WSWB - OMWF

[butterfly]

It's interesting how in WSWB, Buffy is hurting and decides that she has to go alone, while by OMWF, when she's hurting, Giles is the one who decides she should fight alone.

In Seasons 1-3, Buffy does try to push the gang out of the fight. After that, she pretty much stops, yeah (and transfers that to Dawn)? Hmm. I need to rewatch S4-6. I know that it's stopped in 6&7, but I'm trying to figure the exact turning point. Why did she figure out that she couldn't protect them when they wanted in the fight?

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[inyron.livejournal.com]

I'm a little hazy on my S4, so I don't really remember if there were any issues at the beginning of it. I'm thinking the change came around mid/end S3, including Willow's decision to stay in Sunnydale to elp with the fight, and culminating in GD pt. 2, with Buffy asking Xander to lead the charge.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Well, in the first episode of S4, Xander totally peps Buffy up and gets her confident enough to defeat the baddy.

But yeah, Willow's decision and then Buffy making Xander 'Key Guy' seem to be the turning point. She realizes that she can't protect them, that they want to be there to watch her back.