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Author: shapinglight
Summary: The Powers That Be and the Senior Partners: Opposing Forces or Two Names for the Same Group?
Spoilers: AtS seasons 1-5, BtVS season 3
Word count: 3130 approx
Notes: Original question posed by madame_meretrix. All quotes from The Buffyverse Database. Also, I'm well-aware that I've barely scratched the surface of this topic here but it's a start, ( Read more... )

Author: erin-starlight
Summary: What does it take for Angel to achieve Perfect Happiness.
Spoiler: From BTVS all through ATS.
Word Count: 1956

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Author: aycheb

Summary: The special treatment of girl’s stories in BtVS

Source texts: All of BtVS including the S8 comic issues 1-4. AtS S1 The Prodigal S3 Lullaby, S4 Inside Outand S5 Damage

Word count: 2642

Notes: The original prompt was azdak’s "People are gonna die. Girls are gonna die." (Buffy, S7). Examine the special status of "girls" in the ( Read more... )

Author: Dlgood

Title: Vampires amidst the Community: The Role of the State in Dealing with Supernatural Threats to the Civilian Population

Summary: Investigating the question of whether The Initiative was a logical answer to the Demon world, and whether the Buffyverse still needs such an organization even now? The response will consider the role of ( Read more... )

Metaphysics of the soul in the buffyverse
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Author: Mel (thatotherperv)
Summary: the beginning of a meta series I’ve been planning…1.5 essays for the purpose of the Metathon. Why science must be a consideration in the practicalities of vampirism (intro to the eventual series). And the real essay: How a feline model can be used to understand some vampire physiology.
Spoilers: let’s say whole series ( Read more... )

Author: iceminkSummary: This essay examins both Joyce and Darla in their roles as mothers. It looks at how demons and humans approach the same role in very different ways ( Read more... )

Author: hotspur18
Summary: The nature of the human soul.
Spoilers: All seasons A:tS and Buffy (no comics)
Word count: 2200 (approx)
Notes: woman_of_'s request for a discussion on 'a Soul does not a good person make. Human evil in BtVS or AtS'
(this has become more a debate on the nature of a soul, but hm. I think it all gets covered…)

The nature of the human ( Read more... )