I watched Welcome to the Hellmouth, the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I really wanted to watch an episode after watching the teaser in class and then reading a few blog posts about the show. After reading High School is Hell, I noticed more how they made Buffy more concerned with dealing with her personal life than she was with dealing with vampires. Her interactions with Giles were very uninterested when talking about the vampires, but when topics turned to her social life at the new school, she was very concerned and passionate.
One scene that I thought captured this very well was soon after Buffy discovered that the man Willow was trying to “seize the moment” with was a vampire. Buffy went down a hallway to find the vampire, and when someone snuck up close behind her, she spun around and put a stake up to her neck. However, it was not the vampire, it was actually the most popular girl in her new school. As she left the club, Giles asked her if the vampire was dead and she replied with something along the lines of “No, but my social life is another story”. This shows just what High School is Hell was talking about. By decreasing emphasis on the supernatural, the real stands out more. Since Buffy brushes off the question of whether she killed the vampire, we are given a better way to look in on her life and understand what she is going through as a character.
I wasn’t as enthralled by the first episode of Buffy as I expected, but I am going to watch a few more episodes to see if I get more into it.
Matthew
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