“The fact that in Buffy's world, men and women are equally capable of intense evil and goodness without sacrificing their sexuality reflects the third wave's internalization of the second wave's feminist goals” (Karras, 7). This quote immediately makes me think of a current show I’m watching religiously, Once Upon A Time. It’s not all about women kicking ass as Buffy appears to be after reading this article, but it takes a modern twist on fairy tales within each episode. One episode in particular, exhibits Snow White before she was in fact Snow White, stealing riches and fighting, dressed as a man (which also reminds me of Mulan), and in fact ends up being much stronger then that men and the Prince, who is of course then shocked to discover she is a woman. With this episode displaying Snow White’s power and determination and strength, in addition to her womanhood (slowly falling for the Prince the moment she fights him), I think this scenario is exemplary of the prior quote. Here, Snow White is capable of many qualities, in addition to her sexuality, displaying a representation of both the third and second wave of feminism within the show. While this show has Buffy elements, reexamining the traditional fairytales and putting a new spin on them, with the three central characters being headstrong women, the women contrastingly are many times placed in traditionally emotional roles, or find themselves needing a man, because let’s face it, you can’t completely rewrite fairytales. Nevertheless, the show is innovative exhibiting aspects of rebellion and femininity, both 2nd and 3rd wave traits of feminism, that make the show cutting edge, and makes me quite eager to watch it every week, as each episode carries out a new storyline and rewrites a traditional fable.
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