Today is my day over at ship_manifesto, and, as you can tell from the title, I did indeed pair up Romeo Montague and Mercutio Gotnolastname from R&J. If you want to take a gander, high thee hence.

Author: bookishwench aka Meltha
Summary: Andrew, Riley, and Kennedy are three of the most disliked characters in the Buffyverse. In a show filled with wonderful characters, what went wrong with them?
Spoilers: Through the Buffy season 8 comics and AtS season 5
Word count: Approx. 6,600, excluding works cited list and appendices.
Notes: Written for the buffyversemetathon from a prompt by lusciousxander, "Riley, Kennedy, Andrew. What made these characters unpopular?" Also, there are a few images in the text, but I don’t think they’ll be too draining on dial-up.

Andrew, Riley, and Kennedy: What the Heck Was Joss Thinking?

( During its seven year run, Buffy the Vampire Slayer created a veritable pantheon of characters who were taken to the hearts of fans. )

Okay... very nervous on this one. I haven't seen the masterlist up yet, but as I'm going to be gone/working my tail off most of the day, I thought I'd stick this up now.


Written in response to Tania’s (itsabigrock) request in the LiveJournal essayathon for the following: Darla Character essay - focusing on her views of other women as influenced by her upbringing in 17th century Europe/America, and her views of men as influenced by her profession while human. Examples of how these things affected her relationships with Angel and of Spike/Dru would be great.

( What Fools These Mortals Be: Darla's Changing Views on Relationships and the Reality of Love )