Is villain even a RL concept as opposed to a fictional role? In RL you have psychopaths and fanatics, the bad and the misguided but villain suggests a more structured narrative. Either way I disagree that, based on what she's done, Buffy must be regarded as a villain from the RL POV. A criminal certainly (and she was already that) but not necessarily a villain unless you would say the same of Ghandi, Mandela and Pankhurst (the British suffragette leader) all of whom broke the laws of their countries in service of what many now believe were righteous causes.
Good guys in a Bruckheimer movie can commit crimes without responsibility and repercussions. So as Buffy clearly is seeing repercussions and claiming responsibility we can conclude that Season 8 is not an actioner.
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Date: 2008-01-30 06:29 pm (UTC)Good guys in a Bruckheimer movie can commit crimes without responsibility and repercussions.
So as Buffy clearly is seeing repercussions and claiming responsibility we can conclude that Season 8 is not an actioner.