Blog #6 Buffy Episode 1

For my personal choice blog, I decided to watch Buffy the Vampire because it was the only television show I recognized. I figured it must have been popular at one time for a reason. In episode one, Buffy is going through the common scenario of being the new student at a school. Like any normal teenager, Buffy is nervous about meeting new people and making new friends and simply ‘fitting in’. Upon arriving to the school she has a talk with the principle, in which she reveals the reason for her change of schools - she burnt down the gym in the last one. When the principle asks why she would do that, she makes a slip of the tongue saying “vampi- Espestos”. Oddly the principle buys this lie and allows Buffy to enroll in the school. This Is where the reader gets the sense that Buffy is more than just an average teenage girl trying to fit in. She has a dark secret, obviously doing with vampires. Buffy further proves that she is not a normal teen when she accidentally drops her steak, which is picked up by a boy named Xander. The mystery about Buffy is further increased when her history teacher, Mr. Giles, hints at her knowledge of being a ‘Slayer’ - which Mr. Giles later explains means that her destiny is to destroy all vampires and fight the forces of hell. She doesn’t want to accept the status of slayer, because as is hinted before, it was the reason she was expelled out of her old school. Buffy is in a classic superhero scenario, torn between living a normal life and being a hero and fulfilling her destiny. It will be interesting to see which side of this debate she chooses. I believe she will choose to fulfill her destiny and protect innocent people. This is because of the strong morals she presented throughout the episode to everyone she met.