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The writing in the Buffyverse is really excellent with 'show don't tell.' There are a lot of character and story developments/growth/arcs that are never explicitly stated, instead they are implied. For example, Buffy's S6 arc. She is clearly depressed, for the entirety of that season. And there are obvious signs/symptoms of depression for years before s6 and it's there still in s7. Buffy is a character that struggles with depression. We can all agree on this. Except, she never sits down with anyone and says "I think I'm depressed, and I need some help." No one else ever sits down and says "You know, I've been noticing some things, and I think Buffy may be suffering from depression."

How did I miss this comment before? Just YES YES and more YES to all of this. There is so much THERE there. You're brilliant.

And it seems like shipping B/A is a case of taking what's being said at face value, instead of looking at what's being shown.

*nods* Because that is what a lot of people want AND need; they don't see the irony of it. Hell, I didn't at first, because I was caught up in the romance (and I watched the entire series on netflix within three weeks, so I had to go back and let it "breathe" a bit.) Sometimes I think that subtlety backfires on Joss.

I have a lot of feelings about 'show don't tell.' It's a thing.

I need to make an icon for that, because - yes. I have many feelings.