I think your point about "comfort media" is good. Yes, it's important to have media that makes us happy obviously, but media that disturbs us is just as important. We can't grow as people without hardship, conflict, and discomfort. Staying inside our safe zone doesn't help us mature. There is plenty of media that I've consumed that I often wish I hadn't because of how disturbing it was, but I know that I'm a better writer and a more mature person because I have experienced and thought deeply about those pieces of media that disturbed me. I've never seen Buffy, but from what I know from this video and some of your other videos, it definitely seems like a show that matured with its audience, which I always see as a good thing.
@zoehardee86365 сағат бұрын
1:19:58 All or Nothing mentioned!
@mjdxp56889 сағат бұрын
The Once-ler fandom when the Twice-ler shows up:
@Skallva13 сағат бұрын
This video in only made so much funnier after space oomphies ended Destiel's reign of terror on Tumblr. We're really reaching the new era, lads.
@rickbar12322 сағат бұрын
I have one and I love her. I think she loves me. She doesn’t cook or clean but neither does my wife.
@mayochupenjoyerКүн бұрын
NOT TF2 ENGIE… i’m often annoyed by my fandom
@ShroomieCrossingКүн бұрын
Kudos to your parents for letting you go so hard and leaving it to this day
@thj_5046Күн бұрын
2:31 never felt so spoken to, im so special (ive never seen mean girls) /j
@christinestreeter8566Күн бұрын
I love this season, it’s one of my favorites. When season 6 came out I was 19/20 and in a dark place as well, so it was relatable AF for me. Life Serial, Once more with Feeling and Tabula Rasa are probably my favorite Buffy episodes!
@rexbaumeister7377Күн бұрын
What is "TBA", the bottom text on the image macros of the forced-birth ghouls? The closest things I can find are "To be aborted" or "Traditional Birthing Assistant" (midwife), neither is which seem to fit.
@aprilsarchives_Күн бұрын
Fanfiction is amazing ❤
@dannyburri8865Күн бұрын
Tbh that’s just fanfic…
@marieking59692 күн бұрын
Fun fact: apparently in the novel, Conner is LGBT. Would’ve been nice if that was in the stage show/movie.
@Hailfire082 күн бұрын
There is something similar for men - maybe not to the same extent, but there's the whole "a _real_ man does xyz" and "soy latte" thing. It's different in that it's not 'me vs the world' but 'my clan vs the world', but still. "_You're_ a weak pansy because _you_ drink lattes instead of WD-40"
@zoehardee86362 күн бұрын
1:00:19 this casual transmisogyny will not stand
@tamatebako_yt2 күн бұрын
This might be the best video I've seen all year. I have nothing to add really bc you completely blow me out of the water in both knowledge and understanding (and I'm someone who prides themselves on being a "thinker", someone who places great value on nuance, empathy, deeper understanding, meaning, application, and a healthy dose of intellectualism when it comes to art/culture). You display an incredibly thorough and intricate understanding of fandom art and culture, and how to contrast and compare it against art, art critic, media consumption and culture at large. Based on nothing but my personal assumptions, you have to be in like the 0.1% of most knowledgeable people on the subject (art vs fan-art). At the same time, you have a knack for synergizing and intersecting information, as well as presenting and dispersing that knowledge to a wide audience (not everyone can do that, two separate skill sets). Aaaand you make video essays (way more accessible, then let's say, reddit threads or tumblr posts)? These traits combined make you a rare unicorn in my eyes, not just a unicorn, but also a rare one, like one of those on a special limited edition trade card with a silver border. I am thoroughly impressed and also very thankful you made this. You made a very valuable contribution to the discourse (I don't mean to come across as pretentious like that's on me to decide, just that I feel strongly about that =). Thank you, Sarah Z; and also a thanks to your co-writer Emily, who I assume was involved in the making of this. PS: I subscribed!
@oncler_simp692 күн бұрын
YO < check out our music here at OncelerSimp69 , we love the oncler soooo much . we wanna cut down trees with the onceler so can you please check out our music , its made by LGBTQIA+ members cuz were gay .
