PatrickHalliwel
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Okay, so excuse the bluntness of the topic title, but I'm really curious.
I watched Buffy back in the day and binged the later seasons (along with Angel) during my high school years. Now, near a decade later, rewatching both series and noticing things I haven't before. Thing are connecting and such, but ONE THING that still remains the same as the first time I watched it is: Tara seems a little slow to me still.
I thought the same thing back then years ago (before I watched Buffy S1-4), but now, re-watching the entire series, I was expecting Tara's character to make more 'sense'. However, she doesn't. She seems just as kooky and awkward as I remembered her.
So this question is for the die-hard Buffy fans:
Do you think Tara had some kind of autism or form of social/mental development problem? Or do you think Amber Benson's acting is to blame.
I, myself, have seen mixed reactions on the web. Some hate her, some like her (Tara). But never really seen anyone straight out ask if her character was more than just awkward. How she held her hands idly (one awkwardly at her stomach, the other clenched at her side), the way she stuttered and talked breathy when trying to convey emotions, so many things.
I watched Buffy back in the day and binged the later seasons (along with Angel) during my high school years. Now, near a decade later, rewatching both series and noticing things I haven't before. Thing are connecting and such, but ONE THING that still remains the same as the first time I watched it is: Tara seems a little slow to me still.
I thought the same thing back then years ago (before I watched Buffy S1-4), but now, re-watching the entire series, I was expecting Tara's character to make more 'sense'. However, she doesn't. She seems just as kooky and awkward as I remembered her.
So this question is for the die-hard Buffy fans:
Do you think Tara had some kind of autism or form of social/mental development problem? Or do you think Amber Benson's acting is to blame.
I, myself, have seen mixed reactions on the web. Some hate her, some like her (Tara). But never really seen anyone straight out ask if her character was more than just awkward. How she held her hands idly (one awkwardly at her stomach, the other clenched at her side), the way she stuttered and talked breathy when trying to convey emotions, so many things.