Watch this when
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
When grief doesn't feel like crying. It feels like the room going quiet and the world not making sense. 'The Body' gets it.
Who it's for
The show famously turns adolescent struggles into literal monsters, which gives viewers a vocabulary for pain that is hard to say directly.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a supernatural drama created by Joss Whedon that aired on The WB and then UPN from 1997 to 2003, for 144 episodes over seven seasons. Buffy Summers is a teenage 'Slayer' chosen to fight vampires and demons in Sunnydale, California, a town built on a 'Hellmouth'.
Where to find it
Originally aired on The WB (Seasons 1–5) and UPN (Seasons 6–7). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A mother's death; attempted sexual assault.
Age: Not verified (TV-PG/TV-14 on original airing from knowledge; suggested 13+)
If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
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