Buffy the Bank Robber

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One of the most controversial plot arcs of Season 8 was the revelation that Buffy robbed a bank. So controversial, in fact, that even people who've never read the season still talk about it - although some of them may be hazy on the details of how and why she did it. That's where this meta comes in.

Simply put, what I plan to do here is re-tell the whole story of that particular plot arc, which spread over at least a year of storytelling, all in one place and with everything laid out clearly. I'm particularly aiming this at people who've not read S8, or gave up reading, but are still curious to find out what's been going on in a story which Joss Whedon considers to be the canonical continuation of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'. ;-) Of course, people who are reading the season might also find it of interest as a recap.

I'm trying to be fairly neutral here, and describe what happened rather than provoke a debate on whether or not it was a good or in-character plot development. Though debates have a tendency to happen anyway when it comes to controversial things, which is kind of the point.

If anyone is interested in a similar summary of one of the other season arcs, feel free to suggest it in the comments and I'll see what I can do. I don't, however, plan to write anything on the plotlines which are still ongoing, at least until after the season is over and we know how it ends - so that means I won't be writing about Buffy and Angel or Spike here. Consider this post a haven from the Spuffangelight wank if you like. 🙂
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Interesting meta on Buffy's bank robbing written by Stormwreath:

StephenT - (Meta) S8 Guide: Buffy the Bank Robber
 
I agree with the above post.

Of course, my real fear for this season, that was actually reinforced by that essay, is that Buffy, our beautiful, heroic, moral Buffy, really is in character. That I can't just blame it all on bad, OOC writing. That this really is the Buffy I grew up with and learned to respect.
 
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I think people in real life make mistakes, learn from them, and under pressure make them again. Look at Xander, for example, he asked Amy to do a spell that went wrong in S2, he'd learned his lesson as we've seen in S3 <i>Lover's Walk</i> when he chided Willow for doing magic reminding her of his luck. And then, years later, he'd summoned Sweet -forgetting the lesson he'd learned years ago.

Buffy, now, is under a lot of pressure, she has so many slayers under her charge, she has to feed them and clothe them. And Stormwreath's essay explains her motives much better than I would.

Besides, a Buffy who makes mistakes is much more interesting than one who doesn't. 🙂
 
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I think people in real life make mistakes, learn from them, and under pressure make them again. Look at Xander, for example, he asked Amy to do a spell that went wrong in S2, he'd learned his lesson as we've seen in S3 <i>Lover's Walk</i> when he chided Willow for doing magic reminding her of his luck. And then, years later, he'd summoned Sweet -forgetting the lesson he'd learned years ago.

Buffy, now, is under a lot of pressure, she has so many slayers under her charge, she has to feed them and clothe them. And Stormwreath's essay explains her motives much better than I would.

Besides, a Buffy who makes mistakes is much more interesting than one who doesn't. 🙂
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Good point. Though, a lot of people have theorized that Xander just covered for Dawn bringing on Sweet's music...
 
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