Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer is among the greatest supernatural teen dramas ever, and has remained a cult basic within the years since it has been off the air. Followers of the unique sequence (which is streaming with a Hulu subscription) have been hyped to be taught that Sarah Michelle Gellar was engaged on a reboot pilot with Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao. I not too long ago rewatched Buffy‘s sequence finale, and I’ve received to say it completely units up what we all know concerning the pilot.
If Hulu orders a full sequence, the Buffy reboot will introduce a brand new Slayer named Nova. SMG’s title character is reportedly serving as a mentor within the pilot, and that does really feel like a pure segue after the occasions of the Season 7 finale episode, “Chosen.” Assemble your Scooby Gang and let’s get into it.
Buffy Shared Her Energy In “Chosen”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer has the consideration of being a TV present that really ended effectively. All through Season 7 our hero and her buddies are combating The First Evil, who’s making an attempt to finish the Slayer line. After the nice guys assemble a military of younger ladies, Willow makes use of historical magic to activate each Potential. Identical to that, Buffy and Religion weren’t the one “scorching chicks with superpowers” within the group.
What adopted in “Chosen” was a fully epic ultimate battle, the place numerous Slayers battled The First’s military of Ubervamps from inside the Hell Mouth. It is superior seeing the Potentials lastly have some energy, though we misplaced just a few, like Amanda, in addition to noticed the dying of Emma Caulfied’s Anya. Buffy had spent a lot of the season coaching the women, and it feels like she’ll be again in that mentorship function within the reboot pilot… if we ever really see it.
Nova is likely to be the brand new Slayer, however the truth that the potential Buffy reboot is retaining the identical story and bringing again Sarah Michelle Gellar makes me suppose that the OG remains to be going to have a serious half to play. It will be fascinating to see how she assembles and trains varied Slayers from all over the world.
Whereas Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended after seven seasons, Joss Whedon ended up persevering with the story by means of years of comedian books. It is unclear if these will nonetheless be thought-about canon within the doable reboot, since they went on some actually wild adventures. Proper now, the first query is whether or not or not Hulu will really inexperienced mild a full season. Both manner, we have seen how dynamic Buffy is when coaching fellow Slayers.
Gellar’s picture dump has helped to buoy fan pleasure, which I’ve to imagine will assist the percentages of the pilot turning into a full-fledged sequence. I am retaining my fingers crossed, particularly if a brand new season will deliver again extra legacy characters alongside Little Miss Likes to Combat.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are streaming of their entirety on Hulu. We’ll have to attend and see if the the reboot pilot was profitable in securing a brand new season of episodes with the Duchess of Buffonia.