“I suggest that across the seasons of Buffy there has been an increasing exaggeration of bad girls...In some ways, instead of challenging… — Lorna Jowett Bad girl 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 Death 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… — Lorna Jowett Failure 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… — Lorna Jowett Female character 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… — Lorna Jowett Nature 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… — 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… — Lorna Jowett Real men 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… — 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,… — 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… — Lorna Jowett Love 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… — Lorna Jowett Angel 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… — Lorna Jowett Love Copy Share Image
“Thus angel embodies neatly the idea that "the muscular body functions as a powerful symbol of desire and lack." Angel is manly… — Lorna Jowett Copy Share Image
“The beatings are further proof that Spike's "humiliation," the level to which he has sunk, and a physical sign of vulnerability. But… — Lorna Jowett Love With Pain Copy Share Image
