ruthseriouslydothis:
Top 6 Buffy Summers Quotesasked by detkatebeckett #but look at construction of buffy summers #top left #the martyrdom of being the slayer #how it means her life is less than everyone else’s #because she was deemed the first to die #this is the forced inferiority of being the Slayer #because it means your life is only worthwhile because you’ll die to save someone else; you’ll die to save the world; because you’re not w… #and then bottom right #because on the surface #it appears that she’s acting superior #saying she IS THE LAW #but there’s so much despair #people who say SMG is inaccessible while acting #need to adjust their emotions #b/c i’ve never seen someone express despair and numbness and yet a quiet defiance #all at once #being the slayer forces her to be superior #to not be above the law but to BE the law #and she knows its wrong #that she’s not enough #this is the way its been since the beginning #in the lawlessness of the demon war #there’s only the slayer to beat back the rising dark #she’s the law and the warrior and the fallen soldier #she’s alone #the superiority comes from this great burden of purpose #and the inferiority comes from her being the first person sacrificed for this great burden of purpose #the slayer forges strength from pain #and it’s through knowing the despair of being the chosen one
Top 6 Buffy Summers Quotesasked by detkatebeckett
#but look at construction of buffy summers #top left #the martyrdom of being the slayer #how it means her life is less than everyone else’s #because she was deemed the first to die #this is the forced inferiority of being the Slayer #because it means your life is only worthwhile because you’ll die to save someone else; you’ll die to save the world; because you’re not w… #and then bottom right #because on the surface #it appears that she’s acting superior #saying she IS THE LAW #but there’s so much despair #people who say SMG is inaccessible while acting #need to adjust their emotions #b/c i’ve never seen someone express despair and numbness and yet a quiet defiance #all at once #being the slayer forces her to be superior #to not be above the law but to BE the law #and she knows its wrong #that she’s not enough #this is the way its been since the beginning #in the lawlessness of the demon war #there’s only the slayer to beat back the rising dark #she’s the law and the warrior and the fallen soldier #she’s alone #the superiority comes from this great burden of purpose #and the inferiority comes from her being the first person sacrificed for this great burden of purpose #the slayer forges strength from pain #and it’s through knowing the despair of being the chosen one
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That’s right joss whedon did a thing before he did the other thing! I should watch that some time