I was cleaning up my room today and decided to throw in an episode of Buffy instead of music. I was just in a Buffy kind of mood. I grabbed Season 1 and randomly pulled out disc 2. I picked Never Kill A Boy On The First Date mostly because of the great moment where Buffy's love interest in the episode gives here a beautiful pocket watch and Xander glances embarrasingly at his own plastic Tweety Bird chronometer. It's funny.In this episode Buffy is crushing on Owen. A "sensitive but manly" young man who's interests include Emily Dickinson poems and reading about death. Their first date is interupted by her duties regarding a prophecy about the annointed one. A dangerous vampire who is set to arise at any time and could pose a serious threat to the Slayer.
This is the episode where Buffy begins to realize that no matter how much she wants a normal teenage life her destiny outweighs her desires. Her duties lie in saving the world. A feat which she will accomplish time and again, always vigilent, always sacrificing. She eventualy gets her romance with Angel, the vampire with a soul. But it's a realtionship filled with pain and lots of death. Despite the impression the episode title gives that this show is 90210 with vampires I can assure you it most definitely is not. Buffy The Vampire Slayer is character driven storytelling constantly delving into complex issues such as death, feminism, homosexuality, and redemption, to name a few. Plus it's funny!!! WATCH IT!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment