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Make It or Break It: What Would Buffy Do?

Fri., Jul. 3, 2009 11:39 PM PDT by Jennifer Godwin

Gentle readers, we need your opinion on the following scenario, as depicted on the most recent episode of ABC Family's Make It or Break It gymnastics drama.

Some thugs, of the vaguely threatening semi-rapist variety, encounter a group of pretty girl gymnasts at a gas station. The thugs make with the intimidation and insults. ("Pretty princess" is a slam, right?) What does the modern, empowered, young female athlete do in response?

Press play on the video clip above to see how the girls coped, and then help us decide: Is this the absolute silliest artificial TV response ever, or is it just exactly how Buffy Summers would have handled the situation?

(BTW, if you are enjoying Make It or Break It, be sure to check out our interview with the show runner about this "teen girl show that's really about something bigger than popularity or boys.")