100 things entry 5

[ophelias_heart]

Willow (explaining what to do on a date with her best friend): "Then talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel....
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun."

I always loved Willow the most from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The first years where she was shy and nerdy and they were in high school, I felt just like her. Then, and I'm sure this is not the popular opinion, but I felt like they changed the whole character to match up to something that didn't make any sense. She had been in love with her male best friend for her entire life and then she dated Oz for years, but suddenly she was gay. There was no confusion, just this is it. Also, if I were to classify what I thought she was (even though she had never shown an interest in girls that way at all), I would say bi. I know a lot of people who are gay/bi whatever. I have no problem with whoever you want to love. I'm saying they wrote the character badly in that sense.

Also, A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend! I always like to be very specific with cause/effects.

Comments

[rambling-queen.livejournal.com]

Willow was my fave too. And I really disliked what they did with her after Oz left. First, Oz should have never left, that was the best couple EVER!! They should have married and had wolf babies lol.
I loved how awkward and ramble-y Willow always was back then. I think it was cool they made her a witch, but they made her too strong. It's like her personality just switched. And I agree about the Tara thing. It was like, Where did that come from?

[ophelias-heart.livejournal.com]

I agree everything after Oz left was just depressing, because they were so good together!

[jax.livejournal.com]

I also agree, the switch up seemed needless and not really explained. I loved her and Oz, and I was ok with her and Tara(after a little bit)and even thought that someday her and Oz would eventually make their way back to each other(especially after Tara dies) but the last season really stretched me. I felt like Tara was her "One Exception" and hooking her up with the Buffy wannabe just broke me. I totally believe that the bi-thing would have been a lot easier to understand. And Willow has some of the best quotes in my opinion...