From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-buffyverse-binge-guide-for-faith-lehane   
      
      
   There’s something about Faith, the rogue Slayer who almost beat Buffy that   
   one time (or those ten times, whatever). She’s crass. She’s a survivor.   
   She’s   
   hot as all get out. But, perhaps what is most interesting about Faith is how   
   we watch her go from edgy, cool girl to murderous villain and back again.   
   Well, maybe not all the way back… though Faith does redeem herself.   
      
   There are two ways, and probably more, to read Faith. She’s either the   
   cautionary tale, meant to warn young women off the path of screwing a lot   
   and doing what feels good. Or, and this is my preference, Faith is an   
   example of what happens when life grinds the goodness out of someone.   
      
   Of all the Scooby's, it is Faith who has seen the most evil and violence in   
   her young life, especially when she first joins the gang. Furthermore,   
   Faith’s   
   experiences in the romance department have been less than fulfilling and it   
   sounds like her parents were absent and/or abusive alcoholics. So, when   
   Faith becomes the compatriot of the adorable, sweet, oh-so-innocent Buffy   
   Summers, what else could happen except two Slayers clashing? That’s not to   
   say that Faith doesn’t make some horrific decisions. She definitely does.   
   And eventually, she learns to live with those decisions, to see herself as   
   imperfect and flawed and still worthy of living, fighting, and finding   
   herself.   
      
   At the end of the day, Faith is all about redemption, for herself and for   
   others, so that's why we've dedicated our first Buffyverse Binge Guide to   
   the once-rebellious, now-redeemed Slayer.   
      
   (Plus, there’s like this whole weird queer chemistry between Faith and   
   Buffy. It’s pretty entertaining stuff.)   
      
      
               “Faith, Hope, and Trick” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3,   
   Episode 3)   
      
   Looking back, it’s hard to believe that our favorite bad girl Slayer didn’t   
   appear on Buffy until Season 3. Despite the delay, Faith arrives with quite   
   the flair, immediately distinguishing herself as the cool Slayer to Buffy’s   
   uptight cheerleader. Everyone in Buffy’s life is charmed by the sexy, fun   
   Faith, much to Buffy’s chagrin.   
      
   When it’s revealed that a nasty, super-old vampire named Kakistos is in town   
   chasing Faith, she gets ready to bolt, but Buffy helps her face the vampire   
   who killed her Watcher, in front of Faith. Though Buffy lands the first   
   stake, it’s the one and only Faith who drives a wooden post through the   
   baddie’s heart.   
      
   Without a Watcher and in need of training and support, Faith settles in   
   Sunnydale, but is the town big enough for two Slayers? Spoiler: LOL no, it   
   is not.   
      
      
               “Revelations” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 7)   
      
   Faith and Buffy are getting along swimmingly, having become each other’s   
   nightly date as they patrol Sunnydale. But, just when it seems like the   
   Slayer team is working, in walks Gwendolyn Post, Faith’s new Watcher.   
      
   Having been sent by the Watchers’ Council to both assume her new role and   
   report back on the goings on in Sunnydale, she immediately establishes   
   herself as the stricter, better Watcher, chastising Giles for his   
   lackadaisical mentorship. Post also points out the Faith isn’t included in   
   the day-to-day lives of the Scooby's, driving a wedge between them. And,   
   when it’s revealed that Angel is alive and Giles is hurt, Faith does what   
   any Slayer (except Buffy) would do, she goes to slay the vampire. But,   
   nothing is ever simple on Buffy and we get our first Battle Slay-al between   
   Faith and Buffy, a foreshadowing of what’s to come.   
      
      
               “Bad Girls” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 14)   
      
   Faith has started rubbing off on Buffy, who realizes she really does love to   
   slay, despite her protests to the contrary. Giles, who was recently fired   
   for showing loyalty to his Slayer over the Watchers’ Council, is replaced by   
   a new watcher: Wesley Wyndam-Price, the most milquetoast creep-tastic person   
   ever (until he moves over to Angel, where he becomes a total badass).   
      
   Oh, and Faith accidentally kills a human and despite Buffy’s concerns, this   
   killer Slayer gives zero fucks. I mean, that’s what she says, but we have   
   reason to believe she’s a SCARED CHILD who has superpowers and serious   
   abandonment issues.   
      
      
               “Consequences” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 15)   
      
   Faith and Buffy are sent to investigate the aforementioned murder and Buffy   
   tries to convince Faith to confess. Faith, knowing being a Slayer makes her   
   greater than humans (I mean, doesn’t it?), doesn’t acquiesce, threatening   
   to   
   take Buffy down with her. Faith accuses Buffy of killing the guy, Buffy   
   accuses Faith, and then we get our first Angel/Faith heart-to-heart. Who   
   understands guilt and murder and the call of the darkness better than the   
   vampire once called the Scourge of Europe?   
      
      
               “Enemies” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 17)   
      
   Because a murderous super-powered teenage girl is the perfect recruit for   
   the Big Bad of the season, Faith joins the dark side but works as a double   
   agent within the Scooby gang. She tries to turn Angel into his soulless   
   counterpart Angelus, but instead overplays her hand. We get a brief   
   Buffy/Faith battle, but that’s just to whet your violence-loving appetite.   
      
      
               “Graduation Day” Parts 1 and 2 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer,   
   Season   
   3, Episodes 21 and 22)   
      
   Faith pierces Angel’s chest with a poisoned arrow, leaving Buffy with no   
   option but to FEED FAITH TO ANGEL. I am in no way kidding. The only way to   
   cure the poison that is threatening to kill Angel is to feed him a Slayer.   
   Of course, Faith isn’t going down easy — never did — and the two engage   
   in   
   an extended battle with long-reaching consequences for both the Slayers.   
      
      
               “This Year’s Girl” and “Who Are You?” (Buffy the Vampire   
   Slayer,   
   Season 4, Episodes 15 and 16)   
      
   Late into the next season, Faith wakes from a coma, having spent her six   
   months unconscious dreaming of Buffy killing her. Granted, the last time   
   Buffy saw Faith, she did stab her and threaten to feed her to a vampire, so   
   fair enough. But, Faith comes back with a vengeance. Literally. Brace   
   yourself for some body-swapping, some problematic issues around consent, and   
   a whole lot of Faith’s evil hijinks.   
      
      
               “Five by Five” and “Sanctuary” (Angel, Season 1, Episodes   
   18 and   
   19)   
      
      
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