An analysis of Anya and what I feel she represents within the show. Anya is unfiltered, raw, blunt, self centered, but is there more? #buffythevampireslayer #buffyverse
I like this. It does build on alot of clichés, but I think that is a fair understanding of how Buffyverse characters work. They start out very much as clichés and often broaden from there. Cordy wished that Xander never again knew the touch of a woman. Anya so to that being untrue herself. When she died she protected "a man". But not just any man, but a member of the trio. Her beoming human really turned her around.
Anya is 'on the spectrum.' It's not just that she lacks social graces, but that she can't learn. She even became a vengeance demon through a misunderstanding, and only learned of this a millennium later after recalling her troll ex.
I don't think Anya's "where is this relationship going?" In The Harsh Light of Day was supposed to be relatable, it was supposed to come out of the blue. Men and women really aren't very different.
So insightful! In college, I most related to Anya and she was my favorite character! But as an adult I have become bored by her and wish that she had more of an arc. You’ve made me feel better!
I think the juxtaposing of Anya and Xander is more or less intentional. He is in many ways the monster that is a teenage boy... His lackluster aibility to grow as a human or to stay true to any relationship, combined with his function as a demon-magnet sets him up, among other things, as the terrible aspects of immature boys. This is in no way all he is, as Anya comes to find out. Still he is, both generally and specifically a person Anya would destroy in her old job. In that sense I think there is some intention to their coupling. What finally pushes him to ditch the wedding is actual demonic vengance, so their relationship is allways in contrast to her old job.
@@PeterParker-ff7ub Absolutley. He isnt a monster in the lore of the show, at least most of the time. But he incarnates plenty of problems simply by beeing an everyday teenage boy.
Hi, I'm so sorry, but I'm French and not sure to understand everything in this video. Please, can you tell me what's Anya represents in the show? Maybe if I read it, I will understand. Thank you
I think when Anya speaks (especially when she is being blunt) that she is voicing the deeper inner thoughts of many young women. A good example is the start of the episode 'The Prom' in season 3. She has a monologue about how men are evil and she wants to smite them all, then asks Xander to the Prom. The things she says feel like a stereotype, but I think much of it rings true in the minds of many women.
Im glad she didn't marry xander, I dont hate him as a character but their relationship was based on unhealthy understanding of one another and she needed to grow into her own woman without a man dominating her energies, and xander needed to grow into his own man without a woman mothering him through it.
I can appreciate you may not have liked her character, but she did play a part within the dynamic, often comic relief through blunt comments. Her selfishness was their to be played for a laugh. For Cordelia to have the character arc that she did she needed to start in one place to get to the other. Although different in many ways it's what makes RDJ's Tony Stark so engaging.
