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View Poll Results: Who is the best character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Buffy Summers
20.45%
Xander Harris
4.55%
Willow Rosenberg
9.09%
Rupert Giles
2.27%
Cordelia Chase
6.82%
Angel
0
0%
Spike
29.55%
Anya Jenkins
4.55%
Dawn Summers
0
0%
Daniel "Oz" Osbourne
2.27%
Tara Maclay
0
0%
Riley Finn
0
0%
Faith Lehane
11.36%
Joyce Summers
0
0%
Drusilla
0
0%
Andrew Wells
0
0%
Jenny Calendar
0
0%
Mayor Richard Wilkins
4.55%
Glory
0
0%
Jonathan Levinson
0
0%
Harmony Kendall
0
0%
Robin Wood
0
0%
Kennedy
0
0%
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
4.55%
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Old 04-29-20 | 07:49 AM
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Re: Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Character

Giles...but I had a crush on Willow.
Old 04-29-20 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Troyaferd
It always surprises me when Spike is winning this far.
I imagine the results would have been much different if the poll was held after season 3 or 4. By the end of season seven, many had gotten fed up with Buffy and Angel as characters.
Old 05-06-20 | 03:23 AM
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I imagine the results would have been much different if the poll was held after season 3 or 4. By the end of season seven, many had gotten fed up with Buffy and Angel as characters.
Though I did not like Buffy`s development in S6+S7, I think overall she is still a better and more authentic character. Also Willow is a better character IMO. There are actually very few female TV characters, that are as good developed as Willow and Buffy. And they should have developed Giles more in the later Seasons.
Old 05-06-20 | 08:51 AM
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I just finished rewatching Buffy with my son and we're on season 5 of Angel now. I have a hard time choosing. A lot of characters have some great arcs mixed in with some truly cringeworthy moments. I love Spike's arc, even though much of season 4 and 5 he's still evil, just neutered. Love Faith's arc. Love Wesley's arc. Giles was always one of my faves, except in season 7 when he loses faith in Buffy. Buffy herself has her ups and downs. Xander is so relatable, though I never really liked him and Anya together. And he's pretty pathetic in seasons 6 and 7. Love Willow, though her addiction storyline gets a bit heavy handed in season 6. She and Tara were great together. I think Faith and Spike are my favorites. Especially Spike's season 7/Angel season 5 stuff.
Old 05-06-20 | 02:58 PM
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Wesley's arc is pretty amazing.

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What happened to you?

I had my throat cut, and all my friends abandoned me.
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That interaction is still stuck in my head to this day.
Old 03-28-23 | 06:23 PM
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Having rewatched some Friends a couple months ago and now rewatching Buffy, I don't think Xander and Chandler could be any more the same guy (except for Bing being a coward, of course).
Old 03-28-23 | 09:53 PM
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I voted for Spike 3 years ago, and I probably still stand by it. If we include ANGEL, I always loved the Wesley arc and Fred relationship. And yeah, I love Faith too.
Old 03-30-23 | 02:07 PM
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Re: Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Character

I always wonder where Whedon would have gone with his planned Faith/Spike buddy show. Recent Hollywood history would have been vastly different - no Firefly and his work on the Avengers may have never happened.

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