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Why Blunt Filter Needles Are Essential for Precision in Medical Procedures
When it comes to medical procedures, precision is crucial. Every dosage, every injection, and every medication must be accurately administered to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients. This is where syringe filters with blunt needles come in. Blunt filter needles are specialized medical needles designed to enhance precision in medical procedures. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of using blunt filter needle and their role in achieving precision in medical procedures.
What Are Blunt Filter Needles? Blunt filter needles are a game-changer in the world of medical procedures. Unlike traditional needles, which have a sharp Blunt-tip, blunt filter needle have a rounded tip that reduces the risk of tissue damage and needlestick injuries. This design not only makes them safer for healthcare professionals to use but also allows for more precise delivery of medications and fluids.
The Need for Precision in Medical Procedures The precision of medical procedures is vital for various reasons. First, accurate dosages are essential to ensure that patients receive the right amount of medication for their condition. This helps prevent under or overdose, which can lead to complications and delayed recovery.
Additionally, precision in medical procedures reduces medication waste, which can be costly and harmful to the environment. Most importantly, it helps avoid incorrect medication administration, which can have severe consequences for patients.
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The Role of Blunt Filter Needles in Precision Blunt filter needle play a crucial role in achieving precision in medical procedures. They are design to work efficiently, ensuring accurate aspiration and injection of medication. This is especially important for procedures that require high accuracy, such as intravenous administration, epidural injections, intramuscular injections, biopsies, and spinal taps. Blunt filter needle also make it easier for medical professionals to handle and administer medication, reducing the risk of errors.
How to Choose the Right Blunt Filter Needle When it comes to choosing the right blunt filter needle, there are a few factors to consider. First, the needle size and gauge should be suitable for the intended use. Different procedures may require different needle sizes and gauges, so it is essential to consult a medical professional for guidance. Additionally, the needle must be compatible with the syringe being used. Lastly, it is crucial to ensure that the blunt filter needle has quality and safety certifications to guarantee its efficacy and compliance with regulations.
Benefits of Blunt Filter Needles Blunt filter needles have many benefits that make them an essential tool in medical settings. First and foremost, they prevent accidental needle sticks. This is especially important for medical professionals who handle syringes and needles daily. Blunt filter needle also reduce needle breakage, which can lead to medication waste and increase the risk of complications. Additionally, these needles minimize tissue damage, resulting in less pain and discomfort for patients.
Moreover, blunt filter needle ensure accurate medication delivery. With their design, they can aspirate and inject with precision, decreasing the chances of incorrect dosages. This also leads to improved patient comfort as medication is delivered directly to the intended site.
Applications of Blunt Filter Needles in Medical Procedures Many medical procedures require precision, and blunt filter needle are a valuable tool in achieving it. Some of these procedures include intravenous (IV) administration, where accurate dosages are crucial for proper medication absorption and delivery. Epidural injections, which are use to manage pain, also require precision to avoid complications. Similarly, intramuscular injections, biopsies, and spinal taps all need accurate medication delivery for the best outcomes.
Conclusion In conclusion, blunt filter needles are an essential tool in achieving precision in medical procedures. Their benefits, such as preventing needle sticks, reducing breakage, and improving accuracy, make them a valuable addition to any medical setting. As a patient, it is essential to discuss with your healthcare provider the use of blunt filter needles for your medical procedures. With the right blunt filter needle, you can rest assured that your medical procedures will be performed with the utmost precision for the best possible outcomes.
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bro what if we fit together like puzzle pieces bro what if we just lay down and like test it out bro you never know
#i admit that the bumps in their noses fit together much more precisely before things shifted in paint#but oh well it’s the thought that matters i think???#aftg#tsc#jerejean#jean moreau#jeremy knox
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In the intricate world of financial trading, precision is not just a luxury—it is a necessity. This is particularly true in options trading, where the value of a position can hinge on minute fluctuations in market variables. Here, the role of an options calculator becomes indispensable. These sophisticated tools provide traders with the precision necessary to manage risk effectively and make informed trading decisions.
