How we go through this. The scene is observed externally by the audience, through a glass wall, and most of the words are imperceptible. In this scene, Buffy draws an intriguing line. Throughout previous episodes, the show has told viewers that their experiences and their heartbreaks growing up have been real and powerful, from being bullied to being dumped.
In tackling the less familiar aspects of death—boredom, shock, awkwardness—it offers a more truthful depiction of bereavement. Or even try to explain to anybody else. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic.
Popular Latest. Very much a 'monster of the week' style show, the deeper connotations of friendship, coming-of-age, and the responsibilities that all young people face at some point or another was interwoven within the show's supernatural narrative and became its greatest success. Part of the reason why Buffy the Vampire Slayer has such an enduring legacy amongst fans - and continued its story to comics after the show's series finale - is because of the life lessons and the incredibly well-rounded characters that the show presented.
Because many fans cared for Joss Whedon's characters, Joyce Kristine Sutherland dying of something so normal and even common as an aneurysm that became an unseen complication of surgery for a brain tumor was shocking and heartbreaking, to say the least.
However, season 5 also introduced the character of Dawn - Buffy's sister - who was actually ancient magical energy known as "the Key" that was being tracked by Glorificus, the Big Bad of season 5.
A group of monks had the best intentions by giving the Key human form and sending her to Buffy in the form of a sister, but could this have caused a larger ripple than fans think? The arrival of Dawn in season 5 was a surprise to fans, even though her character had been teased in seasons before through various dream sequences Buffy had with other characters, including Faith and Tara. Though it wasn't incredibly far-fetched that Buffy would have a little sister - her parents were divorced by the start of the series - she hadn't ever been mentioned before, which was both curious and intentional.
Once it was revealed that Dawn's entire existence was manufactured to give the Key a human form that Buffy would feel compelled to protect with her life, which she proved by sacrificing herself to save both Dawn and the world, the rest of the pieces started to fall into place.
While Joss Whedon has outwardly said that Joyce Summers ' sudden death from a brain aneurysm was meant to give Buffy a different kind of reaction to grief, it also came on suddenly. The show is known for some wacky and goofy lines; Buffy the Vampire Slayer does not take itself too seriously.
But there are some serious gut-punches. And one theory is that she actually died because of how Dawn showed up. She was churning out amazing performances season after season. On top of her hilariously comedic ones, too. A few episodes earlier, Joyce Summers had received news that she had a brain tumor, but she seemed to be recovering and even started seeing a new guy.
It was such a shock, and the death was so silent compared to others on the show.
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