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loisfreakinglane · 2 months ago

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so many buffyverse characters were written to be oneoffs but became vital characters for many years to come. it feels organic and helps the worldbuilding so much.

but not kendra. not kendra!!!!!!!!!! who is IMMEDIATELY so vibrant and fascinating, bubbly and headstrong and proud and judgmental, a huge bookworm who laughs about excessive footnotes, who stammers in front of boys, who loves crop tops and makeup and heavy jewelry. kendra who trades insults with buffy, then softly asks for her help. calls buffy weird for dating a vampire, mocks her for dying, then tells her she learned so much just from their short time together. kendra who was taken from her parents so young she doesn't remember them, who's never had friends, who isn't allowed to speak to boys or go to school or have a life.

of all characters who deserved to be written into the narrative, or be resurrected after they died, she makes the top of the list

#this show is already blindingly white and they really made it so much goddamn worse #i LOVE the buffy kendra duo so much #and for how much people bring up the accent biancas performance is so fucking good i don't get stuck on it. and she already had a #MUCH better handle on it by the next time she showed up on btvs. ya kno when she had actual time to work on it #anyway the only characters that this show introduces as a oneoff and turns into major recurring/regular characters are white #this show is forever obnoxiously white thats obvious #but they really never gave any nonwhite character a fucking chance like they did every white one that popped up #i'm even thinking about one of my favorite buffyverse villains ever mr trick #it's ABSURD he was killed off so fast #i love the buffyverse so much but my god the racism #(bringing me right back around to THATS NIKKI WOODS GODDAMN COAT YOU PIECE OF SHIT)#buffyverserewatch2k24

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