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This is slowly turning into a "every jc moment ever" thing and I have no regrets.
#star trek voyager#janeway x chakotay#i cant even begin to explain why theyre so perfect for each other#but probably the biggest reason why i love their relationship so much is precisely the fact that they arent a couple#they love each other. they love each other romantically as well and they WANT each other but they cant and they wont#but does that lead to more awkwardness or weirdness between them? no#theyre each others confidant theyre safe space their crutch#theyre there for each other in every way that matters#and its so beautiful
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So in a way, is there a difference between headcanoning frisk/chara as girls or boys and headcanoning them as trans/nonbinary if it's all headcanon in the end anyway and everyone is equally wrong?
yes there's a difference because arbitrarily deciding that canon established neutrality is something that you get to override and is automatically more "debatable" than a character being established as male or female is a very obvious double standard.
interpreting them as nonbinary is only a way to translate their neutrality while assuming that the rest of their race thinks of gender as we do in real life. it doesn't change anything about how the character is referred to. rather, it preserves it. headcanoning them as a boy or a girl throws aside their neutrality entirely as irrelevant and "arbitrary". for what. YOUR discomfort?
while i might not think the characters in the text itself are trans, this attitude REALLY speaks to people's ignorance and weirdness around trans people in real life. because outside the game, real gender neutral people exist and they ARE, of course, transgender. someone who has gender neutral and nonbinary friends and is normal about it is not going to scramble to immediately fit any neutral characters back into the gender binary like a fucking 5 year old. because for someone who isn't transphobic, neutrality is just another way for human beings to exist.
anyway how many gendered characters are there out there? how many textually neutral ones, to compare? go play with another one of your billions of toys, if not retconning an entire character is sow hawd fow u
tldr: yes. kiss my ass
#answered asks#biscia hater moment#this is precisely why people go so ham on the they're nonbinary take during discourse btw#because any fucking attempt to discuss the matter outside of those lenses is taken as an excuse to be like#''so it's fine if i make them girls/boys then'' like it's not even subtle y'all got gender cooties#get outta my inbox#undertale
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A timeline of Bisig!! Since I've decided her birthday was in July, I felt it was time for a little retrospective :>
Thought it'd be fun to see how the way I've drawn her has evolved over the years!
#the ever-shrinking number of stripes on her sweater haha XD#this timeline isn't super precise and there's been some back and forth but it's the overall evolution that matters#i don't think the artstyle is going to undergo any drastic changes now but who knows it might still evolve a bit#mydrawings#MyCharacters#Bisig#my precious little cat.......#to think she's seven years old already......#this did make me feel pretty emotional ngl#she matters a lot to me#and apparently to other people too??#reference#there aren't any other drawings of Bisig between 2017 and 2020 but sometimes an idea needs time to grow#once i found some reaaally old fic in which a ship's cat named Bisig shows up so it's possible the seed of that idea was even older#(that cat was a regular non-sapient cat and “bisig” just means kitty/kitten in Breton)#(so what it truly shows is that even as a kid 1) i liked cats 2) i liked boats 3) i was not very original when it comes to naming OCs XD)
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Quick personal announcement: today I was officially diagnosed with autism.
That is all.
