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lirazel ([personal profile] lirazel) wrote2010-06-15 10:23 am

*rolls eyes*

OMG Y'ALL.

Did you know that we as Spuffy/Spike fans have ~superpowers???? That we can render things meaningless for other people? Also did you know that anyone who doesn't think the earlier seasons of BtVS are "better" is automatically "lacking in perspective" about the show?

Because I wasn't aware of this, but I'm so glad that people have informed and enlightened me! I can now fix my perspective to get it in line with....

Oh. Wait. Who decides these things again? They're opinion-based? You mean that no one is actually wrong if they enjoy a different episode of a TV show than I do? Seriously?

CHAOS WILL NOW ENSUE. HOW WILL THE UNIVERSE BEAR UP UNDER SUCH ANARCHY?

*runs and hides*

[identity profile] ohwaluvusbab.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, well, I wouldn't identify as a typical feminine female myself (which Buffy's character from S1-4, for all intents and purposes, was), so I'm definitely chalking it up to the gender-bending.

The depression arc, for most people who have experienced depression, is incredibly effective. (There are some detractors, but no one can claim that all people experience depression the same.) It's damn difficult to relate to if you've never been at all depressed though. (I still see complaints like 'Why couldn't Buffy just have some self-respect?' 'Why didn't she direct her anger towards the people who were actually responsible for bringing her back?' ...I mean, really? Wow.) I think the key point here (and in any discussion, really) is that the number of people who hate something *does not erase the people who like it*, no matter how small the latter number may be. Tip #1 in not being a douche.