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- Wrecked: Buffy 6x10 Reaction
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You don't have to apologize for the tears. Season 6 of Buffy is one of the most thorough explorations of depression and existential despair on any media. I have cried to a considerable amount of Buffy moments, especially season 6 (my favorite season). It is that powerful.
"She's a bit sore and limpy." Dakara with the side eye. WalkIng carefully for the week she was.
I have tried for years to turn friends and family on to "Buffy" to no avail. So thank you, Dakara, for helping me feel like I'm watching with a friend. You obviously care about the show and the characters and though we know it's a work of fiction, we still can be moved by this wonderful work of art. Thank you for helping me feel not so alone
🥰💜 never alone
Jeff Kober, who played Rack here, was the psycho vampire in "Helpless" (ep. 3x12).
He's so perfectly creepy as Rack, just as he was effectively sinister as Kralik in "Helpless"!
He was also in the Walking Dead, he's the one that Rick bit out his throat with his teeth. The claimed crew.
@@sikes442 a character actor for a long time, been in lots of tv shows and movies.
@@LegoGBlokCurrently playing a bad guy on General Hospital.
@@tananario23 played an unfortunate prisoner who gets killed by a ghost in Supernatural, played an evil ghost in Charmed (who died in prison)
I've been watching BTVS since it first aired, and I watch it start to finish once a year. I never get tired of just how great the show this show is in its constant character development. And I love watching others experience its magic for the first time. Your commentary is spot on, and don't apologise for the tears. . . anyone who loves this show does the same no matter how many times they watched it.
I'll back you up on that. Been watching since it aired, and still to this day find the dialogue funny and on point. Slight shame how some people let their lives go - but... people live their own lives. I have a few "Go To" series. Buffy is one. B5. Oddly, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (the new one). Battlestar, but that gets annoying. Willow was 20 years ahead of her time. Even now that character would be a problem.
Love the subtle reference by Dawn about how Buffy always goes to the fridge to eat right after slaying... connecting back to the time Faith said "slaying always makes you hungry and horny".
And also in fool for love when they were talking abt how spike had killed a slayer
Buffy: “you got off on it?”
Spike: “And i suppose you dont?”
I totally disagree with anyone justifying Giles' decision to leave. When someone has a broken leg, you don't say "I'm not going to help you, because then you will never learn to run." You nurse them back to health, and then set them free to learn to run.
Buffy is suffering from acute depression. It's a struggle for her to even get out of bed in the morning. She needs help. You don't leave a person in such a state.
Wrecked is of course a pivotal episode, where we see addiction to magic overcoming Willow, and to some extent Buffy as well with her addiction to sex with Spike, even though she hates herself for doing it. S6 is such a departure from the earlier Seasons, as due to the network change we can really see how more adult the show is in tone. Dawn becomes collateral damage in Willow's addiction, and when Willow says to Buffy in the bedroom 'it will never happen again' we just know it wont be the end of this. Great acting by Alyson Hannigan, it's hard to believe the sweet, innocent Willow from S1 could end up like this, but that is the nature of addiction. Great writing from Marti Noxon who also wrote some of the best episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Mad Men.
Marty Noxon knows and loves the characters and it shows. That’s why it’s great
Such great writing to have Buffy talking to Willow, but talking ABOUT herself.
The fact that our characters are facing consequences and the reactions from their friends are realistic, both the anger AND the empathy. As you say, Buffy's empathy is very much informed by her own situation, and it is plainly obvious. Character growth, but not simple or direct or universally positive.
Love that you've so quickly identified just how toxic Buffy is being. This is something I've long recognised, but I don't feel many in the fandom truly do. It doesn't make her less heroic, doesn't make her less moral. It makes her a human dealing with something big in a LONG series of big events... and sometimes handling it badly or externalising her trauma.
And all the girls are FAR too good at crying. It's criminal that the cast didn't win multiple awards, because BvTS truly set a golden standard.
Remember, however, Giles tried to say "you have to do this yourself" in the musical, then caved in. I think he realizes he cannot "not help" her unless he is gone.
People also forget that despite having a posh British accent, he's human and doesn't have all the answers himself.
I got to meet Charisma Carpenter (Cordeila Chase) yesterday and it was amazing! James (Spike) was also there and I had met him a few years ago.
Was it at Lexington Comic Con?
@@Madbandit77 yep
The actors are so good, whenever Willow and Buffy get emotional it's going to be Cry Time
Rack is played by the same actor who played the crazy vampire in the episode when Buffy was stripped of her powers as a test, “Helpless”.
