Willow’s relationship with Tara was my first real exposure to queer romance on television. It wasn’t until the fourth season however, when Tara was introduced, that the show truly changed my life. I watched it the way most teenage girls did, swooning over Angel and then crushing on Spike without wanting to admit it. I loved the entire concept of it – the girl power, the fight for justice, the vampires – it was all so sexy. ‘This revolutionary depiction of queer love allowed me to come to terms with my own experience of queerness’īuffy first aired when I was eight or nine, but I didn’t have the pleasure of experiencing it until I was well into my teens. How you present yourself is an expression of who you are, it is not what you are.Ĭaroline thinks Buffy helped shape her identity as a queer woman. It doesn’t matter, you should be treated like you are all of those things regardless of how you present yourself. She was always herself without apologising and as I grew up as a queer person trying to find my place it was always “I’ll change so I can fit in”, but why should I? If I want to wear pink outfits, be covered in glitter a lot of the time then I will.Īnd who is to say that that is ‘weak’ people assume so much by looking at you but they can’t tell if I’m a woman in STEM or a slayer. Something I live my life by is something Buffy taught me when she said ‘I’m shaking in my stylish yet affordable boots’ you can be who you want to be without compromising your femininity. It’s only now when I look back at it and think about what it taught me about life and being a woman. Looking at that time I was just there for the journey of it all. It’s hard and it’s painful and it’s every day. Natalie boasts an actual Buffy tattoo and lives her life by the Slayer’s pearls of wisdomįrom the season 3 line: ‘Strong is fighting.
uk spoke to women who still feel the impact of Buffy in 2022 Subsequently, its legacy lives on with young adults still discovering the oracle that is Buffy Summers every day. Over the course of seven seasons, Buff The Vampire Slayer tackles grief, sexuality queer relationships and heartbreak more effectively than any teen drama before it.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s relatable heroin and her pals Willow, Xander, as well as Buffy’s watcher Giles were some of the most important role models of the 90s and, quite rightly, remain so a quarter of a century after we were introduced to them in the opening episode, aptly titled Welcome To The Hellmouth.
Millions of fans across all ages were immediately gripped by the small town plagued by vampires, demons and even giant preying mantis, whose residents had no idea a sassy teenager was keeping them alive. Why? Well, no one else was saving planet, studying, falling helplessly in love with boys, and managing to squeeze in a weeknight dance at The Bronze while also setting endless fashion trends at the same time.īuffy The Vampire Slayer‘s very first episode aired 25 years ago and its impact is unbeatable. On March 10 1997, Buffy Summers came rip-roaring into popular culture like few heroes before her. BOOM! STUDIOS – YEAR TWO – ANGEL & SPIKE.
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