Although I think both series ultimately was less about good/evil per se than order/chaos or power and authority. Coming of age was definitely part of it - dealing with power, and handling various types of authority - and what do we do when we become the very authority we've been battling against? Do we make the same mistakes? Is Angel any better than the Mayor, the Master or WRH? Is Buffy any better than Glory or Professor Walsh, Adam, the Watcher Council or the First Evil?
Given the circumstances - we are all capable of making difficult and evil choices, albeit depending on one's pov.
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Date: 2014-10-08 11:14 pm (UTC)Although I think both series ultimately was less about good/evil per se than order/chaos or power and authority. Coming of age was definitely part of it - dealing with power, and handling various types of authority - and what do we do when we become the very authority we've been battling against? Do we make the same mistakes? Is Angel any better than the Mayor, the Master or WRH? Is Buffy any better than Glory or Professor Walsh, Adam, the Watcher Council or the First Evil?
Given the circumstances - we are all capable of making difficult and evil choices, albeit depending on one's pov.