#media: btvs

[whenfatecollides]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3x07 Revelations

[joe-spookyy]

who else has ever been personally victimized by season five episode sixteen of buffy the vampire slayer The Body. you know the one. the episode with no non-diegetic music. the episode with the major character death. the episode with the incredibly poorly timed title sequence. the episode that perfectly showcases how different people process grief and develops all its characters to the next level simply by showing us the both the big and little ways they react to this kind of pain. (yknow. buffy with the staying strong for everyone else and blaming herself. xander with the wall punching and quietness but still trying to make jokes. willow with the changing outfits and searching so hard for something she CAN control. anya with the trying so hard to comprehend something she went so long without having to understand. giles with the taking care of everything.) the episode thats one of only two buffy the vampire slayer episodes to be a featured article on wikipedia. the episode that might be the best done piece of television i’ve ever seen. the episode that had me nauseous cause i was crying that hard. you know the one.

[coffygifs]

BTVS 3.18 "Earshot" | ATS 3.11 "Birthday"

[witchrealms]

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[pzyii]

BTVS + text posts

Jesus... pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8, pt 9

[raisedbythetv89]

I just started watching White Collar for the first time and a realization about most male written and directed media smacked me DIRECTLY in the face which is that SO MUCH media written by a for men is genuinely just male nerd self insert, non-canon compliant, AU fan fiction??????

Like them writing and creating stories is just “ok so these guys are soooo smooth and well dressed and women just flock to them at every turn and they can get away with anything and everyone believes and supports them when they do mess up and everyone thinks they’re sooooo brilliant”

This media isn’t just portraying women “for the male gaze” it’s EVERYTHING. Everything in these stories is supporting and uplifting mens’ delusions about who they are, how they’re perceived, and how they should expect to be treated. Which is incredibly ironic because anytime media portrays women or the world in the female gaze in a more “in my ideal world things would be like this” instead of portraying us as nothing but weak, broken, unloved, traumatized, victims OR one dimensional sex symbols with no needs or emotions they’re screaming, crying, throwing up about how stupid and unrealistic the story is….

This explains SO MUCH about how male characters are handled in shows like Veronica Mars and Buffy. Even though they’re shows staring women all the “good guys” get the delusional self insert, y/n, AU fan fic treatment (Buffy still wants Angel in season 3 and Riley in season 6 even after everything they did and Xander is CONSTANTLY forgiven for all the atrocious shit he says and does and is wanted by all women besides Buffy. Veronica forgiving Duncan and getting back together with him and even CONSIDERING Piz could truly only be born from men being delusional AS FUCK. Writing how they want men to be treated by women rather than being based in reality and the woman having even an ounce of self respect.)

Which is why the “bad boys”, Logan and Spike are such better characters. They’re so much more realistic, they get held accountable by the women in their lives, have better growth and are just way more appealing and attractive because they’re not the walking embodiment of what MEN want men to be treated and act like.

Oh god this feels like such cursed knowledge to have like it’s important to see this media for what it really is but now watching it feels that much yuckier like finding the porn of someone you DO NOT LIKE but like their emotional porn “this is what life would be like in my fantasies” and they’re the fantasies of the grossest men alive 😭😭😭😭😭

Also it shows their emotional maturity like all of these things are what 13 year old boys fantasize about not actual mature, grown men….

Also just realized this is why the Star Wars sequels were so hated. It wasn’t just Rey being powerful and loved by her found family and Kylo. It was that the movies showed the reality of men like Kylo. They destroyed the male fantasy Darth Vader created. They aren’t super cool, powerful badasses. They’re extremely sad, broken, temper tantrum throwing lost little boys who just want love and acceptance but have lost the ability to accept it because of the dark side (aka the patriarchy) which is the reality and that made me SOOOOO ANGRY lololololololol and this is why Joss Whedon THOUGHT making Spike into a sad pathetic mama’s boy of a poet would make the audience not like him because that DOES work on misogynistic men who enjoy the male gaze but does NOT work and only humanizes and makes Spike even more complex and lovable to the female gaze 💀💀💀💀 oh good lord

[queer-media-tourney]

[ashmaenas]

Okay so I thought I'd be brave and post some of my art on here. This is a digitally coloured version of a traditional drawing I did a while ago. It has a special place in my heart because the conversation around it actually inspired my lovely fandom friend Stiney to write a gorgeous fic that made me cry, and my other (very talented) friend to make beautiful art based on the tattoo Buffy got in that fic.

I'm not a professional artist by any means, I paint/draw because it brings me joy and I want to spread that to other people so for people to get inspiration from my artwork?? For it to mean something to them?? It genuinely made my year.

(link to the fic because y'all should read it:

[terracebatman]

Spike & Angel

[cangelgifs]

Charisma and David at C2E2 ‘23 (x)

"Helloooo, salty goodness!"

[in-sufficientdata]

Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s is to Joss Whedon in the 1990s as Gene Roddenberry in the 1990s is to Joss Whedon in the 2010s

[jerktournament]

ROUND ONE - Marvin (Falsettos) VS Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

!!! PROPAGANDA BELOW !!!

MARVIN: "he is SUCH an asshole. such a fucking jerk. He divorced his wife to be with his male lover but then he still wants to keep his ex wife in his life? AND he tries to force his boyfriend into roles he doesn't want to be in. His own son hates him. He broke up with his boyfriend for winning a game of chess. he slapped his ex wife for wanting to marry his psychiatrist (which IS kinda weird but on the psychiatrist's part tbh) basically this man is an insufferable trainwreck and extremely unpleasant to be around. (he does get better by the end but in act 1 he's the worstt)"

SPIKE: "His whole deal is he wants to be bad sooo bad so he's a jerk to everyone for no reason but he also keeps hanging around the Main Hero Group so it's kinda pathetic cause he could kill most of these people with his bare hands but instead of following through on any of his threats he just keeps insulting them in the hopes that they'll eventually respect him"

[witchrealms]

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[raisedbythetv89]

Two of the worst proposals in the history of modern media followed by the most pathetic cringe fail loser puppy dog eyes when their absolutely abysmal attempts at saying “I love and want only you” fail miserably and unfortunately for me I desire both of them carnally

bonus: they even both hit this pose after being knocked on their ass during said failed proposal attempt

[fluffyspuffy]

Spike definitely picked out that unicorn candle to use