MonkeyPants
Townie
Contrary to popular opinion, I really liked Kennedy. She was tough, knew what she wanted, was strong willed, and willing to take on the challenges and sacrifices of being a slayer, even if that meant dying in the process. I realise that these are a lot of the reasons others don't like her. A lot of people seem to dislike Kennedy because of the whole 'she's not Tara' thing, but I don't see it that way. If it wasn't for Kennedy, Willow would have been sitting around all sad and mopey, and who likes to see sad Willow? It's too heartbreaking. And Kennedy had the time and energy to give Willow the support and confidence she needed to pull off the spell at the end. Not saying the others wouldn't have wanted to help her out, but they all had their own issues/jobs/complications to deal with and at that stage no one was really in a position to give a lot of time and energy to Willow. I think she was a hugely important element in the season.
Washburne
Well said. :)