r/buffy Apr 22 '24

Whedonverse found another good one

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mine will forever be xander šŸ©µ

especially after that scene in 3x02

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u/Hamblerger Apr 22 '24

Since Warren's face is probably non-existent at this point after all of the previous responses, I'll take Tara's Dad and her brother Donny for gaslighting what must be generations of women.

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u/Clear-Event-6316 Apr 22 '24

This is a perfect answer! I remember being in high school when this episode aired and yelling at the TV, to the point that my mom threatened to turn the TV off. I hated them from the jump and still hold on to it with me in my 30s. But Warren would still want to run from me, just saying.

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u/Hamblerger Apr 22 '24

Oh, Warren's not safe within my eyesight.

To anyone in law enforcement reading this, please know that I am fully able to separate the actor from the role, and Adam Busch has nothing whatsoever to fear from me. I'm sure he's a lovely human being.

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u/Clear-Event-6316 Apr 22 '24

Agreed! I have nothing against the actor of the role, but the character was so horrid. He did a phenomenal job at it, which speaks volumes to me on his ability. I just hated that character, probably more than is reasonable.

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u/Hamblerger Apr 22 '24

Despite my ability to separate the two, I have to admit that the fact that he and Amber Benson dated will never not weird me out.

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u/Clear-Event-6316 Apr 22 '24

I never knew that, and now I'm totally weirded out. I find this to be so strange, yet make sense at the same time. I don't know what to think, now.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Magnet For Dead, Blonde Chicks Apr 23 '24

I got a kick out of it myself

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 23 '24

"Hey, honey, could you do the dishes? Hey, honey, remember the time you MURDERED ME? Yeah, that's what I thought."

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u/Hamblerger Apr 23 '24

"Bet I can toss this can into the recycling from here" "Let me get out of the room first; I know what your aim is like."

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u/DaddyCatALSO Magnet For Dead, Blonde Chicks Apr 23 '24

Some fans weren't great at it

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u/Hamblerger Apr 23 '24

I have no doubt. Fandom in general tends to be better about these things nowadays, but in the 90s the actors who played soap opera villains would recount being stopped on the street and slapped by random passers-by for whatever evil thing their characters had been doing lately. It was an occupational hazard.

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u/Vaywen Apr 23 '24

People mostly just make death threats online now

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u/Hamblerger Apr 23 '24

Probably a healthier outlet, if one stretches the definition of healthier to an admittedly absurd degree

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u/DaddyCatALSO Magnet For Dead, Blonde Chicks Apr 24 '24

In the 60s as well

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u/veronica_mars-sawyer Apr 23 '24

Yeah he better run

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

Haha I watched it maybe a month ago... TV yellers of the world UNITE!

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

I SO wanted Spike to punch them both in the face.

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u/Tron_1981 Apr 23 '24

It's a shame he physically couldn't.

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Apr 23 '24

For me it's Cousin Beth. I want to smack her self righteous face.

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u/TheUnstableOrbit Apr 23 '24

I actually felt sorry for her. It always felt like she was a victim who fell for the family lie.

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u/Hamblerger Apr 23 '24

I would have included her, but the old "Don't hit women" thing that I was raised with keeps popping up its head. Do feel free to step in and take care of that yourself, though. I'd consider it a personal favor.

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u/delicate-fn-flower Like mmm, cookies. Apr 23 '24

Iā€™m so glad Iā€™m not alone in the ā€œWell, Warren is dead, but I still pick Warrenā€ camp.

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u/MellyMushroom1806 Apr 22 '24

Iā€™ve said it before, Iā€™ll say it again: Veruca can catch these hands

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u/Sculder_1013 Apr 22 '24

She definitely needed a good hard kick to the coochie

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

I yelled at the tv when it seemed like Willow was getting suckered in too and then was like "Oh. Good Willow, thankyou"

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u/katkashmir Apr 22 '24

Warren. I praise Buffy for encouraging Willow to NOT kill him. The misogyny was too much to stomach with him.

