Becoming Part 2 Effect

Since its invention in 1928, the television has had a tremendous effect on many aspects of society. Now, unlike film, people could sit in the comfort of their own homes and look into different worlds and situations which they have never experienced before. Shortly after the implementation of the television set into the American household, the television series was developed and has dominated the air waves ever since. The television series offered an element that film could not. Rather than viewing a one-shot story, television series tell many stories over the course of long periods of time. Character development is much deeper than in film and long, drawn out stories can continue on story arcs over the course of each season. Many television
In another episode entitled “Becoming Part 2” another hint that a higher power is operating is seen. After a fierce battle with the evil Angel, Willow was in injured and in serious condition at Sunnydale’s Hospital. Buffy decided that she had to kill Angel or risk him destroying the entire world. Willow thought that there could be another way and tried to do a spell to re-ensoul Angel. During the beginning of the spell Willow was very weak and could barely keep her head up. About half way through the spell, Willow looked quickly towards the ceiling. Her eyes were wide open and she was reciting the spell (which is entirely in Romanian) quickly and completely by memory. After the completion of the spell Angel’s soul was restored. This indicates that a more powerful being wanted Angel to be a force for good in the universe, rather than a force for evil and assisted Willow in performing the spell. Another example takes place in the series finale of BtVS entitled “Chosen”. In this episode Buffy, her friends, and a gang of potential slayers deploy an all out attack on The First Evil. Willow, who is having a tough time using magic after her addiction in the previous season, plans to use a mystical scythe to channel the essence of the slayer into the potential slayers so that they will all have the same power and abilities that Buffy does. Just like in “Becoming Part 2”, a mystical force comes over her. Her
For most teenagers, going through high school can be one of the most horrific experiences ever. When creating the show, Whedon decided to take things a step further because, “In Sunnydale, high school is not just hell; it sits on top of a ‘Hellmouth’ (Little 282). The problems that high school kids go through are satirized in this show. High school is a period of time in which kids strive to define themselves and often have trouble doing so, and this series does a good job of placing the problems we face into clever metaphors that work well within the show. In the very first episode of BtVS entitled “Welcome to the Hellmouth” this struggle unfolds “as Buffy struggles to deny her Slayer heritage in the face of obvious vampire activity, and as Buffy’s new friends struggle with the reality that vampires and the Hellmouth are real” (Little 289). The second episode entitled “The Witch” addressed two problems which teens go through - the need to belong and parents trying to live the children’s lives. In this episode a witch uses her powers to hurt other cheerleaders so that she can make the squad. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that the girl’s mother had switched their bodies and was literally living her daughter’s life for her and fulfilling her own dreams. In another episode entitled “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” a young girl is ignored by everyone around and “having felt invisible for so long, literally