Jade came back from the kitchen with her arms and hands full of snacks and drinks. She reached the living room to see that Tori had already picked something to watch and was staring at the screen, completely engrossed. Jade glanced at the show while she set up all their snacks, finally choosing one to start with and letting herself fall back on the couch next to Tori. It jostled her but she didn't look away. Only a small quirk of her brow indicated that she noticed Jade had joined her. Jade looked from her to the screen and paused at the couple getting cozy.
"Really? Romantic vampire crap? That's what you chose?"
That finally garnered Tori's attention. She pulled her gaze away to briefly glance at Jade, lightly frowning.
"Buffy isn't all romantic. It has action too, she replied, going back to the show.
"Is that what it's called?" Jade responded.
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer," Tori clarified. Jade rolled her eyes hard. She gave the show a minute of her time, which was all she needed to judge it, then groaned loudly.
"It's a cheese fest!" she accused. Tori shot her a glare, but it didn't hold.
"Yes, well it's going to be a bit campy seeing as it's an older show."
"This has to have come out when we were in kindergarten."
"A bit earlier than that, I think," Tori corrected.
"How can you like watching this? The fight scenes are so lame. Look, you can see that the hit doesn't connect, and the impact sounds are terrible. The monster make-up is lacking. I can clearly see that vamp's nail glued on his actual nail. The special effects are okay considering the time. But the dialog? Don't get me started on that."
"I get what you're saying, but at the same time I feel like those things just add to its charm," Tori explained. A handful of popcorn flew at her in response.
"Jade! Use your words," Tori scolded. A smirk curved Jade's lips but Tori was quick to cut it off.
"Never mind, don't use your words," Tori grumbled, letting out a sigh. The last thing she wanted to hear were Jade's creative curse words.
Fine, fine. Just shut up and watch it," Jade told her, shifting to get comfortable and putting all her attention on selecting a chip to eat. For the most part she kept to herself and didn't look at the TV, but slowly Jade heard a bit of conversation and caught herself looking up. Without her knowing, she was watching it and just as invested as Tori. They yelled at the characters and commented on the mysteries. When it got late, they decided to stop and pick it back up another day. Jade wordlessly helped Tori clean up.
"See, it wasn't so bad."
"I guess not. I just don't know why I kept watching. I mean, it's clearly from an older time but the story it tells is the same things that shows still do now. I guess, in a way, it was one of the first to incorporate the things we love about supernatural shows. That was probably what made it so popular in the first place." Jade reasoned. Tori smiled knowingly.
"So, you like it?" she simplified.
"A bit. It's not...aweful, but it still makes me cringe sometimes," Jade scoffed, crossing her arms.
"That's fair," Tori said with a shrug, watching Jade slip into her jacket and head for the door.
"Tomorrow then?" she called after her. Jade stopped with the door held open.
"Tomorrow," she repeated with nod, disappearing out the door.
Gave in and started watching Buffy. Jade and Tori are effectively the two sides on my thought process when I watch it. It's a never-ending battle to like or dislike it so I just keep watching. The fact that it's supernatural themed is enough for me. I'm on the second season and already it's better than the first so it's possible that it will get better and better with time. Also, it has some pretty good one liners.
