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   5 Times Willow Saved The Buffyverse (And 5 Times She Put Everyone In Danger)   
   BY LIZ HERSEY –   
      
       Willow is the best Buffy the Vampire Slayer character ever. She   
   underwent one of the most dramatically satisfying character arcs of the   
   show, going from dorky wallflower to all-powerful witch. She inspired an   
   entire generation of so-called nerds, showing us that shy, bookish types are   
   not to be underestimated. Ever.   
       Though she was always a helpful member of the Scooby Gang, Willow really   
   hit her stride when she started honing her witchcraft. Eventually, Willow's   
   powers would reach an all-time high, making her one of the strongest   
   Scoobies, maybe even stronger than Buffy.     Willow has literally saved the   
   world, and more than once. But her path to power was not always smooth.   
   There were some bumps along the way. Some were almost fatal. Here are 5   
   Times Willow Saved the Buffyverse (And 5 Times She Put Everyone In Danger):   
      
   10 SAVED - STOPPED ADAM WITH ENJOINING SPELL   
       Though Adam may be one of Buffy's lamest Big Bads, he was certainly   
   formidable in terms of brute strength. So much that Buffy's Slayer-strength   
   wasn't enough to slow him down. Cue witch-extraordinaire Willow. Okay, the   
   Scoobies helped too. Willow cast an enjoining spell in which her power,   
   Giles' knowledge of ancient language, and Buffy's Slayer powers were all   
   combined so Buffy could swiftly defeat Adam.   
      
   9 DANGER - ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONED VAMPIRE WILLOW   
        One of Willow's deepest insecurities is that she will forever be seen   
   as a mousy nerd. Her attempts to distance herself from this reputation have   
   often ended in disaster. Case in point: when Willow was called "old   
   reliable" by both friends and foes one too many times, she agreed to aid   
   mysterious new-girl Anya in a spell to retrieve Anya's lost necklace. Little   
   did Willow know that Anya was a former vengeance demon looking to reclaim   
   her powers.   
      
   8 SAVED - STOLE FROM THE BOOKS OF ASCENSION   
       When a mission to steal a weapon from the Mayor went awry, Willow found   
   herself in the custody of turncoat Faith and the Big Bad himself. Being   
   trapped by your murderous enemies might cause one to panic, but not Willow.   
   During her time in captivity, she was able to steal key pages from the Books   
   of Ascension, a nefarious how-to guide for the Mayor to carry out his   
   dastardly plans.   
       Willow's thievery was hardly the key to stopping the Mayor, but it spoke   
   to a bravery that Willow herself didn't even realize she possessed. Even   
   Faith had to admire Willow's tenacity. In one the best Willow moments ever,   
   she stared down the intimidating Faith and told her off for throwing away   
   the opportunity to save the world alongside the Scoobies.   
      
   7 DANGER - CAST A HEARTBREAK SPELL   
       When Oz broke up with Willow, it absolutely crushed her (and us too!) It   
   took Willow a long time to heal, and while the Scoobies were supportive at   
   the beginning, they grew aggravated by Willow's constant mopiness. Fed up   
   with feeling alienated and alone, Willow cast a spell to let her "will be   
   done" in an effort to get over Oz.   
       While her feelings for Oz remained very much intact, Willow's spell   
   accidentally caused her "will" to be done in a series of sometimes comic,   
   but also dangerous consequences. She said Buffy was so obsessed with Spike   
   she might as well marry him; a moment later the sworn enemies were planning   
   their wedding. Willow accused Giles of not being able to see anything and   
   thus he went blind. But the most dangerous consequence of all was when   
   Willow called Xander a demon magnet. The next thing the Scoobies knew, they   
   were fighting off demons left and right.   
      
   6 SAVED - RESTORED TARA'S MIND   
       Willow and Tara had one of the best relationships in the Buffyverse.   
   When Glory fed off Tara's mind, draining her of her mental faculties, we   
   were just as devastated as Willow. In the grand finale of a battle, it was a   
   total stand-up-and-cheer moment when Willow was able to use her powers to   
   take Tara's mind back from Glory and restore her witch-girlfriend to her   
   former self.   
       This, sadly, was not enough to stop the fabulously evil god and Buffy   
   had to sacrifice herself to save the world. Still, this was not some   
   easy-peasy spell she could perform from the comfort of her dorm room. Willow   
   had to physically touch Glory to successfully perform the spell. Being able   
   to go head to head with a god takes crazy courage, and proved Willow had   
   come a long way from her days of cowering in the face of a cheerleader.   
      
   5 DANGER - A FORGETTING SPELL THAT NEARLY KILLED THE GANG   
       You know it's a dark time for Willow when her solution to her magical   
   troubles is to use even more magic. Things were tense with Buffy after the   
   Slayer revealed that she was ripped out of heaven via Willow's resurrection   
   spell. Willow was also in the doghouse with Tara after using a spell to make   
   Tara forget about a fight between them. Willow's solution to all this   
   self-inflicted drama? Cast another forgetting spell, on both Buffy and Tara.   
   What could possibly go wrong?   
       Well, as it turns out, a lot. The spell affected not just Buffy and   
   Tara, but the entire Scooby Gang, who all forgot who they were. This   
   provided some comedic relief at first, but things took a turn for the   
   dangerous when a loan shark demon - admittedly one of the cheesiest monsters   
   the show has seen - showed up wanting kittens in payment for Spike's   
   gambling debts. But even during a case of mistaken identity, the gang was   
   still able to come together and save the day. With the spell broken, Tara   
   rightfully broke up with Willow, making this the most lasting, and painful,   
   consequences of her magic.   
      
   4 SAVED - RE-CURSED ANGEL (TWICE!)   
        After the tragic death of Jenny Calendar, Willow took over not just her   
   teaching duties, but her paganism. Jenny left behind a floppy disc - oh,   
   that '90s nostalgia! - containing the Ritual of Restoration. This is the   
   spell that would re-curse Angel with his soul, in the wake of losing it   
   after having sex with Buffy and becoming the evil Angelus again.   
       This is complicated magic for any witch, let alone a total newbie like   
   Willow was at the time. Still, Willow was determined to try. Before she had   
   the chance to start, she was attacked by Angel's henchmen and almost killed.   
   This may be enough to stop most people in their tracks, but not Willow   
      
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