Over its seven-season run,Buffy the Vampire Slayergathered a dedicated fan base.
Now, more than twenty years later, their wishes have been granted.
It was only when he became Buffy’s lover in the penultimate season that he became toxic.
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He imbued Spike with all the heart and sympathy present throughout his run.
Whedon conceived of Dawn as someone Buffy could care for aside from a romantic interest.
She started out immature and whiny, then blossomed into a graceful teen and a potential Slayer.
Despite fan complaints over Dawn’s whiny nature in season six, she’s not the most hated character.
Initially, their schemes went unnoticed by the Scooby Gang, who assumed they were some annoying demons.
After Warren killed his ex-girlfriend in a fit of rage, the threat to Buffy increased.
The Trio posed a real danger to Buffy, unlike any of the demons she had to fight.
However, the focus quickly shifted to Willow once she went Dark and on her revenge plot.
The Trio fizzled out fast before any message could be made of them.
But while Cordelia later became an ally to Buffy, Harmony stayed the same.
She was in a toxic situationship with Spike, who later dumps her for Buffy.
In that way, she’s a sexist rendering of the blonde bimbo punch in.
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Notwithstanding her much more nuanced appearance in theBuffyspin-offAngel, Harmony was a one-note character.
At first, he and Buffy were on track for what appeared to be a normal relationship.
He used his military training to support Buffy and her friends in their fight to save Sunnydale.
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Riley seemed to be a refreshing contrast to Buffy’s previous love interest, Angel.
But for all his military bravado, he’s quite an insecure guy.
He changed in season five, and became harsher towards Buffy.
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He psychoanalyzed her attraction to Angel and was hurt by her independence.
In the end, Riley was a disappointment, boring and underdeveloped.
He makes an appearance in season six, having married a fellow member of The Initiative.
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Any cameo appearance in the reboot would garner annoyance.
Perhaps this new Slayer will forego love interests in favor of her friendships.
She first appears in season seven, episode ten titled “Bring On the Night”.
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While training with Buffy and a group of other Potentials, she quickly becomes Willow’s love interest.
She proves herself assertive and a savvy leader, later overseeing the training of the Potentials.
Any good traits of hers were overshadowed by her abrasiveness and recklessness.
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That’s if Willow and Kennedy are still together in the reboot.
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Poor Amy (Elizabeth Anne Allen).
Then, throughout seasons three through six, Amy was stuck as a rat after a spell went wrong.
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Willow kept her in a cage until she could finally turn Amy back into a human in season six.
Then she brought Spike into their group of vampires and they became lovers.
Later, she returns for brief appearances in seasons five and seven.
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One wonders what might have been hadDrusilla been given an arcsimilar to Spike or Angel.
They had their chances at redemption; why couldn’t she?
But that doesn’t make her scenes any less difficult to watch.
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He and Willow got thrust into the Slayer fray after Xander kills a vampire.
Later, Xander saves Buffy’s life after she’s drowned by the season one villain, the Master.
With that, he cemented his place as Buffy’s friend and a core member of the Scooby Gang.
The redeeming qualities stop there.
He later breaks up with her and seems to settle with his demon girlfriend Anya (Emma Caulfield).
While Buffy and the others matured, he stayed the same.
Just becauseXander was a memberof the original Scooby Gangtrio doesn’t mean he deserves to return.
The fans are counting on Nora and Lila Zuckerman to deliver.
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