Tucker, Ken. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Review." Entertainment Weekly. 6 November 1998. Web. 2 January 2013. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285582,00.html
In Entertainment Weekly's glowing review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, television critic Ken Tucker praises the show's "unguarded, unironic emotionalism in a slam-bang series that prides itself on its blithe knowingness and sarcasm and just keeps getting better at juggling hilarity, gothic romance, and horror." Writing this article during the third season of the series, Tucker also admires its skillfully rendered martial arts scenes and quick, witty use of language. Tucker feels that if the obvious joke behind Buffy has always been that vampirism and lycanthropy are metaphors for raging hormones, the series has sustained itself by regularly exploring the serious side of the joke. He feels that Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz are good at playing out the fatalistic love between Buffy and Angel. Unlike the romances on other prime-time teen soaps, Tucker feels, this one carries dark emotional weight. In light contrast, the most delightful development on the series has been the hotsy dating that wisecracking Xander and withering Cordelia are indulging. Give series creator Joss Whedon credit, Tucker says: No other show balances so many elements as deftly, without a trace of corniness or melodrama. Tucker gives the series an "A" and closes his review by stating: "Week in and week out, Buffy just slays me."
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