Buffy and Teen Wolf comparisons, two of my favorite things!!!!!
Buffy is the show of my heart so for it's always relevant to everything. I definitely see the comparisons of Jackson and Lydia to Cordelia (more Jackson, because I find he fits the Cordelia mold more) and even Stiles being a mixture of Xander and Willow.
For me the hardest one to wrap my head around is Scott as Buffy, because I absolutely adore and love Buffy so much it's a bit ridiculous. While I can see the base comparisons (teenager thrust into a world they never wanted while trying to be normal) for me it stops there and personality wise they have little if nothing in common. I really do like Scott, but he lacks the compassion and maturity that Buffy often displayed, I think there is a little bit of Xander in him where he sees the world is very obvious black and white, and can be a little bit self centered and unforgiving (Xander's lack of trust and resentment of Angel reminds me of how Scott treats Derek).
I do see a little of Buffy in Stiles as well, the lying to their very devoted and amazing parent and the guilt that comes from that. The parent relationship is also more similar to what Buffy and Joyce have, where Stiles and the Sheriff aren't just a father and son, but are a family and even though Stiles is the child he's often treated as being on equal footing with his father. Buffy and Stiles are both also very unselfish people, who often put others and their happiness first (Buffy with prom, Stiles with Scott and then Lydia and Jackson). I could also see Stiles as being the one to make hard choices based on keeping others safe, which I still think the choices Scott makes are based on what's best for him.
I do think Scott is starting to display some Buffy tendencies, the ability to gather a group of friends to his cause (Stiles, Isaac, Allison) but I just feel like he falls short because of his innate selfishness and narrow minded focus. Which honestly I would love to see change and for him to care more about those around him and for his motivation to shift more into being the hero type. (It could be argued that he's just a teenager and teenagers are selfish, which yes but Buffy was just a teenager too and her selfishness was often only about little things, like going on a date).
I do see the Derek as Angel comparison, as well as the Derek as Faith comparison. I see some Buffy in Derek as well, when it comes to cutting themselves off from others to be the leader. He tends to isolate himself off, either with his actions or attitude because he is setting himself above others.
I really do think Jeff uses a mixture of Buffy character archetypes in his characters, because I find all of them fit multiple molds and have different traits of different characters, which I really enjoy. I don't think I would love Scott without some of sweetness and naivety that Willow had early seasons, and I've come to love the way Stiles constantly puts overs happiness before his own like Buffy did (without him having a calling to and it just being who he is). I find it pretty amazing too how all the traits of Buffy/Willow/Xander and their friendship exist in Scott and Stiles and their friendship.
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Date: 2012-10-04 09:36 pm (UTC)Buffy is the show of my heart so for it's always relevant to everything. I definitely see the comparisons of Jackson and Lydia to Cordelia (more Jackson, because I find he fits the Cordelia mold more) and even Stiles being a mixture of Xander and Willow.
For me the hardest one to wrap my head around is Scott as Buffy, because I absolutely adore and love Buffy so much it's a bit ridiculous. While I can see the base comparisons (teenager thrust into a world they never wanted while trying to be normal) for me it stops there and personality wise they have little if nothing in common. I really do like Scott, but he lacks the compassion and maturity that Buffy often displayed, I think there is a little bit of Xander in him where he sees the world is very obvious black and white, and can be a little bit self centered and unforgiving (Xander's lack of trust and resentment of Angel reminds me of how Scott treats Derek).
I do see a little of Buffy in Stiles as well, the lying to their very devoted and amazing parent and the guilt that comes from that. The parent relationship is also more similar to what Buffy and Joyce have, where Stiles and the Sheriff aren't just a father and son, but are a family and even though Stiles is the child he's often treated as being on equal footing with his father. Buffy and Stiles are both also very unselfish people, who often put others and their happiness first (Buffy with prom, Stiles with Scott and then Lydia and Jackson). I could also see Stiles as being the one to make hard choices based on keeping others safe, which I still think the choices Scott makes are based on what's best for him.
I do think Scott is starting to display some Buffy tendencies, the ability to gather a group of friends to his cause (Stiles, Isaac, Allison) but I just feel like he falls short because of his innate selfishness and narrow minded focus. Which honestly I would love to see change and for him to care more about those around him and for his motivation to shift more into being the hero type. (It could be argued that he's just a teenager and teenagers are selfish, which yes but Buffy was just a teenager too and her selfishness was often only about little things, like going on a date).
I do see the Derek as Angel comparison, as well as the Derek as Faith comparison. I see some Buffy in Derek as well, when it comes to cutting themselves off from others to be the leader. He tends to isolate himself off, either with his actions or attitude because he is setting himself above others.
I really do think Jeff uses a mixture of Buffy character archetypes in his characters, because I find all of them fit multiple molds and have different traits of different characters, which I really enjoy. I don't think I would love Scott without some of sweetness and naivety that Willow had early seasons, and I've come to love the way Stiles constantly puts overs happiness before his own like Buffy did (without him having a calling to and it just being who he is). I find it pretty amazing too how all the traits of Buffy/Willow/Xander and their friendship exist in Scott and Stiles and their friendship.