Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agoWhat's a character who was meant to be liked in a show, but who everyone ended up hating?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a character who was meant to be liked in a show, but who everyone ended up hating?Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareStefan_S_from_H@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up27·2 days agoI think Riley Finn was meant to be eye candy for the female audience of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but they all hated him.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoI mean, he’s not Spike. And he’s definitely not Angel.
minus-squareMDCCCLV@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI didn’t think cornboy was supposed to be an upgrade
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI thought he was supposed to be the “stable”, “reliable” one for Buffy - basically her last hope to connect to the human world.
minus-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 hours agoXander is the worst. Fucking awful with women. And he’s the self-admitted Whedon insert character.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoXander is both eye candy and role model.
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoThey had no idea what to even do with him.after his introductory season. Then they shoved him off in what may have been an interesting spin off (Globe trotting demon hunter soldiers) but that never happened.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoI think they got too eager with the idea of spinoffs thanks to Angel’s success.
I think Riley Finn was meant to be eye candy for the female audience of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but they all hated him.
I mean, he’s not Spike. And he’s definitely not Angel.
I didn’t think cornboy was supposed to be an upgrade
I thought he was supposed to be the “stable”, “reliable” one for Buffy - basically her last hope to connect to the human world.
Honourable mention to Xander.
Xander is the worst. Fucking awful with women. And he’s the self-admitted Whedon insert character.
Xander is both eye candy and role model.
Well, one eye…
They had no idea what to even do with him.after his introductory season. Then they shoved him off in what may have been an interesting spin off (Globe trotting demon hunter soldiers) but that never happened.
I think they got too eager with the idea of spinoffs thanks to Angel’s success.