I'm so glad on your stance on their relationships and that you're understanding of Buffy's emotions and motivations. Great reaction ❤
The actor you said you had seen before was the vampire in "Helpless", Season 3. Thanks for two reactions posted in one day!
The great thing about this storyline for Willow is, it was seeded way back when Willow met Tara. Even before her really. Tara recognized how powerful Willow's potential could be. This great writing wasn't just a new story of the week.
Right before Oz left the show, it really did seem like the next big arc for Willow/Oz was going to be him worrying she was using too much magic, see: Fear Itself. But then Seth Green left, the Veruca storyline got pulled forward, Willow met a fellow magic user, and that kinda got forgotten about until this season.
But if you go back to even Season 2, Giles' history with magic is like drug addiction, and there are several warnings in Becoming Part 2 that Willow starting to do spells could lead down a dark path. This has been a LONG time building.
@@ericjohnson9623 Great observations. Mark of good writing is when they plant these seeds that are consistent with the characters at the right time. Not all of a sudden like many shows would do.
Before doing the spell to restore Angel’s soul, Giles warned that she could open a door that can’t be closed. 4 years later…here we are.
Dawn really doesn't have any luck when it comes to parental figures, huh :P
Except Tara❤️
"Monster wrestling" :D
I love that this episode and the previos one were released together.
Jeff Kober, who plays Rack, also played Zachary Kralik, the vampire who tried to kill Buffy during her crucimentium.
First, let's all think about Willow S1. That's what I do around this point.
Willow's not going to get much help with said addiction from Buffy if Buffy's just self-identifying her own issues of what the two were talking about.
If I were in Buffy's position, I wouldn't let Willow be around Dawn after what she did. Especially if I had to report to Social Services. Allowing that could get Dawn taken away. Xander or the college dorms, at this point are better options of living arrangements for Willow, over Buffy potentially losing Dawn.
Tara leaving wasn't an eye-opener for Willow. But breaking Dawn's arm was.
I do find it interesting that Willow said no to someone spelled by Amy to like her after spelling Tara to no be upset with her. Both situations are the exact same. The only difference would have been the girl being spelled. The end result of sexual assualt and rape would have been the same as it was with Tara. It says Willow isn't 100% off the wagon yet in the same way Rack is or Amy might be.
I love that Dawn slaps Willow. It was deserved.
Magic is a metaphor for drugs is something I have seen some fans struggle with. But it was unofficially introduced in S1, and directly stated in S2. The show doesn't explicitly state it until _The Dark Age_ when Giles talks about how he once got high and dreams about a specific badness it led to. But an obvious argument can be made that S6 Willow is no better than Amy's mom from episode three, who is literally addicted to the magic, but it isn't stated directly.
I think Buffy should have taken Dawn home and left Willow to cry in the street or with Spike or called another person in the group to come get her. After what Willow does to Dawn, Dawn should have been Buffy's priority. Willow becomes a victim to her own addiction in this episode for the first time only because she finally takes responsibility for said issue(s). But Dawn should still be Buffy's priority. Buffy is Dawn's guardian. I also don't think Willow should be anywhere near Dawn (move out of Revello Drive) after breaking her arm.
Willow has been on a slow decline with magic and personality ever since the power of restoring Angel's soul, which culminated in this episode. Resurrecting Buffy was the point of no return that guaranteed _Smashed_ and _Wrecked_ or something similar would be Willow's arc. Metaphorically from _Becoming Part 2_ through _Bargaining Part 1_ was Willow's gateway into _Bargaining Part 2_ through this episode.
I don't think I've ever seen a reactor get that emotional seeing Willow break down. Ah the joy of watching reactors who really feel for the characters!
BIG 🫂 hugs for you ❤❤! I think the writers have built up our relationship with these characters so much that we feel close to them, so when they're having serious problems and pain, we get emotional about it - that's what makes this such a fantastic show.
Hey Dakara!
How are you, luv? I hope you're well!!
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed this extra long and chatty reaction, and all your reaction videos of Buffy and Angel so far.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my all time favorite show. I've watched it on TV when it first aired here in The Netherlands - I was about 10 or 11 y/o then - and have started collecting the complete series on DVD since I was 18 and completed that collection within 3yrs. Since then, I've rewatched it about a hundred times (not exaggerating lol) so I consider myself an OG / die-hard fan lol.
