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Who else was in love with Darla?


Season 2 had me falling in love with Julie Benz's Darla. She was sexy, scary, and seductive. She had this strength and confidence about her, yet remained an alluring woman. No wonder Angel snapped during that season xD

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I loved Darla too and was glad to see Julie Benz again in Angel.

I wonder how Julie Benz would have played Buffy? She originally auditioned for the lead role.

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I didnt realize she auditioned for the part of Buffy?

I tried to find a video of it, but couldnt. Here she is talking about auditioning and her role as Rita on Dexter...and she is still gorgeous xD
https://youtu.be/CMCX6e3_UFk

I actually prefer Kristy Swanson as Buffy, but Julie Benz would have knocked it outta the park to play Buffy. I could see how Angel would fall for her over Sarah Michelle Gellar. Imagine if Julie Benz played Buffy, and we got Kristy Swanson as Darla!

But Julie Benz brought something special to Darla, she was perfect in that role.

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Julie Benz would have been a very pretty Buffy, I always found her the most beautiful actress from Buffy and Angel and that’s some stiff competition!

Kristy Swanson would have made a great Darla too, it’s a shame she never made a guest appearance in either Angel or Buffy, I wonder if they ever considered that.

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Charisma Carpenter was gorgeous, so I can understand that was some *stiff* competition...

Lol!

I think Kristy Swanson just moved on from it. I found it respectful and refreshing when Sarah Michelle Gellar answered the question "When will we see a Buffy movie"? with "There already is one! Kristy Swanson, and its a good movie".

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Julie is beautiful but her face is maybe a little "cold" for the role of Buffy. An innocent and warm face is more suited for Buffy probably

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I can understand what you mean. This could be why Julie Benz pulled off the Femme Fatale so well, much like Sharon Stone.

Who could have played Buffy in the series besides who we already mentioned?

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At the time i dont know! But if it was made now,maybe Kiernan Shipka,Benedetta Porcaroli,or Zendaya!

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Im more interested in who could have played Buffy back then.

But I did look up the first two you listed and they do look like a good Buffy. I know the first girl from the netflix movie "The Silence" and I prefer that movie over the ultra-hyped "A Quiet Place".

Zendaya is a plank of wood, dont like her in anything Ive seen her in yet. She doesnt even look like Buffy.

All said and done, we dont need remakes of everything.

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