Grimm

I thought it was interesting when it speaks about Buffy being in the hospital and "her mother Joyce and her watcher Giles connect via a brief exchange about Buffy's well being, which provides a glimpse of the traditional mother/father parental authority that is rarely evident in the series" (bridges 93). Not only did I realize that you never see her answering to an adult (Where have you been? Why were you out so late?), but also that she mainly relates to her watcher Giles as a means of support, guidance and acceptance. So we should only assume that Buffy's parental authority is equally divided amongst her mother , father, and her watcher. And although it is sometimes hard to remember "the audience is reminded that Buffy- age seventeen at this point in the series- is still a child with extremely adult responsibilities (Grimm 93)." As I point out in my research paper, Buffy is in a need of holding onto her childhood because she has so much responsibilities fighting the evil forces that she is afraid of what responsibilities being a "real" adult will entitle.