bespangeled
Scooby
I suspect this is in the wrong forum but I do that a lot and I am very sorry mods!
I first watched Buffy with my granddaughter when she was 9. It's not an age I recommend but she was interested and I was there to answer questions. We talked about everything - and when things got rough for Buffy we talked about the decisions she made that led to them.
Tonight she told me she was ready for a rewatch - she's 13, and in 7th grade. The first thing she noted was how young Buffy looked. There were a few comments on the styles - she knows that Buffy is the same age as her mother so that's fun for her. Kinda like seeing Mom as a teen.
I haven't told her that I'm gonna blog this - she was almost asleep at the end of Welcome/Harvest. My impressions were actually unexpected. While I browse Buffy, I haven't watched first season much.
Giles was positively Wesley - in fact, I suspect Wesley might have done just as well if not better if he knew Buffy from the start. Meeting Buffy the first two times clearly rattled him, and he was so very British. It's a credit to Giles how he rolled with the punches, because he seemed like he had walked out of Downton Abbey at first.
Xander - I like Xander. Early on he's an interesting character and he holds his own. In fact, he made more of an impression than Willow did when he followed Buffy to rescue Jesse. Willow was great - but she was so passive. It's one thing to move if someone means tells you to - and another to assume that just because someone talks to you they want you to leave, and offer to do it.
Universe issues:
Buffy needed Xander to help her close a door - that isn't going to happen again.
The vamp who chased Buffy apparently climbed a tunnel into full sunlight - and grabbed her hand. Even holding on to her, he just steamed lightly rather than bursting into flames.
All vampires come from one demon, and demons have souls. That one seems worth considering so I'm gonna start a thread on that.
I'm gonna ask for her opinion for the next episodes - since she's seen the show before it won't have any real surprises.Exceept maybe, a few things she forgot - we did run into those already.
I first watched Buffy with my granddaughter when she was 9. It's not an age I recommend but she was interested and I was there to answer questions. We talked about everything - and when things got rough for Buffy we talked about the decisions she made that led to them.
Tonight she told me she was ready for a rewatch - she's 13, and in 7th grade. The first thing she noted was how young Buffy looked. There were a few comments on the styles - she knows that Buffy is the same age as her mother so that's fun for her. Kinda like seeing Mom as a teen.
I haven't told her that I'm gonna blog this - she was almost asleep at the end of Welcome/Harvest. My impressions were actually unexpected. While I browse Buffy, I haven't watched first season much.
Giles was positively Wesley - in fact, I suspect Wesley might have done just as well if not better if he knew Buffy from the start. Meeting Buffy the first two times clearly rattled him, and he was so very British. It's a credit to Giles how he rolled with the punches, because he seemed like he had walked out of Downton Abbey at first.
Xander - I like Xander. Early on he's an interesting character and he holds his own. In fact, he made more of an impression than Willow did when he followed Buffy to rescue Jesse. Willow was great - but she was so passive. It's one thing to move if someone means tells you to - and another to assume that just because someone talks to you they want you to leave, and offer to do it.
Universe issues:
Buffy needed Xander to help her close a door - that isn't going to happen again.
The vamp who chased Buffy apparently climbed a tunnel into full sunlight - and grabbed her hand. Even holding on to her, he just steamed lightly rather than bursting into flames.
All vampires come from one demon, and demons have souls. That one seems worth considering so I'm gonna start a thread on that.
I'm gonna ask for her opinion for the next episodes - since she's seen the show before it won't have any real surprises.Exceept maybe, a few things she forgot - we did run into those already.