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The driver might be alone in the cockpit, the astronaut sitting in a tin can, but it takes a team on the ground to lift him into orbit. And when things don't go to plan, that solitary individual requires support more than ever before to get the mission back on course — Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman
#formula 1#george russell#mercedes amg f1#marcus dudley#toto wolff#god this paragraph#this book is so beautifully written#people like to talk shit about the team and their questionable strategy a lot. and i get that. i do#but i also think maybe this job is insanely difficult. and the reason why the mistakes stand out so much#is precisely because these people are actually good at their job. and most of the time they make us forget how hard their work actually is#i have a soft spot for this team no matter how much they fuck up. i'm rooting for the engineers and the mechanics#just as much as i do for the drivers#🖤🖤🖤
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YOU'RE. YOU'RE. YOU ARE = YOU'RE. NOTICE THE E IN ARE. YOU'RE = YOU ARE. THE APOSTROPHE COMBINES THE YOU AND THE ARE TO MAKE IT YOU'RE. FUCK
#user: gossippool 😝#just saw a tweet that said “if your native language is english and you don't have a learning disorder you should not be getting this wrong”#and yeah. fucking. jesus christ please read a book#the thing is it is very obvious when someone makes a mistake because english isn't their first language#vs when it is and the person has obviously never read a book in their fucking life#it's embarrassing. “this isn't school grammar doesn't matter” you are COOKED. YOU ARE COOKED#YOU'RE (YOU ARE) COOKED#BASIC ASS ENGLISH I LEARNED WHEN I WAS 6 OR SOME SHIT#literacy rate ZERO critical thinking skills ZERO comprehension skills ZERO#if you think i'm being mean or overreacting idc. go search up your country's literacy rates. go online for 5 seconds#and see how many people spouting nonsensical or grammatically incorrect bullshit you come across#it is CONCERNING.#and it is PRECISELY the problem of any of y'all who think that spaces to consume entertainment and have fun#means you can leave all critical thinking at the door. do you even fucking know what education means#if everything you learned in school stays with you only when you're IN SCHOOL then WHY EVEN GO TO FUCKING SCHOOL????? ARE Y'ALL DUMB???#you don't want to learn you don't want to read you don't want to communicate you don't want to better yourselves. so what are you doing then
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what i think the 4077th gets at subway as a former subway worker
hawkeye — says he’s gonna be simple and actually is . white bread blt but he wants that bacon CRISPY . like almost burnt crispy . and then he gets lettuce and tomato mayonnaise and an egregious amount of pepper
trapper — your classic philly but with the cheese sauce . and onions and peppers . white bread . sometimes he throws some jalapeños on there for shits and giggles
bj — ham and turkey on herb and cheese ! also with pepperjack and toasted . and then he gets lettuce tomato onion and pickles . he believes in keeping it simple . and also mustard !
frank — american club and american cheese on wheat . toasted . a fuckton of olives . onions . lettuce . ranch . oil and vinegar .
margaret — turkey , provolone on white bread and she puts it through the garden . a lot of mustard . salt and pepper and maybe a little vinegar .
henry — henry does NOT get tuna contrary to what all of you may believe . he gets a roast beef sandwich on white . with cheddar . lettuce , tomato , a little spinach ( on lorraine’s insistence ) , onion , oil , vinegar , and mayo .
potter — sherm does get tuna . he gets it on white with provolone and pepper and vinegar and that’s it .
charles — charles does not eat subway .
klinger — klinger gets a foot long meatball on herb and cheese with mozzarella but he’s also one of those insane people who gets mayonnaise on it <3
radar — radar gets veggie on white with lettuce and pickles and cheddar and mustard and he tells you about all his pigs while ur making his sandwich
#frank would make me remake his sandwich at least once#early seasons margaret would be SOOO precise with her measurements she’d be like more of less of whatever whatever#henry would not remember what his order was no matter how many times he comes in#i’d be nonstop sneezing making hawkeyes because his sandwich would almost completely black with pepper and i’m right because i said so#mash#mashposting#m*a*s*h#mash 4077#mashblr#i’m not tagging allat#the gang
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who’s shockwaves kids dad
or was the kid made in a test tube
BUT RVEN THEN THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF OTHER DNS SO WHO THR FRAG IS THE SPARKLINGS DAD BRO
-pashn
I considered Soundwave or Megatron at first, but the idea of Shockwave just fucking. Doing parthenogenesis is hilarious as well
#there's also the option he went to a sperm bank post war and chose a suitable transfluid donor#which has MORE possibilities to it#mechpreg#many options#transformers#maccadam#Shockwave#Soundwave#megatron#wavewave#megashock#no yeah my first thought was wavewave though#I also considered ''this would be very funny in sg''#there are many options here#the precise genetics of the offspring do not matter here as much as the 10x evilness does
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Percy's action economy is so satisfying to watch
#critical role#cr spoilers#no matter if he hit or even breaks his gun#Taliesin is very analytical and precise
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I've been working on Finally finishing Naruto Shippuden (after being a Naruto fan for nearly 15 years), & I just finished episode 420. And I have some THOUGHTS about the "Naruto is the reincarnation of Ashura" thing. This started as just me rambling for my normal liveblog posting, but I had a LOT of thoughts about this actually, so I am presenting them to u all Now.
