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    every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. Being the Slayer has multiple helpful powers especially someone in this field of work. A Slayer would also be able to solve some of America's problems through the generations. The Slayer would also be a hero to many people. The Slayer has many superpowers to protect people from the forces of darkness. She gains many superhuman abilities. To start she gets enhanced

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer was not just written for entertainment. The episodes were created with a deeper purpose behind them. The smallest object, line, or scene would have the biggest impact on the point of an episode. The genre of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is fantasy, it includes supernatural characters like demons and vampires. The episode “Hush,” includes a type of demon which steals voices and hearts. These demons are called Gentlemen and they are from a fairytale. In the episode “Hush,” the

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    independent woman who kills vampires and other creatures. While Wisker makes a very strong argument, this idea of a new kind of women could be extended to Willow and a new kind of men shown in Xander and Giles. In the first episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, the viewer sees Willow as a stereotypical woman in monster films. She was kidnapped and did not know how to defend herself, but throughout the rest of the show Willow develops as a strong

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    When Buffy: The Vampire Slayer premiered on American televisions in 1997, nobody expected much of it. It was a campy, teen horror-comedy about a monster-fighting valley girl, based on a mediocre, five year old movie. However, with the use of snappy dialogue, adult themes, and memorable characters, this little cult hit spread into a phenomenon that lasted 144 episodes over seven seasons. Buffy's success can be attributed to many factors, not limited to those listed above, but the strength of it's

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    to watch the episode “Hush” of Buffy the Vampire Slayer it is clear understand why this show was a hit amongst viewers. The episode made headlines because of how it used no dialogue throughout to create a storyline that actually worked. It needed no background information to understand the characters and their relationships with each other. The episode was praised because of this. It was known as one of the best episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer considering it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding

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    a dramatically increasing variety of television shows with diverse genres. One show, in particular, has introduced several new and original ideas to both television shows and movies after its premiere: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has influenced science fiction television shows and movies by inspiring a long arc plot style in current television shows, introducing LGBTQ characters to television, becoming an inspiration which helped increase the amount

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer While the first seasons of Buffy are structured around an external threat seeking to corrupt the order of the world, later the source of the threat becomes increasingly internal, and the characters must embrace a side of themselves which is evil, irrational, or dangerous. When Giles kills an arguably innocent Ben, he does not suffer the moral ambiguity that Willow encounters when she kills a guilty Warren. Willow has to deal with an evil internal to her in a way Giles

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    The Bloody... seek her out?" It was a morbid curiosity, she knew. But he was the one with the idea that Slayers came with death wishes. Other Slayers, anyway. But she figured he had one too, sometimes. To fight those girls at all. That scar had to be a reminder of that. "Well... what can I say, love. I like a challenge." He dropped a peckish kiss down on her nose, knowing that talk of Slayers past usually

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    with vamps, but do they listen? Ask him." He tossed one vampire towards her, and focused his attention back on the other. Now this would be fun. There'd be three of them at the start, one being young and quick work. Two remained, asking after the Slayer and calling Spike deeply unflattering names. Well, that just wouldn't

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    says, “everything is uncanny that ought to have remained hidden and secret, and yet comes to light” (The Uncanny. 4) which can be tied into the secrets that are unexpectedly exposed in the episode “Angel” (season 1, episode 7) of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. In this episode Buffy finds out her boyfriend, Angel, is actually a vampire, and must deal with her feelings towards him that lead to losing feelings of safety in her home, and with him, all while fighting other vampires. The sudden realization of

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