| I am so going to hell for traumatising my baby sister... *cringe* |
[Jan. 29th, 2007|09:46 pm] |
My baby sister Lilli has watched all of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1 through to 6. She has a huge crush on Spike (she made a Valentine at her friend's house with I LOVE YOU SPICK written on it, it was very sweet), and she likes all the female characters, particularly Tara. When we finally watched the episode where Tara snuffs it, I allowed Lilli to sit in with me and watch it because I didn't think it would be too violent for a fairly savvy seven-year-old.
As anyone who's seen the episode knows, I... was wrong. It was most definitely not appropriate for a seven-year-old, at least not one who adored the character who was getting gunned down onscreen. I had to sit there and comfort her while she grieved, feeling like a horrible big sister, with visions of Lilli undergoing intensive therapy in her forties and sniffling into a hankie, "Honestly, I think all my problems stem from the time I watched Tara get shot on Buffy when I was seven..."
"Tara can't die! She's too pretty to die!" Lilli wept as the closing credits rolled on Seeing Red. She gazed up at me with her big baby blues spilling over with tears. "She's gunna come back to life, right? Right? Buffy died twice and she came back! So let's watch the next episode and see Tara come back!"
I winced. "Um, poppet, there's something I've got to tell you about how Season 6 ends..."
A few days ago she ran into my room squeeing that she had seen the promo for a new episode of Supernatural in which "Tara" (i.e. Amber Benson from Buffy) was going to be playing a vampire. So the two of us watched Supernatural tonight, and at the part where it looked like Ms Benson's character Lenore was going to kick the bucket, Lilli was sitting there looking stricken. I made the mistake of bitching to my mother that Amber Benson died in Buffy and in Cold Case, and if she's not careful she'll be typecast as 'that chick who dies, every single role she takes.'
That was when Lil burst into floods of tears, wailing that, "It's not fair! Tara always dies on every single show!" and "I want her to live! I want to give her a big hug!" My baby sister is so melodramatic, but sooo cute. I managed to calm her down by pointing out that "Tara" hadn't breathed her last yet, and Lilli should wait and see before she got upset. Happily, Amber Benson's character didn't die (although she did get tortured *winces* Oh my God, I'm the worst big sister who ever lived...) and Lilli was slightly appeased. She decided to celebrate the momentous occasion of Amber Benson not dying in a TV show by naming her new cuddly echidna, wombat and puppy with Buffy-themed names (Willow, Amber and Tara respectively), and by watching 'happy Tara episodes' like Family. *laughs* |
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Does your sister seriously have an echidna, wombat and puppy? Even if they're in stuffed form...I am THIS JEALOUS.
Um, they're not real or anything. But they are very cute, particularly with their new Buffy-themed names. I don't blame you for your jealously. *grins*
Love your icon!
Edited at 2007-11-08 04:25 am (UTC)
I'm jealous too!!!
And don't worry, you won't go to hell. My friends have all done worse to their various siblings.
Oh my god, your little sister sounds like my clone. I was so pathetic and sad about Tara that I wore black the day after I watched Seeing Red and wouldn't talk to anyone. They all think I'm nuts; I'm the only remotely geeky person at my school and it's torturous. My sister and I just finished Season 7, and now we're rewatching all the ones she hasn't seen. I've seen all of them, but she's only seen bits of the earlier seasons. And we're working on Angel, because it's hilarious and David Boreanaz is one of the, like, 2 guys I've ever had an intense physical attraction to. A threesome with him and Buffy? I would be ded. Plus, Cordelia's adorkable. Speaking of Buffy stuffed animals, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) icybright and I are making a bunch of them on a series of trips to Build-A-Bear. Yes, we are four. As of right now, she only has a Giles bear and I only have a Buffy bunny (naturally), but Willow and Tara come next. They're going to be kitties. We're trying to decide what socially awkward animal Angel should be. Xander and Anya will come soon, too. My little sis will probably make Dawn, because they're the same person, it's scary. Okay, now that I've dorked out a frightening amount to one of probably only a few people who will listen to me ramble about a cancelled TV show, I'm off to do Spanish. Love to you!!
ok. your sister is adorable.
and lol i had the same reaction when i saw the ad for supernatural. i was positively squeeing. ive never watched supernatural before but it was ok. amber was great, and really hot covered in blood (what?!) and yay for her not dieing. i was like yelling at the tv when that guy was hurting her.
I winced. "Um, poppet, there's something I've got to tell you about how Season 6 ends..."
Aw, you call your little sister “poppet”? Did you get that from Anthony Head’s character in IM&Y?
D’oh! I missed Amber Benson in Supernatural. :( Oh well, nice to see a show where they didn't kill her off. I wonder how she feels about that.
Aw, you call your little sister “poppet”? Did you get that from Anthony Head’s character in IM&Y?
Honestly, I probably first got it from watching </i>The Wild Thornberrys</i> donkey's years ago. I call my little sister by a plethora of different, totally inexplicable pet names such as 'sweetpea' and 'squeeface.' *laughs*
D’oh! I missed Amber Benson in Supernatural.
It was odd to see her with fangs. Although I must say, she totally rocked the black hair. I never would have been able to imagine Tara from Buffy with black hair, but Amber Benson looked really nice with it.
Oh well, nice to see a show where they didn't kill her off. I wonder how she feels about that.
If I were ever to run into her, I would probably end up asking her what it's like, as an actress, to do death scenes. I mean, if anybody should know, it'd be her, right?
Honestly, I probably first got it from watching The Wild Thornberrys donkey's years ago.
I never knew anyone else used the term "donkey's years".
I call my little sister by a plethora of different, totally inexplicable pet names such as 'sweetpea' and 'squeeface.' *laughs*
That’s nice. I call my little sister “monkey”. Sometimes if we’re not so friendly we call each other “buttmunch”.
I saw Amber Benson in the Supernatural ad at least, it was on something I recorded last week. She looks so different, no wonder I didn’t recognise her. But she looks good with black hair *suddenly remembers today, when Marie discovered Britney Spears shaved her head*
Dude, I took your “how well do you know me” test, and I scored 70% (I’m M G), the best so far. Not bad. I just didn’t know who was your old male crush, what your middle name was (I thought you didn't have one, I figured it was either Kate or Katherine because they seem to suit you the most, and I thought Katherine was the most elegant), and when you wrote your first novel (tossing up between 10 and 12). What is your middle name, anyway? I am so gonna do my own quiz, see who knows me well. Should be interesting. I think I kicked butt on your test overall though. *is proud*
If I were ever to run into her, I would probably end up asking her what it's like, as an actress, to do death scenes. I mean, if anybody should know, it'd be her, right?
Yeah, that would be interesting. My friend Sophie went to a Buffy convention and asked Amber something like what was it like to play a gay woman. I can’t remember the answer, but that would have been so cool to even get to talk to her anyway. And my friend Shelly (a.k.a. gay woman totally obsessed with Amber Benson) wrote her a fan letter, and Amber sent her a autographed postcard in return.
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awwww.