Marti Noxon’s initial response is understandable, as it’s only natural someone involved in the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer wants the show’s legacy protected.
And with Noxon’s “sacred text,” remark, she may have been a fan calmed by that reassurance.
That said, a good deal of fans have calmed down after new showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen took to Twitter to strongly hint that this new series may not be the full-scale reboot fans are expecting.
If she wasn’t, Noxon seems encouraged by the decision to kick the new version off with a female showrunner, as well as the decision to start the next chapter in the franchise with a more diverse cast.