I wanted to let you know that from all the reaction channels I've found here on YT that did their Buffy reactions, your videos have resonated with me the most and made me stay to keep watching with you. Your responses are always so genuine and remind me of how it felt all those years ago when I first watched the episodes on TV and the turmoil I felt going through that, while also finding more and more appreciation for the show at the same time. The excitement I felt before a new ep would air, the impatience I felt, the feels I got every time Buffy, Willow or one of my other favorites cried... You remind me of all of what I felt back then, and still do now.
I've always had a deep love for these characters, and there is still so much now that I just adooore about this show. It helps me through the best and the hardest of times, it's been like a friend really.
And even though I know almost every line by heart, I still get the feels during watching now - 20+ yrs later.
Whenever Sarah or Aly start to cry? Forget it!! They're - like you always say - just too good at crying!
I love that you go through the motions (yes, that's a reference to the song lol) of the show as much as I did then and still do now, and every time you very at a scene, I'm right there with you. The acting and writing still move me to tears, even though I know that it's fiction. So don't ever apologize for that luv, even an "old" fan like me still gets the feels ;)
I also really love how you discuss the character development and storylines, and how you explain what you feel like it correlates with when it comes to real life problems. It's just really nice to see that even after all this time the show can still resonate with people and their daily problems now, and I love that you always seem to feel what the show was trying to convey with every episode / season / storyline.
Thanks so much for sharing your reactions, I truly enjoy them each time!!
Big hugs from overseas! ;)
The beginning 😂 Dakara why do you have a dirty mind shame lol gotta love when they changed Network's and could get away with stuff like this for a while 🤣, And oh boy I remember this one I know on Patreon you done but looking back This was The rise of Darth Willow 🎵 Powerful acting, Great reaction As Always Dakara stay awesome 🤘
"do you not have a phone that you could ring buffy on?"
dawn gets her first cell phone in season seven.
Nobody cries like Alyson Hannigan 😭😭😭😭
I love peanut butter n banana sandwiches 😊
I just binged all of your Buffy content in the last few days after trying to find a new react channel and wanted to chime in on something. I’ve noticed in quite a lot of your post episode discussions you seem to apologize for getting wrapped in the emotions and for feeling strongly about these fictional characters. I think it’s admirable to be able to consume art and media and be swept away and caught up in the emotions that the creators are trying to provoke. A lot of people consume art very cynically and seem to put up a wall to avoid these types of reactions. But what is art for if not to let it move you, despite it being "not real"? So thanks for diving in whole heartedly and sharing these reactions with us.
Thanks Matt 💜 glad you’ve enjoyed the content. Being british I feel the need to apologise for sharing emotions 😂 you’re totally right though. Art is brilliant in many forms!
You left this out of your season 6 playlist.
9:06 My dad eats Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches. He swears by them 😅
In my mind, I imagine Amy was getting into the darker stuff more than Willow in high school.
You're not wrong. Having a domineering mother will steer any teenager into bad places.
"Do you not have a phone that you could ring Buffy on ?" made me laugh. It's a by-default thought in 2024, for sure, but over 20 years ago, cell phones were, well... not really a common thing yet... 😂
11:19 Sometimes this show dates itself. The age at which kids get cell phones has gotten earlier and earlier over the last 20 years. In 2001 it was possible that a teenager would have a cell phone but not expected by any means. (Very minor spoiler: Dawn does get a cell phone next year.)
Correct I didn’t get my first cell phone until five years after this episode aired and I was quite a straggler
dawns like 16 or so here, I think she can spend the night alone
You never have to apologize for anything you feel, especially with characters and writing that’s as compelling as BTVS. The show is that good. We care about these characters, even as they live in a world that’s a live action comic book.
I think they went a bit heavy with the crack den metaphor here. At least in the first scene there could have been illusions that present something genuinely enticing to someone like willow. There was a scene with mind expanding astronomical elements I think. More of that and the promise of more. Secrets about the universe.
I miss Giles, too. Not sure how others see the situation, but to me, he felt like he was holding Buffy back by staying. He saw her relying on him for everything that ordinarily her mom would take care of, like parenting Dawn, and assuming he would do it all. I'm sure he was glad to help however he could, but at a certain point we all need to start that growing up process, learn to be the adult, pay the bills, deal with the hard stuff, etc. and as long as he was around to do it for her, she wouldn't ever leave that spot she's in. She would stagnate when she needs to become an adult. So as hard as it was for him to leave, he felt like he was doing this to help her continue to grow. This time, not as a Slayer, but as a human being and a teenager growing into adulthood.