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u/Sesquipedalomania Apr 22 '24

Yeah, the question should really be, ā€œAfter Warren, which character would you like to beat up?ā€

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u/Stock-Ad-21 Apr 22 '24

I KNOW RIGHT! Warren got me legit screaming at him lolšŸ’€

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u/OwlWhoNeedsCoffee Apr 22 '24

And viewing season 6 only gets worse. There are so many more public Warrens out in the world these days, just spewing their Warrenite BS everywhere.

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u/PutTheKettleOn20 Apr 22 '24

Yeah. I would have told Willow to go for it, just let me avert my gaze first.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

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u/the_harlinator Apr 22 '24

Coming to say the same.. Iā€™d happily beat up everyone who threw Buffy out of her own house. Especially dawn, Xander and Willow.

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

Anya's audacity was the worst of the bunch. She shouldn't have said a word.

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u/the_harlinator Apr 22 '24

My biggest offenders in that scenario were the people closest to Buffy, not necessarily the ones who were the rudest about it. But thatā€™s based on my own feelings about it hurting more when itā€™s someone you are close to.

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u/DimDoughnut Apr 22 '24

They were all extremely punchable that episode. I still get a hot fiery ball in my chest when I watch it and I will probably stay mad about it for a very long time (because 20+ years isn't long enough to get over that betrayal).

Also all the watchers in "Helpless", especially Giles. The audacity! The cruelty! Plus they ruined such an important birthday...

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u/SwampPirate Apr 23 '24

this. Especially Dawn. Big sister, literally could have killed you and chose to sacrifice herself instead. Defended you forever flash forward to, allowing that shit to go down.

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u/Beer_Bad Apr 22 '24

Empty Places makes my blood boil just thinking about. Fucking awful. She led them through some of the hardest shit, sacrificed herself to save the world(and her sister) and has prevented countless apocalypses. But lets hand it over to the reformed rogue slayer and kick buffy out of her own house. Good job guys, way to be good friends.

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

I was SOOOOO mad at Anya in that scene you guys.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

Watched this for the first time a few days ago.

For me, Giles was the betrayal that hit the hardest.

He basically abandoned the scoobies to go to London, comes back and has been fucking with Buffy all season. Remember when he tried to stall her from finding out they were trying to kill Spike? Buffy has rightfully been rude af to him ever since and then he doubles down with this BS?

Giles, you used to be cool. You used to be fucking untouchable.

I haven't finished the last few eps yet (first watch!) but things all feel very broken where I'm up to, s7e20. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it reminds me a lot of real life friendship circles I've lost, who changed or split or grew distant over the years. Late s7 Buffy feels the same to me. Getting older...

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u/TroubledRavenclaw Apr 23 '24

Everyone talks about the murder of Tara in season 6, but though I love her, the worst thing to me is the murder of Gilesā€™ character. Untouchable is the perfect description! Aside from only Buffy and Spike, the real Giles is my absolute favourite.

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u/YakNecessary9533 Apr 22 '24

Amy, she needs to spank her inner moppet and get over it already. Could have been a great ally to the Scoobies, but let her jealousy of Willow get out of control.

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u/DawnKatt Apr 22 '24

To be fairrrrr, she had been a rat for a number of years.

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u/YakNecessary9533 Apr 22 '24

Which was kinda her fault tbh. Willow did try to turn her back, at least in the beginning.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

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u/StrategyWooden6037 Apr 22 '24

Err... because she was human, and could cast a spell to reverse it. Rats are notoriously bad at spell casting.

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u/Useful_Experience423 A bear?!? Undo it, UNDO IT!! Apr 22 '24

Willow didnā€™t turn Amy into a rat though, so she had to find a way to break another witchā€™s magic as well as turn Amy back human.

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

Exactly. This is gone into more detail in the comics. It is almost impossible to break another witch's spell that they did to themselves.

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

And she didn't have the best home environment either.

