Was a new Slayer called when Buffy died at the end of season 5?

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When Buffy sacraficed herself for Dawn at the end of season five, was a new Slayer called? Or do we never find out? Sorry if there is already a topic about this.
 
Hehe there are about 20 threads on this but don't worry 😀 If you search the cemetery you'll find a few 😉

And there are many opinions on this, I'm not answering the question, sorry, don't wanna get into a discussion about it, again 😉
 
Yeah you will find many different opinions on this, but the basics seem to be, no, there was no new slayer called because Buffy was not the Active slayer, the line was actually passing through Faith at the time, so a new slayer could only be called when Faith died, But somehow by season 7 the line has returned to Buffy, and upon her death a new slayer would be called, This could have had something to do with the way Willow brought her back, Possibly reinserting her into the slayer line, or creating a completely new slayer line? Then the question gets asked what about the time she Flat lined in season 6? If the line was passing through Buffy since the start of season 7 there should have been a new slayer called, yet to our knowledge there never was...
 
Can't find an exact date for this, but it appears to be sometime between Season 5, and Season 6.

New Vampire Slayer Wanted?
by Charlie Mason

Where's the Watchers Council when you need it? Historically, every time that one Slayer is killed on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, another is magically drafted for active duty. Heck, back in the first season, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) only stopped breathing for a matter of seconds before a successor, Kendra (Bianca Lawson), was dispatched to Sunnydale. So, after Buffy spent the entire summer pushing up daisies, how come no new Slayer has been called to arms? Has the show forgotten its own mythology?

"We actually have an answer for that," executive producer Marti Noxon tells TV Guide Online. "It's a technicality. The reason [Buffy's demise didn't activate another vampire hunter] is that when she died the first time, a Slayer was called, so she's already had her replacement Slayer.

"It doesn't happen twice," she continues. "You only get one, and Buffy already did."

The fact that Kendra quickly kicked the bucket, and her next-in-line, Faith (Eliza Dushku), is behind bars makes no difference to the powers that be. "Since Faith is still alive," Noxon notes, "the line remains intact."
So, in other words, viewers shouldn't look for another stake-toting teenager to turn up in Sunnydale anytime soon "” at least not unless Dushku's burgeoning film career takes a dive. "It would take Faith dying for another Slayer to be called," Noxon says, "and since we can't get [Dushku] on the show, the odds of that happening aren't big."
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http://www.tvguide.com/News/Insider...B3-DC82-4525-AEC9-8CC555C6842D}&cmsRedir=true

This one is from Joss at a UK convention in 2001 after The Gift.

Why don't they just kill Buffy repeatedly, and get a band of Slayers?

Hopefully this will be the last time we kill her. The line runs through Faith. If you want a new Slayer you'll have to kill Faith.
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/speculator/zine/0206intr.htm

Damn though...I can't find the best one. I've read it on multiple occasions, and I'm pretty sure I've posted it on these boards at least once. It's from a media scrum with Buffy cast and crew. It took place between Season 5 and 6. In it Joss said once more the line could only pass through Faith, so another slayer couldn't be called from Buffy's death in The Gift, but he also said something like - the only way the 'only through Faith' rule could be changed' would be if the writers could think of a way to do it, and make it make sense.

Obviously they did think they did that, because in Chosen the slayer line does pass on without Faith dying.
 
nerd4hire said:
Damn though...I can't find the best one. I've read it on multiple occasions, and I'm pretty sure I've posted it on these boards at least once. It's from a media scrum with Buffy cast and crew. It took place between Season 5 and 6. In it Joss said once more the line could only pass through Faith, so another slayer couldn't be called from Buffy's death in The Gift, but he also said something like - the only way the 'only through Faith' rule could be changed' would be if the writers could think of a way to do it, and make it make sense.

Obviously they did think they did that, because in Chosen the slayer line does pass on without Faith dying.
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Yeah, i think you posted the Joss one here cause i don't go around looking at articles online and i remember a Joss comment along the lines of 'I say no, but wouldn't rule it out, if a Writer came up with a good enough story, i'd run with it..yadda yadda.'
 