I do think he should have stayed longer, though. They'd barely just found out about Buffy being in heaven -- he has to know that being back on earth would be extraordinarily difficult for her and that she'd need some emotional support for that reason.
I like what your highlighted poster said, about how if Giles had stayed and instead set better boundaries to help Buffy take on certain responsibilities and grow, that would have been much better. Totally agree.
"I'm enjoying the ride." As it were...
I am sorry to hear you also had painful experience with (second hand) addiction. I hope you did not lose anyone, but even if so that you could make peace with it.🌺
Great reaction and even better commentary after the episode. Yes the episode concentrates on Willow’s addiction to magic but there a few other things to consider. When Willow returns with Amy you commented that Tara stuttered. Besides the stutter, Amber shows her acting skills by changing her body language and facial expression to be uncomfortable. Tara found her voice and inner strength with Willow and being part of a group.Addiction is the consuming need for an outside agent to satisfy a need. Tara needed Willow and with the loss of Willow she is unsettled. Amy is also messed up. She had a terrible Mother but her attitude towards her Father is messed up. And then after 3 years in a cage, she needs Rax? The season has so many sub plots but an overlooked one is the need for connections regardless of the cost and the potential loss of being an individual.
Buffy's addicted to Spike's spike 😏
They say they're done. It's rarely true.
Re. Buffy and Spike, to quote Warren Zevon "I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all". In her case.
I think it was a very conscious decision to dye Anya’s hair lighter. In the DVD commentary from S6x1&2, it sounds like they were concerned she and Buffy looked too similar from behind. Also, it totally fits with Anya’s character to keep changing up her hair.
It's true, I think Buffy is a bigger person than I am here. Even when Willow bursts into tears here it makes me mad, like they're trying to get Dawn home safe and she's making it about her guilt and begging for forgiveness. I think it's good she recognizes what she's done and that she needs help, but I'm definitely not ready to forgive her as soon as Buffy does here.
Willow isn't making it about herself. It is simply a person in absolute, abject pain. It's pure uninhibited emotion. Buffy helping her is the right way to empathetically react to the suffering of others.
@@vodkatonyq There isn't necessarily a "right" way to respond when someone has put your loved one in extreme danger with incredibly poor choices. Yes, I think it's good Buffy shows compassion and helps Willow with her addiction, but I don't think that if Buffy had refused to deal with Willow's pain right at that moment that it would have been "wrong". Dawn was injured and they still hadn't finished dealing with the wreckage of Willow's careless, irresponsible, and potentially fatal behaviour. And Buffy and Dawn also deserved a minute to be angry. It's also not wrong that Buffy immediately responded to Willow's guilt, it's very kind she made that choice, but that is not the choice I would have made in that moment. Yes, I would have helped to get her safe, but I wouldn't have been ready to forgive and get passed something like that immediately.
@@ceceliam9014 I understand, but as the reactor states, had Buffy not helped Willow there, she would've probably ended up destroying herself.
@@vodkatonyq If Buffy had refused to help Willow at all then maybe she would have. But that would not have been Buffy’s fault for being rightfully hurt, mad, and betrayed. Is it good Buffy helped her in that moment, yes it is very kind, but is Willow entitled to that help in that moment? No. It’s not a “should”.
@@ceceliam9014 don't forget Giles' line in 'I Only Have Eyes for You': forgiveness is an act of compassion. It is not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.
There's a reason Disney parents are killed off and Nickelodeon parents are infantilized to the point were the kids would do their taxes. It allows the main characters to explore their independence without someone telling them how to do things more correctly. It's easier storytelling.
I can’t help but to wonder if Buffy and spikes relationship influenced the men that I dated it was so toxic, but I was addicted to the escapism of it all.
To make it quick: Jeff Kober (the actor who plays Rack) has appeared in 39 movies, 15 movies made for TV and 72 shows. It's very likely you saw him in a lot of different stuff.
26:05 He's evil indeed. The first thing he did when he thought the chip wasn't working anymore in the last episode was that he tried to kill someone.
Edit: Speaking of other shows - have you watched Firefly?
Maybe it's an American thing, ... but peanut butter and banana tastes good. Same with peanut butter and apple slices.
I wouldn't cook it into a casadia, the flavors would probably get messed up.
I know this is an older comment, but I don't think Dawn was literally adding a banana and peanut butter to a quesadilla. I think she just put banana and peanut butter on a tortilla and was heating it up in a pan and called it a "quesadilla," but it didn't have cheese. I have had peanut butter and banana on a tortilla many times, and crisp it up in a toaster oven.
