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These are my thoughts on who is better for Buffy. Feel free to agree or disagree respectfully in the comments.

Ok, so, my preference in this debate is Angel. Imma start with why I like Spuffy but why ultimately I like Angel better for Buffy.

Spike was actually a sweetheart if you think about it. He's that bad boy who has feelings but cannot admit it to himself, let alone anyone else. They had that great enemies to lovers development and you saw how seemlessly they fit together. But Buffy straight up used him. The entire time they were together she didn't do it because he made her happy, but because she was going through a really bad time and needed someone to rely on. Spike happened to be there for her. She wouldn't have cared if it was a random stranger, but she chose Spike because he was probably the worst decision she could make. Don't get me wrong, Spike was really good for her. He helped her realise her feelings and surprisingly get more self-confident. He loved her unconditionally and with such pure passion that he literally faced his own demons to get his soul for her. But they never really dated, she used him as an escape.

Angel on the other hand probably wasn't as good for her as Spike was. She had that attraction to him and their chemistry was undeniable, which is what made their relationship iconic. He obviously cared deeply for her and would've torn down the world to make her happy, but he wasn't able to. This is where Angel and Spike differ for me though. They both wanted to make her happy, but neither could. They both showed her they loved her, but she really only loved Angel. He made her happy because for a small while, they could just love each other and she felt completely safe in his arms. Take S3 for example. She basically dated him in secret because she loved him so much. Despite the fact that he killed a bunch of people and she had to kill him, she couldn't help but feel calm when they were together.

And really, that's why I love Bangel over Spuffy. Buffy actually felt safe and calm with Angel (I really don't know why but you could tell that she was happy with him). Whereas, no matter what Spike did, she could never feel the same for him - Even Spike knew it when he died for her (and we all know he didn't die for the world but he died for her).

So in conclusion, I just think that while both gave something to Buffy, Buffy was only really truly happy with Angel, she was at peace with him. And that's why I'm team Bangel

Ok so, this one might be a bit controversial but I really hate Xander.

When I first watched Buffy, I thought he was pretty funny and actually liked him. He provided some much needed comic relief throughout the show. But that was until he left Anya at the altar. The second he did that I hated him. Anya is such a little cute fluffy cuddly bunny (get it....) and she was just trying to find her way in the world. She fell in love with him, and they were so cute together. She was ready to live out the rest of her life with him, and he's the one that proposed so he should have been ready for it too. He left her heartbroken for literally no reason except for his own selfish doubts. So basically, that's when I started hating him. Imma just look at all the seasons and rant about why I hate him in each one.

In Season 1, he was absolutely obsessed with Buffy. Like literally had no chill about it and was understandably hurt when she rejected him. But then he continued to be obsessed with her and made her feel guilty and bad for liking Angel over him. He literally made Buffy, the person who saves the world weekly, feel bad about her feelings. All Buffy needed was support and comfort and he was too wrapped up in his own feelings to care about anyone else's. Man he annoyed me so much rewatching it, coz it was obvious Willow liked him and he didn't pay any attention to her, rather used her for help from their first interaction. But Willow didn't guilt him about it, she quietly harbored her feelings and tried to move on. Literally from S1 rewatch I could see how selfish he was. He basically used Willow as his rebound for Buffy, and so she rightly rejected him, but of course he was too wrapped up in his own feelings to see why Willow made the right call.

