Did Fred ruin the show?

[GreyWalker1958]

Ruin the show?? Far from it. She was a fine addition even upon the a certain customs matter that brought forth her demise.

How she and Illyria was handled post Buffy S9 on the other hand....smh

 

[Whirlwind]

Fred didn't ruin anything. She's a big part of why the show became as awesome as it did, and Amy Acker gave us one of the best performances of any Whedon show.

 

[GreyWalker1958]

That's the only time I really liked that character as well. When she was sleeping with that little dude and on the run and all. Those few episodes it started to feel like a real character and not just another character's accessory. Fred was passed around more than a collection plate at church. Angel, Wes, Gun, back to Wes, toyed with the idea of Willow, toyed with the idea of Knox. Hell, toyed with the idea of Spike even in Hell Bound. She just had to be paired with someone.

To be fair, Frillow sounds more interesting than Killow. Then again, Willow mistook Fred's friendly nature for flirting on her part

 

[AlphaFoxtrot]

Also, Fred is like ten years older than Willow is. Wil would want to party until 1 on a Wednesday, whereas Fred has to wake up early the next day to grade papers for her TA. I would also make a joke about Willow being into country girls, but as Tara's actual place of origin was never actually discussed...

 

[Cheese Slices]

I wouldn't say Fred ruined the show, but the show certainly ruined Fred.

 

[Priceless]

Fred was an interesting addition to to the show, but she became a bone for Gunn and Wes to fight over. Did we ever really have a Fred-centric episode?