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1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy:
Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (Popular
Culture and Philosophy #4)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (Popular Culture and
Philosophy Series)
Synopsis
Twenty-three essays by young professional philosophers examine crucial ethical and
metaphysical aspects of the Buffyverse (the world of Buffy). Though the show already attracted
much scholarly attention, this is the first book to fully disinter the intellectual issues. Designed by
Whedon as a multilevel story with most of its meanings deeply buried in heaps of heavy irony,

2. REVIEW #1
I was going to give this book a four star rating. Up until the very last article, , I thoroughly enjoyed
each argument, even if I had some qualms with them, primarily because, whether or not I agreed,
each writer clearly loved both Buffy the character and the show. Thoroughly loved it. Even when
chapter 6's bored me to the point of, well, not getting the point, it was well-written and loving of the
source material; or when chapter 10, increased my dislike for a particular character, when chapter
13's Angel/Buffy star struck annoyed me, when chapter 15's frankly made me worry for its writer,
and chapter 17's sparked a wild argument in me, I was happy with the writing and I was happy
with the arguments.Then I got to the very last chapter. And note that this is where I lowered the
rating. Not where I was bored, or annoyed, or weirded out, or argumentative - when I hit the end.
Had this chapter been placed earlier on in the book, I might not have dropped a star, but this is
something I hold the editor very accountable for. The last chapter, article, whatever, is the last
note in your book, what you're going to leave your reader thinking about, the mood you're going to
leave them in, even in a philosophy book when there is plenty to think about. That's your last
chance to make an impression. The editor chose an article by two men who tout that is a fun,
stupid show about sex.Seriously. Why include something so insulting to fans (or at the very least,
the people who bought this book and therefore clearly do look deeper at the show), especially at
the end?All the work of the previous articles is shot down and mocked by these two writers as
"looking too deep" into a show that simply isn't that good. It claims any deeper discussion of is
from seduction by the snappy dialogue or so on, that there is no depth, and that it brings nothing
new to the table. It also claims that the over-evaluation is because these articles are written by
adults, that only appeals to teenagers, and that it appeals to them because sex. And Freud. As an
adult (young, but still an adult), who enjoys and is quite capable of enjoying thorough discussions
about its moral repercussions and the questions it brings up, I remain incredibly...ticked off about
this article.For one thing, the article takes a misstep immediately by assuming that is only for
teenagers and therefore adult's interpretations can only be a way of trying to understand how it
appeals to teenagers. This is false. They are exploring how it appeals to them, as adults. Second,
you cannot make a generalization about why something appeals to a vast group of people. This is
what marketing tries to do, yes, and sometimes it's successful, but why I might like something
might not be why you like it. For instance, some people are fans of both and . Because vampires. I
hate , for many reasons, but for the purposes of comparison to , it's because I prefer to see
vampires defeated, slayed, taken down. Mastered by girl power. (As for the vampires who are not
slayed and enjoy a romantic connection to the Slayer, namely Spike and Angel, the ideology of
soullessness and soulfulness is interesting enough in itself that I don't mind them. Too much.)
Third, they posit that there is nothing deep to . If that were not so, then (a) there would not be so
many perfectly intelligent scholars who write about it, and (b) this book would have sold zero
copies. Fourth, their argument is that...sex. So...no.I hate to go on too long about the negatives,
but I felt it necessary to explain why this particular article bugged me so very much (even more
than the one that posited that is racist...against non-humans...that one was just too ridiculous to
make me angry) and why it brought down the collection, in my opinion. However, I thoroughly
enjoyed the first Codex, as they're called, as well as several other articles exploring the ideals put
forth by the show. Personal favorites included chapter 3 , chapter 11 , and chapter 18 . Granted,
the first two are purely based on the fact that they are big Go Buffy! articles, but personal favorite
involves personal bias, so I don't feel too bad about that.So, I do recommend this to anyone who is
looking for a deeper analysis of ; however, for anyone who wants to read the collection in its
entirety but doesn't want to end on a sour note, I would read first, or at least at the beginning of
Codex 5.

3. REVIEW #2
It's funny but I too was like "4stars for sure!" Until I reached that last one! Completely agree with
you about it and it was a terrible way of the editor to finish the book.

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