stake me!

"Oh my God! Buffy, what are you doing?" - DAWN
"Oh, merciful Zeus! Oh, my eye. My burning, beautiful burning eye." - XANDER
"Why are you naked in bed with Satsu?" - WILLOW

"About time." - ME/PEN/HA-NEUL/IO



These are the reactions of the Scooby Gang upon barging in on Buffy the Slay Gal , or should i say, Gals , Buffy and Satsu in the comic "version" of the cult TV series.

Now many of you will think, "oH, that flick series!" (there's more beef here than in O.C. or Prison Break) or "It's so shallow" (Right, you who likes The Simpsons and High School Musical).




Truth is, BUFFY is probably one of the best written shows ever in modern TV history, thanks to its brilliant creator JOSS WHEDON and his very own Scooby Gang of writers. In all its seven seasons and 144 (!!!) episodes, it didn't just tackle the paranormal. In fact, the paranormal in this series becomes a mere shadow , a metaphor of reality, of life. And because of this, the humanity in each of the characters were fully presented in a believable manner, in which CHANGE and GROWING UP becomes the main issue.

IT did, in all senses, help ME go through my formative years. (and i thank , of course, my dear NIME /FAITH for going through the ride with me. 5x5)

AFter the series, a huge void was left. Not just in my daily viewing habits (because I could always re-live it, as i have all episodes on DVD (thanks, sis!) but onscreen. Which is why, all BUffy fans rejoiced when DarkHorse published the Buffy comics which has kept the show "alive" and actually, grow more, expand and become this mammoth of a creative pool that knows no boundaries.

Okay, back to the pics. Although i have yet to process it, I must say. Kudos! Hey, if she was able to snag (and shag) two centuries-old vampires ( Angel and SPike ), and a cool Military Guy ( Riley ), why not another girl? A Slayer at that! The event happens in the new story arc, "WOlves at the Gate".

Years back, the series was groundbreaking in having shown a lesbian kiss with lesbians in an actual relationship, Willow and Tara. See video. swoon.



I can just imagine Buffy's mother, rest her soul, JOYCE SUMMERS, if she were still living and were to find out about it. "BUffy, is there anyone or anything you wouldn't do?"


In an interview with the New York Times, creator Joss Whedon even said that there were no plans to make BUffy gay, and that... "We're not going to make her gay, nor are we going to take the next 50 issues explaining that she's not...She's young and experimenting, and did I mention open-minded?"

Or former lover SPike, "Well hey, the more, the merrier."

Or FAith, "No Way!"
to which a Willow would retort, "Way."

miss the old times.

stake me.