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[deleted] t1_jbsjhkc wrote

I thought Dawn’s storyline and character on Buffy was great.

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Premislaus t1_jbt1o1n wrote

I did too. The last time this was discussed the general opinion was that she's primary disliked by the original viewers for whom the "annoying younger sibling" archetype hit too close to home.

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[deleted] t1_jbt2ec8 wrote

Dawn was added to the show specifically to subvert that common trope. Oh… and also because Joss Wheadon wanted a tween girl on set.

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Maninhartsford t1_jbu3ss4 wrote

Whedon's a lot of nasty things, but pedophile isnt one of them.

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[deleted] t1_jbv2v79 wrote

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Maninhartsford t1_jbv8lat wrote

That's it though. That's all anyone has said about it. I really don't want to come across like I'm defending Whedon but he was mean and nasty to a lot of people on his set and that might be all that quote means. Interpreting it as inappropriate sex stuff is entirely extrapolation. Just because you can think of a worst case scenario doesn't make it so. Again! This is not "Whedon was a good guy." This is "that's a really big accusation to pull out of one out of context quote."

Edit - to be completely clear, I was aware he was not allowed alone with Trachtenberg. I just find it troubling that people automatically assume the reason why was sexual abuse, to the point where OP was stating it as fact. It's jumping to conclusions. While there is much documentation on how emotionally abusive he was to the "out group" on his sets, which included Trachtenberg, nobody has ever actually accused him of assault, so people are legitimately just looking at that one quote and assuming the worst. There's so many reasons to dislike the guy, we don't need to start making them up.

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speashasha t1_jbx1n76 wrote

I think whether you liked Dawn kind of depended on your own life and experiences. I have an older sister, so I could very much relate to Dawn and the sibling dynamic and she was immediately very likeable to me. I think it was a nice change to have Buffy worry about family rather than a boyfriend. That being said, they didn't quite know what to do with her in season six and since the character was initially intended to be much younger, they struggled to write for her age until season 7, I'd say.

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