Should heroes age?
Can we picture an old Superman, an old Batman...an old Buffy?
Today was definitely a DVDS day. Tonight I decided to watch Richard Lester's Robin and Marian starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn (and the talented Nicol Williamson as Little John and Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham). It's a beautiful love story between two middle-aged people (Sean and Audrey are both terrific) but it also asked the question of the aging hero...in this case, Robin Hood.
Goldman, who wrote the scenario, explained that he based much of the story on actual medieval ballads concerning the death of Robin...
( Robin and Marian )
But back to Buffy...Could, should The Slayer age? Maybe there was something about The Cruciamentum ritual I didn't see at the time...