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** To drive the point home, by season 7, Dawn's main source of angst was that she wasn't ''special'' like Buffy. Special! She ''had'' her chance at that!
** To drive the point home, by season 7, Dawn's main source of angst was that she wasn't ''special'' like Buffy. Special! She ''had'' her chance at that!
*** Evidently the multiverse almost ending because of her isn't enough for her.
*** Evidently the multiverse almost ending because of her isn't enough for her.
**** Dawn clearly doesn't think that being the [[Damsel in Distress]], even if its a uniquely cosmic damsel in distress, is anything special or worthy of celebration. And let's be fair -- it's not. She wants to be the superheroine for once, not the eternal kidnap victim. This is a sympathetic position.
* Willow hops into bed with the first annoying skank who shows interest in her despite being the character who'd be the least likely to do that and then subjects us to their annoying "relationship" for the rest of the season.
* Willow hops into bed with the first annoying skank who shows interest in her despite being the character who'd be the least likely to do that and then subjects us to their annoying "relationship" for the rest of the season.
* Willow's [[Anvilicious]] "magic addiction". This plot line could have been interesting ("power is addictive" + "power corrupts") and did start that way. Then came "Tabula Rasa." After that, it was played for full [[Anvilicious|after-school-special camp,]] reducing Willow to a painful cliche.
* Willow's [[Anvilicious]] "magic addiction". This plot line could have been interesting ("power is addictive" + "power corrupts") and did start that way. Then came "Tabula Rasa." After that, it was played for full [[Anvilicious|after-school-special camp,]] reducing Willow to a painful cliche.