People You Were Sad to See Go...

[TheChosen]

I was wondering how everyone felt about all the people that had to part with the show over its course of Seven Seasons. Was your heart broken when Tara was shot, or when Oz left. Maybe Joyce or even Jenny Calendar. Who did you want to come back and never see go but did?

[Revan]

Tara Tara Tara.

My favorite character since I watched s6. Loved her. Got depressed for a week after finishing s6. I'm still hoping she will come back. After all she would have already if it was not for amber benson not being available. Seriously you think she would be available. Heaps of Tara lovers hate her now because she stopped tara coming back to life.

Still she might come back in s8 she already was supposed to once Joss might fit it in there somewhere

[Charles]

Anya because I liked her character.

Joyce, then Oz.

[BangelFan2202]

I can't vote because I missed seeing Oz, Joyce and Tara.

[ThePoet's<3]

I miss Oz... Sweet, quirky, CUTE Oz...

Season 8 spoiler...
Can't wait for when he shows up in Season 8!!

[oneslikeme]

oz for me too! i loved his character so much and was extremely sad to see him go, especially the way he left.

[smashed]

Tara.

I loved her. Amber did an amazing job portraying her.

:(

[TheChosen]

Well, there is something i found about Tara that just made me smile. She was just a good and happy person who did not deserve to die. But yet, when Anya died, who i had liked for a long time (most hilarious quotes or times ever on the show came from her), I didn't really care. It was weird - it almost seemed natural. And i laughed! it was just plain weird, but i miss both!

[vampmogs]

Oz.

One of my favourite characters and I liked him boat loads more than Tara. I also really enjoyed his werewolf storyline and enjoyed his relationship with Willow, as well as his interactions with Buffy and Xander. It was really sad to see him go, and kinda surreal. You always expected him to return or run back in, in the last minute and he never did.

[Thomas]

I voted for Riley. I always wished he decided to stay, even if he and Buffy weren't together. I think they could of thought of some very interesting storylines involving him, especially in Season 7. He could helped a lot when it came to training the SITs. Plus, it would have given Xander a male friend, which he really needed.

[Nina]

Cordelia, I know that she is shipped over to Ats and that was great because I love the friendship between her and Angel. But really, I missed Cordelia so much ...

They never killed one of my favourite characters on BtVS ... I felt more for the people who stayed behind than for the people who died. So I was never really sad to see one of them go ...

I also like Oz much more than Tara, so that is maybe a reason to vote for Oz ... but I never really missed Oz.

[Matt]

Can't there be another option for All of the Above?

Well all of them except for Riley and I suppose it depends which Oz departure we're talking here because the one from Wild At Heart is better than the one in New Moon Rising, although they're both good.

Anyway out of all of them I'd say Oz was the one I hated see go the most because he was one of the best characters, such a cool guy with the werewolf hiding beneath the surface and he was just an interesting character to observe, that and his thoughts in Earshot, he was just a great character. I mean, both his departures brought tears to my eyes and I'm not much of a cryer, the one from Wild At Heart got me more though, mainly because of Willow's crying, but Oz's too and also the "Don't you love me?" line.

Next I'd say it was Tara because she died in the episode that got me hooked on the show, but when I saw her die it didn't mean much to me at the time because I didn't have a clue who she was, for all I knew she'd only been in the show for that one episode, but after seeing her character develop throughout seasons 4-6 I grew to love her and the relationship she had with Willow, I just wish she'd popped back up.

Next I'd say it was Anya because although it was the last episode it was sad to see somebody come from so long ago and die right at the end, especially when the ex-demon is killed over the human who has no fighting experience whatsoever, unless you count old D&D games. It was just sad the way she died too, she didn't get much of a death scene.

Then I'd say Joyce because she provided the show with one of the most dramatic episodes, it was just amazing to see the Scoobies react to something that was natural and that couldn't be stopped, that and the acting is just that extra bit better, especially Sarah's. Also, it was so unexpected that Joyce was going to die until you saw the scene at the end of I Was Made To Love You or had read spoilers.

