#Buffy giving me those complex feelings that all mean I wanna punch joss whedon

[rhisardthewizard]

I’m remembering why season 6 is so hard to watch; I hate watching Buffy be abusive.

I get that she’s in pain. I get that she’s been through it. But she’s fucking awful a few times here.

And look, I know I’m about two episodes from one specifically horrific showstopper of a bathroom scene, but I don’t think im open to hearing arguments about whether the attempted sexual assault in 6x19 is worse or better or equal to the fully committed domestic abuse that Buffy inflicted on Spike in 6x13.

Like, the whole thing felt like the showrunners decided to make Spike’s character do one really beyond-the-pale horrific thing to even out the numerous little emotional and physical abuses Buffy meted out on him all season.

I’m not saying spike is an innocent lil baby, but parts of this season have aged like milk and are, in hindsight, very obvious flags that Joss Whedon is a fucking ghoul.

Ya know, in case that wasn’t clear from how he framed a grown man having sex with an underage girl and emotionally traumatizing her for the rest of the show is treated like some doomed soulmate shit for 7 seasons. Have I mentioned I hate Angel?