Future slayers?

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I may be new to this, but I was just wondering why (in the opening episode for season seven) does Buffy try to teach Dawn about being a slayer?

Isn't being a slayer something that you can't be taught? I mean you can teach how to do backflips and punch, but you can't teach accelerated healing and wickedly fast speed.

Is the slayer something that anybody can do? If so, it's not that special of a job is it?
 
No, anyone can't be a Slayer. Men especially because, well, "One girl in all the world." lol. I don't think just any female can be a Slayer, potentials aren't even close either. I'm probably wrong, but in the Buffy Movie Joss made a point out of showing how more advanced a Slayer is by throwing a knife at her head and she could catch it. No normal person could do that, not even the potentials.

I think Buffy was trying to teach her the common basics. Being a Slayer for 8 years she knew the job well, probably better than a lot of past Slayers because she's lived it for so long. Someone may say "just go for the eyes" on enemy, but Buffy may know from experience that (just using example i dont know if it's true) by going for the eyes it takes your focus off the right side of your body or something. She was trying to teach Dawn how to fight as a Slayer, someone built for the job as Faith would say, instead of letting her try and fight like normal people would.
 
Also I think Buffy wants to teach Dawn, because Lessons is the first episode of Season 7, and in Grave, the last episode of Season 6, there are these two bits -

Dawn looks up with a determined expression as her monster prepares to attack her again. Buffy is still being kept away by another monster, looks toward Dawn with alarm.

Dawn ducks as the monster grabs for her, and does a somersault-roll past it, landing by her sword. She grabs the sword, gets up, and stabs the monster in the chest.

Buffy watches with amazement.

Dawn swings the sword again, slicing off the monster's head. It falls down dead.

Buffy stares.

DAWN: (holding up the sword, tiny smile) What? You think I never watched you?

Buffy still looks amazed. There's a very brief moment of quiet. Then more monsters start to appear. Buffy and Dawn back up, and end up back-to-back facing the monsters, each holding her sword. They begin to fight.
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then

Cut to the cave. Buffy walks forward slowly, looking around. Dawn follows.

DAWN: I ... I think it's over, Buffy. (Buffy sitting down on a coffin) The world's still here.

Dawn gives a deep sigh of relief, then looks over at Buffy again.

Buffy bursts into tears, not looking at Dawn.

Dawn scowls.

DAWN: (sarcastic) Sorry to disappoint y-

She pauses, looks at Buffy again. Buffy continues sobbing.

DAWN: Wait, is ... is that happy crying?
BUFFY: (sniffles) Yes, dummy. (looks at Dawn) You think I wanted the world to end?
DAWN: I don't know. (uncertainly) Didn't you?

Buffy stops crying, looks at Dawn in dismay.

BUFFY: Dawn ... I'm so sorry.

Buffy gets up and hugs Dawn, begins crying again.

BUFFY: (crying) I'm sorry.

Dawn hugs Buffy, rubs her back.

DAWN: It's okay, Buffy. It's okay.
BUFFY: No. It hasn't been. It hasn't been okay.

Buffy pulls back to look Dawn in the face.

BUFFY: But it's gonna be, though. I see it.
DAWN: See what?
BUFFY: You.

Dawn looks touched.

BUFFY: Things have really sucked lately, but it's all gonna change. And I wanna be there when it does. (starting to cry again) I want to see my friends happy again. And I want to see you grow up. The woman you're gonna become. Because she's gonna be beautiful.

Now Dawn gets a little teary as well.

BUFFY: And she's going to be powerful.

Buffy turns around, back toward the coffin.

BUFFY: I got it so wrong. I don't want to protect you from the world. I want to show it to you.

She turns back to Dawn again.

BUFFY: There's so much that I want to show you.

They hug again, smiling. Cue slow music: "The Prayer of St. Francis" by Sarah McLachlan.
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Yeah, shes just teaching her to be able to defend herself and kill some bad guys. If everything was left up to the slayer, they'd get through them a lot faster. It helps to have some civilian participation.
 
Chasing Cordy said:
I may be new to this, but I was just wondering why (in the opening episode for season seven) does Buffy try to teach Dawn about being a slayer?

Isn't being a slayer something that you can't be taught? I mean you can teach how to do backflips and punch, but you can't teach accelerated healing and wickedly fast speed.

Is the slayer something that anybody can do? If so, it's not that special of a job is it?
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Even if you are not the Slayer (that means, you don't have the mystical Slayer-powers), you can still fight evil... and you would pretty much use the same weapons. I guess it would be more correct to say that Buffy was teaching Dawn how to be a hunter... like Gunn, Holtz, and Justine.
 
Mr allycat your right just cause your not a slayer doesnt mean that you can fight evil.
 
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