Buffy Goes Dark

Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television is an academic publication relating to the last two seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Synopsis
Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim for its use of metaphor to explore the conflicts of growth, power, and transgression. Its groundbreaking stylistic and thematic devices, boldness and wit earned it an intensely devoted fan base - and as it approached its zenith, attention from media watchdog groups and the Federal Communications Commission. The grim and provocative evolution of the show over its final two seasons polarized its audience, while also breaking ground fertile for critical and philosophical analysis. The thirteen essays in this edited collection, divided into the perspectives of feminist, cultural, auteur and fan studies, explore the popular series' conclusion, providing a multifaceted examination of Buffy's most controversial two seasons.