I don't know about the comic book version either- I was thinking of how she was in Iron Man 2. They didn't even try to give her a personality. Her personality was that she looked hot. This is a huge pet-peeve of mine, especially when it's as blatant as it was.
I'm not really a buffy/angel fan either, but I loved Firefly and Dr Horrible. And I'm more than willing to point out his flaws- he has his own little excesses, and for all his feminist cred, he's a total h/c junkie and the stories he writes for his 'strong female characters' have frequently involves putting them through the ringer until they're revealed as vulnerable little girls (emotionally speaking). Their stories are frequently propelled by what is done to them rather than by what they do. His male heroes also get put through the wringer, but in ways that means their stories are driven by their choices. (E.g. Male character makes choice! choice is rooted in his emotional state, but he knew what he was doing. choice has consequences! vs Female character has something done to her. stuff happens because of that thing! character has emotions.) But for all that? AT LEAST HE GIVES THEM PERSONALITIES. (And his side female characters tend to be pretty awesome and somewhat immune to having those kind of stories). There's this weird tendency by a lot of writers to seem to regard female POVs as completely alien and unknowable. Which is damn weird, but it explains a lot. So I'm kind of happy they've handed Joss the keys to the Marvel Cinematic Universe...because even at his worst, he's better than most.
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I'm not really a buffy/angel fan either, but I loved Firefly and Dr Horrible. And I'm more than willing to point out his flaws- he has his own little excesses, and for all his feminist cred, he's a total h/c junkie and the stories he writes for his 'strong female characters' have frequently involves putting them through the ringer until they're revealed as vulnerable little girls (emotionally speaking). Their stories are frequently propelled by what is done to them rather than by what they do. His male heroes also get put through the wringer, but in ways that means their stories are driven by their choices. (E.g. Male character makes choice! choice is rooted in his emotional state, but he knew what he was doing. choice has consequences! vs Female character has something done to her. stuff happens because of that thing! character has emotions.) But for all that? AT LEAST HE GIVES THEM PERSONALITIES. (And his side female characters tend to be pretty awesome and somewhat immune to having those kind of stories). There's this weird tendency by a lot of writers to seem to regard female POVs as completely alien and unknowable. Which is damn weird, but it explains a lot. So I'm kind of happy they've handed Joss the keys to the Marvel Cinematic Universe...because even at his worst, he's better than most.