Lastly is Jenny Calendar because I liked her character and the way she was still trying to help even though she'd lied to everybody that it was sad to see her die, I just wish she'd been mentioned a bit more in the later seasons.

[Retrograde]

Tough call for me between Oz and Jenny Calendar, but I went with Oz. The way he leaves is so heartbreaking, but leaves possibility for him to come back, and when he did come back my heart got broken all over again :(:(

But Giles & Jenny were definitely my favourite couple of Seasons 1/2. I cried like a baby when she died!

[Veverka]

I was probably more devastated by Anya's death than anyone else's, or equal to Tara, at least, but when Anya died it had a nice finality to it- dying in the finale was quite okay, in a way, subtle in its tragedy.

Tara, on the other hand, I wanted back, all the time. :heart:

[Fehmina]

Oz, then Tara.
they were great characters and we should have seen more of them. Especially Oz.

x

[Shasta]

I was saddest to see Anya go, followed probably by Oz. In different ways, Scooby partners ended up being damaged as much as the Scoobies, and I felt Anya was like that. There is something to Buffy’s warning to Satsu! Anya was devoted to Xander, and even if it was kind of in an unhealthy way, she did try to help the Scoobies and be a good girlfriend, and first she was dumped (in her mind), then killed. That’s a really simplistic summary, but I just really would have liked to see Anya get some happiness. I just loved her character.

I also loved Oz, but there’s some comfort in knowing that he didn’t die.

[Weredog]

For me, it's definitely when Oz left in "Wild at Heart." Three sentences:
Oz was one of my favourite characters.
Willow's breakdown was heartbreaking.
Chris Beck's theme for Willow and Oz was his best. :(

[lara]

I was very sad to see Oz go, I think that he and Willow were great together!! I was so sad for Willow, and thought that the scoobies didn't behaved like good friends in that situation, they didn't show her much support. That always bugged me. :(

Second, I think, Tara. She was a great character. I like that Willow always had great and sweet relationships. The third would be Joyce, mostly because of the way she went away, with that sickness and all, and at such bad time. :cutecry:

[skinless]

Oz was the Saddest Person to leave the show. It was great tom see him come back at least for one episode.

[Weredog]

Can I ask who the hell voted for Riley? I thought this thread was called "Who were you sad to see go", not "who did you pray to god would leave". ;)

[Retrograde]

Can I ask who the hell voted for Riley? I thought this thread was called "Who were you sad to see go", not "who did you pray to god would leave". ;)

:lol: This made me laugh!

I didn't vote for him, but I was actually quite sad to see Riley leave. I got pretty attached to him, the 'normal' boyfriend of Buffy's. I think he was incredible, and Buffy was the one at fault in their relationship, and in the end he recognised that and wanted to let her live her life better than he could have lived it with her.

[Boltmaiden]

Yeah i some ways all of the above. I mean I think it was time for Riley to leave but I still found it sad that he never knew that Buffy figured out that she was treating him badly and came after him. He really was a good guy and really loved her.

I voted Oz cause I always miss him and his departures broke my heart. Second would be Jenny, I really liked her and Giles loved her and seeing him so heartbroken:cutecry:

But both Tara and Joyce's death's were shocking and just sad, both were caused by real life occurances, not magical ones thrusting reality back at you and reminding us that no matter how powerful are heroes are, they can't save everyone..even those closest to them. Plus they were truly good people which always makes the death worse.

[Gibbs505]

Anya, really sad to see her killed. She was a great character.

[buffyholic]

My first choice goes to Joyce. She was so sweet, one of the few parental figures that was a positive influence and her death was such a shock.
Second choice goes to Tara. I really loved her, so sweet and just the perfect compliment for Buffy and it was too bad that she died, after they got back together again. Her last words chill me: "Your shirt".
Third choice is a tie between Joyce and Oz.

[fitri]

I can't vote either. It's a tie between Joyce and Tara.

[BlasterBoy]

Okay, so I would've put Anya, but I didn't miss her, due to it being the last episode.

