The greatest thing about this episode was definitely Taake boasting very convincingly about her conquests. You are both a joy to listen to. Athena, you come across as such a happy person
- I want to comment on what you said about Willow, because to me, there is no such thing as a Faith episode. Every episode is a Willow episode.
There are lots of reasons for why Willow keeps Tara secret. In
Restless, Tara is Willow's safe space, the only place she does not have to pretend to be stronger than she is. Her main reason is probably her fear of coming out, but that is only part of it.
I do feel terribly sorry for Tara, though. Tara does not have a lot of friends. She is bullied by the Wicca group. Willow tells Tara that she has a boyfriend named Oz who went away, but Willow does not tell Tara what she will do if Oz ever comes back, even after Tara tells Willow she is
hers.
I do believe very strongly that Willow does not really resent being the side kick. I think she is very happy being Buffy's second. Her resentment comes from not being valued enough. Willow is quite confident early in s4, but then Oz leaves. Buffy's flirtation with the Initiative sows doubt about the Scoobies future. Buffy and Willow start to drift apart. Tara becomes a lifeline.
- The Scoobies realise that something is wrong, but Buffy has acted strange before and this is the first time she has been possessed. When they meet the BuffyBot, they are completely baffled, but they cannot come up with any explanation for why she is acting like that other than emotional stress.
- Is it inconceivable that Faith visited Giles' apartment off-camera in s3?
- If I was Buffy or just a member of the Scoobies, I would never forgive Faith. You say Faith's plan for revenge failed. I would say that, once again, Faith succeeds in causing Buffy a considerable amount of pain. I see nothing odd about the way Buffy acts in
Sanctuary.
Of course, it is no picnic being Faith, but I feel she gets her revenge on the world tenfold.
I tried asking Priceless earlier ... what is up with Faith's pursed lipped fight face?