Synder...What Was His Deal?

[LittleMissLikesToFight]

I' m not sure he knew everything about living on a hellmouth though. mayor probably told him the basics... but he was still kept in the dark on a lot of things. but you know, you would think the authorities working there would need to know something, if just to know "if it looks like a vampire, demon, so-and-so case, you guys cant handle it." Which is why they always say don't bother with the police. It seems as if some of them, at least the chief has to know, but they wont risk themselves with things they can't handle. And everyone else thinks they just won't believe them.

 

[Fake Shemp]

total minion of the mayor, lol, monions dont need to know all the details he just had to try and legitimatley (or not) expell buffy so she would move out of town and not be a problem to the mayor, he might not have been told ooh shes the slayer, but that she is trouble and needs to be well gotten rid of like some sort of trash.... erm yeah.

and whats his name anywhos?

 

[Washburne]

Well I´m pretty sure Snyder didn´t know as much as some seems to think. And I certainly don´t think he knew that Buffy was the slayer. And I don´t rule out the possibility that then "School hard" was written they didn´t know that the mayor was going to be the big bad for season three. They might, but I wouldn´t bet on it.

I got very excited then I first glanced at the name of the thread. I thought it was a swedish thread. No such "luck" though. Synder in swedish means sins... I don´t wanna make fun of it or anything. Hello! It´s not like I don´t spell things wrong. I just thought I´d learn you all your second swedish word. Oh, yeah that´s right. The first one only VH (and some other exclusive people) know. Sorry for going off topic. Back to Snyder.

 

[white avenger]

I think that the entire population of Sunnydale had some idea of just what was going on, but it was something like the Ben/Glory thing in Season 5. As soon as they formed the idea in their head, it disappeared again. As for all of the authority figures in the town actively covering up whatever happened, maybe that was somehow the influence of the First Evil trying to keep its presence and activities secret. Of course, if all of that is true, then we would have to come up with some reason why Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and the rest of the gang managed to break or be immune to the spell, but that might have something to do with their close association with the Slayer who is somehow immune to the spell, the way Spike, and I would assume, all other supernatural residents of Sunnydale, were immune to Glory's spell.

But then. how comw the Initiative wasn't effected?

 

[Blondie Bear]

^ I think you're mostly right, but I think that it's less a spell or effect and more an extreme example of people burying their heads in the sand. Buffy, after all, is all about extreme examples. I think the writers were subtly commenting on people who ignore what's going on in the world around them because it's not comfortable or they don't understand it or they don't think they can do anything about it.

 

[Superstar]

Snydeman

Synder in swedish means sins... Back to Snyder.

Funny enough, that is my last name. Don't hold it against me.
I am EVIL yaknow.

But, it is from my German side, which if I'm not mistaken means Tailor. The other side is Lockhart which seems to have Irish/Scottish and Germanic origins in meaning.

As for Snyder on the series, I think his name is actually a play on the word Snide, which fits his personality.

Back to Snyder.
Yeah, He knew about the Hellmouth. He knew about vampires (PCP? C'mon. He's not that dumb. He's proved that much if nothing else.). He knew the authorities were attempting to keep a lid on things and that he was an active part of it. I also think he knew Buffy's status. And, I'm certain that he knew the mayor was behind it all, and that the mayor wasn't quite what he appeared to be. "Won't that be interesting."

It is for sure that the mayor knew about Buffy, and let her run free to keep the city somewhat manageable for his own ends provided she not interfere with his own agenda.

I think that Snyder's personal issues with Buffy stem from his own past and knowing that a high school student was keeping better control, not him.

I think some of these issues are reflected in Band Candy with his desire is to hang out with Buffy and the gang, when he is reverted to his teenage years, is genuine. I think he sincerely wants to do the right thing and help but is incapable of the physical commitment. Growing up, he seems to have over-compensated for this shortcoming. My suspicions are it is related to something in his teen years and one of the reasons he really doesn't like teenagers.

 

[angelchick182]

I agree with what many others have mentioned. I think Snyder was just one pawn in The Mayor's big plan and, like many pawns, was only fed information on a "need-to-know" basis. I think The Mayor's placement of Snyder at Sunnydale High was a deliberate attempt to keep everything in check and keep people from asking too many questions. Snyder always put his spin on things that happened, even though he knew there was a Hellmouth. That said, it really helped me come to the conclusion that Snyder was a mere pawn in The Mayor's plan, during the hostage exchage scene in "Choices". Snyder was totally thrown by what happened when he walked in, proving that he had no clue as to The Mayor's true purpose. As for Snyder's knowledge of Buffy, I don't believe he knew that she was The Slayer. I think The Mayor probably just told him that she was a delinquent or a radical troublemaker, that would prove to cause nothing but problems and chaos. I actually think, in the end, that The Mayor had Snyder convinced that they were the good guys, and that everything that they were doing(trying to isolate Buffy and keep her in check, lying to the public about the reality of what was going on) was for a better, more prosperous Sunnydale. I don't think Snyder was evil by choice, but was doing so by being manipulated by The Mayor.