@Brenden.smith.9212 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh, I was rewatching this as a larger part of looking back on some mid-2000s media and happened to notice what I thought may have been a wink when you said "Awoken by Serra Elinsen". I realized I had never head of it, so I looked it up. It was definitely a wink, I know now. That's a truly hilarious artifact of the pop culture of the time. Thanks for that!
@thj_50462 күн бұрын
guys if you want to watch a good "bad cinderella" retelling watch chantal im märchenland, its german so idk how good it is in english buttt anyway its far more charming, FAR better story, flat jokes but on purpose edit to go into the story: the whole setup is basically that chantal is supposed to be trying to get a job but REALLY wants to be an influencer, she and her friend hang around this afternoon care or whatever and find a mirror from a yard sale or sum, they get sucked into the story n have to work through their issues to get back into their world. basic retelling but i swear it has a lot of charm
@Mugruncher2 күн бұрын
Let’s not forget the moon as a well-known symbol of femininity 🌙
@SaltyCryptidZ2 күн бұрын
this same thing happened with the rings of power series, it wasnt Great but i kept finding myself defending it cause people were just being Racist instead of talking about how weird it is that the ancient elves all had cropped model haircuts instead of that super long hair lotr elves are known for
@wen65193 күн бұрын
Im glad you made this video and i wtched it. This is situation that gave me the Ick and i didnt have thoughts formed on it. I thought the LGBTQIA+ had a Q for Queer AND Questioning. Its like a witchhunt where the internet decided they'd strip the safety away from The Closet, no matter what. What happebed to "come out when you are ready"? Circa 2017 Tumblr? Smh. I appreciate the real humans and the celebrities who are out, even if some of them get on my nerves (*cough cough* Kaitlyn Jenner), because they remind straight people that stright is not the normal. Then, why force people out of the closet to proof they are not "normal"? Honestly i dont mind straight actors portraying queer characters; in the show Transparents the problem wasnt the cis dude, the problem was that the cis dude harrassed the trans women. I want people to stop harrassing celebrities for their sexualities, and start harrassing them for hoarding wealth in tax havens. And only the real big celebrities.
@whitherwhence3 күн бұрын
How I missed the abortion parallels: the show had been getting worse for several years and I was so very checked out In the four years before Kill the Moon, 26 episodes released, and 17 of them sound like homework to rewatch. I was watching at that point because it was tradition with my family, and out of a sense of obligation, and a lingering affection for a way the show had stopped making me feel What more, at the start of season 8, the show took a more serious tone without getting less goofy, which on the whole just made it feel so, so lame. This was the 7th episode of that, and I came in already bored and kinda pissed off
@quiannamortimer3 күн бұрын
An interesting point to this muddled but obvious take on abortion is how after the moon hatches, the environmental status quo for humanity is the same. The moon makes an exact replica and nothing else changes, something that is clearly not true for pregnancy. It flattens the nuance of the decision to a point where one choice is wrong and the other choice wouldn’t have changed anything anyway. Ps what kind of creature lays an egg immediately after hatching. They call it a baby but it becomes a mother like right away 😅
@borednow58383 күн бұрын
Really intertesting video. You make some strong points, and I am so with you on how awful the Riley stuff from S5 is. You also make a good cast for why some of the darker nastier storylines in S6 work. Me and a friend are going to do a deepdive into Buffy S6 soon. Your video has given me plenty to think about. Thank-you.
@DarkMysteriousObject3 күн бұрын
Riley: The most exciting thing you will ever do with Riley is decide what shade of beige you want the dishwasher to be...
@DarkMysteriousObject3 күн бұрын
IMO its the best season
@Tyxaar3 күн бұрын
Honestly it's really uncanny how widespread censorship and the extermination of swathes of nsfw content is becoming. People know the internet as a messed up place full of sexual weirdos yet don't do anything to make it safer and for those who interact with those topics on a regular basis. You don't make the beach safer by banning everyone from going there, you add lifeguards, make sure they're trained, teach people how to keep watch for rips, and let others have their fun without being in active danger.