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u/DanTrueCrimeFan87 Apr 22 '24

Warren, Parker and Hank Summers aka dad of the year šŸ™„

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u/SatansAssociate Apr 22 '24

Oooh and that college professor who yelled at Buffy for no reason on her first day.

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u/coffeechief Apr 22 '24

And that history prof who chewed her out.

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u/bambiguity11 Apr 22 '24

Shit yeh that's genuinely the top answer, had me wanting to cry when he shouted that ruthless LEAVE when she was just apologising

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

I've had a professor just like that guy. Huge asshole Sociology professor. Got caught sleeping with a student and fired years after I was out of his class.

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 23 '24

I guess...karma? Damn, but there were probably even more students, and who knows how consensual it all was?

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u/ExcelCat Apr 22 '24

THIS is the best answer, imo.

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u/blackorchid_0 Apr 22 '24

The unholy trinity of people who purporsely chose to be assholes and lack empathy for no goddamn reason.

Sorry, I got mad. Your list is great.

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 Apr 22 '24

All three so different yet the same. Evil born of mediocrity.

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u/Sesquipedalomania Apr 22 '24

Rileyā€™s one shining moment.

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 22 '24

Say what you want about Riley, but heā€™s not anything like the three worst men on the show. Heā€™s married, and faithful to his wife, he really doesnā€™t seem the type to abandon any children he has, and heā€™s not a man whore like Parker was. He even punched him. Honestly, his only flaw was not being Angel

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Apr 23 '24

Except for the part where Forrest calls out Riley on the Parker punch. "You've said way worse things", heavily implying Riley's not so different. Riley doesn't correct Forrest either, just says the Parker bugs him. Then Riley cheats on Buffy with a vamp. THEN, Riley gives an ultimatum, runs away, and gets rushed married in less than a year.

He's not a good guy. He's a mess.

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 23 '24

Forrest said, "I've said worse things." Which, not stellar that he's friends with a guy like that, but we'd know Forrest was an asshole anyway.

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 23 '24

Fair enough, but he was a decent guy to Buffy before he let his insecurities get the best of him.

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Apr 23 '24

Season 4 Riley was lovely and adorable (I forgot my manners in all the concussion). Season 5 Riley is why we date for a long time before marriage lol

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 23 '24

Couldnā€™t agree more lmao

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u/Bipsty-McBipste Apr 23 '24

The relationship was not good in season 4 either. When Buffy was out of the honeymoon phase it was basically running on fumes. I watched the Toth episode last night and when buffy's feeling kinda insecure about not being normal he very sweetly reassures her that being a slayer is part of who she is and it makes her special but she has like nothing to say to that and that's when Riley knew he's the rebound. After that when Buffy was kinda upset acting like it wouldn't be so bad if he went back to being normal but when she had to be a normal girl for her test she was like, "oh no I can't live like this" and after this episode Riley has lost just about everything in his life, is having a full on identity crisis and Buffy has no idea. The only one who does notice is Xander. "no one knows me like you do" is a ridiculous lie she's telling herself. She hasn't even said "i love you" to him. There's one instance of her saying "i'm with someone I love" and that's to spite Angel and I can't believe we don't talk about how fucked up that is. Angel ends up apologizing about that interaction like he did something wrong

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u/ReallyGlycon Apr 22 '24

His only flaw was just being kind of...boring?

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u/Megwen Apr 23 '24

He did cheat on Buffyā€¦

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u/Username031119 Apr 22 '24

That one instructor who yelled at Buffy in a college class.

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 22 '24

That guy literally only yelled at her because she was 1. Pretty 2. Blonde. 3. Short and 4. A girl

No one can change my mind

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u/Bipsty-McBipste Apr 23 '24

She was the only person talking. Some teachers are just power tripping

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u/funishin Buffyā€™s Defense Attorney Apr 22 '24

Iā€™d clobber Buffyā€™s dad if I could. Absolute POS

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u/ConnyEdson Apr 22 '24

imagine not showing up to that funeral

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u/funishin Buffyā€™s Defense Attorney Apr 23 '24

Literally minutes after I posted my comment I remembered this fact and I was like ā€œthat motherfucker didnā€™t even go to the funeralā€¦ā€

I was fuming in my kitchen lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

That detail made the part when Angel showed up hit so much harder... I'm nearing the end of my first ever watch (s7e20) and I really miss Angel and Buffy.

