Philosophical Views Of BtVS - Lie To Me

[jazzy_dave]

Here is a wonderful thought provoking existentialist view of Buffy The Vampire S;ayer honing in on the episode Lie To Me.

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Comments

[delphipsmith]

You have a choice. You don't have a good choice, but you have a choice.

This is precisely what I have always loved about Buffy: it's all about choice, the idea that your choices matter and you have to own them. Sometimes the choices are easy, most of the time they're hard, but the characters grapple fiercely with these choices and what they choose shapes who and what they become.

In the very first episode Buffy and Principal Flutie have a discussion about what goes on her permanent record; the thread that runs through the whole series is that whether it ends up on a piece of paper or not, every choice you make becomes part of your permanent record because it becomes part of you.

Thanks for this link, it was excellent. I must immediately listen to all others in this series.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

So deep for a tv show. :p
Hugs, Jon

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...I'll have to take some time in the morning to watch this...