The Return of Bree:The Buffy Factor (contains spoilers)

by immortal1
on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:47 pm

“The reason lonelygirl15 exists is because I’m really just a fan like all of you. Star Wars prequel? I was in line for tickets… and I thought it sucked. Firefly? I’ve seen every episode and I watched Serenity in theaters… twice. Don’t even get me started on Buffy because I can talk for hours.” -Miles

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is clearly a major influence on lonelygirl15. Homage is a tricky thing to pull off. You have to find the balance between paying reverence to something you hold in high regard without replicating that material. If it’s not done well we can use the source material to predict the direction the show doing homage to it will go.

The Characters

Buffy:Bree- The heroine going through her rites of passage. Slayers:Trait + can only be girls.
Xander:Daniel- The every guy whose romances never work out.
Angel:Jonas- The mysterious protector who upon first arriving on the scene is not known to be good or evil.
Willow:Taylor- Research girl who discovers her homosexuality. When Taylor first arrived on the scene her tomboyish nature and budding friendship with Sam caused people to speculate. Sure Taylor pined for Jonas but Willow pined for Xander at first too.
Cordelia:Sarah- The girl who says what's on her mind.
Dawn:Emma- The little sister who turns out to be "the key."
Faith:Virginia- “16 years old, she's the pretty girl next door. She has an innocent appearance, but looking into her big eyes you see a girl who has lived more than just 16 short years. Her small frame and quiet demeanor make her seem vulnerable, yet VIRGINIA has a toughness and street smarts that has come with a hard life. Despite her rough past, VIRGINIA is charismatic and charming.”
Riley:Scott- “an attractive and athletic all-American guy. He entered the military to see the world, but got more than he bargained for. SCOTT is strong-minded, a gentleman, and believes in love at first sight.”

The Episodes

Surprise:
Drusilla brings back a powerful demon who has the ability to kill with a single touch called the Judge, whose purpose is to rid the world of "the plague of humanity" by "burning the righteous down," leaving only evil demons alive.

The Gift:
Buffy must stop Glory from using Dawn’s (the key’s) blood in a ritual that will open a portal between dimensions. Buffy's last line from "The Gift" an episode where she sacrifices herself so her sister can live:
"Dawn, listen to me. Listen: I love you. I will always love you. This is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles I... tell Giles I figured it out, and I'm o.k. Give my love to my friends. You have to take care of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live... for me."

Guess what happened after that? Buffy came back! Think of the press--lonelygirl15 returns! I have a feeling Bree will return right about the time “Greek” goes on hiatus.

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