| Faith: Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
It stuck in my mind because it's a great example of what I'm always trying to tell my friends about - the writing, the writing, the writing.
I haven't done this before, but let's look in-depth at one clever line. What is Faith saying?
- You're going to be all Ms. Responsibility on me? Make me do the right thing, eh.
- You think you're better than me, bigger, older, all that. I'll always be the Junior Slayer to you.
- This is a new look for you. You're changing your style in order to deal with me.
- You're here to scold and punish me. Play the surrogate parent.
- And yet, we're family, we're as closely bonded as sisters.
And she didn't just say, "So you've decided to take charge." Instead she refers to Buffy as wearing big sister clothes. A great visual metaphor which conveys so much and yet is right on point.
That's what I have a hard time explaining to skeptics about Buffy. That the writing is so exceptionally insightful and entertaining. |