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Also, forgot a couple of things.
Like, it seems like Giles conveniently has all the information he needs about anything in his handy books, and he has the power to grab the exact right one and turn it to the exact right page when he needs it. I feel like it should take a bit more effort to find out some things.
And who made all these prophecies, anyway? Was there some dude once upon a time who just sat around spitting out random things about the Master rising and the anointment and such things?
Ooh! One thought I had as well. They said that once every generation a Slayer is born. If it's once every generation, then that implies that there can be two or three slayers alive at a time. I know it also said "one in all the world," but that would need to be less frequent than every generation, yes? So, which is it? And if there is the possibility for there to be more than one slayer at a time, what if they were to meet up and be superhero/sidekick?
And how would it work for there to be only one (or two) in all the world? Surely vampires and other supernatural occurrences happen in places besides Sunnydale, California. Who is taking care of the risen undead in Germany? In India? The rest of the world is fucked. I believe they said that Sunnydale rests on a Hellmouth, not the Hellmouth, so there are other mouths of Hell around the world. Why don't they just rise there? They could take over the world from France just as easily as they could from Sunnydale, right?
Or am I looking too deeply into this whole thing?
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Yes, the first season vamp-growling is more zombie-like than it probably should be.
Like, it seems like Giles conveniently has all the information he needs about anything in his handy books, and he has the power to grab the exact right one and turn it to the exact right page when he needs it.
This will happen less and less through time, especially after season 3. They make mention of that in the commentaries, actually. Starting in season 2 though, Giles really gets new depth beyond just "exposition guy".
And who made all these prophecies, anyway?
Your guess is probably as good as mine. They're mostly convenient exposition tools (and, like Giles' convenient speeches and books, they will be featured less as time goes on).
They said that once every generation a Slayer is born.
This will be more thoroughly explained in S1E12 'Prophecy Girl' and then receives further focus in seasons 2, 3, and 7.
Surely vampires and other supernatural occurrences happen in places besides Sunnydale, California.
The canon Buffyverse makes mention of demons in many places. A heavy focus is given to Los Angeles in the spin-off. It seems like, if the Slayer isn't protecting a place, the bad guys quietly take control, but most of the humans don't notice. There is the Watcher's Council (Giles' bosses) that do what they can, though their principal purpose is to assure that the Slayer is doing her job. Other rogue demon hunters and the like will be featured from time to time; they seem to go wherever evil forces lead them. On Hellmouths, the canon references at least one other in Cleveland (though we don't visit it). In the first season, the Hellmouth was just a convenient "why-does-this-keep-happening-here?" thing, but a deeper mythos will be established.
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Buffy, understandably, wants to keep her identity as Slayer a secret; I imagine it's so the bad guys have a harder time finding her, and also so everybody doesn't think she's crazy.
However, in ep.2, "The Harvest," she definitely kicked some vampire ass in the Bronze right in front of everybody.
Now, it stands to reason of course that everybody watching merely assumed that this guy on stage biting everybody's necks and drinking their blood was just some insane guy, and not the undead; the power of rationalization. And of course Buffy going on the offensive will not make everbody realize that she is a vampire slayer. BUT it doesn't change the fact that they saw Buffy kill a bunch of people. And nobody seems to care or make notice of the fact that this girl is not normal.
Also, people don't really seem overly concerned by the apparently high death/disappearance rate of students and staff. I think that's odd. Maybe they're just desensitized by now.
All right, that's all, I think. I'm off to watch episode 6, "The Pack."
I think my next door neighbor has the DVDs, so I'll find out tonight if she has the first couple of seasons, and if so, it will make my viewing experience much more convenient and pleasurable.
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Yeah, weird shit's been happening in Sunnydale too long for your average bystanders to make too much of a big deal out of it. Most people just don't talk about the supernatural. They actually hit this topic a few times in season 3. And while, yes, they saw Buffy (or at least some blonde girl) stab a guy with a wooden stick, they also saw that guy turn into dust and so, presumably, they just toss it in the rationalization column. Some of the show, especially in the early seasons, requires a bit more suspension of disbelief.
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teehee
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(of course, I already knew he was a vampire, so that wasn't a shock)
(also, I have to keep reminding myself that this came before Twilight)
Things are looking up now. We'll see how the next episode goes.
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(also, I have to keep reminding myself that this came before Twilight)
Bangel definitely has some hints of Bedward in it. I feel like a lot of Angel's stuff is played more for subversion than for its actual value, but not everyone agrees.
Things are looking up now.
=D
We'll see how the next episode goes.
I quite like the next episode, but large sections of the fandom disagree with me on that.
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