I chose Jenny Calender. I'm really sad to see I'm the only one voting for her. I really wanted to see how she would've adjusted to non-high school life, like Giles. I wanted her and Giles' relationship to get really serious, and by Season 4, I wanted them to live together, not stupid Olivia that was in, like, one eppy. Calender was needed, IMO, and I was really, really sad to see her die. She was awesome.

[Gibbs505]

Jenny and Oz where my second and third choices!

[Hekate]

Tara's death is the only one that can make me just as sad now as it did when I first watched it. The show hasn't been the same for me, and Kennedy is a poor substitute. All of the deaths and breakups are unfortunate, but I miss Tara much more than the others.

Of course, I didn't miss Anya at all until I started reading season 8, because she died at the very end, and so it didn't really matter.:(

[Dipstick]

My man Oz is my favorite character on this list. But still, I had to vote for Joyce. Oz is a great, funny character, but Joyce's death meant the end of Teen!Buffy. It was Joyce's death that sucked the fun out of Buffy's character. It turned Buffy's mythic struggles with tremendous foes into the Season 6's picture of Buffy battling the blahs. Making Buffy in charge of fixing pipes and disciplining Dawn made Buffy more bossy, less fun, and significantly less exciting. Joyce may not have been the funniest, most exciting character, but in the background, she kept the gears running smoothly in Buffy's life. And for that, I missed Joyce a great deal.

[SparkleLobster]

Oz was my favourite character so I was sad to see him go. I thought his and Willow's proper goodbye was just the saddest thing. He's just the best character ever and I always hoped he'd just pop up. It would have been better if after Tara, Oz had come back rather than Kennedy- there was so spark between those two, whereas between Willow and both Oz and Tara there was great chemistry. Even if I did slightly hate Tara for taking Oz's place. ;)

I cried for ages during the episode where Joyce died. Esp. Anya's struggle to understand why human's die like they do.
Jenny's death was well made, but the character wasn't one I was that fond of. Glad they chose her rather than Oz :)
Anya's death in the final episode was sad, but more because she got so far and then she just didn't make the battle, but it didn't seem that sad, although her character was awesome.

I didn't hate Riley, he just didn't click that well.

[bella]

oz oz oz
i loved him
he was so good for willow

[Theresa Marie86]

I missed ALLL of them. Specially Joyce. I cried and cried when Joyce died.:cutecry: I equally was upset when they all left though.. to be honest.

[buffyholic]

When Oz left, it was devastating too! He was perfect for Willow, when she was still in "guyville".

"Don´t you love me anymore?"

That Willow line breaks my heart.

[melmel333]

okay so ive been watching the seasons with anya the last few weeks, and it got me thinking. everything she does is just so incredible. she talks about like and love in a totally unique perspective.
she talks about the ability to make children and how beautiful that is. she talks about getting old, she talks about marrying and being in love til shes wrinkly. yes i no she had a good long life, but she wasnt really living. she was a demon full of hate and confusion. she never got a chance. she had all hope for love taken away twice in her couple thousand year life time.
so when i realized how and when she died it made me really sad. to no she never got to experience anything normal and happy. and she died saving the world, even tho she could have very well ran away, but she just couldnt abandon her "friends"

poor anya.

[TheChosen]

Anya, well - lets just say although not the smartest gal around. She always had a solution, even if they involved sacrficing innocent people sometimes, but the point is she was always there for the scoobies, and I miss her so much. It's just so unfortunate she had to die at the very end. Anya....we shall miss you so....

[AlienEeeter]

I voted Jenny for a bunch of reasons.

The first was who killed her--Angelus finally making a move was a huge deal. Second, both Giles and Buffy were completely crushed by this death. Third, it set up uber suspense about whether or not they would find the spell (after that episode I switched over to all yellow floppies). It was a big turning point for the second half of season two, I'd say the 3rd most important moment after the events of 'Innocence' and 'Becoming' Now I want to watch season two.

Tara, Oz, and Anya are the next big ones. I've always been neutral on Riley and Joyce had started to drift away from the show anyway...

The other characters I really missed were P. Snyder, Jonathan, and Ethan.

And when Larry died. I liked him.

