Why do I love ‘Buffy’? It’s smart and unabashed

By SYDNEY BERGMAN

It is night. A petite blonde girl runs, chased by an unseen something, into a dark alley…. It is night. A petite blonde girl runs, chased by an unseen something, into a dark alley. Ominous music rises and the discordant tones hit a crescendo as she shivers against a brick wall. There is no escape. The monster enters the frame. It could be a looming, hideous beast or tentacled creature with a serious mucus problem or what appears to be a man with elongated teeth and a skin paler than the Norwegian indoor track teams