Tag Archives: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Vegeta: Redeeming a Villain. Or, How to Make Everyone Forget He Slaughtered Planets for Fun

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Merlin

Vegeta. A proud Saiyan prince. One of the greatest and most powerful warriors in all the universes. Antihero. Bad boy. Tough guy. Redeemed villain. If there is one thing that people like more than a hero, and even more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged Angel, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dragonball Z, FarScape, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Monster Rancher, Once Upon a Time, Ronin Warriors, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Star Wars, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, The Originals, The Princess Bride, The Vampire Diaries, X-Men, Yu-Yu Hakusho | 1 Comment

Robotic Uprisings: The Deeper Fear

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Merlin

Robots. AI. Man-made life. These are staples in fiction, especially science fiction, featured in countless – and more every year – books, movies, TV shows, games, cartoons, anime, and more. It seems there is practically no limit to all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Books, Discussion, Movies, Random Realizations, TV Shows | Tagged Age of Ultron, Agents of Shield, Answer, Armitage, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Brandon Sanderson, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Weber, Doctor Who, Eagle-Eye, Frankenstein, Fredric Brown, Fullmetal Alchemist, God of War, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Honor Harrington, Howard Taylor, I Robot, John Ringo, Jurassic Park, King Arthur, Kung Fu Panda, Logan, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mary Shelley, Medabots, Mega Man, Monalisa Foster, Mordred, Pokemon, Ravages of Honor, Richard Roberts, Samurai Jack, Schlock Mercenary, Sherlock Holmes, Skyward, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spider-Man, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars, Stargate, Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Terminator, The Flash, The Matrix, Troy Rising, Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song, War Games, Warcraft, X-Men, You Can By a Cyborg When You're Older | 2 Comments

Sunday’s Wisdom #364: Follow and Lead

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Merlin

“I don’t know if I can lead. But the real question is, can you follow?” – Faith Lehane, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7, Episode 19, “Empty Places” This comes near the end of this classic series. Throughout the entirety … Continue reading →

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Tara Maclay: An Appreciation Post

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Merlin

I have known for some time that while I can still appreciate many of the same things which I enjoyed in my younger years, it is often in very different ways and for very different reasons. Like the Calvin and … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Random Realizations, TV Shows | Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1 Comment

The Ultimate Puppeteers: An Angel Fan Theory

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Merlin

I ask one question of myself, and I get all of this. I was rewatching a bit of Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer created by Joss Whedon. In the first season’s finale, it refers to Darla, as … Continue reading →

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Harry’s Love Life: The Significance of Sex in the Dresden Files and in Urban Fantasy

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Merlin

So, this post is the result of two thoughts coming into close proximity. Last October, in the spirit of Halloween, I took a look at several of the classic scary monsters and supernatural powers, and talked about how they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Discussion, TV Shows, Urban Fantasy Comparisons | Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dresden Files, Grimm, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Larry Correia, Mercy Thompson, Monster Hunters, Patricia Briggs, Supernatural, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries | 3 Comments

Sunday’s Wisdom #319: The Music of Life

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Merlin

“The wheel keeps turning, you can’t stop it. Sometimes things get worse, sometimes things get better… It’s like a song. Now, I can hold a note for a long time – actually, I can hold a note forever – but … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Wisdom #311: All That Matters

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Merlin

“If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do.” – Angel, Angel Season 2, Episode 16, “Epiphany” Finishing out the Halloween festivities here, this came to my mind while I was discussing last week’s quote. When … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Humans?

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Merlin

I would say, all the monsters in the world should definitely be afraid of humans. Humans, after all, are the ones who become vampires, witches, and werewolves, become (possibly) fairies and goblins, become angels and demons, become ghosts… and become … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Urban Fantasy Comparisons | Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dresden Files, Mercy Thompson, Monster Hunters, Shiki, Supernatural, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries | 2 Comments

Ghosts: The Quiet and Unquiet Dead

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Merlin

You cannot have a discussion of Halloween monsters and urban fantasy without talking about ghosts. 😉 Is there anything more timeless, more automatically understood, than ghost stories? The one thing that all humans have universally in common is death. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Urban Fantasy Comparisons | Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dresden Files, Mercy Thompson, Monster Hunters, Supernatural, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries | 2 Comments