[†DarkWillow†]

It was a HUGE toss-up between Tara and Anya. I cried soooo hard when Xander was calling Anya's name and she was just laying there all bloody and dead. And seeing Willow holding Tara's body and just going "Tara?! Baby? Baby, c'mon! Please! NOOO!" was very depressing as well.

[†DarkWillow†]

Can I ask who the hell voted for Riley? I thought this thread was called "Who were you sad to see go", not "who did you pray to god would leave". ;)

:xd This made me laugh too! I never liked Riley, and I wasn't very sad to see him go either. I totally agree with you.

[Willow's Tara]

Hmm, I say Tara and Anya, I was sad to see Joyce go too and Jenny too later in the seasons (Since Poor Giles didn't have any other love intrest after her)

[Jenni Lou]

I happen to really like Riley unlike most fans. But for this poll I had to go with Oz. 'Cause he was fun and I so adore Seth Green and his delivery and performance was fantastic. He was indeed monosyllabic but he always had such a straight face with he we fearful or ecstatic or sorrowful. He was just a neat character and I was sad to see him go.

Too bad his reprisal in New Moon Rising gave way to such a sucktastic episode. :/

[molly13]

I picked Tara because her death was immediately after she got back with Willow so it was so sad. I felt so bad because things were starting to turn around in a good way for them. I also was sad when Joyce died and The Body always makes me cry. Pretty much all of the characters that left I miss in different ways.

[RuFio]

I really liked Jenny. Her relationship with Giles was so wonderful, but never had time to progress. I would have loved to see where their relationship went after the high school blew up and giles was unemployed etc. But her death did play a huge factor in the buffy/angel/giles dynamic and it's all for the sake of the story in the end. But I still wish Giles got to be with her :(

Joyce is my second choice. She was a lovely character and although she was around for 5 seasons, we never really got that deep into her character, which is a shame.

[Angelize]

It's got to be Oz for me. I didn't really like Tara's character, and I think it was a mistake to let Willow go lesbian I thought her and Oz should have stayed together.

[trueblue]

Oz was actually the reason i began watching the show so it was sad for me to see him go however at that stage i was already so inthrawled in what was happening with willow and tara so the loss of oz wasnt as bad then, but overall it has to be either tara or anya tara because i love willow and i thought it was a bad idea to kill her even though dark willow was kinda cool and anya because if the show is ever revived our comic gold shall be gone :cutecry:

looking at that list and seeing joyces name makes me remember the body:( joyce was sweet that was really sad

[eveee]

Oz, for sure. He's so much of a big character in my eyes. I was utterly heartbroken when he left, I cried. And, then when he came back and left again. Aaaah, I miss that boy. Then, Tara. : (

[Bloodsucker]

I voted Joyce because she often added to the humour. I found her a very likeable character.
(I've only seen it 'til season 5, so maybe my opinion will change later on, but for now her death was saddest to me. I liked Oz but don't miss him so much, and I like Tara but not so much that knowing she will be killed upsets me immensely... for now.)

[doubleshiny]

I was sad when Anya got killed because there was no mourning period like there was with Tara. It was a battle, she died, her body got left there, that was it.

[deathrider]

Joyce Summers immediately springs to mind here. She was one of my favorite adult characters in the show and I was heartbroken when Buffy walked into the house and found her lifeless. It Body and the following episode (which I can't think of the name for at the moment) were very hard to watch.

[assydingo]

Tara.

Most seem to think Oz was off'd to quick but his mysterious nature was his defining characteristic. I think Joyce and Anya served their purposes and I don't see how they could have gone on much further.

[EyeballKid]

Oz.

Although I always liked Tara, I never became really invested in her. This is to no one's fault, she was just a generally weak character. Not weak as in poorly-conceived or portrayed, but as in a doormat. I'm not a big fan of those characters. And of course, as soon as she gained confidence and had become pretty interesting: bang! Silly Joss.

Riley was boring. 'Nuff said.

Joyce's death was a bummer. But it was so expertly handled that I wouldn't trade the moment. Far too dramatic and traumatic (in terms of audience emotion and character resonance) to not have been killed.