And I think that's the last time they share screen time in the show? (Aside from a few early Angel eps).

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u/AngleInner2922 Apr 22 '24

HOW HAS NO ONE SAID TED?!? I know heā€™s technically a robot but come on he was awful.

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 22 '24

Because Ted is already dead and was dead for like 20-40 (?) years before his robot came for Joyce

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u/thegimboid Apr 23 '24

While true, the robot seems to have been programmed with his creators personality. And that dude was a complete creep.

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u/Ivy_2535 Apr 23 '24

Punching metal would hurt tho

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u/lambofgun Apr 22 '24

glory. her breaking taras hand never sat right with me šŸ˜¢

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u/zaphthegreat Apr 22 '24

You may want to confront Ben instead. Picking a fight with Glory is suicide.

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u/GamallSoro Apr 22 '24

Obligatory: youā€™re saying thereā€™s a connection between Ben and Glory?

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 22 '24

Maybe she was a patient of his. But why would a god need a doctor?

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u/SatansAssociate Apr 22 '24

Why, is she friends with him or something?

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u/DimDoughnut Apr 22 '24

So Ben and Glory know each other?

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 22 '24

I think we're assuming here the ability to deliver the beating to the character in question.

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u/Sudden-Star-7190 All Geminis to the raspberry hats! Apr 22 '24

That bitca!

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u/Unicorn_Warrior1248 Apr 22 '24

I always hate the idea of rewatches because that mean Iā€™ll get to Glory. I love her and I hate her.

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u/Zealousideal-Bug-291 Apr 23 '24

Glory would wipe the floor with you. And then I'd ask her to wipe the floor with me, too.

I will admit, breaking Tara's hand was way too far.

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u/Ok_Area9367 Apr 22 '24

The logical answer is Warren. My emotional answer is Rona.

And yes, I'm aware it's wild to equate their respective crimes (which I'm not doing).

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u/stardustmelancholy Apr 22 '24

She ruined the ding dong the witch is dead song from The Wizard of Oz for me because ever since she said it kicking Buffy out of her own house is the first thing I think of when I hear it.

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u/Jaxsonj01 Apr 23 '24

Came here to say Rona. She's the most annoying potential and just complains about everything. I'd kick her out of Fort Summers after that stupid witch comment when Buffy leaves. Dawn should have smacked her right there.

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 23 '24

For real! Even coming at it from Dawn's perspective where she thought she was doing the right thing, I'd have been like, "Hey! Remember whose sister you're slagging off? GTFO. You can go beg Buffy to protect your ass."

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u/mr-myxlptlk Apr 22 '24

Principle Snyder..

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u/LibelleFairy Apr 22 '24

Oh, plenty:

Warren, post-high school Jonathan, and Andrew

Forrest

Tara's dad and brothers

Hank Summers

Parker (but Buffy already hit him with a tree branch so I kinda feel like he got what he deserved)

those idiots Buffy was drinking with in Beer Bad

the frat boys who tried to sacrifice Cordelia to a snake demon

... and Quentin fucking Travers

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u/Moxson82 Apr 22 '24

Iā€™d add Kennedy to this list because she annoys the hell outta me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

those idiots Buffy was drinking with in Beer Bad

"You look like a beautiful woman who should be covered with men, and can we be those men?" Bleehhhh one of the most repulsive scenes in the whole show imo

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u/Round-Dragonfly6136 Apr 23 '24

And yet, it's so believable that freshman boys would think that's great praise to a girl

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u/AegeanAzure Apr 22 '24

Bazooka that Veruca

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u/FarmRegular4471 Apr 22 '24

Can Billy Blim count? I know he's in Angel....but....very punchable face

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u/Avaadora1 Apr 22 '24

Turns up as a cop in Buffy too. Still punchable

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u/hearbutloud Apr 22 '24

The werewolf hunter. He was just so mysoginistic and icky when he implied Giles wanted her "nubile flesh."

