Strangely enough, I was researching Buffy’s sister, played by Michelle Trachtenberg. I told a younger person that they made one of the best meta-retcons in history. For four seasons, Buffy was an only child. Then, in the fifth season, she suddenly had a younger sister and everyone around her believed she always had the younger sister. To them, Dawn Summers was always there. There was a reason why “glitch” happened. It is a clever story arc and a statement on early TV and the changing of established continuity. Dawn Summers is the reverse of the Family Matters show, disappearing the sister without a trace.
Sadly, the youngest cast member, Michelle Trachtenberg, passed away a few days ago. There are still answers that need to happen before I can say what she died of, really. She did have a liver transplant before her death. While I didn’t watch much of Buffy, I remember her in Euro Trip.
By the way, Michelle accused Joss Whedon of doing some not-so-great things to her, allegedly.
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