Anya I was sad to see go just because her death felt so pointless. I can't say as though I ever yearned for more Anya, or was uber-sad to see her go, but I can say I was sad to see how she went.

And, honestly, I think second on my list goes to Jenny Calender. I think her presence could have been very interesting for the plot. Very untapped, methinks. Plus it gave the big hurtin' to Giles, which is always bad. But sadly, she had a perfectly set-up exit.

EDIT: I just logged in and posted under a name I forgot I had registered. Huh. Anyway, I'm "bknick" and will now be returning to that SN :)

[assydingo]

I think part of why I don't miss Jenny is that I want Giles for myself. <.<

[bknick]

Haha! Then I think you have a bone to pick with one Ms. Olivia Whatsherlastname of Wheredshecomefrom, England.

[assydingo]

Is she in the comic? What is she doing to my Giles? ;_;

[vampmogs]

Is she in the comic? What is she doing to my Giles? ;_;

Nope Olivia isn't in the comic :roll:

Giles hasn't been in the comic that much so far. He's been with Faith but are set to appear again in a few issues time.

[Bloodsucker]

I agree, it would have been interesting to see if Jenny might have earned herself a regular place among Buffy's friends, and how the relationship between her and Willow would have developed once Willow improved in witchcraft.

[assydingo]

Oh... okie dokie. I'm only up to the second volume so I wasn't sure.

I hate how slow the volumes come out... I know sometimes it's because the artists have to redraw the issue and/or recolor it but I don't think that's why. Is it?

[deathrider]

I agree, it would have been interesting to see if Jenny might have earned herself a regular place among Buffy's friends, and how the relationship between her and Willow would have developed once Willow improved in witchcraft.

I was never really a fan of Ms. Calender, so when she died I was more upset for Giles then I was for Jenny herself. I didn't miss her at all, I just felt sorry for that fact that Giles had been left on his own again. Especially since it was so soon after finding her in the first place.

[bknick]

I was never really a fan of Ms. Calender, so when she died I was more upset for Giles then I was for Jenny herself. I didn't miss her at all, I just felt sorry for that fact that Giles had been left on his own again. Especially since it was so soon after finding her in the first place.

I too felt more for Giles than Jenny, sadly. As a character, Jenny had more potential than what she was given. As a plot tool, well, she did marvelously. :xd

[buffyholic]

And what´s more amazing for me, is that the more I see the series, the harder it gets to lose all of those characters, including Jenny. The death of Jenny gave way to one of the best Buffy episodes: Passion.

[Zosimos]

For me it was Joyce, then Tara.

I'll probably be the only one to say this, but though he's not in the poll, I hated to see Jonathan go too.

[debbiefm]

I think it's hard to choose cause they all contributed in their way to making the show what it was/is. I'm actually sad for all of them for the following reasons and they are in the order I miss more:

Oz - Such a great character, from his deadpan humour to the way he made Willow feel about herself and to the way he just accepted the whole slayer/monsters are real thing like someone had just told him some ordinary run of the mill thing. Love him.:heart:

Anya - I just loved to watch how she struggled with human emotion, especially Joyce's death, how she says what everyone else feels and think that there is nothing wrong saying it. I also think she was just perfect for Xander.

Tara - For all I loved the OZ/Willow relationship I also liked Willow/Tara. Tara was an extremely likeable character with good values and without her death, no Dark Willow. I also think she help Willow become more confident in herself as well.

Joyce - Yeah I agree that her death caused Buffy to grow up a lot but I think we got to see a more stronger Buffy as a result. I liked Joyce because she was really the only adult in the show who was, for want of a better word, normal and I think she tried to keep Buffy's life as normal as she could. Plus her death also gave us one of THE best episodes in the series, in terms of acting.

Jenny - I really would have liked to have seen her character develop a bit more. I feel as if we never got time to see the real her. I also liked her relationship with Giles, cause it gave us a chance to see a more carefree side of Giles.

Riley - Sad because it took so flipping long to GET rid off him:D Yep he was boring and I couldn't really have seen their relationship lasting long anyway. Partly because they weren't right for each other. Buffy needed the monster in her man as Spike said, and Riley always came over as needy.

