Very interesting essay; some excellent points. Of course, I always kind of liked Dawn, and though her presence brought out new characteristics in all the characters.
In addition to Buffy's reaction to her, we saw her interactions with Willow and Xander. She clearly adored Willow, and Willow had a "Cool Aunt" type of relationship with her until season 6 when Willow went off the rails. And Dawn's crush on Xander was just cute. That at least held through a little in season 7 when Xander and Dawn had my favorite non- Spike moment of the season!
Dawn's relationship with Spike is a whole other essay; and I'd argue that it brought out the best in both characters. Too bad it was dropped. Stupid ME!
I sort of liked the potentials at first; but I think that their sheer numbers prevented any real character development.
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In addition to Buffy's reaction to her, we saw her interactions with Willow and Xander. She clearly adored Willow, and Willow had a "Cool Aunt" type of relationship with her until season 6 when Willow went off the rails. And Dawn's crush on Xander was just cute. That at least held through a little in season 7 when Xander and Dawn had my favorite non- Spike moment of the season!
Dawn's relationship with Spike is a whole other essay; and I'd argue that it brought out the best in both characters. Too bad it was dropped. Stupid ME!
I sort of liked the potentials at first; but I think that their sheer numbers prevented any real character development.