By Chris Snellgrove
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Lately, Deadline broke what’s already essentially the most stunning information of the 12 months: Sarah Michelle Gellar shall be returning to headline a reboot of her insanely fashionable ‘90s style cult traditional Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Particulars about this are nonetheless sparse, although the outline of this as “the following chapter within the Buffyverse” implies that will probably be set in the identical world as the unique present. And that’s an enormous a part of why this Buffy reboot is destined to succeed: as a result of it would construct off a sequence that left the door huge open for a continuation.
The Buffy Reboot Plot After Season 7
Some Buffy followers don’t love Season 7, however the show-stopper of a finale is an enormous a part of why this reboot is probably going going to be a smash hit. The entire schtick of this universe’s lore was that just one Slayer was lively at a time and blessed with all the facility that comes with it. Within the sequence finale, Buffy managed to totally unleash this energy, giving “potentials” all all over the world the identical set of low-level superpowers that she had used to defend Sunnydale from evil all through the years.
Whereas we don’t know precisely what route the brand new present will take, it’s a reasonably secure wager that Buffy herself not be the lead character. In reality, she’ll nearly actually be a Watcher-like determine to a number of Slayers who want steering. Due to the unique Buffy finale, this facet of the reboot would make sense as a result of we all know for a incontrovertible fact that this fictional world was all of the sudden stuffed with younger women who, in a single day, all of the sudden gained powers that would remodel them into both heroes or villains. Both approach, that world will want the veteran presence of Buffy, the one Slayer with extra expertise than any of the remaining.
Don’t Make The Picard Mistake
Assuming the Buffy reboot goes this manner, it looks as if will probably be off to a greater begin than its closest analog: Star Trek: Picard. That Paramount+ present was additionally a revival of a beloved ensemble style present everybody liked within the ‘90s, and it equally located its title character as an older mentor determine to a brand new technology of heroes. Nonetheless, many Trek followers hated that first season as a result of it modified every thing we love about Picard (together with his hatred of turning androids into slaves) in an effort to make him into this aloof determine who all of the sudden must return to motion to save lots of the day.
Narratively talking, that’s a good way to get a returning character again into the motion, which is why it’s a secure wager that the Buffy reboot will just do that for our favourite Slayer. Nonetheless, Buffy doesn’t need to lose her beliefs and standing like Picard did. As an alternative, she merely must be what she was on the finish of the sequence: only one Slayer in a world the place lots of and even 1000’s of others now share her powers.
It might be completely excellent if Buffy’s character and morals remained the identical however she needed to journey herd on a brand new crop of Slayers who, within the parlance of Silicon Valley, simply need to transfer quick and break issues. At any charge, the writers for the Buffy reboot have loads of materials to attract on, together with some killer comics which are (for now, no less than) canonical. And if the present manages to snag another returning actors (none have but been confirmed), we are able to lastly be taught whether or not Buffy ended up with Angel, Spike, or another person altogether (though if it’s Riley, the fandom could riot).
This Buffy Fan Has Hope
As an enormous Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan from my teenagers (I joined mailing lists to obtain VHS recordings earlier than my city lastly obtained WB!), I’ve excessive hopes for this reboot. That’s important as a result of I’ve watched different revivals like Frasier fail, and I’ve watched Picard practically destroy its title character’s legacy earlier than sticking the touchdown with its closing season. The world of TV reboots is, frankly, one thing of an apocalypse proper now, however who higher than Buffy Summers to navigate it and save the world but once more?
Supply: Deadline
