Veronica vs Buffy
Jul. 23rd, 2018 08:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deird1I have been rewatching Veronica Mars, a show I saw so long ago I've forgotten almost everything.
The husband is seeing it with me for the first time, and in trying to explain the basic character dynamics, I found myself saying "Duncan is Angel, and Logan is Spike." Which led to the inevitable...
Veronica Mars: Buffy. The superpowered one. (Within the constraints of the genre. Buffy's superpowers are horror-themed; Veronica has superpowers of detection.)
Keith Mars: Giles. The mentor, who is at once both encouraging and trying to shield his protegee from the worst of it.
Wallace Fennel: Xander. The helpful friend, who's never really a romantic option.
Cindy Mackenzie: Willow. Slightly socially awkward, but skilled at an area where she can really help the heroine. (Computers for both characters, in fact.)
Duncan Kane: Angel. Mysterious, brooding love interest.
Logan Echolls: Spike. Snarky, wise-cracking love interest.
Troy Vandegraff: Parker. Charming, but ultimately amoral, love interest.
And, weirdly enough...
Eli Navarro: Cordelia. Not in the heroine's main social circle, but can be relied on to do helpful things when required.
The husband is seeing it with me for the first time, and in trying to explain the basic character dynamics, I found myself saying "Duncan is Angel, and Logan is Spike." Which led to the inevitable...
Veronica Mars: Buffy. The superpowered one. (Within the constraints of the genre. Buffy's superpowers are horror-themed; Veronica has superpowers of detection.)
Keith Mars: Giles. The mentor, who is at once both encouraging and trying to shield his protegee from the worst of it.
Wallace Fennel: Xander. The helpful friend, who's never really a romantic option.
Cindy Mackenzie: Willow. Slightly socially awkward, but skilled at an area where she can really help the heroine. (Computers for both characters, in fact.)
Duncan Kane: Angel. Mysterious, brooding love interest.
Logan Echolls: Spike. Snarky, wise-cracking love interest.
Troy Vandegraff: Parker. Charming, but ultimately amoral, love interest.
And, weirdly enough...
Eli Navarro: Cordelia. Not in the heroine's main social circle, but can be relied on to do helpful things when required.