I have no deep thinky thoughts, but I found these essays interesting, especially since I encountered them close together:
Buffy S8, canon Sues, and the impossibility of socialism under Campbell: or Protagonist Privilege
Passive versus Active: DEATH MATCH, or possibly, just a cup of tea
Buffy S8, canon Sues, and the impossibility of socialism under Campbell: or Protagonist Privilege
Passive versus Active: DEATH MATCH, or possibly, just a cup of tea