So. Naruto meeting the Sage of Six Paths! Cool!!! I'm finally learning about Naruto being the reincarnation of Ashura, which... honestly is not a choice that I like very much. Narratively speaking, I mean. The Point of Naruto's journey was that he was the underdog, the bottom of his class, the orphan that everyone hated and made fun of. Through hard work and perseverance, he managed to drag himself from being a complete social outcast to someone generally really loved and respected. That's compelling!!! It means a lot!!!
But then the show is like. "Oh...actually, he's the son of the fourth hokage. And Also, he's the reincarnation of the son of the literal creator of ninshuu aka the precursor of modern ninjutsu." I mind him being Minato's son less as a narrative choice (for reasons I will get into shortly), but making him Ashura's reincarnation?? I've got Several things that bug me about that.
So First, for him being Minato's son. It's not like that's ever Actually given him any sort of status (since most people don't know), & Minato was also kind of just a random guy?? Just incredibly skilled, enough so to become the 4th hokage. And then there's also Kushina, descended from a very successful and very Feared clan that ended up almost entirely killed bc of that fear. Naruto being an Uzumaki means great power, huge chakra reserves (not even including the extra chakra he gets from Kurama), & some innate skills (that Naruto mostly didn't inherit, but one can play pretend sometimes). BUT ALSO, they were almost entirely killed off. He's a survivor of his clan's genocide that happened well before he was even born, and he doesn't even REALIZE it yet. So even though being Minato's son means he's the son of a very influential person, it doesn't give him the same leverage as being a Senju or Uchiha would. And the clan he Does belong to bc of Kushina does not give him status either, bc they're almost all fuckin Dead. And we know that Minato is a Namikaze, but as for what that actually *means*.... it's basically nonexistent. There is no mention of a Namikaze clan. Minato was just a prodigy in his own right.
SO.... All that is to say that while appending Naruto's orphan story with a "well, Actually, his parents were very powerful and well respected" does discount it a little bit, it's still not Especially unique in terms of what other people in their world may experience (there are other descendants of current and/or former kage + Many other powerful clans running around) OR in the benefits that it gives him (essentially nothing, outside of his physical strength and the inheritance of Kurama himself)(which inheriting Kurama did grant him access to IMMENSE power, but it also was the source of So Much of his suffering growing up, so I think it balances out).
The "reincarnation of Ashura, son of the Sage of Six Paths" thing tho... that one really kinda does. At that point, Naruto is no longer just the orphaned son of two respected shinobi & the current jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi (something special, but not entirely original, given that there are Other jinchuuriki who are descendants of powerful shinobi). He is now something that NO ONE ELSE ALIVE can be. It is saying that He, above Everyone Else, is special in this way. Outside of Sasuke lol, but I'll touch on that in a moment.
It just feels kinda cheap. It's cool I guess, but at this point it feels like we've completely lost the Plucky Orphan who works hard to overcome his circumstances plot. It's saying that he was Always one of a kind, he was Always destined to become Someone Special (or that he was, in fact, special the whole time). It removes the importance of his hard work in the equation. It makes it so that this is no longer something he earned for himself, but rather something that was a Given, since he is, of course, Ashura's reincarnation.
Cheap. It's cheap. And I don't like it.