Do not apologize for the tears. It's why we watch. If you didn't tear up we wouldn't be able to feel it vicariously through you, and it would mean you have no emotions. Cry away, m'dear. :)
"Monster wrestling"
She didn’t have a phone that she could ring Buffy on because it was 2001 and cell phones were not quite a thing then
It's nice to see you being a Spuffy shipper BUT also admitting in the last few episodes that it's very toxic, so many shippers somehow gloss over this whole part of it.
Please stop apologizing for crying when things are emotional, we're here to see you react. That's your reaction.
I'm think Amy must have already been well down the path to this addiction even back in season 3 before she became a rat. She probably found Rack through her mom's connections.
We need to get you on that American diet. Peanut butter and banana is AMAZING together. You'll thank us. In a sandwich, together on top of pancakes, whatever.
Peanut butter and banana are very good and very similar. , I like peanut butter and pickles more as the vinegar cuts through the peanut butter making it go down easier.
Peanut butter and pickles is such a good combo! Even just dipping banana, apple, or pickles into peanut butter is such a tasty snack.
Will always bring up Buffy trusting *Spike* over Willow with Dawn. Real low point for Willow.
Ok. Peanut butter and banana. What do you mean eww? Dakara, have you never had a peanut butter and banana sandwich? Or do you not like them? Either way. Huh??
PB+banana is delicious. But Dawn says she's making "peanut butter and banana _quesadillas",_ so to me the question is whether she's _replacing_ the cheese with other ingredients 😋 or just _adding_ those ingredients to a tortilla with cheese 🤮.
@@theadamabrams It's a decent snack, but seeing how neglected dawn is she's probably eating the same stuff she knows how to make over and over and is fed up.
I never thought Dawn was adding peanut butter and banana to cheese. I think she was just calling it a quesadilla because she was using tortillas and heating it up in a pan. I have made that combo many times, but crisp it up in a toaster oven.
Also, from Brits I've watched on UA-cam, when they hear about PB&J, a lot of them have an initial reaction of either skepticism or disgust. Really, a banana and peanut butter is almost the same thing - it's just sweet fruit and peanut butter.
I am sorry but when you are crying along with Willow does "dakrya"(δάκρυα) appear written on screen ? Do you speak greek or is it a popular internet motto or something 😅? I also agree with some other comments that the writers are kind of mean to the viewers, maybe sadistic. They built up for two seasons a romantic foundation for spike and Buffy and when they get together oh it's actually toxic. I think it was more not to chase away the angel fans.
At this point the show creates relationship for you to condemn it. Everything that was done was done for that main purpose. Unlike lot of other shows that create it mainly for love stories and smth good. That's if you want a short description of what happens, without extra analysis. Plus yes, S and B are hot.
I also find it a bit of a nasty move. Since even at that time lot of people liked B/S together and not because he was a 'bad guy'. But precisely because we saw him beeing good and more human than any other vampire. He was always a special one.
He became this kind of a character who is a bad guy from the outside and he wants you to think that but he's sensitive on the inside. And you can even rely on him. They trusted him that much they left Dawn with him for this apocalyptic summer. And even Buffy trusted him enough to leave her mother and Dawn with him. Hello.
But starting from here we see a regression of all this and a character regression.
It also looks like this psychological technique when in order for someone to stop wanting smth you need to give it a lot. Like sex in this story. Because everyone saw that they had chemistry and it was sexy. So they should have lot of it. But at some point it also has to start looking bad. And that's what I don't like. Don't tell the audience what to think, what they should like and what they should not. Just because you don't like someone doesn't mean everyone else should. Trust them to form their own opinion. This season is not just some story or a show for me, it's like a lecture they recorded for you to watch. And they expect you to have the same opinion as them at the end. And I am kind of a rebel, I don't do that.
I'm happy someone finally called it out for what it is. People keep trying to rationalize this writing by pretending like this behavior was completely in character. It was completely out of character AT THIS POINT for him to be acting the way it is. It's a complete 180 used to force their opinions on the audience.
@@x-man9473yes, it was all forced. And I am waiting for the moment when at least one of the reactors realizes that they've been manipulated by the plot to change their opinion about the character and his relationship with Buffy. That this season was like that only because people loved him and this couple. Like it's smth awful. So they were like 'oh, we'll show them then' and dedicated half of the season to making people like it less. I saw couple of reactors and everyone said that they liked Spike less after that even if he was their favorite. Mission accomplished I guess 🙄
It's such a shame when they deliberately trash a great character because he is popular and author has issues and can't handle that. The story doesn't benefit from that.