@clairewilliams94164 күн бұрын
Season 6 is a little dark and depressing but at its core Buffy was a show about the difficulties of life and we can’t shy from the fact that at times life can get serious dark and depressing and I love the show for acknowledging that. I love that show didn’t shy away from the messed up relationships in season 6. Where as season 1 episode 1 had Angel who was what 2-3 hundred years old stalk a girl who wasn’t even 16 yet and sold it to me as a romance season 6 gave me Buffy and Spike but acknowledged that it was a deeply abusive relationship on both sides. Don’t get me wrong I totally ship Spuffy but I’m not gonna pretend that season 6 was anything other than a warning that not all relationships are good ones.
@alembicsystem4 күн бұрын
todd in the shadows sighted?!?!?!
@mayochupenjoyer4 күн бұрын
characters can do bad, inexcusable things and still be good characters because they’re CHARACTERS. it’s interesting
@puppygirlie4 күн бұрын
bro wanna be tih so bad 😭
@XJLuna4 күн бұрын
FUCKING INFLATABLE FUCKING CROWN!!!!!
@faselblaDer3te5 күн бұрын
Geez, this is more convoluted than the Arab-Israeli conflict...
@inthegrass115 күн бұрын
guys I just woke up from a nap to my dad watching fucking Sherlock. the last episode of Sherlock. I hate this family. anyway i felt i had to tell this comment section.
@gen15165 күн бұрын
watching this video when it came out before hearing my professor say idiocracy “is kinda like real life” a few months ago was SURREAL
@graey135 күн бұрын
ILY FOR THIS
@graey135 күн бұрын
i absolutely LOVE season 6. thats all
@lakshaykochhar67995 күн бұрын
3:43, They really need to check on their social-media guy, bruh's really tweaking and acting sus.
@lakshaykochhar67995 күн бұрын
Somebody needs to tell Andrew Lloyd Webber that 90s/2000s called, and they want their idea of an edgy adaptation back.
@KentaroMiyamoto215 күн бұрын
There's a better version of Idiocracy. It's called "The Outer Worlds".
@mrbungle33106 күн бұрын
its pretty much a documentary...the future people remind me of kids nowadays consuming brainrot on tiktok and the music and presidents being incapable of doing anything...its just predicted everything
@appleflavored88396 күн бұрын
as someone who was heavily involved in these communities as a young teen and hasn't thought about them since becoming a functional human being, i can't even begin to tell you how crazy i feel for never even considering the possibility those posts were fake... despite having long since disavowed any of that skeptic content (though somehow it never seems to go away), the revelation that i was so thoroughly duped cuts deep. thank you for your research 🫡
@gunking_ghoul6 күн бұрын
‘guys wearing feminine clothes / being gnc = bad man trying to take advantage of women’ is LITERALLY TERF RHETORIC..
@user-df5nb8zy7e6 күн бұрын
Well, one thing that it "predicted" is the Great Replacement Theory. The problem, however, is that the movie agrees with it.
@bruhfvdf31456 күн бұрын
TTS is best
@Emmiak-rf6zb6 күн бұрын
Bro my older sister is trying to get me into homestuck so that why I’m watching this.
@PrincessNinja0077 күн бұрын
12:40 "She is such a pick me girl" the awkward moment villain is not only right, bur just explained what's wrong with the whole show
Пікірлер
May, 2024. It is the end of an era.
I think your point about "comfort media" is good. Yes, it's important to have media that makes us happy obviously, but media that disturbs us is just as important. We can't grow as people without hardship, conflict, and discomfort. Staying inside our safe zone doesn't help us mature. There is plenty of media that I've consumed that I often wish I hadn't because of how disturbing it was, but I know that I'm a better writer and a more mature person because I have experienced and thought deeply about those pieces of media that disturbed me. I've never seen Buffy, but from what I know from this video and some of your other videos, it definitely seems like a show that matured with its audience, which I always see as a good thing.
1:19:58 All or Nothing mentioned!
The Once-ler fandom when the Twice-ler shows up:
This video in only made so much funnier after space oomphies ended Destiel's reign of terror on Tumblr. We're really reaching the new era, lads.
I have one and I love her. I think she loves me. She doesn’t cook or clean but neither does my wife.
NOT TF2 ENGIE… i’m often annoyed by my fandom
Kudos to your parents for letting you go so hard and leaving it to this day
2:31 never felt so spoken to, im so special (ive never seen mean girls) /j
I love this season, it’s one of my favorites. When season 6 came out I was 19/20 and in a dark place as well, so it was relatable AF for me. Life Serial, Once more with Feeling and Tabula Rasa are probably my favorite Buffy episodes!
