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Buffy and Dawn's divorced single mother, who runs an art gallery. She is originally ignorant about Buffy's activities as the Slayer but learns about them in Season 2. She still worries about her daughter and is reluctantly supportive of her work. She dies of an aneurysm in Season 5, an event which greatly affects all the Scoobies.

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  • Buffy and Dawn's divorced single mother, who runs an art gallery. She is originally ignorant about Buffy's activities as the Slayer but learns about them in Season 2. She still worries about her daughter and is reluctantly supportive of her work. She dies of an aneurysm in Season 5, an event which greatly affects all the Scoobies.
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  • Buffy and Dawn's divorced single mother, who runs an art gallery. She is originally ignorant about Buffy's activities as the Slayer but learns about them in Season 2. She still worries about her daughter and is reluctantly supportive of her work. She dies of an aneurysm in Season 5, an event which greatly affects all the Scoobies. * Action Mom: Only in a few episodes, but when she's confronted or Buffy's in danger, she fights back. * All Girls Want Bad Boys: Teenage!Joyce in "Band Candy." * Be Careful What You Wish For: After Joyce's death, Dawn attempts to bring her back in an episode based on "The Monkey's Paw." * Did Mom Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: Her and Spike on several occasions. * * She also ran into Dracula at her art gallery * Dropped a Bridge on Her though it served to accentuate the Death Is Dramatic nature of the episode. * Former Teen Rebel * Good Parents * Meddling Parents: "Have you tried not being a vampire slayer?" * High School Sweethearts: Actually, college sweethearts. Joyce met Buffy's father at a school dance, while going stag. * It Runs in The Family: A gift for banter and sarcasm runs deep in Summers women. * Mama Bear: Attacks Spike with an axe when he threatens her daughter in Season 2's "School Hard." * Open-Minded Parent: Her attempts to tag along on Buffy's patrols. She brought snacks! * Parental Obliviousness: Early in the series, until the Season 2 finale. * Stepford Smiler: To an extent... * Talkative Loon: In "Listening to Fear". * Team Mom: Parental substitute for Xander and Willow to some degree.
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