Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's a character who was meant to be liked in a show, but who everyone ended up hating?message-squaremessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168message-squareWhat's a character who was meant to be liked in a show, but who everyone ended up hating?Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareStefan_S_from_H@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 day agoI think Riley Finn was meant to be eye candy for the female audience of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but they all hated him.
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·22 hours agoThey had no idea what to even do with him.after his introductory season. Then they shoved him off in what may have been an interesting spin off (Globe trotting demon hunter soldiers) but that never happened.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoI think they got too eager with the idea of spinoffs thanks to Angel’s success.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoI mean, he’s not Spike. And he’s definitely not Angel.
minus-squareMDCCCLV@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoI didn’t think cornboy was supposed to be an upgrade
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoI thought he was supposed to be the “stable”, “reliable” one for Buffy - basically her last hope to connect to the human world.
minus-squareSamuraiBeandog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·24 hours agoHonourable mention to Xander.
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoXander is both eye candy and role model.
I think Riley Finn was meant to be eye candy for the female audience of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but they all hated him.
They had no idea what to even do with him.after his introductory season. Then they shoved him off in what may have been an interesting spin off (Globe trotting demon hunter soldiers) but that never happened.
I think they got too eager with the idea of spinoffs thanks to Angel’s success.
I mean, he’s not Spike. And he’s definitely not Angel.
I didn’t think cornboy was supposed to be an upgrade
I thought he was supposed to be the “stable”, “reliable” one for Buffy - basically her last hope to connect to the human world.
Honourable mention to Xander.
Xander is both eye candy and role model.