From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   "jtmpreno"  wrote in message news:ra6sr1$116e$1@gioia.aioe.org...   
      
   On 5/21/2020 1:46 PM, David wrote:   
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   > https://screenrant.com/buffy-vampire-slayer-dawn-summers-worst-things/   
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   > Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 10 Worst Things Dawn Did   
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   > Dawn Summers was the bratty little sister to Buffy - and she did some   
   > terrible things in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.   
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   > BY CHRISTINA HAUBEIL   
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   > Dawn Summers is the younger sister to Buffy Summers in Buffy The Vampire   
   > Slayer, but she wasn't always flesh and blood human girl. She was mystical   
   > energy referred to as "the key" manifested by a group of monks into Dawn   
   > so that Buffy would do whatever necessary to protect her. As "they key,"   
   > Dawn's blood can open other dimensions and so she is coveted by the demon   
   > goddess Glory in season 5. Prior to that in the show's timeline, Dawn   
   > didn't exist. She just shows up and all of a sudden Buffy has a sister.   
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   > Fans weren't exactly thrilled at this development and Dawn's character   
   > arcs over time weren't well received. From her schoolgirl crush on Xander   
   > to her general teenage angst and her on and off loathing of Buffy, Dawn's   
   > character gets worse and worse as the seasons progress.   
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   > 10   
   > Dawn's Teen Angst Pales In Comparison To The Troubles Of Buffy And The   
   > Gang   
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   >  From the moment Dawn appears, she participates in the entire spectrum of   
   > teen angst. She writes angrily in her diary, sends evil eye looks to Buffy   
   > and her friends behind their backs, whines to Joyce about everything, and   
   > acts up in school.  Dawn's angst only gets worse as she finds out that   
   > she's different, discovers that she's the Key, loses her mother, and has   
   > all kinds of big things to work through. She matures slowly, if at all,   
   > and it does her character development no favors.   
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   > 9   
   > Her Reckless Behavior Caused Many Dangerous Situations   
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   > Like many teens her age, Dawn believes herself to be invincible. She runs   
   > away, taunts monsters, sneaks out to hang with boys, and goes to Spike's   
   > crypt looking for scary stories. With Buffy's life being what it is,   
   > especially after Buffy and Dawn's mother Joyce dies, the gang seems to   
   > spend an awful lot of time cleaning up Dawn's mistakes, trying to find   
   > her, and rescuing her from things that could have been avoided.   
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   > 8   
   > Dawn Blamed Herself For The Entire Glory Problem   
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   > After discovering that she is the key, Dawn's behavior becomes   
   > increasingly troubled. She cuts herself and asks if what she sees is   
   > really blood. She burns all of her diaries. She blames herself for Tara's   
   > brain being sucked out by Glory and for Spike being tortured for   
   > information about Dawn being the key. She calls herself "a lightning rod   
   > for pain." In the end, she resigns herself to being a sacrifice but lets   
   > Buffy jump into the void instead.   
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   > 7   
   > The Inflated Sense Of Self Importance   
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   > In Dawn's debut episode, her ominous last lines of inner monologue are all   
   > about how Buffy underestimates her. This is before she finds out that   
   > she's The Key. It goes along with the typical teenager attitude but at the   
   > same time, her inflated sense of self-importance is part of what keeps   
   > getting her into trouble. She thinks she can handle anything and doesn't   
   > understand why she's not allowed to be just like Buffy. This is an ongoing   
   > theme through the last season when she believes she could be a potential   
   > slayer, and just becomes more pronounced up to that point.   
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   >                     [the typical teenager attitude .... the typical   
   > teenager attitude ]   
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   > 6   
   > Her Shoplifting Phase   
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   > Dawn lifts things off her friends, stores around town, and even from The   
   > Magic Box, the store owned by Giles and frequented by the gang - a habit   
   > that develops over the course of the show. She takes no consideration for   
   > how important or sentimental each item might be and she doesn't steal   
   > things because she needs them. She admits later on that she even stole one   
   > of Buffy's birthday presents instead of purchasing it.   
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   >                 [the typical teenager attitude  ]   
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   > 5   
   > Taking Buffy Completely For Granted As A Parent   
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   > After Joyce dies, Buffy takes on the role of parent to Dawn. Before long,   
   > the school is worried and Dawn's behavior leads to the near-removal of   
   > Dawn from their household. Dawn doesn't seem to care until the dire   
   > situation is revealed.  She frequently lets Buffy know that she's not   
   > Joyce. Buffy takes a job at a fast-food restaurant and works long hours to   
   > make ends meet but Dawn complains about the food and often goes off with   
   > her friends, despite Buffy's hard work.   
   >             [the typical teenager attitude ]   
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   > 4   
   > Almost Married The Demon Sweet   
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   > In Season 6, Xander accidentally summoned Sweet via a talisman he believes   
   > will bring more merriment and happy dancing to his upcoming wedding. Dawn,   
   > in her kleptomania phase, steals the talisman and leads the demon to   
   > believe that she was the one who summoned him. He entices her to follow   
   > him to his hell dimension as his bride and in her cloud of teen angst, she   
   > almost goes with him     [NO SHE DIDN'T!!]  - or would have been forced   
   > to, if she didn't admit that she stole the talisman, and didn't originally   
   > use it.   
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   > Dawn's Dalliance With A Vengeance Demon   
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   > Halfrek, the vengeance demon, is another summoning that results from   
   > Dawn's teen angst. Her wish leads to everyone being stuck in the Summers   
   > house with her with no way to escape. She wants the world to revolve   
   > around her and hadn't seen that people still cared in their own ways   
   > without putting her in the center. It is through this wish that her   
   > collection of stolen items is found. Her big feelings are revealed and she   
   > gets exactly what she wants before the gang finds a way to escape the   
   > house.   
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   > 2   
   > "The First" Convinced Dawn That Buffy Wouldn't Choose Her When It Mattered   
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   > In Season 7, The First Evil returned to mess with everyone's heads. Dawn   
   > became convinced that when it really mattered, Buffy wouldn't choose her   
   > and would cast her aside. This brought all of Dawn's feelings of   
   > abandonment back to the surface. She'd worked hard up until that point to   
   > become useful as a sort of "Junior Watcher" but she wanted more than   
   > anything to be chosen as a potential slayer instead. Dawn is quick to   
   > believe this notion instead of having faith that her sister, who died for   
      
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