Reframing Buffy

“My entire existence was constructed by a sociopath in a sweater vest”.

Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders in Dollhouse

“Imagination, life is your creation.”

“Barbie Girl” by Aqua

When I was making the awkward and painful transition into adulthood, worsened by unidentified ADHD, two of the biggest things in pop culture were Britney Spears and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with an honorable mention to the deliberate satire of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”).

I didn’t like Britney. At first. When she start...