I just finished watching The Harvest, the second episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I can easily see myself getting addicted to this show if I don’t watch myself. They do such a good job at combining the problems of high school and the problems of vampires that I can understand what the characters are going through a lot better than most science fiction shows. I thought there were two particular instances of this in The Harvest. During the school day, Buffy needs to leave to go save one of her friends from vampires, and as she is confidently walking out of the building, the principal stops her and tells her that she has to stay on school campus during the day. Then, the next instance was when Buffy was about to go out to a club to stop vampires from killing everyone. As she was getting dressed to go, Buffy’s mom walks in and tells her that she has to stay in for the night.
Both these instances go to show how well the show makes the real situations stand out by making them take precedence over the supernatural. We are reminded by these moments that just because this is a science fiction show with vampires, werewolves, and other mythical beasts, Buffy is still just a teenage girl with teenage girl problems. This gives us a new platform to relate to her character because we have all been teenagers and we can understand what she is going through more than we would have if she was purely a vampire slayer.
Matthew
I think the show pulls people in because of how people can relate what is happening in the show to real life, obviously not the vampires and other creatures but the main story line.
ReplyDeleteI have actually been watching Buffy since the beginning of class. I thought the first two episodes weren't that good, but now the episodes are a lot more interesting. If you like the show that much now, then maybe you will get addicted to this show.
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