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Buffy Thoughts Installment 23 - A Communal Paradise Interrupted
Wed, 02/15/2012 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherI'll be presenting at SC5 next July, which will affect this podcast a bit. I also comment on SOPA and PIPA.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 22 - A Communal Paradise, Part 2
Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherThe Scooby Gang is both a fighting team and a surrogate family. I reflect on the interplay between these two aspects.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 21 - A Communal Paradise, Part 1
Thu, 12/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherThe Scooby Gang seems to be a utopian community of shared feelings, if not shared property. I consider what this means for the characters and the audience.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 20 - Hush & the Shortcomings of Language
Tue, 11/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherDoes the suppression of language in Hush make any statement about language itself?
Buffy Thoughts Installment 19 - The Vampire as Metaphor, Part 3
Sat, 10/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherThe Vampire can be used to represent relational aggression. I give two examples from the Buffyverse.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 18 - Buddhist Parallels in Buffy?
Thu, 09/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherI don't agree with Jana Riess, who says BtVS is a "a pastiche of different kinds of Buddhisms," but I do think it's helpful if we know what Buddhist mythology is like.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 17 - Is Buffy Profound?
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherAre there profound ideas in BtVS? I don't think so, but there is one idea in BtVS that deserves some thought.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 16 - Buffy's Secret Identity in the Coming of Age Story
Mon, 08/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherBtVS is best understood as a story about growing up. In that context, the secret identity finally makes sense.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 15 - Buffy and Buddhism Together
Sat, 07/30/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherDoes it make sense to speak of Buffy and Buddhism Together? Some people do that. I don't.
Buffy Thoughts Installment 14 - The Details
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 00:00 — Midwestern WatcherFinishing up (almost) my discussion of Buffy's secret identity, I consider the cases, just when, how and from whom Buffy hides her secret Slayer life, and draw some conclusions that might be of interest.
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