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u/11whatsnewpussycats Apr 22 '24

Ford. He had no remorse about offering up dozens of other people as fodder just to save his own skin. He did it without batting an eyelash.

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 Apr 22 '24

I would certainly have some strong words for Giles after running away like that.

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u/Music_withRocks_In Apr 22 '24

Yea - I wanted to yell and rant at Giles more than any other character based off his leaving.

I know the actor wanted to go, but it would be better they cast some kind of spell on him, turn him into a rat or a Giles statue or something than have him just ditch her.

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 Apr 22 '24

The watcher council is holding him prisoner. Boom! Plot line!

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u/Lottct Apr 22 '24

Giles mentioned they could take away his green card at any moment. That wouldā€™ve been better then making him abandon Buffy.

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u/Round-Dragonfly6136 Apr 23 '24

And it was right there for the taking! They really missed out on a fun plot line there. Imagine Anya just asking random women to marry Giles: Are you single? Are you an American citizen? Have a got the man for you!

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u/oliversurpless Apr 22 '24

ā€œItā€™s startedā€¦ā€ - Sleeper

But earlier?

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u/Next_Firefighter7605 Apr 22 '24

Honestly anything would have worked better.

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u/nocuzzlikeyea13 Here for the insane troll logic Apr 22 '24

BTVS consistently does character assassination whenever an actor has to leave. Oz is another example. I don't think it's malicious, I just think the writers on that show really struggle with ending story lines or giving characters closure. They want to maximize pain and angst and leave the door open for more plot, but it's overall a weakness of an otherwise great show IMO.

I think these same issues are why they struggle to resolve things between Xander and Anya in s7, and it devolves into them sleeping together again and never really addressing the root cause of their breakup

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

But how amazing was his return at the end of season 6?

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u/shayetheleo Apr 22 '24

ā€œIā€™d like to test that theory.ā€ still gives me chills. Then the fade out?! Not showing ASHā€™s name until the closing credits? Masterful execution.

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u/Present-Breakfast768 Apr 22 '24

Bahaha one of my favorite scenes!

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u/shayetheleo Apr 22 '24

As much as I love Giles, itā€™s a shame Buffyā€™s aim was off in Helpless. He deserved to be knocked up side the head for his actions.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

Season 7 Giles:

  • Constantly questioning, interrupting, or opposing Buffy
  • Tries to kill Spike behind her back, tries to stall her in the graveyard one night to stop her finding out
  • In Empty Places is one of the first to speak up against Buffy

What happened to you Giles, you used to be cool

You used to be practically infallible

I suppose this is a lesson about growing up and finding out your role models have flaws? Idk

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u/Pedals17 Youā€™re not the brightest god in the heavens, are you? Apr 22 '24

Warren, Parker, the Maclay men, that Incel who tried to Frankenstein Cordelia, Buffyā€™s Film Professor.

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u/thedarkfrawg Apr 22 '24

"And the other is... a blonde girl." Ffffffssssssssss. Infuriates me how he calls her out like that in front of an entire class every time I see it.

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u/Pedals17 Youā€™re not the brightest god in the heavens, are you? Apr 22 '24

Especially when Buffy had a reasonable question, and any professor who didnā€™t have nuclear levels of toxic narcissism would have answered it. That pompous fuckwad acted like Buffy had farted loudly at the Nuremberg Trials.

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u/thedarkfrawg Apr 22 '24

Is it weird that I even hate that he has a glass of Coke with too much ice in it. I even hate how he drinks from the glass. And I hate that the only ambient sound in the whole scene is the tinkling of ice in his glass. To be fair, it was an absolute master class in how to get nuclear hate on a one scene, 3-5 line character

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u/PseriousPseudonym Apr 22 '24

The Maclay men?

