[ SECRET POST #4092 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4092 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Do people really relate a lot to characters that are very similar to them but otherwise not particularly cool or competent? Especially on a show like this... you'd be a kid watching all these older, superpowered characters kicking ass, and then there's this one who is your age but can't do much and must be protected all the time.

[(Anonymous)]

If I'd been younger when Buffy was on, I think I'd definitely wanted to be like the cool older characters.

I think there is often a disconnect between why people enjoy characters and why people (especially the ones making the media) think that other people are enjoying them. When FotR came out, I read a bunch of reviews and head a lot of people say "They expanded Arwen's role so you're girlfriend would have something to be interested in." and boy, did I want to punch people. I really liked movie!Arwen, but holy shit, she was not the reason I went to the theater and I was perfectly capable of identifying with some of the male characters and caring about them. Also, I don't go to movies just because I'm being dragged along by a man, thanks. I want more awesome movies with more awesome female characters, but it's not like I'm going to pass out from boredom if there isn't a woman on screen.

I don't know the behind-the-scenes reason for introducing Dawn, but I can imagine someone saying "This started as a teen show and now the characters are young adults. We need to bring in a teen character to maintain our teen audience, because obviously teens aren't interested in cool characters a few years older than them (and our audience growing up with the show is bad for some reason, I guess.)" It's like when the kids on a sitcom aren't so young and adorable anymore, they introduce a new little kid, but adorable little kids were never the reason anyone was watching the show...