Angel is a very flawed hero compared to Buffy. So, although he often sets himself up as moral arbitrar, it comes from a place of having been the bad guy. Point of clarification: I'm not annoyed with *Buffy*, and actually I think she usually has to take the attitudes and positions she does, given her situation. I'm annoyed with the show for not challenging that more substantially. Of course, start from a more [morally] complicated hero, and you're probably going to automatically end up with a more nuanced show. *glares pointedly at RTD*
My favorite thing about Xander (and I think one thing the show really did get right) is his anti-demon bigotry. Not because I think he's right and I wanted mindless vampire hate spewed all over the place, but because it was a substantively different p.o.v. that we heard consistently.
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Re: VIDS! (You asked for it...)
Date: 13 Jul 2011 01:58 pm (UTC)Point of clarification: I'm not annoyed with *Buffy*, and actually I think she usually has to take the attitudes and positions she does, given her situation. I'm annoyed with the show for not challenging that more substantially. Of course, start from a more [morally] complicated hero, and you're probably going to automatically end up with a more nuanced show. *glares pointedly at RTD*
My favorite thing about Xander (and I think one thing the show really did get right) is his anti-demon bigotry. Not because I think he's right and I wanted mindless vampire hate spewed all over the place, but because it was a substantively different p.o.v. that we heard consistently.