I don't really have erstwhile freaky fandom crushes. It doesn't get much beyond, "yeah, I'd do her" so I'm more at The Todd level.
IWRY -- See, what I like about IWRY is the conversation Buffy has in the sewer about how she's trying to move on because she's well aware of the problems, but prefers him. And it's really more mature than people give her credit for. And it stands out more now because when was the last time anyone remembers her talking about her feelings and her wants so openly. Or, well, looking genuinely happy.
Except Joyce.
Heh. She gets points because she means well. She loses points for being really clueless. Like you've said to others, ME's portrayal is part of this. There's a certain feeling where IMHO we're supposed to think of her as a supermom - which I think is a product of killing her off in S5 and thinking that the more she's idealized as a mom-figure the more affecting her death is.
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IWRY -- See, what I like about IWRY is the conversation Buffy has in the sewer about how she's trying to move on because she's well aware of the problems, but prefers him. And it's really more mature than people give her credit for. And it stands out more now because when was the last time anyone remembers her talking about her feelings and her wants so openly. Or, well, looking genuinely happy.
Except Joyce.
Heh. She gets points because she means well. She loses points for being really clueless. Like you've said to others, ME's portrayal is part of this. There's a certain feeling where IMHO we're supposed to think of her as a supermom - which I think is a product of killing her off in S5 and thinking that the more she's idealized as a mom-figure the more affecting her death is.