Willow is a unique character, not only in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but in much of the fantasy genre, because of a specific trope she breaks.
While magic and science are often put at odds in media, Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer manages to break this trope. She does this through her portrayal of one of the most easily-recognizable character tropes in media, as Willow is ‘the smart one’ that appears in most fictional team-ups. These characters help deliver information to their peers and the audience, which is especially necessary for a show where new monsters need to be explored each week.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Buffy the Vampire Slayer tells the story of Buffy, a chosen one known as the Slayer, who is destined to fight the monsters and demons drawn to the Hellmouth beneath her school, Sunnydale High. One of Buffy’s closest friends is fellow Sunnydale High student Willow, a shy girl who begins the series as something of a nerd and a tech whiz, but who grows into a powerful witch.
Willow's Buffy The Vampire Slayer Role Balanced Science & Magic A somewhat limiting factor of the typical ‘smart character’ such as Willow is that they can be rigid in their worldview. This is often portrayed through these characters’ intelligence, which can come from their scientific and technical ability or their power in the arcane arts, but they typically do not excel at both.
However, Willow avoids this dichotomy, partially due to Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s unique approach to the science vs. magic trope. After all, while watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, audiences see characters build robots and villains create Frankenstein-esque monsters with science, and witches and demons alike cast curses and spells, but the show gives both magical and scientific elements equal narrative weight and validity.
Willow's Science & Magic Made Her Character Better By allowing Willow to dabble in both technology and magic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer made her character better overall. After all, Willow’s ability to bridge these two spheres helped her avoid becoming either scientifically dogmatic or magically aloof, but it kept the overall show interesting, too.
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