Textual Evidence for Buffy

In the below snapsnot, it is clear that Buffy is fighting with Glory, managing to smash her head against bricks. Unlike The Vampire Diaries and True Blood, this offers a different perspective of women, as here, Buffy is seen to be rather masculine, which insinuates that here the roles of women in the series have been subverted. Although Buffy at times appears to be rather vulnerable emotionally, (when Spike nearly kills Michael), it can be seen that Buffy possesses genuine male characteristics when defending herself.

Textual Evidence for True Blood

In the below snapshot, it is clear that Sookie is being attaced by Russell's men, which again shows that like The Vampire Diaries, True Blood portrays women as vulnerable - who are attacked. However, it is clear that in other parts of the show Sookie actually manages to attack men. For example, when Sookie breaks Eric's nose, which represents her as a women who can to some extent defend herself.

Textual Evidence for Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

In the below snapsnot selected from Episode 2, it can be seen that the Vampire Damon is attacking Caroline, which shows that Caroline is clearly a victim in this scene. Later on in the series, Damon also continues to use her in order to satisfy his needs for drinking a sufficient amount of blood. This shows that to some extent, the series portrays women as objects who are often used, and attacked. However, later on in the series Caroline turns into a vampire, and attacks Damon, which shows that in some respects, the women in the series are sometimes portrayed as being rather dominant powerful.