@@Junejane4 And then it lowers the opinion of the show overall. This story had the opportunity to be legendary and take the show to new heights. But it instead became a "what if" storyline.
@@x-man9473 the other bad thing is that this affected the next season too. And not because of what they did at the end of s6 but because of what was earlier. So half of next season they are just marking time and eventually make Spike smth similar to what he was at the end of s5. So what's the point? Plus the way they showed Buffy, how violent and lost she was etc made Gellar even ask to change it and eventually she decided to stop the whole show in s7. I guess this all played it's part in it.
@@Junejane4 That's the main problem with the final 2 seasons. Season 6 completely destroys all of the character arcs. And season 7 spends most of its time going on an apology tour, trying to reverse everything they wrote last season.
Definitely not bad of you to want Buffy to kick Willow's ass a bit. This whole storyline with Willow ticks me off. It's probably my least favorite thing about season 6.
If you want a good film with Buffy characters - this SOUNDS crap. 2013's Sexy Evil Genius. Yes, it sounds bollocks. But its actually really good. Lots of tension! give it a go. Who ever named it should be shot. I'd have gone with "Wrath" or "9 Lives"... Even just "Revenge"... Sexy Evil Genius is just shit. Any time you have Sex in the name, it drops to porn. Anyway, that film is great - and not porn. You get Seth, Tratchunbug (tratchenberg? - Whatever), and and the pretty one from Starbucks... Must have been difficult for Seth and Trutchunhousaer.... they where on set as 12 year old and 25 year old - then in 2013 their making out in the toilet... Don't get me wrong - she's stunning. But an age difference following a work gap like that? Gotta be hard to deal with.
Buffy is to Spike as Parker was to Buffy.
Not at all, she was always upfront about her feelings for Spike
that's a really, really strange comparison. What exactly are your reasoning here because I cannot figure it out?
@@Henrik_Holst Buffy is using Spile just as Parker used Buffy.
@@russellcraft7269quite different types of "used" though. Parker lied his way into Buffys pants, Buffy did not with Spike.
Spike is 100+ years old, and, you know, evil. And Buffy has never lied to him. If anything their relationship is one of mutual masochism.
No, Willow needs help. Dawn is the love of Buffy's life, Spike is PURE EVIL!
using hate6 for therapy....joss whedon, meeh
This is the episode that made me turn against the show's writers. Magic is no longer a metaphor for addiction, now it's an actual narcotic with Willow needing a fix and going through withdrawal. She was always the one to watch out for others, to help them now she doesn't care about Dawn, just her next 'fix'. They ruined her character for me.
but that is exactly how addiction works, it makes people like Willow do exactly what she did here. And addiction works like this regardless of what substance it is so it isn't now an actual narcotic at all.
The metaphor is definitely, shall we say, a bit on the nose.
Your take on Willow and her addiction is exactly the great “ trick “ or change going on with Willow since Becoming, Season 2, Episode 22. The Willow that the viewers fell in love with the first 34 episodes has not existed since she allowed the dark magic of the gypsy curse to become
Part of her being. Willow has slowly been getting slowly getting taken over by darkness and her dark desires. Willow has slowly become selfish, mean spirited.vain, a liar egotistical, and no longer trustworthy . When rewatching the series the episode Becoming also includes Willow and Spike. Giles warned Willow of the spell and that darkness could change her. Willow and the viewers think of the spell to cure Angel and make him a good guy hero again. It is not a cure but a spell based in evil for vengeance. Willow changes her body, facial expressions, and voice when the spell enters her. She tells the Scoobys she felt the spell go through her. She has now allowed a powerful dark agent to become part of her There are many clues and instances over the next few seasons. The most obvious is in Something Blue in Season 4 she is recruited to be a vengeance demon. If Willow only wanted / needed to get even, she would have been approached like Cordelia. But she has evil within and they feel that she would be at home casting vengeance like Anya did without mercy for centuries. In my opinion the writing on Willow is spot on and continues her journey into evil that she states in Becoming.
@@williambowman1660 I agree with your reading of Willow’s arc and her gradual seduction by power, even as that power serves good. In this particular episode, tho, the subtlety of that arc is sacrificed for a 1:1 equivalence of magic with drugs, which feels a bit off to me.