Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) 
TV Show
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Survival and Horror
TV Show
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Survival and Horror
Updated: 27 January 2025
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

The vampires in the show are presented as sadistic and evil and it is heavily implied that they rape some of their victims. A number of their on-screen attacks are clear metaphors for sexual assault. One of the main romances in the show occurs between a teenager and an adult. Their romance starts when the female lead is 16 and the male character is over 200 (he looks like he’s in his mid-20s), and their sexual relationship starts when she is 17. S1E4: a monster disguised as a teacher imprisons boys with the intent to breed with and murder them. S1E6: attempted rape. S2E2: threat of assault. S2E5: episode plot is a metaphor for rape/sexual assault - villains use methods which are evocative of those used by real-life predators. S2E13: the main character (just turned 17) has consensual sex with a vampire more than 200 years older than her. They also have a relation prior to this. S2E16: one of the main male characters trys to cast a love spell on a female character and accidentally casts it on every female character in the entire show making them all want to be with him. Some of them kiss and touch him despite his clear want for them to stop: this includes some older female characters despite the male character being a teenager . S2E19: relationship between teacher and student. S2E20: attempted rape, victim-blaming, threat of assault. A gang rape is attempted, and another is referenced and played for laughs. S2E22: a female character hypnotises a male character into seeing her as his ex girlfriend and kisses him. S3E1: a man gropes the protagonist. S3E3: an antagonist makes a side comment using language that mirrors the language used when speaking about teenaged sex trafficking victims ("if you get the hankering for the blood of a 15 y/o filipina, then I'm on the net and she's here the next day, Express Air"). S3E10: the language used preceding a murder is evocative of the language used by real-life predators. S3E12: the 17 year old main character is cat called by 2 middle aged men (24:25-24:40). S3E14: a grown man is visibly attracted to a high school girl and mistakes her for a teacher. After he is corrected, he makes a comment about her and it is obvious, knowing she is actually underage has not changed his feelings towards her. His attraction to her is apart of the show moving forward and is usually mentioned at least once in any scene where they both appear. S3E15: sexual assault. S3E17: a character (who is 17) tries to seduce the main character's boyfriend (who is over 2000) and he declines, stating that he has a girlfriend. She then uses a spell to rid him of his soul and get him to cheat. S4E7: strongly implied attempted rape, eventually played for laughs. S4E16: two female characters swap bodies. One of them has sex with the other's boyfriend, who does not know about it. He is later blamed for it. S6E2: a demon says that he is going to rape the main character. S6E13: antagonists create a device that can turn women into compliant slaves and attempt to use it on an ex-girlfriend. S6E19: attempted rape at the 22:18-25:26 mark. A man violently assaults the main protagonist because he wants to be in a relationship with her. She repeatedly states that she does not want this throughout the duration of the assault. She fights him off and, realising 'what he's done,' leaves. The protagonist is already vulnerable due to a back injury when the assault occurs, and her attacker is aware of this. S7E6: multiple adult women are magically compelled to fall in love with a minor character. This leads to a sexual relationship. S7E7: incestuous implications between a mother and adult son. S7E9: a character makes reference to past times he has assaulted women, including minors.

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