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So, Buffy is ending.
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I find myself increasingly drawn to Andrew, as an avatar and a storyteller. He is a character I did regard as “lost”. It will amaze and please me if he is allowed to redeem himself *and survive*.
It is obvious to most viewers that, in a typical television or film format, any character who performs as terrible a deed as Andrew did in killing Jonathan has become irretrievably lost. He may redeem himself, but only through some terrible sacrifice. Usually such a character will die in saving others.
This is all well and good, with its social implications that murder demands the forfeit of one’s own life. But the underlying impression left is that, once one has “gone evil”, it is a good idea to stick there. Out-and-out evil characters often survive to maintain drama, but wavering characters get axed in their redemption.
Personally, I’d prefer to see those who turn to weal instead of harm be at least occasionally *better* off than they were while they were wielding misery.
Just some thoughts.
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I find myself increasingly drawn to Andrew, as an avatar and a storyteller. He is a character I did regard as “lost”. It will amaze and please me if he is allowed to redeem himself *and survive*.
It is obvious to most viewers that, in a typical television or film format, any character who performs as terrible a deed as Andrew did in killing Jonathan has become irretrievably lost. He may redeem himself, but only through some terrible sacrifice. Usually such a character will die in saving others.
This is all well and good, with its social implications that murder demands the forfeit of one’s own life. But the underlying impression left is that, once one has “gone evil”, it is a good idea to stick there. Out-and-out evil characters often survive to maintain drama, but wavering characters get axed in their redemption.
Personally, I’d prefer to see those who turn to weal instead of harm be at least occasionally *better* off than they were while they were wielding misery.
Just some thoughts.
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