Guys just aren't as good at admiring strong women as we are at admiring male heroes. I agree with that, but I think it's a societal thing and also something we need to combat. ;)
I don't know that Angel was more well-done--I can't think of as many knock-it-out-of-the-park episodes of Angel as I can of Buffy, but I agree it was more adult. Of course, my Buffy is seasons 4-7, so I always skew towards the later, more adult seasons there, anyways. Of course, again, that's all taste and doesn't bother me when people disagree with that. More power to all the people who like Angel better. I just think it's kinda sad that our culture is one in which men can't embrace female characters, especially since Joss wants to combat that through his shows. I don't blame the guys who can only bring themselves to identify with men, I blame the larger culture which tells them that that's the only kind of identification that's okay.
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Guys just aren't as good at admiring strong women as we are at admiring male heroes. I agree with that, but I think it's a societal thing and also something we need to combat. ;)
I don't know that Angel was more well-done--I can't think of as many knock-it-out-of-the-park episodes of Angel as I can of Buffy, but I agree it was more adult. Of course, my Buffy is seasons 4-7, so I always skew towards the later, more adult seasons there, anyways. Of course, again, that's all taste and doesn't bother me when people disagree with that. More power to all the people who like Angel better. I just think it's kinda sad that our culture is one in which men can't embrace female characters, especially since Joss wants to combat that through his shows. I don't blame the guys who can only bring themselves to identify with men, I blame the larger culture which tells them that that's the only kind of identification that's okay.