Then in S2, he continued to be obsessed with Buffy. Honestly, he was super annoying when he blamed her for everyone being kidnapped. Like she obviously was suffering from PTSD after dying and he was just so up himself that he couldn't see that, and once again guilted her. He continued teh trend he had of falling for the monster of the week because apparently everyone but him can tell somethings off about these people. Then he started seeing Cordelia, and honestly their relationship was super amazing. It was pretty cute and they had chemistry. Cordelia, who was known for being selfish, broke it off when people found out and so Xander, being even more selfish (although apparently it's not one of his personality traits - yeah right) decides to cast a love spell. Admittedly he did reject Buffy who threw herself at him which was the only good thing he had done in a while. Then, when Angel lost his soul is when he really got going. He basically told Buffy, a teenage girl completely heartbroken, I told you so... Like he can't put aside his pride (which I'm surprised he has any considering how insecure he is) for 2 minutes to be there for his *friend*. Then, he didn't want Angel to get his soul back, coz apparently stopping the murdering guy by making him good didn't validate him enough, it was better to kill him. And once Willow told him to tell Buffy basically to stall Angel, he said go kill him. I honestly blame Xander for a lot of it, like maybe Buffy could have stalled him, made it her number 1 priority to make sure he can get his soul, but instead she acted more rashly and basically was forced to kill him coz she saw no other solution. It literally left her dead to have to kill him, coz SURPRISE XANDER WILLOW ACTUALLY BROUGHT HIS SOUL BACK SO BUFFY HAD TO KILL ANGEL WITH A SOUL... not that he really cares, coz he's just glad Angel's gone.

Then, in S3, and honestly I'm hating all of them for this but I'm ranting about Xander atm, he hated her for leaving. It was his fault that Buffy had to kill the love of her life, and he dared to blame her for everything happening. Like she needed some time to collect herself, she had been expelled, her mother kicked her out (well not intentionally but her phrasing did make it seem like Buffy wasn't welcome) and Xander (and the rest of them) couldn't understand coz they were too busy being mad at her for leaving. Like honestly, I'm siding with Buffy coz she went through MAJOR trauma and then she came back to everyone she loves blaming her. Not fair. And to top it off - he called her selfish... talk about irony. He also hated on Buffy for helping Angel get better, even though he had a soul, and went and literally tried to isolate her from her friends. Honestly, he would have made a great villain the way he belittles Buffy. Later, he had a good thing going with Cordelia, but decided to ruin it by going for Willow, who had had a crush on him for so long. Like this guy is everything I hate. He did do a really sweet thing in buying Cordelia the dress, and saved the town, but he literally is so selfish all the time so these acts do not cancel that out.

Then in S4, I kinda felt bad for him. He had his huge inferiority complex (which I don't get coz he had friends he should go talk to them - but pride stopping him), adn the fact he didn't get to college, had to move in in his parents' basement and all the odd jobs. But then Anya made him feel important - building up the hate I have for him for breaking her and belittling her constantly.

The rest: He continually belittled everyone, which makes no sense because he was so insecure and none of his friends made fun of him as much as he did them. He summoned a demon, which killed multiple people (coz he is that caring about others that he summons demons to help sort out his own problems). Then, straight from his page " (Xander) realized that Buffy had not told them about her relationship with Spike because she knew that Xander would react as he had" - basically saying that Xander is super judgemental and does not take anyone else's feelings into account. He broke Anya's heart because he's too much of an insecure baby to try and work through things, helped gang up AGAINST BUFFY (honestly hated everyone for this too because Buffy is super smart and would 100% have led them to victory much earlier had they let her).

Overall, I just find him really selfish and up himself, and a lot of his comedy comes from belittling others, which is really rude. Also, he doesn't take any blame (except for a few occasions) and tends to blame everyone around him

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

So, who do you think gives the best gifts? I personally believe that Willow would give the best presents and Xander or Buffy would give the worst, Buffy only coz she doesn't have time and Xander coz he would try to be funny or smth and just get it wrong.. Idk.

But, Willow I feel would like really love to shop for everyone and would get everyone the best present!!!

Anyway, what does everyone else think?

Seeing as this is new, I was wondering if anyone on here wanted to listen to my opinions about characters. So, the way I was gonna frame it would be:

My Opinion, and then in comments people can disagree with me (in a respectful manner) and we can have a discussion. This could happen with seasons and other stuff as well (like places, ie. the library or the Summers house, etc.). Anyway these are gonna be loooong. If you want them shorter please tell me and I can try, but these will kinda seem like essays.

I though I would start it with a rant about why I LOVE Buffy:

Ok, so we start off the show like many have done since with main character who has a duty/destiny, doesn't want to do it but reluctantly has to (but I think in Buffy's case she was very keen to make sure people don't die). Honestly, the way she handled it was pretty good. Like she knew that that's what she had to do even though she got kicked out of school because of it. There was an obvious reason that she is the Slayer, coz, along with physical abilities, she clearly couldn't help herself when it came to helping other. And we saw this throughout the whole show. She is so selfless and puts literally everyone before herself, she doesn't consider herself as more important than anyone else which is very important to her whole character arc. I am very protective of Buffy and I'll give examples soon.

