10 Most Depressingly Realistic Lessons From Buffy The Vampire Slayer

2. We Don't Always Get What We Deserve

Episode: Season 6, Episode 12 - "Doublemeat Palace" The Doublemeat Palace was a terrible fast food joint, with a terrible name, and an all-around hokey concept, but it actually did serve to teach a valuable lesson to Buffy Summers: we don't always get what we deserve. That includes jobs. Buffy was a college drop-out, and while some college should get you higher up than the burger industry, it's where a lot of kids start out. And it's where Buffy wound up working during the sixth season of the show. With all her skills and physical talents she just couldn't land a solid career (especially with her duties as Slayer always calling her away from any prospective job at any given moment). A burger joint seemed to work fine - even with a horrible uniform and monsters for customers. Yes, there were still monsters, and the burger joint played into the plot more than it should have as a result, but it's still a valuable, depressing lesson to learn. There's a good chance you've once been served a burger by someone with far more talent and potential than you expect (just not the person who gave you onion rings instead of fries - for that one, there's no hope).