This is really excellent! I feel like it should inspire some thinky thoughts in return, but I really just want to express my gratitude for it. I especially love your insights about Buffy becoming a vampire in S6--that's not something I'd ever consciously grappled with before, and I think it's very insightful. And kind of awesome. :D
Your entire last paragraph is perfect. I think this is something that's getting lost in the whole debate about Buffy herself: if it turns out that the "Chosen" spell was a horrible thing, than that completely undermines the metaphor that was at the core of that episode. And yes, I do believe that would make the comics anti-feminist. As someone who thinks that Joss isn't particularly concerned with feminism but only with inverting tropes, I wouldn't be surprised if he was willing to throw the feminist metaphor under the bus just so he can subvert whatever it is he thinks he's subverting in S8. And...that makes me very, very sad.
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Your entire last paragraph is perfect. I think this is something that's getting lost in the whole debate about Buffy herself: if it turns out that the "Chosen" spell was a horrible thing, than that completely undermines the metaphor that was at the core of that episode. And yes, I do believe that would make the comics anti-feminist. As someone who thinks that Joss isn't particularly concerned with feminism but only with inverting tropes, I wouldn't be surprised if he was willing to throw the feminist metaphor under the bus just so he can subvert whatever it is he thinks he's subverting in S8. And...that makes me very, very sad.