So, Helpless....what the?

I definatly think it was all about control. Like many people have said, Buffy was forming her own opinions and thinking for herself, so as a result the Council were losing some of their control. Even their test for Giles was about control. A Watcher who has a fatherly relationship with his slayer is less likely to just blindly send her into any situation the Council may order.
 
It is likely that the 'unworthy' Slayers were killed during the Cruciamentum. However, this was a necessary winnowing process, from the Council's stantpoint. Compare the brutal training given military recruits the world-over. Deaths during training exercises are commonplace.
 
Vampmogs said:
Well Dru's mental condition from when she was a human carried on to when she became a vampire, so it makes sense his would to.

Though on the otherhand becoming a vampire cured Darla of her sickness so it's a little inconsistent.
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Darla was only physically sick though. When a person is sired, their body dies, ergo, physical sickness is not an issue. However, the demon fuses with and perverts the person's mind, personality and memories. That's why insanity carries over and the physical illness does not.
 
WhiteHat said:
It is likely that the 'unworthy' Slayers were killed during the Cruciamentum. However, this was a necessary winnowing process, from the Council's stantpoint. Compare the brutal training given military recruits the world-over. Deaths during training exercises are commonplace.
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No, in real, modern military units, deaths during training exercises are most certainly NOT commonplace. Military personnel represent an asset far too valuable to be squandered irresponsibly. Safety during training is of the highest priority. The mere fact that the Watchers' Council took the lives of their Slayers to be so insignificant, to be an asset to be thrown away so casually, is as perfect an illustration of their outdated policies and methods of training as the antiquated weapons that they armed their Slayers with.
 
This epp always makes me sad for B cuase the stupid council and seeing SMG act helpless IMO sold the ep for me.

I totally agree with WA on the whole killing slayer at 17 before the independant stage.
 
I am just watching season 1, and I wonder if this "tradition" happens a lot, because Buffy wasn't suppose to live past 16, and look what she went through to live. Makes one wonder about the validity of this test.
 
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