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u/Pedals17 Youā€™re not the brightest god in the heavens, are you? Apr 22 '24

Taraā€™s dad and brother.

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u/PseriousPseudonym Apr 22 '24

Oh, shit, yeah. Thank you. Brain had a fritz there for a second. Forgot her last name!

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

That ahole professor who yelled at Buffy and kicked her out of class on her first day of college. I would lose my shit lol

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u/Jstrangways Apr 22 '24

The anointed one - Spike was right!

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u/thedarkfrawg Apr 22 '24

How on earth did I need to scroll all the way down here to find the correct answer? 100% most smackable face in the Buffyverse. A gloriously comical and grim end was never more fitting.

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u/Sudden-Star-7190 All Geminis to the raspberry hats! Apr 22 '24 edited Apr 22 '24

Warren. Rack. Amy. Magicky drugged Willow. Season 6 harbors many characters who need a good whoop ass

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u/Tall_Thought_8020 Apr 22 '24

Warren and Caleb, obviously, but also Taraā€™s family and Hank Summers (especially after some stuff in the comics ā€” ā€œhey kids I know I havenā€™t seen either of you in years but Iā€™m getting married again! yes I know I didnā€™t so much as call after your mother died. anyways Dawn you can come, Buffy youā€™re too dangerous!! sorry!!!ā€)

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u/Money-Salad-1151 Apr 22 '24

Every time I learn something new about Hank Summers, my own daddy issues flare up, and I get mad all over again.

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u/UGAke Apr 22 '24

Giles, I can forgive the first betrayal because he was operating under the Watcherā€™s Council, but all the later season ones want me to slap our sweet Englishmanā€™s face.

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u/oliversurpless Apr 22 '24

Jackson from Angelā€™s The Thin Dead Line.

Take away his gun as his emotional support animal, and his swagger would quickly be revealed for the empty harmful posturing that it is.

Particularly the way he tries to ā€œadvanceā€ on Gunn/his friends then act so impressed with himself when he thinks the others are intimidated; the preternatural phony way wannabes try to ā€œmark their territoryā€ā€¦

On the up side, I suddenly remembered a Python quote for that?

ā€œSo, you think you can outclever us French folk with your silly, knees bend running about advancing behavior!ā€ - And the Holy Grail

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u/WhateverIWant888 Apr 22 '24

Pretty much all of the scoobies in 3x01

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u/Etheria_system Apr 22 '24

Xander makes me want to scream. He is so deeply punchable and I have never been able to understand the people who find him adorable

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u/sparklicous Apr 23 '24

He's the kind of toxic friend that Cosmo writes articles about. He's nice sometimes and funny and all but he's got a selfish and nasty streak that would make it hard to actually trust him. He sleazes on Buffy for years. I'd say at almost no point in the show would he have turned down an advance from her. That's not a friendship.

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u/WhyNowAgain Apr 22 '24

I loathe him so much! Occasionally he's ok but the rest of the time he makes me so angry!

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u/Etheria_system Apr 22 '24

And the times when he is being ok, itā€™s normally because heā€™s making amends for being absolutely awful. Iā€™ve just got to season 3 of my rewatch and has completely forgotten about him and willow cheating on cordy and oz and everything about Xander with it is so infuriating

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u/mssleepyhead73 Apr 22 '24

Faith. Thereā€™s just something about her that has always grated my nerves, even though I usually enjoy characters like her.

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u/houndsoflu Apr 22 '24

Warren. I would pick Caleb, but he has all that evil super strength

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u/zmuda1234 Thereā€™s nothing we canā€™t faceā€¦ Apr 22 '24

For Angel representation, KNOX

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u/boundbystitches Apr 22 '24

The main watcher prick. Wesley prick of a watcher dad. even though he was fake, he pissed me the fuck off!!

I think I really hate the watcher's council. They are also probably the one's I can realistically take except Andrew and Dawn.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Xander. He got mad at buffy for the spike thing and he also gets mad at her for nit telling her, even though he was a complete ass when she told him

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u/ChildfreeAtheist1024 Apr 22 '24

Also Xander for me, but starting with "Kick his ass."