Back to the selfless thing, she heard the prophecy in S1 that she was going to be killed by the Master, and like any 16 year old she's like "Nah, not gonna happen, I'm too young to die, I don't want to". And honestly, Sarah Michelle Geller's performance in the scene were she tells Giles she doesn't wanna die literally gets me everytime. Like I feel it with her. But, then she comes to the conclusion that she has to try, even though she's going to die she cannot stand idly by while other people are getting killed. She dies, as you know, comes back, deliver the iconic "I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you" and wins. And that's just season 1. At the end of S2 she decides to kill the Love of her life, her first true love whom she had finally gotten back in order to save the planet. I mean it seems like the obvious thing to do but it's absolutely heart-wrenching to watch, and it stands the test of time (like i still see it on saddest Teen Drama deaths). And then, even though she's already dead, and knows Dawn is literally fake, not an actual person, she feels the bond and decides to use herself to save the world. Knowing she will die, she decided to save her sister and delivered that ICONIC speech (i'm probably gonna say iconic heaps coz she is iconic). So you know, she dies again, selflessly to save the world. Then, in S6 she barely complained, even though she had every right to. I mean they brought her back from heaven to pretty much a literal hell. I would've for sure complained a lot more. But she could see that her friends were hurting and that her sister needed her so she toughened up, continued to fight monsters and tried her best to provide for Dawn. And Finally in S7, she literally said, let's give everyone who can have superpowers, superpowers. And like this may seem a bit, idk selfish i guess coz you can interpret it as being selfish so she can retire while others do the monster fighting work, but she gave up a big part of her identity (being the chosen one) to everyone so that the world can be safer. There's also the whole Prom thing where she went to fight the monsters so that everyone could have a prom, even though she really wanted one (and then the umbrella they gave her; oh guys i'm getting seriously fangirly over here). There's also heaps more but I'm doing this off the top of my head so I'm bound to miss stuff.

Next, I wanna talk about her sass/quips. Like she literally said the funniest things ever. It was nice for the viewers to laugh (although this was a staple of the show so all characters kinda did this) but also it just made her seem so much more bad-ass. I've already mentioned the S1 finale, which honestly is one of the best lines ever. Like who even says that when they die? I would be too traumatised to do anything (like fight him), especially make jokes (like i probs wouldn't even talk). I mean she constantly did it, I could probably just give like a whole post of just the funniest things she's said, but we'll save that for later. I feel everyone knows what I'm talking about.

Finally, (although there are heaps of other things i could probably say) her flaws. Like she is not perfect, like far from it. She sort of embraces it but also kind of doesn't. And I love it. Who wants to see a perfect person? That would be a bit annoying. So, for 1, she always had a bit of a problem with authority figures. She thought she knew best (and like I get where she's coming from, coz Giles and her mom cannot actually understand what she goes through). She has a bit of a superiority complex, which stems from her being the slayer. Like a lot of the time she thinks she's the best and can do no wrong, but then she also is the only one who thinks she does wrong when she doesn't. She kinda has an inferiority complex about her superiority complex and I LOVE it. Like she is so three dimensional (probably more dimensions to be honest) and has such good personality. Like she makes many mistakes and then owns them and tries to do better. And she also doubts herself a lot, which honestly is like so relatable. Like she is just such a well rounded person.

She has so many good qualities, but she also has bad ones. And it makes her sort of relatable (I mean if you take away like the obvious metaphors that Joss uses, she is still relatable). I mean sure, we won't all come back from the dead after dying to protect the world and our fake sister, but financial difficulty, and the way she was working to get everything through and try and keep everyone in her life happy is so relatable. I honestly think that even if she complained more it would have been fine. and probably even more justified coz her life has been insane. I really love buffy. This came apart a bit at the end but still.

NOTE: Ok this is just me but this whole year i've been thinking about when she said "If the apocalypse comes, beep me" coz someone should seriously beep her.