[deathrider]

I'll probably be the only one to say this, but though he's not in the poll, I hated to see Jonathan go too.

Hmmm, I never even thought of poor little Johnathon. He was never really a main character in my eyes (even though his was a member of the Trio in season 6), but I've always enjoyed his input into the show (in episodes like Ear Shot and Superstar for example). Looking back on it, I guess it was kinda sad to see him go, but it was worth it to give way for the Storyteller episode which really brought some flavor to Andrews character.

[assydingo]

I'm a little surprised Oz is winning. He was impossible not to like but... I can't think of anymore the show could have done with him. Plus after him came Tara.

[vampmogs]

Yeah but Oz was flawed unlike Tara who remained very saintly pretty much throughout her entire run on the series. I think Oz's werewolf problems were really interesting, it set up some really great stuff between him and Willow throughout their relationship and for the character himself. Episodes such as 'Wild Things' in my opinion are really interesting and it'd be great to explore the wolf side of him some more, his character really feared the feelings that came along with it.

[Enisy]

I was actually really, really glad when Oz left in Season 4, because I wouldn't have to be subjected to that hideous werewolf costume any longer. He should fit in much better in the comics, where the artists will be able to shape and improve his werewolf form as they see fit.

[Slayer]

I thought it was really sad when Anya died. :(

[bknick]

I was actually really, really glad when Oz left in Season 4, because I wouldn't have to be subjected to that hideous werewolf costume any longer. He should fit in much better in the comics, where the artists will be able to shape and improve his werewolf form as they see fit.

And yet, still leaps and bounds and miles and galaxies above the wolfie costume from S2's "Phases."

Now THAT was hideous.

[Bloodsucker]

Yes, I agree, the werewolf costumes were sort of cheesy. The moment when Oz changes and his eyes go all black while his face begins to change is well done, though, in my opinion.
That aisde, I liked Oz for his quiet and slightly excentric way. Also, the Scoobies were left with just one male after that (except if you count Spike). (or is Giles a regular Scooby?)

[vampmogs]

To be perfectly honest I didn't hate Oz's costume in season four whatsoever, I thought it looked pretty good actually, and a new Btvs twist on an old classic. I agree whole heartedly that the werewolf costume in 'Pangs' was terrible and it needed some refining in 'Beauty and the Beasts' but by 'Wild Things' and 'New Moon Rising' I thought they had it down pretty well? I also thought the acrobatic stunts done along with the costume were fairly cool.

Werewolves are traditionally hard creatures to sell on flim though. Even big budget moves like ‘Underworld’ or ‘Van Helsing’ have some real trouble with them. I’ve never seen a werewolf I’ve thought looked *amazing* but I thought Oz’s (and Veruca’s) were pretty great in season four.

Regardless, the costume alone would never deter me from liking a character or make me go as far as wish they were gone :err: It's not as if his costume was any more ridiculous than anything Tara wore right? ;)

Yes, I agree, the werewolf costumes were sort of cheesy. The moment when Oz changes and his eyes go all black while his face begins to change is well done, though, in my opinion.
That aisde, I liked Oz for his quiet and slightly excentric way. Also, the Scoobies were left with just one male after that (except if you count Spike). (or is Giles a regular Scooby?)

I agree a lot about a male presence being needed. That's what I enjoyed about the earlier Scoobies really. The cast were move equally divided and it was nice to have Xander be able to freely converse with another male whom he actually liked. Giles was generally too old, or rarely there in socialising scenes, hence, the Scoobie’s discomfort when Giles was being “brave” and joined them for a drink at the Bronze :roll:

[Bloodsucker]

Yes, this is why I didn't really count him - because he is "too old". Would be the same if my boss, who I'm very fond of (and who sort of looks like Giles actually, especially when Giles wears those roudn glasses he has at the beginning :)), came to join the assistants while they were goofing around and stuff. Giles just sort of doesn't fit into the group in some situations.

