Buffy Anne Summers, aka

At this point, I really have no idea if some out there are getting impatient for my next installment on relationships in Buffy, or if no one cares. It’s a bit difficult to know given the stats, but I don’t suppose it matters much. These few posts have been as much an exploration of some of my own thoughts and feelings about the show, and hopefully for my own benefit as a writer, as they have been for any other particular purpose, e.g., your entertainment, or edification, or otherwise.

So, I might as well continue.

As I’ve said all along, I believe, conscious on the part of the creators or not, some of the characteristics of the show — such as the relative lack of hierarchies, the emphasized dualism between the forces of life and death (or light and darkness, or however we choose to think about it) — have some to do with the show’s appeal and may say a little something about the spirit of our times.

It will be with that thought in mind, that I will begin to draw some of my conclusions.

However, I’m juggling various other projects and responsibilities, including being a caretaker, and it’s considerably easier and less time-consuming (and seems to drive more traffic to the site) to simply post videos and the like than to wax philosophic about BtVS. And a bit like one of my other favorite TV characters, Dr. Gregory House, I have more than my fair share of pain on a daily basis, and it’s been getting me down some lately. So there will be yet another delay before I go much further with my discussion, or analysis, or whatever I should call it. Hopefully, I’ll feel better and get something out next week.

So while I’m resting and recovering, as I’m often inclined to say, how about let’s all go watch Buffy?

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