I saw red when I watched 'Seeing Red'

I've recently been watching the much loved tv show 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' It's been constantly recommended to me and I have reached the end of season 6 now and the show is much better than I ever anticipated. I love the characters, the stories, the twists, the drama and comedy of it. But, there's one episode that has made me so uncomfortable and angry at Joss Whedon.

Warning: spoilers! Triggers for mentions of rape.

If you've watched Buffy then you'll understand all of this. If not, it might be interesting and a warning to you about how much you might dislike this episode. 'Seeing Red' is episode 19 of season 6. There's been this whole drama surrounding Spike and Buffy's "relationship" with them sleeping together and him being in love with her, Buffy claiming that she was just using him to deal with her other issues. In short, their "relationship" is a mess.

I'd always liked Spike. He was always a funny character despite his whole being a vampire thing which was great. I thought it was sweet at first that he was in love with Buffy. I wanted it to work. Then he got obsessive and it was just a bit creepy. But, I dealt with it. Vampire/slayer flings aren't exactly new to the show!

This was until the scene in "Seeing Red" when Spike attempts to rape Buffy on her bathroom floor. Yes, scenes that deal with rape are supposed to be uncomfortable to watch. I understand that. However, I was so angry about it because it was a shock, it was unexpected. Sure I expected Spike to do something evil after Buffy continuously rejected him but not this!

Not only was it shocking, it was totally unnecessary. I know that Whedon wanted to add more development for Spike's character but surely there are other ways to do this...

What I find most disturbing is that, from what I've read, the series continues focusing on Spike's struggles to come to terms with what he did. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT. Buffy has dealt with a lot of trauma so she can deal with this and does. But, I do not give a fuck how Spike feels. I do not care about his guilt. He should be feeling guilty, he should be in pain and regret what he has done for the rest of his 'life.' Why does Whedon insist on making the audience see this from the perspective of someone who attempted to rape someone?! It's not okay.

I dread to think what is going to happen next. I worry that Buffy and Spike will reconcile in some twisted turn of events. Buffy's character deserves time given to her healing after this event but Spike's does not.

Apologies if this is all rambling, I am just horrified by this episode and it's making it very difficulty for me to continue watching a show that I really enjoyed.

Orange Is The New Black - Season 2

*SPOILERS*

Netflix began streaming season 2 of their hit show 'Orange Is The New Black' earlier this month and I got round to marathon watching it this weekend! It was brilliant. If you haven't seen season 1 then where have you been? Watch it now! If you have seen it but need a recap before season 2 then I suggest watching this. It will remind you of key events and is pretty funny:

So OITNB is set in a women's prison in the US. The season 1 finale saw a fight break out between main character Piper Chapman and crazy God loving Doggett. Season 2 opens with an episode that sees things change dramatically for Piper as Alex is let free and she continues her sentence. So what's going to keep you interested in this season?

Well, the main story of Piper continues. It's been a bumpy road for her. I much prefer her character in this season, she's learnt a lot from fellow inmates and is much stronger. Things with Larry (her ex fiance) get much more complicated but she handles herself well.

One of the main issues in this season actually comes from the administration of the prison rather than the inmates. It seems that Figuero has been naughty in trying to support her husband's political campaign. This leads to conditions in the prisoning worsening, a hunger strike to fight back against them and a season finale that you cannot miss!

Remember creepy porn 'tache prison guard Mendes? He's back. But, only briefly as everyone finds out that Diaz is pregnant (with Bennett's baby) and Mendes is accused of being the father. He confesses her love for her in front of everyone leaving Diaz feeling very guilty... it's important to note that both Mendes and Bennett deserve to be punished. I'm sure everyone will be happy to see porn 'tache go after what he did to Trish in season 1!

Now, we all saw Red lose the respect of her friends in the first season. She's trying to get it back when along comes Vee who happens to be very close to another inmate. Vee manipulates the girls, brings drugs back into the prison and does a lot of horrible shit! You get to see her story in flashbacks and it all comes to a head in the season finale.

My favourite character this season? Rosa, a cancer patient with not much time left. She's in the background a fair bit but we get to find out about her story and she really is fantastic.

Other reasons to watch season 2 -

• We finally get to see Morello's darling Christopher
• There's a lot more about the guards in here - we get some insight into the lives of Caputo and Healy
• There is a bunch of character development
• And like season 1, it deals with transgender and sexuality issues really well.

So what are you waiting for? Go and watch it now! The show is great, the character's are great, the acting, the stories, the theme tune - this is something you will not want to miss!