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but yet consistency. However, on Buffy, while the sidekicks were allowed to grow up as well, they were not consistently written true to character. Tara and Dawn might have been exceptions to the rule but the others were subjected to being changed for dramatic effect or storyline purposes. Are we to believe that Willow, the girl who loved Tara so much she tried to end the world when Warren killed Tara, would fall into bed with the first girl who came on to her, less than a year after Tara's death? Not a chance. Spike, the vampire capable of love but also the only vampire to have killed two vampire slayers would suddenly fall in love with a vampire slayer? I might have believed that if, after the chip were removed, Spike had realized that his obsession for Buffy was not love but merely the obsession of a vampire who couldn't kill his third slayer. After his and Buffy's first time, Spike even eluded to that fact by saying that he knew the only thing as good as killing a slayer would be going to bed with one. Giles, the man who tolerated Angel because Buffy loved him, suddenly sides with a total stranger in the guise of Principal Wood, goes against Buffy's wishes and tries to kill Spike because his chip has been removed? It's hard for me to believe that Giles would be so tolerant of Angel and so willing to kill Spike given the fact that Angel(us) had killed Giles' girlfriend and left her dead on his bed as a present while Spike was merely annoying. And the biggest example of all? Xander. Time and time again, we were given glimpses of just how smart and strong the 'normal guy' could be, only to be given the bumbling, silly sidekick the next episode. Every time I thought Xander would be consistently shown to be capable and smart, I was disappointed. No more so than when the 'white knight' of the group walked away from Anya at the altar. Yes, I can believe Xander calling off the marriage after being shown all his fears of hurting Anya. What I cannot believe is that the loyal, caring Xander that I had fallen in love with through almost six seasons could walk away and leave Anya to tell everyone of their decision. If it had been written in true character instead of for dramatic effect, Xander would have joined Anya in telling all their friends and loved ones that they had decided not to marry instead of running away like a coward.

3) Character utilization. Even when Angel and Company took over Wolfram and Hart, they still remained the main core of the show. They weren't

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