What is "TBA", the bottom text on the image macros of the forced-birth ghouls? The closest things I can find are "To be aborted" or "Traditional Birthing Assistant" (midwife), neither is which seem to fit.
Fanfiction is amazing ❤
Tbh that’s just fanfic…
Fun fact: apparently in the novel, Conner is LGBT. Would’ve been nice if that was in the stage show/movie.
There is something similar for men - maybe not to the same extent, but there's the whole "a _real_ man does xyz" and "soy latte" thing. It's different in that it's not 'me vs the world' but 'my clan vs the world', but still. "_You're_ a weak pansy because _you_ drink lattes instead of WD-40"
1:00:19 this casual transmisogyny will not stand
This might be the best video I've seen all year. I have nothing to add really bc you completely blow me out of the water in both knowledge and understanding (and I'm someone who prides themselves on being a "thinker", someone who places great value on nuance, empathy, deeper understanding, meaning, application, and a healthy dose of intellectualism when it comes to art/culture). You display an incredibly thorough and intricate understanding of fandom art and culture, and how to contrast and compare it against art, art critic, media consumption and culture at large. Based on nothing but my personal assumptions, you have to be in like the 0.1% of most knowledgeable people on the subject (art vs fan-art). At the same time, you have a knack for synergizing and intersecting information, as well as presenting and dispersing that knowledge to a wide audience (not everyone can do that, two separate skill sets). Aaaand you make video essays (way more accessible, then let's say, reddit threads or tumblr posts)? These traits combined make you a rare unicorn in my eyes, not just a unicorn, but also a rare one, like one of those on a special limited edition trade card with a silver border. I am thoroughly impressed and also very thankful you made this. You made a very valuable contribution to the discourse (I don't mean to come across as pretentious like that's on me to decide, just that I feel strongly about that =). Thank you, Sarah Z; and also a thanks to your co-writer Emily, who I assume was involved in the making of this. PS: I subscribed!
YO < check out our music here at OncelerSimp69 , we love the oncler soooo much . we wanna cut down trees with the onceler so can you please check out our music , its made by LGBTQIA+ members cuz were gay .
Oh my gosh, I was rewatching this as a larger part of looking back on some mid-2000s media and happened to notice what I thought may have been a wink when you said "Awoken by Serra Elinsen". I realized I had never head of it, so I looked it up. It was definitely a wink, I know now. That's a truly hilarious artifact of the pop culture of the time. Thanks for that!
guys if you want to watch a good "bad cinderella" retelling watch chantal im märchenland, its german so idk how good it is in english buttt anyway its far more charming, FAR better story, flat jokes but on purpose edit to go into the story: the whole setup is basically that chantal is supposed to be trying to get a job but REALLY wants to be an influencer, she and her friend hang around this afternoon care or whatever and find a mirror from a yard sale or sum, they get sucked into the story n have to work through their issues to get back into their world. basic retelling but i swear it has a lot of charm
Let’s not forget the moon as a well-known symbol of femininity 🌙
this same thing happened with the rings of power series, it wasnt Great but i kept finding myself defending it cause people were just being Racist instead of talking about how weird it is that the ancient elves all had cropped model haircuts instead of that super long hair lotr elves are known for
Im glad you made this video and i wtched it. This is situation that gave me the Ick and i didnt have thoughts formed on it. I thought the LGBTQIA+ had a Q for Queer AND Questioning. Its like a witchhunt where the internet decided they'd strip the safety away from The Closet, no matter what. What happebed to "come out when you are ready"? Circa 2017 Tumblr? Smh. I appreciate the real humans and the celebrities who are out, even if some of them get on my nerves (*cough cough* Kaitlyn Jenner), because they remind straight people that stright is not the normal. Then, why force people out of the closet to proof they are not "normal"? Honestly i dont mind straight actors portraying queer characters; in the show Transparents the problem wasnt the cis dude, the problem was that the cis dude harrassed the trans women. I want people to stop harrassing celebrities for their sexualities, and start harrassing them for hoarding wealth in tax havens. And only the real big celebrities.
