Top TV Characters Who’d Procrastinate on Their Christmas Shopping

For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I’m sure that you know it’s rapidly approaching. I thought about finding some neon colored flashing clock that was counting down the days ’till Christmas, but that seemed a little much. Besides, you don’t need me putting the pressure on you, you’ve probably already got enough of that. Presents, cards, giftcards, nametags for the gifts, keeping the tree from falling over on the cat as it eats homemade ornaments, remembering to turn on and off your outside Christmas lights, making holiday cookies, planning a Christmas Eve dinner…it’s enough to start making me curl up in my bed and pretend it’s February already.

February is so less stressful.

But we can’t deny the season, and we must face Christmas. All the while, hopefully managing to find a way to remember what the holiday represents to you and the world at large on a spiritual level.

Having, for once, completed my Christmas shopping list at least a week before Christmas, I feel enormous relief the likes of which can only be rivaled if you imagine being on an isolated beach where someone is serving you fruity drinks (or just picture what Sylar from Heroes saw when we got a glimpse of him the first time this season). But I have been in the position of scrambling for last minute gifts, many times before.

This all got me wondering, and eventually making this list:

Top TV Characters Who’d Procrastinate on Their Christmas Shopping

Buffy Summers, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This is a girl who loves to shop, but having the whole Vampire Slaying gig thing puts a crimp in that, yanno? If we’re talking about a post-series Buffy, then she’s with her friends as well as a gaggle of new baby Slayers. Considering the enormity of the group, and what I believe would be a group feeling of morale, I think the Scooby gang would have instituted a Secret Santa exchange. Even so, Buffy is the leader and super busy, so she’d probably still be last-minute shopping. And, I like to believe that she’d know about Spike being back, and would have been debating for a long time whether or not she should send Spike and Angel each a Christmas present.

Sydney Bristow, from ALIAS

I’m going to talk about the early season Syd. That Sydney barley had time to balance her bank account while jetting around the world to go on missions, all the while lying to her friends about where she really was and what her real job was. Sydney would want to buy presents for people like her Dad, Vaughn, Will… and while it might be convenient to pick something up for Will in Istanbul, how would she explain how she got it? I’m picturing a scene where Syd lies casually and laughs, saying she found it at a vintage store, or got it on Amazon. Some of Sydney’s aliases loved to shop, but Syd could never find the time. (See picture, above)

Mason, from Dead Like Me

Not only are funds a significant problem for one of our favorite reapers, but he’s also not someone who keeps a schedule. He probably wouldn’t even realize when Christmas was, until someone pointed out the decorations at the Der Waffle Haus, on Christmas Eve. Then he’d scramble somewhere and do something crazy to score some cash to buy gifts - an especially nice one for Daisy. Or maybe he’d just be praying for a rich reap on Christmas morning, so that he could steal from the victim.

Dean, from Supernatural

Dean really only has one person to shop for now, his brother Sam. But they travel the roads, and are usually hunting demons. And because of the nature of their job, both brother’s need to keep tabs on each other. So, Dean can’t just run off to Macy’s. Besides, that’s not his style. I think Dean would either give something Sam with sentimental value, or give him something totally stupid or offensive, like a stack of dirty magazines or some novelty gift from a gas station. That’s Dean for ya. And since he doesn’t want to have to deal with things, he’d put this off till the very last minute. I’m picturing a scene where they’re in a car and parked, and Sam gives Dean his gift, and Dean says ‘hold on’ and runs out of the car, into whatever store is close to them, and comes back with a bag - and hands it to Sam. Inside would be some stupid gift. Sam would still smile. [ Note: I have not seen the most recent Christmas episode of Supernatural, yet so they may have already touched on this subject. ]

I’m not sure who to list as the fifth in this list. Comment and tell me your suggestion!

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