Then we get into Sasuke being the reincarnation of Indra. Which I haven't gotten to that yet in the show, but I know from seeing it around. I do enjoy the sun and moon aesthetic between Naruto and Sasuke (so SO much, in fact), but. Making Sasuke the reincarnation of the Other son of the Sage of Six Paths is... frustrating? In several ways. There is of course the fact that Naruto and Sasuke have such extremely gay vibes (and Always Have), so making them the reincarnations of brothers so late in the story feels like an insult to anyone who reads their relationship in that way. Which to be fair, we do see Naruto mention at a few points that he thinks of Sasuke like a brother, but it's only a few points + feels like a kind of narrative cop-out. Sasuke himself said he doesn't think of Naruto in that way (though that could also be his self-denial speaking & it could change. Haven't gotten that far yet.), & I think there are much better choices for Naruto's "brother" figure (primarily Iruka, but people like Killer Bee and any of the other konoha 12 would be fitting too). Personally, it feels like Naruto was trying to put a name to his very strong feelings for Sasuke, & since he doesn't realize being gay is an option (since Kishimoto is clearly homophobic & made this ninja society to reflect that), he settled on Brother. But Sasuke is like "what the fuck? No, my only brother is Itachi." Instead, Sasuke has called Naruto his best friend. Which also doesn't fully encompass their relationship, but it's still closer than Brother.
So here we are, Kishimoto saying around 555 episodes into the plot (only 80 more to go) that they're actually the reincarnations of brothers. And not just any brothers. THE sons of the Sage of Six Paths. Incredibly influential, incredibly powerful, two sides of the same coin and very historically significant figures. Sasuke always had the "descended from an elite, yet disgraced clan" thing going for him, so in my opinion it doesn't hold the same kind of insult to his story that it does for Naruto. But it still feels like an insult to THEIR story.
Naruto and Sasuke were just two orphan boys. Their moms were best friends, but they didn't know that. They died when they were too young. But Naruto and Sasuke still gravitated towards one another. Understood each other like no one else. And got on each other's nerves like no one else. But that irritation stemmed from their genuine admiration of each other. They wanted to be able to beat each other. They became Rivals. And it was on their own terms. No one else pushed them together. Outside of them ending up on the same team, their entire relationship was fueled by their recognition of one another, Jealousy of one another, and the simple enjoyment of being around one another. They were the ones to decide the importance of their relationship. Sasuke recognizing Naruto as his closest friend & thus thinking he was the one he had to cut off to achieve power, and Naruto recognizing Sasuke as his first peer that acknowledged him, a precious bond he finally made, and thus someone he had to cling to FIERCELY. That was all them.
But here we are. They're a reincarnated set. The sun and the moon, but Officially. One could say soulmates in a way, in a non-romantic kind of context (considering the first iteration was a pair of brothers). While this is cool from a story standpoint, it really takes some significance away from their relationship to me. It makes it less of something they chose for themselves and more of a given. Pretty much just like Naruto being Ashura's reincarnation cheapens his own story, it cheapens their relationship too.
I dont want a story about two boys who were destined to be important to each other!!!! I want a story about two orphans who just happened to become important to one another thru a series of coincidences and personal choices. In that way, their relationship gains greater gravity bc it's born from their own hearts Alone. It's Naruto moving mountains for the sake of this boy he loves, and it's Sasuke finally coming back around bc of the force of Naruto's dedication. It means so much more than the implication that they were always meant to be a pair. So I really don't like this narrative choice.
