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I'm curious what books/movies/shows feature couples that remind people of popular Buffyverse ships.

For some of my examples:

- Elena/Stefan (Vampire Diaries) can feel similar to Bangel.

- Emma/Hook (OUAT) feel similar to Spuffy and have some writing overlap. Cat/Bones from the Night Huntress book series remind me of them too.

- Catradora (Netflix's She-Ra) feels like it would appeal to Fuffy shippers.

Etc.

Which ones remind you of Buffyverse characters and pairings?

I'm curious how everyone thinks that the hyena spirits worked in The Pack.

Giles says that:

"They believe that humanity, consciousness, the soul is a perversion, a dilution of spirit. To them, the animal state is holy. They are able, through trans-possession, to draw the spirit of certain animals into themselves."

We know that Xander retains his memories after the trans-possession. We also were shown that he still has some traits of his human self (such as wanting Buffy/jealousy towards Angel, etc.) and his memories while influenced by the hyena. So, does this work similarly to how vampires in that universe have the human personality/memories with the demon (or, in this case, hyena) added? Did Xander and the others still have their souls during it?

I'm curious to hear people's thoughts.

I think Ford's plotline would have been much more impactful if they had him show up a couple of episodes before Lie to Me, as one of mine.