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   Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 10 Worst Things The Scooby Gang Has Done, Ranked   
      
   BY BEN PETTITT – ON OCT 1   
      
   Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a cultural phenomenon back in the late 90s and   
   it played a large role in bringing science fiction back to the 20th century.   
   The adventures of Buffy and her friends (known in-house as the Scooby Gang)   
   thrilled audiences globally for 7 years.   
      
   Part of their charm was that the Scoobies demonstrated, again and again, the   
   importance of family and friendship. They inspired people to be better.   
   However, like all good relationships, they weren't always perfect and they   
   did commit the occasional bad act. With that in mind, here are 10 of the   
   worst things the Scooby Gang has done.   
      
      
   10 XANDER AND WILLOW KISS   
      
   These two were the best of friends throughout the entire series and they   
   always leaned on each other for support. They were also the Chosen One's   
   best friends so it was immediately apparent that they were good people.   
      
   However, when they developed feelings for each other in Season 3 they were   
   both in loving, committed relationships with Oz and Cordelia. They tried to   
   fight off their feelings with little success but it all came to a head when   
   Willow and Xander were kidnapped by Spike. Afraid they were going to die,   
   they succumbed to their feelings just as Oz and Cordelia came to rescue   
   them. Talk about bad timing...   
      
      
   9 CORDELIA AND ANYA CREATE A 'DARK SUNNYDALE'   
      
   At the beginning of the show, Cordelia Chase was established as Buffy's most   
   unlikeable character. She was mean, shallow and a bully. Through her   
   relationship with Xander though, Cordelia became less selfish and played a   
   more active role within the Scooby Gang.   
      
   All that was effort was for nothing, however, when Xander cheated on her   
   with Willow. Shunned by her classmates, Cordelia made a wish to Anya who   
   created an alternate universe in which Buffy never came to Sunnydale and the   
   Master escaped from his prison. Willow and Xander were vampires, Buffy   
   didn't care about anyone and life generally sucked.   
      
      
   8 OZ CHEATS ON WILLOW   
      
   Oz and Willow were one of the best couples in the series. They were so sweet   
   together and managed to overcome many obstacles including Oz becoming a   
   werewolf and Willow's kiss with Xander. Fans desperately wanted to see them   
   last but unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be.   
      
   When the gang went to university, Oz developed an attraction to a female   
   werewolf called Veruca. Despite remaining loyal to Willow, he couldn't get   
   Veruca out of his head. It all came to a head when he locked himself and   
   Veruca in a cage during their transformation and they had sex. When Willow   
   found out, she was utterly devastated, as were the viewers.   
      
      
   7 BUFFY TRIES TO KILL EVERYONE   
      
   Some of you may be thinking that this should be nearer the top of this list   
   but in a show as crazy as Buffy, you'd be surprised. In the Season 6 episode   
   "Normal Again" the Trio summoned a demon which injected Buffy with a kind of   
   hallucinogenic poison, which caused her to swap between two different   
   realities.   
      
   In one universe, Buffy was a patient at a psychiatric hospital who was   
   suffering from severe delusions (the slayer reality). In order to 'heal'   
   herself, she had to destroy the links drawing her back to the slayer world.   
   This meant killing all the people she loved. Ultimately, Buffy chose her   
   slayer life and rejected the asylum once and for all.   
      
      
   6 GILES TAKES AWAY BUFFY'S POWERS   
      
   Giles was the father figure to the entire Scooby Gang and everyone looked up   
   to him. Although they often teased him due to his old-fashioned methods, the   
   Scoobies clearly loved him a lot. In the first couple of seasons, Giles's   
   dodgy past was slowly revealed but all that was put in perspective in the   
   show's third season.   
      
   As a result of the Watcher's Council's interference, Giles had been taking   
   away Buffy's slayer abilities without her knowledge to prepare her for a   
   dangerous test which involved the slayer being locked in a building with a   
   vampire. When Buffy found out that Giles had betrayed her, she was   
   understandably heartbroken.   
      
      
   5 XANDER LEAVES ANYA AT THE ALTAR   
      
   Xander and Anya were one of the longest running couples in the series and a   
   fan-favorite to boot. The pairing of a hapless human and an ex-vengeance   
   demon might have seemed odd on paper but thanks to Nicholas Brendon and Emma   
   Caulfield's chemistry, the relationship became very popular.   
      
   The twosome was even set to become married but it was clear in the run-up to   
   the wedding that Xander was having doubts. These worries were exacerbated   
   further by a demon who claimed to be Xander from the future. Tragically,   
   Xander succumbed to his fears and walked away, leaving Anya devastated at   
   the altar.   
      
      
   4 THE SCOOBY GANG KICK BUFFY OUT   
      
   In Season 7 Potential slayers from all around the globe were being   
   slaughtered by the First Evil and its army of Bringers. It was down to the   
   Slayer to take in the survivors and figure out a way to fight the latest Big   
   Bad.   
      
   After a disastrous attempt to storm the First's lair, Buffy tries to rally   
   everyone for a second attempt. Exhausted and injured, the Scoobies and the   
   Potentials point blank refuse. Buffy is naturally upset by this and delivers   
   some cool truths about her friends but by this point, it's too late. This is   
   one of the show's darkest moments.   
      
      
   3 WILLOW TRIES TO KILL EVERYONE   
      
   During the series' run, a lot of the main characters have tried to kill the   
   others. However, Willow's turn to the dark side was one of the most shocking   
   and tragic moments in Buffy's history. Viewers had watched Willow and Tara's   
   relationship blossom over 3 seasons and after a rocky patch, the two witches   
   had recently gotten back together.   
      
   Their happiness was cut short when Warren shot and killed Tara, prompting   
   Willow to go on a murderous rampage. Not only did she flay Warren alive and   
   try to erase Dawn from existence, but Willow also decided that the best way   
   to end all suffering was to literally end the world.   
      
      
   2 SPIKE ATTEMPTS TO RAPE BUFFY   
      
   This scene was just chilling to watch. Spike had started off his time on the   
   show as one of Season 2's Big Bads but over the course of 6 seasons, he   
   began to change, seemingly for the better. It was a very slow process and   
   only occurred as a result of him falling in love with the Slayer herself.   
      
   Being a soulless vampire however, Spike's idea of love was extremely   
      
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