How I missed the abortion parallels: the show had been getting worse for several years and I was so very checked out In the four years before Kill the Moon, 26 episodes released, and 17 of them sound like homework to rewatch. I was watching at that point because it was tradition with my family, and out of a sense of obligation, and a lingering affection for a way the show had stopped making me feel What more, at the start of season 8, the show took a more serious tone without getting less goofy, which on the whole just made it feel so, so lame. This was the 7th episode of that, and I came in already bored and kinda pissed off
An interesting point to this muddled but obvious take on abortion is how after the moon hatches, the environmental status quo for humanity is the same. The moon makes an exact replica and nothing else changes, something that is clearly not true for pregnancy. It flattens the nuance of the decision to a point where one choice is wrong and the other choice wouldn’t have changed anything anyway. Ps what kind of creature lays an egg immediately after hatching. They call it a baby but it becomes a mother like right away 😅
Really intertesting video. You make some strong points, and I am so with you on how awful the Riley stuff from S5 is. You also make a good cast for why some of the darker nastier storylines in S6 work. Me and a friend are going to do a deepdive into Buffy S6 soon. Your video has given me plenty to think about. Thank-you.
Riley: The most exciting thing you will ever do with Riley is decide what shade of beige you want the dishwasher to be...
IMO its the best season
Honestly it's really uncanny how widespread censorship and the extermination of swathes of nsfw content is becoming. People know the internet as a messed up place full of sexual weirdos yet don't do anything to make it safer and for those who interact with those topics on a regular basis. You don't make the beach safer by banning everyone from going there, you add lifeguards, make sure they're trained, teach people how to keep watch for rips, and let others have their fun without being in active danger.
Season 6 is a little dark and depressing but at its core Buffy was a show about the difficulties of life and we can’t shy from the fact that at times life can get serious dark and depressing and I love the show for acknowledging that. I love that show didn’t shy away from the messed up relationships in season 6. Where as season 1 episode 1 had Angel who was what 2-3 hundred years old stalk a girl who wasn’t even 16 yet and sold it to me as a romance season 6 gave me Buffy and Spike but acknowledged that it was a deeply abusive relationship on both sides. Don’t get me wrong I totally ship Spuffy but I’m not gonna pretend that season 6 was anything other than a warning that not all relationships are good ones.
todd in the shadows sighted?!?!?!
characters can do bad, inexcusable things and still be good characters because they’re CHARACTERS. it’s interesting
bro wanna be tih so bad 😭
FUCKING INFLATABLE FUCKING CROWN!!!!!
Geez, this is more convoluted than the Arab-Israeli conflict...
guys I just woke up from a nap to my dad watching fucking Sherlock. the last episode of Sherlock. I hate this family. anyway i felt i had to tell this comment section.
watching this video when it came out before hearing my professor say idiocracy “is kinda like real life” a few months ago was SURREAL
ILY FOR THIS
i absolutely LOVE season 6. thats all
3:43, They really need to check on their social-media guy, bruh's really tweaking and acting sus.
Somebody needs to tell Andrew Lloyd Webber that 90s/2000s called, and they want their idea of an edgy adaptation back.
There's a better version of Idiocracy. It's called "The Outer Worlds".
its pretty much a documentary...the future people remind me of kids nowadays consuming brainrot on tiktok and the music and presidents being incapable of doing anything...its just predicted everything
as someone who was heavily involved in these communities as a young teen and hasn't thought about them since becoming a functional human being, i can't even begin to tell you how crazy i feel for never even considering the possibility those posts were fake... despite having long since disavowed any of that skeptic content (though somehow it never seems to go away), the revelation that i was so thoroughly duped cuts deep. thank you for your research 🫡
‘guys wearing feminine clothes / being gnc = bad man trying to take advantage of women’ is LITERALLY TERF RHETORIC..
Well, one thing that it "predicted" is the Great Replacement Theory. The problem, however, is that the movie agrees with it.
TTS is best
Bro my older sister is trying to get me into homestuck so that why I’m watching this.
12:40 "She is such a pick me girl" the awkward moment villain is not only right, bur just explained what's wrong with the whole show
Whole lotta yapping just to be wrong.