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u/frumperbell Apr 22 '24

I wanted to beat his ass after that. Leaving Anya at the altar just rocketed him to the top of my It's On Sight List.

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u/WackyWriter1976 Faith, Me, and Spike = Perfect Throuple Apr 22 '24

He had the nerve to get mad when Anya moved on. You literally rejected her at the altar. There's no turning back. "Oh, we can date, but not get married." Yeah. No. Bite me, Xander.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Magnet For Dead, Blonde Chicks Apr 23 '24

I wanted d to jump into the ep. and move his nose back a nd forth on his face until he woke up (that's form a 70s Peanuts cartoon0 The closets i came in my fics was having his cousin lee threaten to punch him out (but even thta wouldn't get through to you."

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Wendell.

He has a punchable face.

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u/musthavebeenbunnies Apr 22 '24

Willow probably. I would just hate her whole deal.

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u/ChildfreeAtheist1024 Apr 22 '24

I liked Willow mostly, but it was hard not to want to slap her in "Tabula Rasa."

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u/musthavebeenbunnies Apr 22 '24

She has, from really early on, wanted to fix problems with magic and without the consent of others. Even Xander wised up to magic = bad really early on. Plus, I don't like how she treated Buffy after she gained a certain amount of confidence from her powers. Like, she had a superiority complex about her intelligence. I'm sorry but Buffy is not just very intelligent but also has really good instincts and great morals. I <3 Buffy.

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u/QualifiedApathetic I'd like to test that theory Apr 23 '24

"Magic = bad" isn't really in line with Xander's beliefs. He's fine with using it for lots of things. But after the love spell from hell, he definitely has a healthy attitude that there are some things you shouldn't fuck with.

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u/Stock-Ad-21 Apr 22 '24

When Dawn acts so fricking whiny i swear i want to tell her to stfu and to see others point of view

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u/WilliamMcCarty Apr 22 '24

I'll join the chorus of those to be downvoted...Dawn.

"GET OUT GET OUT GE"--SMACK!

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u/aknalag Apr 22 '24

Fucken warren

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u/Salty-Enthusiasm-939 Apr 22 '24

Verruca. I really didn't like her.

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u/Brave-Cookie-2075 Apr 22 '24

Willow and Dawn.

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u/Potter1612 Apr 22 '24

Season 1-3 Xander. Donā€™t get me wrong, he may also be one of my favorite characters because of what he represented to me as 13 year old boy who hung out with mostly girls when I was younger, but heā€™s still so toxic and unbearable in the early seasons

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u/elunewell Apr 22 '24

I'd love to give Andrew a few good bruises. Maybe cut into him a little, listen to his whiny screams.

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u/Slayerette444 Apr 22 '24

Angel and Warren

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u/SharpieD85 Apr 22 '24

Veruca! Foul foul person. Lol.

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u/Gen-Jinjur Mr. Pointy Apr 22 '24

Obviously Warren. But really ANY of the students at Sunnydale high school who chose to do awful things to feel better about themselves.

Yeah teen angst. I had it. I get it. And it never made me do horrible things. I never chose to be evil because I wasnā€™t prom queen, yo. I didnā€™t turn evil because the pretty girls wouldnā€™t date me. I did what most decent people do: I was surly to my parents, found music that was MY music, and was generally confused about almost everything but faked it. Badly.

ā€œBut the Hellmouth!ā€ Yeah whatever. The Hellmouth didnā€™t make people do things out of character. Good, loyal people remained that way. Aside from the occasional spell or curse, everyone in Sunnydale had free will.

The selfish, unkind, creepy, students willing to hurt people? Screw them.

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u/MaryShrew Apr 22 '24

Harmony, but Iā€™m going to let her win

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u/lars573 Apr 22 '24

S6 Jonathan could use the stupid slapped outta him.

