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The passing of Michelle Trachtenberg is a sudden, sad, sharp shock to the system for those of us, including me, who grew up alongside her during the 2000âs.
For many, her role as Dawn in âBuffy The Vampire Slayerâ is perhaps the biggest touchstone for where they were introduced to herâŚ
The passing of Michelle Trachtenberg is a sudden, sad, sharp shock to the system for those of us, including me, who grew up alongside her during the 2000âs.
For many, her role as Dawn in âBuffy The Vampire Slayerâ is perhaps the biggest touchstone for where they were introduced to herâŚ
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âŚyet for me, having not watched âBuffyâ for myself until long after it ended (though of course I knew she was in the show while it originally aired), I happened to grow up being acquainted with Trachtenberg more from the likes of her role as Penny in the live action âInspector Gadgetâ movieâŚ
âŚâIce Princessâ, âMysterious Skinâ, âBlack Christmas (2006)â, and most formatively, her time hosting the Discovery Kids show, âTruth or Scareâ.
At the time âTruth or Scareâ aired, I wouldâve been around 10 years old, and though it was aimed at an audience of childrenâŚ
âŚit nonetheless still frequently scared the bejesus out of me with its explorations of spooky folklore & supernatural horror, the recreations it would stage of scary stories from reality, & the clips it used from various movies I was too young to watch beyond their brief glimpses in the show.
(The Dracula episode was where I first saw clips of the eponymous bloodsucker as played by Christopher Lee, and Gary Oldman, and those images absolutely frightened me to no end.)
And all the while, the show was anchored by Trachtenbergâs preternaturally excellent hosting skills, bringing a sense of fun, wit, and a sly delight in spooking the kids watching the show every episode with such introductions to the world of the macabre.
To my young eyes, Michelle Trachtenberg seemed so worldly and cool and mature; yet in objective reality, she was also still a kid, a teenager only 8 years older than me.