Thanks for answering guys! I am so glad the question has been answered, it's been bugging me for ages! 🙂
 
This does beg a question that, although now rendered rather pointless by the events of Chosen, could have been raised by the Council after they became aware of the two slayer status.

Back in season three I wonder if any of the Council (many of whom were not always the nicest of people) considered taking Faith and causing her to temporarily flatline, thus activating a new slayer. After bringing Faith back to life they then could track the new slayer down, bring her in and repeat the process with her, until they had an army of active slayers.

Okay, "killing" your slayers might be a tad unethical but it does seem like something that they might have thought about.
 
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Thats a good point. And something I think they would do. After all they had the Watchers Council hit squad :)
The Watcher;395095; said:
This does beg a question that, although now rendered rather pointless by the events of Chosen, could have been raised by the Council after they became aware of the two slayer status.

Back in season three I wonder if any of the Council (many of whom were not always the nicest of people) considered taking Faith and causing her to temporarily flatline, thus activating a new slayer. After bringing Faith back to life they then could track the new slayer down, bring her in and repeat the process with her, until they had an army of active slayers.

Okay, "killing" your slayers might be a tad unethical but it does seem like something that they might have thought about.
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Ha, I suggested that very same thing on this board a while ago and was shot down by quite a few people....not sure which thread...
The biggest argument that people had was that the Council wouldn't kill a Slayer..well I beg to differ.
Way I see it if the Slayer dies, another is called, or thats how the council would see it anyway, so why not flatline them....its not like death is assured and surely more than 1 Slayer is a good thing.
 
Of course they would do it. They had those hit men type guys that took FAith away. They werent nice guys. If they have them on their side, they're capable of a lot!
 
Absolutely! There would be no sense in purposely and finally killing your slayer but if they could be certain that they would be able to bring them back before it was too late I think they would do it. The Watchers Council (especially those at the top) often made it quite clear that the slayer was little more than a weapon to them and so if they knew of a way to increase the power of that weapon then I'd say they would give it a chance.

As long as they knew for a fact that they could bring each slayer back then I have no doubt that they wouldn't hesitate to use them in this way.
 
Im actually surprised they didnt do this to FAith. They wanted Faith locked up (or something) so its not like she was any use to them anyway.
 
Who says that somebody didn't have that in mind for her anyway?

Maybe not even with the intention of bringing her back either. A locked up psycho slayer was useless but kill her and activate the next one and you have two powerful weapons in the fight against evil again. Makes you wonder exactly what the Council had in mind, doesn't it?
 
Well I always assumed they were going to kill her. Those guys were too mean to not be killers. After all they wanted Angel dead.
 
They had to have had a plan regarding Faith. As you have said, it's useless to have a Slayer locked up. She's not their 'intrument' at that point, so why did they keep her around?

Maybe there was some foresight into the events that happened in season seven, changing the Slayer line? Perhaps they were privy to it, and that's why they kept her around?
 
Didn't the council guys say they were going to bring Faith to England for her to face 'trial'.

maybe the trial was to see if they could transform her back into a useful slayer, and if not then kill her thus activating a new one.
 
Posted by Black Eye Guy
"But somehow by season 7 the line has returned to Buffy, and upon her death a new slayer would be called,"

This is not true. Faith was still the active slayer in the last season. It was just a mess up by the writers.
 
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watcher1006
And not a big deal anyway.
slayerpower said:
Posted by Black Eye Guy
"But somehow by season 7 the line has returned to Buffy, and upon her death a new slayer would be called,"

This is not true. Faith was still the active slayer in the last season. It was just a mess up by the writers.
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What was? I know that Buffy believes her death will call a new slayer.
 
The only indication that Buffy was the active slayer in season 7 is when she said so. I don't think that is true at all. She was wrong.
 
And the fact that the first had no problem killing Faith. But he wouldn't kill Buffy?

Also you can't just say "Thats a mess up of the writers" It was mentioned loads during the season, so it wasn't a mistake. They are not stupid, they wouldn't have had her say it over and over again.

Also if the writers write it, it has to be taken. They are the ones who make the show, it's not for us to edit out the bits we don't like!
 
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