5 Texts featuring Character Arcs and Relationship Arcs

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Largely by tumblr user impalementation, because I stan.

[Re: transformation and redemption in Angel's and Spike's arcs] by impalementation and left-handed-moth
Excerpt: "transformation and redemption become harder, more interesting problems when you try to solve them with characters that actively resist those narratives."

[Spuffy as an abuse-to-care storyline is philosophically consistent with the show] by impalementation
Excerpt: "i’ve rarely seen discussion of why it would make sense for buffy as a show to end up depicting one of the most obvious and well-developed examples of an enemies-to-lovers storyline. and an abuse-to-care storyline as part of that as well."

RE: What are your official takes on each of Buffy's major love interests? by impalementation
Excerpt: "“i’ve seen the best and the worst of you”: that is the point of buffy/spike, to me. they are each other’s mortifying ordeal, and the payoff is that scene in touched. the payoff of being known is not a matter of being in a sexual or romantic relationship."

Familiar Pain, Safety, and Season Six by Riley Finn Lesbian Productions
This is a loving and thoughtful video essay on the themes of the season, and I wish more people were this willing to let characters have faults.

i want so badly to go back to early 2000s livejournal... by jewishdyke
And now for something completely different: fandom history as self-insert microfiction.

Comments

[petzipellepingo]

Interesting to read the Twitter discussions and I was highly amused by the last one having been there.

Thanks for posting.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the tumblr posts! :)

"I was highly amused by the last one having been there"
Heee! And I was half sure they must have been making some of it up...

[yourlibrarian]

This is a good year for that sort of nostalgia post ;)

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Right?! :D

[sparrow2000]

Really interesting selection. I'll enjoy reading these when I get the chance.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

<3

[double_dutchess]

I think I already read all of impalementation's that you linked (THANK YOU Sunnydale Herald :-) so I only read that last one just now, and HA HA HA that was great!

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Can a nice, safe relationship with fandom be that intense? ;)