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   experiments on the demonic element of the Hellmouth. Had Buffy followed her   
   dreams to Northwestern, she would still likely have encountered supernatural   
   threats, but doubling down on Sunnydale puts her in the right place to   
   confront the looming evil of the Initiative and Adam. It's even more   
   fortuitous that Xander, Willow, and Giles remain in Sunnydale with her, as   
   they are instrumental in winning the final showdown.   
      
      
   Random Roommate Selection   
      
   For some reason, though Buffy and Willow are both attending UC Sunnydale,   
   they don't request to room together in the dorms, and both get unsavory   
   roommates. Through the random selection process, Buffy is, naturally, paired   
   with a demon in disguise. In the underrated Buffy episode "Living   
   Conditions," Kathy is revealed to be consuming pieces of Buffy's soul.   
      
   Presumably, Kathy would have preyed on any roommate she was paired with, but   
   fortunately for the Sunnydale student population, Buffy and the Scoobies had   
   the tools to take her down. Buffy has to endure some demonic soul-sucking,   
   but at least a helpless freshman wasn't mistaken for a demon and taken to   
   hell.   
      
      
   The Scythe Or The Bomb   
      
   In a heartbreaking season 7 episode, the Potential Slayers and the Scoobies   
   remove Buffy from leadership and eject her from her own home. As they   
   reorganize and Buffy recovers, new Slayer-in-charge Faith leads a strike   
   against the First, only to fall into a trap.   
      
   Meanwhile, Buffy, who is only on her own because of the mutiny, has a   
   successful showdown with Caleb and discovers the Scythe: a key to her   
   ability to win the final battle. Had she remained in charge of the Potential   
   army, she would have been the one to unveil the bomb that Faith finds. Once   
   again, Faith gets the short end of the stick when it comes to Slayer luck.   
      
      
      
      
   David   
      
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