The werewolves in Underworld were quite well done, in my opinion. Those in Van Helsing... well, I liked them better than the Oz costume, but they bounced around like monkeys. :)

[deathrider]

Giles was generally too old, or rarely there in socialising scenes, hence, the Scoobie’s discomfort when Giles was being “brave” and joined them for a drink at the Bronze :roll:

"It's been ages since I've been to a gig." :roll:

I agree that Xander could have done with more male friends throughout the course of the series. He seemed to get along well with Riley, as they were seen wrestling around and joking in season 5, but I don't think Riley was ever a true Scooby. There were plenty of times in the earlier seasons where Buffy and Willow would be hanging out and conversing about how hot this boy or that boy is. It would have been nice if Xander had a male friend that he sit around with and talk about hot chicks.

[bknick]

Yeah, I have to agree on the female quota in the latter half of the series. Not that I dislike any of the characters who were introduced, but only one male in the Scoobies did seem like a rather jarring dynamic at times.

Poor Xander with no one to have a manly beer with...well, at least anyone that he liked.

[SarahLou]

Between Oz and Tara... But i prop miss Oz more, just for his randomness :)

But then again there is anya who you could always rely on for a fabulous quote and sometimes she made an episode for me!

Nope.. I'm sticking with Oz!

[Obsessed]

Of course I was sooo sad to see Tara and Oz to go. And I KNOW I am alone in this I was majorly bummed Riley left. I still am bitter.

[bknick]

And I KNOW I am alone in this I was majorly bummed Riley left. I still am bitter.

I think you may be alone. I, personally, think Riley was one of the single best "people" ever on the show. As a character, however, his niceness got old. For the show, I'm very glad that Riley left. As he bored me. But I think I would be good friends with him were he a real person.

I mean, even when they tried to make Riley unlikable he just came off as misguided in that sad-slighty pathetic, "you need to venture off the farm but let me give you a cookie for your pain" way.

[urbanlegend23]

I voted for Tara. I would've probably been more sad about Anya's death, though, if there were more episodes following it. Because it was the last episode and Joss is so eager to happily wrap it all up, we're not really given any grieiving space for one of the show's best characters. But Tara's death and Willow's actions following it are just tragic and heartbreaking.

[vampmogs]

Of course I was sooo sad to see Tara and Oz to go. And I KNOW I am alone in this I was majorly bummed Riley left. I still am bitter.

Nah you weren't the only one, I was sad when he left to, I really liked his character. He wasn't my favourite, not even in my top ten, but he was a great character regardless, I don't understand why he gets bashed so much :(

[prayer]

I voted Anya. I really like her as a character and a loveinterest for Xander. I tihnk her death was kind of useless since it was the last episode. I also hate the fact that xander never saw her, or could say goodbay. It felt like they just had to kill someone so then they killed Anay. Couldn't they killed Robin or maybe Kennedy instead?

[urbanlegend23]

If they killed either of them, it wouldn't have been a happy ending for Faith or Willow, and it wouldn't let their characters come "full circle". Willow wouldn't be able to move on as a "goddess" having to suffer another loved one being killed, and Faith wouldn't have been able to get her "surprise" thus would continue seeing men as toys.

I think the main reason Joss killed Anya because Emma Caulfield wasn't interested in coming back in any future possible spin-offs or anything. Kind of a hollow death for a great character - though her death was visually shocking and well-done.

[vampmogs]

I think the main reason Joss killed Anya because Emma Caulfield wasn't interested in coming back in any future possible spin-offs or anything. Kind of a hollow death for a great character - though her death was visually shocking and well-done.

I don't think her death was hollow at all. It depicts the reality and the tragedy of war, people's lives are lost, they don't get the big epic glorious send off, Joss' message was that death isn't glorious, that it's brutal and that war destroys a person. That's the message he intended to get across really, here's a character we've come to know and love, her quirks, her passions how she interacts with others, and then she's brutally cut down and just like, she's gone. I thought it was fantastic. Because that's life, that's reality, all those people who loose their lives in wars such as Iraq or WWI or Vietnam were people with family and friends and their own quirks and they can be senselessly snuffed out with one bullet or one knife.

