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<blockquote data-quote="Chun-tzu" data-source="post: 712832" data-attributes="member: 1441">I haven't had a problem with Buffy this _season_, but this episode, I've been wondering, what the blazes is her problem?She gives the potentials a hard time. Over what? What exactly is it that she wants them to do? She complains that she's been carrying/babying them, but it's not like there's an enemy for them to go after. Bottom line: Buffy was wrong, and everyone there knew it.Then she has Willow activating this magic item, but they don't know what it does. They open a portal, and Buffy jumps in, assuming that she'll find a way out. Really, how much more reckless can you get? We're all gamers here: how stupid would you have to be to do stuff like that? Confidence in your abilities is one thing. But it's not everything.Similarly, the elders offer her power, and her immediate reaction is, &quot;No, you're wrong. That's not what I need. I know better than you.&quot; Now, maybe she's right. But from what we know (and we know as much or more than she does!), she had no basis for coming to that conclusion! What on earth was she thinking? And why didn't she ask them more useful questions? She seeks knowledge, but doesn't ask them what they mean when they said she's the last guardian of the Hellmouth. (I'm thinking this means the Hellmouth will get shut down.) Instead, she says, &quot;Screw you. You don't have anything useful for me&quot; and leaves.The only other time Buffy has ever acted so stupidly, IMHO, is when she left Sunnydale after she killed Angel.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chun-tzu, post: 712832, member: 1441"] I haven't had a problem with Buffy this _season_, but this episode, I've been wondering, what the blazes is her problem? She gives the potentials a hard time. Over what? What exactly is it that she wants them to do? She complains that she's been carrying/babying them, but it's not like there's an enemy for them to go after. Bottom line: Buffy was wrong, and everyone there knew it. Then she has Willow activating this magic item, but they don't know what it does. They open a portal, and Buffy jumps in, assuming that she'll find a way out. Really, how much more reckless can you get? We're all gamers here: how stupid would you have to be to do stuff like that? Confidence in your abilities is one thing. But it's not everything. Similarly, the elders offer her power, and her immediate reaction is, "No, you're wrong. That's not what I need. I know better than you." Now, maybe she's right. But from what we know (and we know as much or more than she does!), she had no basis for coming to that conclusion! What on earth was she thinking? And why didn't she ask them more useful questions? She seeks knowledge, but doesn't ask them what they mean when they said she's the last guardian of the Hellmouth. (I'm thinking this means the Hellmouth will get shut down.) Instead, she says, "Screw you. You don't have anything useful for me" and leaves. The only other time Buffy has ever acted so stupidly, IMHO, is when she left Sunnydale after she killed Angel. [/QUOTE]

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