Suddenly Sapphic Slayers?

I'm rather proud of that title by the way. I'm fond of aliteration.

I have to admit, I was not expecting the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic to quite go in the direction that it did. And by that I mean exactly what you think I mean. (Fortress Keeper's got a scan at his blog for the curious).

I think that, tentatively at least, it's not a bad plot development. I admit, the cynic in me rather thinks that the whole thing is an attempt for more press, but at the same time I definitely think that a reminder that sexuality tends to be somewhat more fluid than we like to admit isn't a bad thing.

It's not, I think, terribly unheard of for a young woman, even one who primarily identifies as straight, to expand her horizons in such a manner. And as the Fortress Keeper points out, a love interest that's alive and human is something of a step up from some of Buffy's previous love interests.

I know quite a few girls my age or a bit younger who might identify a bit with Buffy's particular situation here too.

I do hope it won't end up resulting Willow and Buffy doing something both would regret. In real life, I'd highly doubt a possibly bi-curious girl and a lesbian best friend would risk a long-standing friendship in such a manner (even provided they were each others' type) especially with all of the Sunnydale baggage between them, so I'm hoping that'll hold out in the comic. I don't doubt Mr. Whedon's ability to tell an interesting story either way, but I'd personally rather see something a bit more true-to-life relationship wise.

I'll give credit where it's due though, normally I'm largely indifferent to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic, but right now at least I'm very interested in seeing what possible effects may result from this decision.