How does that affect Buffys ongoing love-hate relationship with Spike?
I wanted to make definite statements about both relationships, but I had to do it in the same episode. It was weird. I had to do a lot of structural juggling to figure out how to make emotional sense of the two most important men in Buffy’s life showing up at once. So neither of them can deal with the fact of the other one, and Buffy just tries to get through the goddamn day. My qualms became their qualms, because these characters should feel oddly torn. And I think audiences will have many different reactions to what happens. With Faith and Angel making appearances, were there any other old favorites you wanted to plug into the final season? I hated to see Tara go, so much so that I tried to get her back this season but couldn’t. And I’m not even talking about flashbacks. But she’s doing other stuff and turned down our offer, so we just said, Kennedy, front and center! It looks like many members of the cast have already signed on for other projects. Are all hopes of a spin-off dashed?