#speculation nation#fanny watches naruto#naruto#narusasu#sasunaru#(i talk about how the reincarnation thing affects the context of their relationship lower down in the post)#naruto spoilers#if anyone still cares about those lol#anyways it's been really cool to finally see all this late-show stuff for myself after being in the fandom for so long#(i was caught up once upon a time. but that was around episode 200 or so lol)#but as much as im enjoying some things in the show. there are other things that i just... dont like.#part of that is nearly Half the entirety of shippuden being the fucking war arc. it's precisely what's kept me from catching up until now#but then theres the loss of the story's original Feeling. the anti-war and anti-child soldiers sentiment.#Naruto being an absolute nobody and watching Haku and Zabuza's ending & being so moved by it that it informs his entire ninja way#but Kishimoto is turning around and saying 'he was actually destined for this the whole time'. which just... i just really don't like it.#this + Neji's death feels like it's discounting their fight's entire point. Neji's entire character arc.#the fact that fate doesnt matter as much as dedication. being a 'genius' doesnt matter as much as effort.#but Neji. the caged bird. dies to protect the main line. driving home that it was pointless for him to resist it the whole time.#and Naruto. the one who worked tirelessly to become hokage against all odds and adversity. turns out it was Meant To Be after all.#sigh... i really do love this anime so much. ive loved it for most of my memory and its characters are so so dear to me.#but i also. really. REAAAAAAAAALLY hate this anime sometimes. damned anime discounting its own points...#alas. i shall continue to watch. because i do want to finally finish it.#i shall simply. probably not watch Boruto afterwards lol
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to that anon I got about my last posts: if you're hurt that I'm talking about antisemitism on tumblr rather than the Israel/Palestine conflict itself then you're going to have to make your peace with a star wars blog not being an effective platform for activism.
This is the point I've been trying to hammer home perfectly illustrated. I deviated ever so slightly from what's allowed on the subject to say that I can't participate in this website's idea of 'raising awareness' (distributing real facts and misinfo alike without a care and being a bunch of fanatic Jew haters in the process) and that I don't think I'm able to critically and accurately examine every piece of news that gets passed around here, and you're taking this to assume I don't care. So no, I'm not going to spend my time trying to prove that I do care to that particular crowd.
You're upset with me for not treating this like I did fandom and assuming I value fictional characters more than real people because of it, but it's precisely because this is infinitely more important that I'm not going to be doing real people the disrespect of giving my two cents on their suffering and deaths on the same platform I did STAR WARS.
#You don't know how I feel about the conflict and you can't claim to know#Because I made a point of not getting into it#I have tons of things I'd say and that I'm not saying#precisely because a bunch of sheltered western young adults (which I am) thinking they HAVE to speak out#about things they're primarily exposed to on social media#is how we ended up where we're at on this website#and by the way 'antisemitism is wrong' stands on its own and i don't need to say more no matter the context#and I won't be lectured about how I need to care about innocent people suffering and dying by a website full of raging antisemites#you were never upset about me shutting up on the war for months until I mentioned antisemitism and suddenly my not speaking out is wrong#why do you only care about my silence now and not before?#and why do you take me so seriously that my stepping away is a matter of great disappointment to you?
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#soup#i feel the need to precise nothing is gonna happen tomorrow /gen#this is just thoughts put on a canvas#bc they wont leave my head#and i have this weird feeling of longing and like#reality is slipping through my fingers#no matter how far i extend my arm#it feels so. so far away from my reach.#and i have nothing to hold onto#my own emotions feel so distant#i dont feel. like im there#but im trying. im trying#i could never go through with such an idea#im not as cruel as to let people that care about me go through such an emotional turmoil#so. ill live. for everyone. until i truly have nothing left.#ill live. even if it feels empty. as long as there is someone that cares for my existence.#itll be okay. this too shall pass.
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hi! i've been reading some of your older fics and was wondering if there's any merit in watching buffy for the first time in the year 2024
This may not be obvious, but this is actually an extremely complicated and highly subjective question. I'll try to go on for too long.
As background: my mother loved Buffy and its spin-off Angel growing up. It was our Bible (besides the actual Bible). Not kidding, she was on the forums and fan groups and wrote fanfiction for it and everything (These days, she's really into kdramas and Asian dramas, and calls me about how the Thai seem like big fans of gay people). So I'm quite biased.
