From: madlove@arkham.dc   
      
   On 2020-06-17 05:45 PM, David wrote:   
   >   
   > Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 5 Times We Felt Bad For Buffy (& 5 Times We   
   > Hated Her)   
   >   
   > https://screenrant.com/buffy-vampire-slayer-summers-bad-hated/   
   >   
   > 6   
   > Hated Her: Wanted To Erase Memories Of Dawn   
   >   
   > It's probably fair to say not a lot of fans liked Dawn when she was   
   > originally introduced. She was annoying, in that way younger siblings   
   > can be. But when Buffy discovered the truth about her 'sister' – that   
   > she wasn't her sister at all but a magical entity known as the Key and   
   > implanted in her memory to hide her from Glory – she first tried to have   
   > those memories erased.   
   >   
   > The monks that created Dawn had the power to do it, but Buffy eventually   
   > came around. Still, it wasn't exactly sisterly.   
      
      
   Keeping Dawn was a major gaff. The show would've been *MUCH* better if    
   they'd gotten rid of her at the end of S5 or the start of S6. She added    
   absolutely nothing to the show after "The Gift" and became a drag to    
   future story arcs.   
      
      
   > 2   
   > Hated Her: Sleeping With Spike   
   >   
   > This is where a lot of fans got off the Buffy train. Her violent,   
   > misguided relationship with Spike – a bloodthirsty murderer FYI – came   
   > at the cost of her self-respect.   
   >   
   > Buffy was admittedly in a lot of pain and confusion after her return   
   > from the dead in season six, and people do strange things when they're   
   > afraid and confused. But Buffy knew better than to get involved with a   
   > man who didn't have a soul, and couldn't have her best interests at heart.   
      
      
   Spuffy was a great twist to the story. Most shows at that time would not   
   have had the main character fall hard for an evil enemy.   
      
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