TheAnnointedOne
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There have been many amazing vampires over the course of BtVS and AtS - they have been frightening, funny, enemies and allies.
Now, rank your favourite Top 5 Vamps of the Buffyverse
For me:
1. Darla
I just love this character!! After a premature ending on BtVS after hints of an interesting character were established, Joss brought her back in AtS - and what a story arc!! She is brilliant as that seductive, powerful vamp in the flashbacks, fragile when brought back as a human in Season 2 of AtS (Julie's acting in The Trial is superb) and then the return of her vamp self, wreaking havoc with Drusilla is a delight to watch. I loved seeing her character's history in AtS, especially the episode Darla when we see The Master sire her. And then comes her dramatic performance in Season 4 - carrying a child with whom she shares a soul and her realisation that she would lose her soul after giving birth and be unable to love it which pushes her to a final act - staking herself. This line always gets me:
"This child, Angel... It's the one good thing we've ever done together. The only good thing. You make sure to tell him that."
2. Angelus
I love Angelus in Season 2 of BtVS. He is so dark, a villain with an emotional connection to Buffy like we have never seen before and arguably never see again. The way he pays so much attention to detal into tormenting her is just so thrilling to watch. Plus as Angelus he is responsible for one of my favourite scenes in the whole of the Buffyverse - his chasing of Jenny to her death in Passion. The way he just breaks her neck at the conclusion of the chase, and then says, "I never get tired of doing that" sits uncomfortably with our emotional reaction to the death of Jenny.
3. Spike
I love the development of this character - from a serious big bad to a vampire with a soul saving the world. I really think he has the best lines out of all the vamps in my Top 5. My favourite episode with him in is Fool For Love - I just love the rich history surrounding Spike, his nature as William and the stories surrounding his killing of two slayers. I love his comedy especially in Season 4 - he just steals every scene he is in. I do like his dark side though, and I love him in School Hard - this is when I thought - wow this guy is gonna cause some trouble!!
4. Drusilla
She is pure comedy gold! I love how mental she is, her visions in Season 2 and her interactions with Angelus and Spike. I particularly like her scenes with Darla in The Reunion in AtS. I think her entrance at the closing of The Trial is the most excited I have ever been watching an episode first time around - I had no clue about her return and was just gobsmacked!!!
5. Kralik (from S3's Helpless)
This may be an unusual choice to be in a list of Top 5 Vampires ever in the history of the Buffyverse, but there is something about this character that I just find so fascinating! He is just so utterly frightening - his humming, his speech, his look - it all just creates a really terryifying vampire. I think Buffy's helplessness when facing him adds to this feeling also. His mother complex is funny but at the same time really disturbing - the way he leaves pictures of Joyce for Buffy to find - I have nightmares about this guy alot haaa
** Honourary mention must go to Mr Trick - such a slick, cool vamp!! **
So theres my top 5! How do you rank yours?
🙂
Now, rank your favourite Top 5 Vamps of the Buffyverse
For me:
1. Darla
I just love this character!! After a premature ending on BtVS after hints of an interesting character were established, Joss brought her back in AtS - and what a story arc!! She is brilliant as that seductive, powerful vamp in the flashbacks, fragile when brought back as a human in Season 2 of AtS (Julie's acting in The Trial is superb) and then the return of her vamp self, wreaking havoc with Drusilla is a delight to watch. I loved seeing her character's history in AtS, especially the episode Darla when we see The Master sire her. And then comes her dramatic performance in Season 4 - carrying a child with whom she shares a soul and her realisation that she would lose her soul after giving birth and be unable to love it which pushes her to a final act - staking herself. This line always gets me:
"This child, Angel... It's the one good thing we've ever done together. The only good thing. You make sure to tell him that."
2. Angelus
I love Angelus in Season 2 of BtVS. He is so dark, a villain with an emotional connection to Buffy like we have never seen before and arguably never see again. The way he pays so much attention to detal into tormenting her is just so thrilling to watch. Plus as Angelus he is responsible for one of my favourite scenes in the whole of the Buffyverse - his chasing of Jenny to her death in Passion. The way he just breaks her neck at the conclusion of the chase, and then says, "I never get tired of doing that" sits uncomfortably with our emotional reaction to the death of Jenny.
3. Spike
I love the development of this character - from a serious big bad to a vampire with a soul saving the world. I really think he has the best lines out of all the vamps in my Top 5. My favourite episode with him in is Fool For Love - I just love the rich history surrounding Spike, his nature as William and the stories surrounding his killing of two slayers. I love his comedy especially in Season 4 - he just steals every scene he is in. I do like his dark side though, and I love him in School Hard - this is when I thought - wow this guy is gonna cause some trouble!!
4. Drusilla
She is pure comedy gold! I love how mental she is, her visions in Season 2 and her interactions with Angelus and Spike. I particularly like her scenes with Darla in The Reunion in AtS. I think her entrance at the closing of The Trial is the most excited I have ever been watching an episode first time around - I had no clue about her return and was just gobsmacked!!!
5. Kralik (from S3's Helpless)
This may be an unusual choice to be in a list of Top 5 Vampires ever in the history of the Buffyverse, but there is something about this character that I just find so fascinating! He is just so utterly frightening - his humming, his speech, his look - it all just creates a really terryifying vampire. I think Buffy's helplessness when facing him adds to this feeling also. His mother complex is funny but at the same time really disturbing - the way he leaves pictures of Joyce for Buffy to find - I have nightmares about this guy alot haaa
** Honourary mention must go to Mr Trick - such a slick, cool vamp!! **
So theres my top 5! How do you rank yours?
🙂