BTVS is both a product of its times and ahead of its times. It was a show about feminism and the struggle of living in this world as a woman, when very few shows were doing that. It was the first show to have a long-lasting lesbian couple, and the first show to depict a kiss between them. For better or for worse, it was one of the codifiers of broody vampire boyfriend. It was pretty unafraid to be experimental in a lot of what it did. It had incredibly complex and nuanced character work and growth that I still aspire to. Spike's arc is still matched in quality only by Avatar's Zuko. Angel's long term arc, from Buffy to his spin-off series, still makes him one of the most complex characters on TV. It had the most complex depiction of depression on TV at the time and I still think it's one of the best. I think the show had very high highs.
It also had very low lows. Some of the feminism is problematic in retrospect. The sapphic couple has a rather famous element that was severely problematic. There are, overall, some deeply atrocious arcs that I can appreciate objectively but not in practice. Xander: a whole-ass character aged awfully. On a meta level, the workplace conditions were bad (thanks, Whedon.) There are no people of color. The spoiler's sake I won't go into detail on this, but in general the good stuff was so influential and the bad stuff was just awful.
I think these days people tend to brush off the entire thing because it's Whedon. That is more than fair. But I'd also say that Whedon & Buffy is extremely similar to Brian Michael Bendis & Ultimate Spider-Man. Bendis was fantastic at writing sassy, bouncy, permanently stressed-out teens - issue was, he wrote entirely different serious adult characters the way he wrote these sassy teens. Same with Whedon: the annoyingly constant quips are perfect for Buffy, because that's who the characters are. They're awful in Marvel, because Steve Rogers is not Xander. Kinda similarly, Buffy was genuinely feminist for 90s TV - issue is, Whedon has not grown or developed his views, and now his works feel so sexist (oh my fucking god why did you treat Natasha like that). After a certain point it's egotistical: you're writing like that because you're Joss Whedon and it's how you write, not because it's what's best for the characters and story. But it was really important to me to get the character voices right, and it's freaking difficult to endlessly write dialogue that distinct, full of voice, witty, and clever.
I think BTVS & Angel TV's greatest influence on my writing is how intensely character-driven both of those shows were, and how intricate the characters were. What every character did was something they would do, if that made sense. Even the stuff I hated to watch, that made me uncomfortable, was the culmination of so much (usually). I think I also picked up the constant wit and humor lol. On a personal level, the conversations I would have with my mother where she broke down the character motivations and composition of the story was my first exposure to looking at storytelling from an analytical perspective and a framework of critical analysis, which was an approach I carried into the rest of the media I consumed and that was the primary reason I was able to become a decent writer. Thanks, Mom. Have fun with your kdramas.
TL:DR: There is merit, especially if you care about good character work. There are things about it that may make you want to drop it, which is extremely valid. Season 1 is rough but interesting, Season 2 and 5 are the best, Season 3 is pretty good, Season 4 and 7 skippable, and Season 6 is........epic highs, epic lows......
#my asks#the basic premise of Buffy is “what if the monsters and demons that plagued the psyche of a teen girl were real”#which is a very simple thing but the focus on character ended up creating such a complex story#and it highly influenced how i try to have the physical conflict mirror the emotional conflict#externalization of emotional conflict is great#i dont talk about it much but i was genuinely very proud of that story#it mattered a lot to me that I hit the character voices EXACTLY#and that i was earnest and honest in exploring the themes of buffy and what made it important#i think you can tell that it was written by somebody who loves buffy at the bottom of her heart#it very much is a “how meg would write buffy” thing#I wrote Angel as an awkward younger version of his self from ATVS S5#when we as the audience has lost all respect for him lmfao#but what really stuck with me is a major theme and line from angel:#“if nothing we do matters then all that matters is what we do”#and colliding angel's nihlism with buffy's desperation to live a meaningful life was excellent#i did what i wanted to do very precisely and that is the joy of hitting a level of writing skill where you can do that#btvs#buffy the vampire slayer
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