It's also fitting for her character's entire serial arc really. She's come to love humans and she gives her life for humans. She makes reference to running away back in 'Graduation Day' when there was an apocalypse but this time she's sticking around because she believes humans are worth fighting for, it's something she's never done before, it had nothing to do with Xander or saving her own ass.

[becky119]

Tara Tara Tara.

My favorite character since I watched s6. Loved her. Got depressed for a week after finishing s6. I'm still hoping she will come back. After all she would have already if it was not for amber benson not being available. Seriously you think she would be available. Heaps of Tara lovers hate her now because she stopped tara coming back to life.

Tara was supposed to make an appearance in season seven in the episode "Conversations with Dead People" talking to Willow. Amber Benson didn't want to do it because she didn't want Tara to be portrayed as evil, even if it was only the first using her image. That's why Joss used the dead poetry girl.


I was sad to see a lot of characters go.

Jenny because she was just so good for Giles. She was definitely an interesting character for the show and it was always fun to watch her mess with Giles. It's always frustrating how Joss destroys couples as soon as their happy.

When Oz left what affected me more wasn't how much I loved his character, it was how devastated Willow was. When she was wandering around crying and almost gets hit by the car, I just felt for her so much. Although I was also glad in the long run that he left because Willow found Tara.

I felt bad when Riley left, but I think it was better because it allowed for Spike to slide in. It hurt Buffy, but I think it was necessary.

Joyce's death was really upsetting. I cried during the Body at so many different times. I think what made it so devastating was not only how comforting it was to have her around, but it forces the realization that parents die.

Anya's death was upsetting, but I liked how she went out fighting.

[Bloodsucker]

By the time Riley left I actually was glad to see him go bcause I was getting annoyed with him. :lol: I originally liked him (during most of Season 4), but then there were a couple of characteristics about him that irked me and came out stronger later, mainly in Season 5 - like for example his behaviour during the appearance of the Queller Demon (not informing his friends and working with his old Initiative pals behind their backs), and that he wasn't ready to deal with Buffy being stronger than he was. Men usually side with men in relationship conflicts, that's common knowledge :lol: but in this case I have to say that cheating on his girlfriend just because of his own inferiority complex and then blaming her for it is an extremely poor excuse.

[Bloody Billy]

Johnathan was sad.
But its Tara all the way.

I would have picked Anya Because I loved her allot. But she left at the end So I never had to deal with the void.

Really though something should be said about the massive Void Giles left when gone most of season 6.

[Bloodsucker]

True, since Anya dies at the very end there is no void she leaves behind, so in a way she doesn't really count here. :)

Interestingly I didn't miss Giles much, but this probably was because I knew he would be back.

[buffyholic]

I also knew Giles would be back, so I´ve never really missed him much. Someone was talking about Jonathan, and I was really sorry when he was gone. Sure he was bad in S6 but never totally bad and his death was sad, especially after his speech of how he missed highschool and even the people who made fun of him. That shows that he´s outgrown that phase of being angry about highschool.

[Bloodsucker]

Jonathan never got his chance to redeem himself, as I expected he would. But I asume that because he was fairly ready to redeem himself, the First decided he had to be gotten rid of. Andrew was much easier to manipulate. In a way it is a pity that Jonathan never got his chance; I would have liked to see what he would have done. But then again, there are others I missed a lot more, so it did not matter that much to me.

[Chamber005]

Hm. I have a problem with Anya and Oz being in the same poll. I mean, I *missed* Oz the most, but Anya friggin DIED. It's like if you had two friends. One was your *best* friend and one was just a, ya know, "friend". If you had a choice between the *best* friend moving away or the "friend" being lopped in half by a friggin sword, which would you choose?

Or, to the point, which one would you then "miss more"? The best friend who moved away, or that chick that you just totally let get murdered because your *best* friend totally pays for everything when you two go out?

You're horrible. Just...shame on you.

A vengeance demon just can't get a break.

[cliomiao]

I was sad for all of them leaving (especially Anya dying) except for one.. Riley! I remember watching the episode where he left when i was 10 and i was at a friend of mines house... She was crying and begging to the tv for Riley not to leave, while i felt just glad he was finally gone.