I thought Joyce was doing the best she could, but she was a flawed person out of her depth. Which made her feel very human to me. I think she loved Buffy but didn't understand her. That was often played brilliantly for comedy ("have you tried not being a Slayer?") but speaks to some very real truths.
Don't forget that Buffy burned down her school and Joyce didn't know why for months, maybe longer. This doesn't exactly build trust.
Everything post-Joyce's death makes no sense and just seems engineered for gratuitous angst, though. Agreed 100% on that.
Anyway, I have kind of a similar relationship with my mom, in terms of her being this kind of ex-flower child who wanted to be her kid's friend but at the same time was terrified of my crossing the street and also had unreasonably high expectations of me, so I relate a lot.
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Don't forget that Buffy burned down her school and Joyce didn't know why for months, maybe longer. This doesn't exactly build trust.
Everything post-Joyce's death makes no sense and just seems engineered for gratuitous angst, though. Agreed 100% on that.
Anyway, I have kind of a similar relationship with my mom, in terms of her being this kind of ex-flower child who wanted to be her kid's friend but at the same time was terrified of my crossing the street and also had unreasonably high expectations of me, so I relate a lot.