Is it fair to pick on Joss Whedon? Probably not, but yesterday, I was reminded of the wonderful metaphorness of the magic = drugs arc from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 6.
Don’t do it, Will! Drugs are bad.
Reblogging because Willow’s addiction to magic = drugs is another interesting example of a fucked metaphor. See, during Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s prudish WB days (ie: Seasons 4-5), Willow was also really into magic — but that’s because it was a metaphor for her dawning feelings for Tara.
Of course, it’s not like you can post a memo at the beginning of the show when you change the metaphor from lesbianism to drug addiction. Though come to think of it, that probably would have helped.
