and know that I really don't want to get invested in Cordy's character growth only to watch her get fridged in some mystical coma, thanks muchly.
... Yeah. :| I mean, I'd recommend the show overall, because it's really brilliant with a lot of things. But the treatment of women is unrelentingly terrible. So, there's that. ; \

You happened to have said something in your post about depression (and I thought, "shades of Buffy")
Haha, yes, most def.

RME = rolling my eyes. :)