BSD x 2?

Sorry it's been awhile since my last email. Lately, I've been shifting between extreme Buffy highs and lows. You know, if they wanted to do a *real* addiction storyline, they should have used good TV shows instead of magic. Will could be going through the trials and tribulations of being an everyday TV fanatic. The season could hit it's highpoint on the day that Will finds out that her favorite character is being killed off and month and a half before it will actually happen. She will then go into deep withdrawal and depression and almost freak out during an episode when she knows it;s not going to happen, but it looks like it could because the crazy lead character trips her favorite character while she is running down some stairs and for two brief seconds she thinks that her favorite character is already dead. But then, when she realizes that the character still is living and the decent filler episode she just watched anded in an unfullfilling way and she has 5 weeks to wait until a new episode when the good stuff can start to happen, then Will can start getting the shakes a la "Wrecked." Though missing clever metaphors because TV *is* actually addictive, I think it's a fairly convincing idea. I should sit down with Marti and discuss it. Anyway, let's get to talking about Buffy. I liked "NOrmal Again." I like "Hell's Bells" too. I no longer look for other Buffy-watchers opinions on the net, cuz they all piss me off with their "I wish that Willow was a nerd" and "No, Buffy and Spike should not be together, Angel is her soulmate..." and "Well, this is what is *wrong* with this season and if I were the exec producer of Buffy, I'd kill Dawn, Anya, Tara, and Spike and bring back Giles, Angel and Cordelia and make them go back to high school and not let them grow up. That's because my favorite season is the second one." So, anyway, I liked "Normal" not for the irritating ending, but because the acting was first-rate ( I can even overlook Dawn's "Nobody likes me, I should just leave" outburst) and because Joyce (poor Joyce) was back. Why would I watch the show if it was all made up? (Despite the fact that I do watch the show because it is all made up....) But "Normal" was ok, regardless. So onto the speculation. Tara will die, right? If this all comes to pass and Will does go bad, then THEY HAVE TO KILL WILLOW TOO. There is no way they can redeem her. Warren may be a bad dude, but he's still a dude. I can think of nothing they can do to save Will unless they kill her. Warren is a human and they can't have Will rot in jail and the Scoobs couldn't just ignore the killing of a human, right? So maybe it's a double BSD? Or maybe this stuff about a reversal is true, but the dude at the spoiler slayer is right too--it realy wouldn't fit. They're becoming adults, they have to take responsibilities for all their actions. There's not always an easy way out. If Will's addiction says anything to me, it says that people can't live in their own world of magic and easy answers. It's about facing the world as a person who has to get by by him or herself. So, I'm curious where they're going and I'm really excited about the end of the season. I mentioned awhile ago that the Will/Tara is like the Giles/Jenny in S2. I wonder if they'll mention that at all, because Giles did go out for revenge and almost got himself killed. The combination of Buffy slapping him around and his own common sense and maturity saved him. So, if what we are hearing all does come to pass, are we going to see how immature and senseless Willow is? It seems like she's going to take those steps that she couldn't with Oz and Veruca. Ugh, I wish I knew and I'm glad I don't, you know? What are your thoughts on all this? Where do you think Buffy's headed? Does any of this email make sense? Only you can answer these questions for me! Wish I could write more, but I gotta run. If I get a chance, I'll email you again soon with more random thoughts. If not, I'll just reply to your reply.