. 9mo

Eggs Great choice! 9mo

Ruthiella Loved, loved, loved Buffy! 9mo

5feet.of.fury ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 9mo

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Octoberwoman

Door to Alternity | Jeff Mariotte, Nancy Holder

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5feet.of.fury

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying: The Watcher's Guide Authorized | Christopher Golden

“The Big Bad is back, baby!”
I enjoyed this! Alternate universe Chosen One Cordelia comes to the Buffyverse we know &love to enlist the help of Spike, Indira (a new Slayer, chosen one of many)& some new & old friends. But who will be tempted by the way things could have been & the way they are in this other reality? Tara &Cordy are so central to the plot, it seemed very much that they were taking these characters back from Whedon & I‘m a fan.

5feet.of.fury #Scarathlon2023 #BlackCatCrew
@BookwormAHN @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @TEArificbooks @Yuki_Onna @LibrarianRyan @Read-y_Picker @TheQuietQuill @hes7 @TheBookDream @Allydanielle88 @Justmissc87 @RedxoHearts 1y

5feet.of.fury #witchathon #31by31 @Catsandbooks #spookoween @TheSpineView 1y

BookwormAHN I need to get this 🐈‍⬛️ 1y

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TheSpineView Well done! 1y

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN so good! Spike & Dru were always my faves I was so glad to relive it a little 1y

BookwormAHN They were my favorites, too. That's why I named my cat Drusilla, Druzy, for short 1y

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN LOVE IT 🐈‍⬛🐈 1y

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🦇💜 1y

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OriginalCyn620

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 | Joss Whedon, Jordie Bellaire

Watched an old favorite last night!

#scarathlon #TeamCreepinItReal 6 pts

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ravenlee 😍 I had just about this whole movie memorized in middle school. 1y

Ruthiella Loved this movie too! 1y

dabbe The original! 🤩🤩🤩 1y

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reading_rainbow

The Angel Chronicles | Nancy Holder

Always a treat to go to my favorite used bookstore since I moved an hour away I‘m not able to go as often as I want. Scored some BTVS paperbacks❣️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I live in Union! I'll have to make note of this place for the next time I'm up that way. It looks like The Book Trader in Clark. 3y

reading_rainbow @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick definitely do!! It‘s like a labyrinth of books stacked from the floor to the ceiling, you always find something great. And really cool collectibles and comics as well. I‘ve never been to Book Trader but will definitely have to make a stop there soon 👀 3y

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