“Good partners offer the "reward" of romance, but these girls cannot have power and a successful relationship, partly because of the demands of serial narrative, but partly because they seek agency in their romance relationships” — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“I suggest that across the seasons of Buffy there has been an increasing exaggeration of bad girls...In some ways, instead of challenging these stereotypes… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...the character's failure to move with the times leads to death, suggesting the anachronistic nature of this [hyper/stereotypical] type of masculinity.” — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...Spike may be the most "hybridized" character in terms of gender, within the show he is presented until the last moment as a failure.” — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“The show tries to offer its young female characters postfeminist identities that break down gender boundaries and hybridize gendered characteristics to produce new versions… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“The display of Angel's body and the sexual reaction it provokes lead to the revelation of his vampire nature: as he kisses Buffy, he… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Transgressions is the attraction of any dead boy, but as with openness of other more minor characters, this functions both to enlarge and restrict… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...the new man cannot exist without the old monster masculinity. All the new men are aware of how masculinity is constructed and therefore how… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“That both Riley and Warren are attracted to independent young women is an interesting contradiction that serves to valorize the agency of the "girls"… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Spike is sensitive not only in that he is easily hurt but also in the "feminine" way of being attuned to situations, relationships, and… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Good partners offer the "reward" of romance, but these girls cannot have power and a successful relationship, partly because of the demands of serial… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“...his [Angel's] body is displayed semi-naked at least as often in scenes of woundign or torture as in "bedroom" scenes (season 2 scenes with… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“Throughout the relationship Spike has ignored Buffy's denials, even though it was fairly clean that Buffy's "no" didn't mean no and ambivalent scenes such… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
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![“...his [Angel's] body is displayed semi-naked at least as often in scenes of woundign or torture as in "bedroom" scenes (season 2 scenes with Drusilla conflate the two throuhg S/M)..."Angel spends a ludicrous amount of time in chains, shirtless.” quote by Lorna Jowett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/808/lorna-jowett-33662_angel_his-angel-s-body-is-displayed-semi-naked_1673395.jpg)
