PS Bunny following my previous thought

[beccaelizabeth]

If what you start with is a mannequin that steals the self-perceived best and most important traits from whoever it connects with
then you've got a toth-stick situation, two Xanders, or two Captain Jacks - All the strengths in one and all the weakness in the other.
But then you add more people, or gradually take them away, or both.

... there's all sorts can be done with that ...

Comments

[executrix.livejournal.com]

Norman Lear said that every sitcom is about a house and a family, although not necessarily a biological one--it could be a hospital or a police precinct, for example. By analogy, I think every drama show is about an Uber-Buffy: a group of people who add up to one fully integrated human being, although they have flaws and deficiencies as individuals--look at House, e.g. (Awww, I ran out of iconspace and took town my Jayne and House "separated at birth" icon.)