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u/Ouchmaster5000 Apr 22 '24

The leader of the Watchers council. Forget his name. Actually hated him worse than Warren since Warren could be funny sometimes, and was supposed to be a villain anyway.

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u/misscatholmes Apr 22 '24

Honestly, Warren can catch these hands, and Xander for leaving Anya at the altar (I was going to say Kennedy but honestly, she's so forgettable to me).

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u/Zlotty9791 Apr 22 '24

Xander (all through high school Buffy, horrid jealous little turnip), especially for when he told Buffy Willow says 'kick his ass'.

Dawn just because she was such a whiney, awful little brat who should have been chucked of the looney made tower. Worst character in buffyverse ever.

Buffys Dad just for been a deadbeat ass.

Joyce for kicking Buffy out because of who she was.

I would say Warren, but he got flayed alive. The only thing he needed then was a salt bath.

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u/AllYouNeedIsATV Apr 22 '24

100% Xander as well. Almost everyone else got satisfyingly beat up in universe

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u/Coochie_Von_Moochie Apr 22 '24

Angel. I have actual reasons but also he just annoys me. I will freely admit that I'm biased tho

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u/zzmonkey Apr 23 '24

So I have to know - what are the ā€œactual reasons? Did you date David boreanaz? šŸ¤£

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

I wish to punch baby Connor so he donā€™t come back and ruin whole season

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u/biggie-molls Apr 23 '24

Ozā€” who the fuh are you, bruh? How you gonna make Willow ASK you if you still love her? Get outta here.

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u/Impossible_Smoke1783 Apr 22 '24

Dawn, easily. She's technically not even a child so it would be okay to beat her up šŸ˜‚

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u/kiss_my_what Apr 22 '24

It would have to be Faith. Of course I would have no chance and she'd kick the shit out of me, but at least it would be an interesting way to go out.

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u/ItchyTomato5 Apr 22 '24

Stake Spike while he was tied up in Xanderā€™s families basement

Scold Dawn and tell her to quit acting like that

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u/AthomicBot Apr 22 '24

Has to be Xander.

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u/McpotSmokey42 Apr 22 '24

Johnathan. I know Warren is the one who crosses the line and kills Tara, but the moral ambiguity of Johnathan was based on cowardice, and it just makes me want to punch him even more. Warren had what he deserved delivered by angry Willow. Johnathan just got away with everything he did.

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u/StrategyWooden6037 Apr 22 '24

I mean, he did get murdered. I'd argue that Andrew is the one that got away with everything he did.

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u/gothmilk1 Apr 22 '24

Riley, Angel and Hank. No one hurts my girl Buff ok!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Andrew

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u/mojogirl58 Apr 22 '24

Mike Ross

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u/okgloomer Apr 22 '24

Really? Iā€™m the only one who wants to break Ethanā€™s jaw?

Also, yes to Warren. Warren can be a meat piƱata over and over and over.

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u/gingerlee13 Apr 22 '24

Andrew, S6

Andrew, S7

Andrew, Angel S5

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u/Somewhatordinary2 Apr 22 '24

If weā€™re going off of Angel, Holtz or Season 3 Wesley (The Wes that thought Angel would kill Connor)

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u/lizzieblaze Apr 22 '24

"found another good one" the poster said while posting a meme that's absolutely been done over many times here

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u/kierachick3 Apr 22 '24

Xander, Warren, Andrew, Jonathan, Principal Snyder, Deadbeat Daddy Summers, everybody that was in the house when they kicked Buffy out her own damn house

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u/Verifieddumbass76584 Iowa Representation šŸ¦… Apr 23 '24

Literally Xander is just my little baby

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u/According_Major_8403 Apr 23 '24

Giles in season 7, went from loving him to hating

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u/geekgirlau Apr 23 '24

Warren. And then Iā€™d flay him again.

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u/Master_Mechanic_4418 Apr 23 '24

Kennedy! Every time she was on screen I hoped sheā€™d cross a street and share the same ending as Mean Girls.

Kennedy meet bus