You only want 10 reasons......damn.....
Kennedy was obnoxious, rude, arrogant, pushy, presumptuous, uninteresting, plain, 1 dimensional, boring and uncharismatic thats 10 for you.
Now thats not the actors fault, Iyari Limon did the best with what she was given(PLUS....have you seen her...yummy).
Now as a Tara fan, people may assume i disliked her due to her Willow relationship, and truthfully, yeah, part of me hates that.
Tara, for me, was not just a love of Willow's life, like Oz, she was THE love. To see Willow move on so quickly after her death, just felt wrong. Now i'm not suggesting Willow stay celibate for life, but Kennedy was 'with' Will within 6 months. Now i know that people have different times to mourn the lost love and relationship, BUT for us viewers, the writers didnt give us enough time.
Hecks, in Conversations with Dead People its evident that Willow is in no way ready to move on, but just two episodes time, she has this Kennedy character flirting(again not an issue) but its only a couple of Epis ofter that, inwhich Willow and Kennedy kiss(The Willow Turns to Warren piece of Crap).
Now Kennedy as a character OUTSIDE Willows relationship still annoys the holy heck a doodle doo out of me.
She wasn't particularly liked by anyone, there was no visible screen time where she even attempted to ingratiate herself with the group...just Willows panties...and the second she saw the gang go one way, so did she...Kennedy was a sheep.....
When Buffy left, she thought she would rise in power among the collective. Why?
What possible reason could she believe her opinion mattered in this group. She wasnt even a Slayer. All she was, was the lover of the Slayer she just helped oust's best friend. Faith had every right to cut her down to size.
Dang i hate that Witch*
LadyLavinia while you do raise interesting points, some of which i will go along with, i do have some issue with some, and your subsequient rebuttal.
1. She wasn't another version of Tara
That was one of the reasons i was hoping to actually Like Kennedy when i knew of her. The idea of Willow experiencing the full range of the Gay world was interesting, i mean Tara, though IMHO transcends sexuality to just being perfect, isn't a true representation of Gay culture, but, and i partially loathe myself for saying it, falls in the Stereotype Lesbian bracket.
I was hoping Kennedy would be something edgy...What a waste of so much potential...hehehe...i made a funny....lol
She was a strong-willed person who did not hesitate to pursue what she had wanted.
I dont think so. I believe she was stuck up, from a rich back ground where she believed she had a right to everything she wanted. This isn't will, its the hypocrisy of wealth, as we know she came from a priviledged background. She shows no sign of being strong willed to me, just ready to go with the group.
3. She was capable of great compassion.
In a limited way she did show compassionate skills, but i could never ever justify the use of great.
4. She was flawed and very interesting
Flawed yes, as is every other character on the programme, but interesting, again nothing showing. She showed all she was interested in was sex and the slaying, nothing more....one of the downsides of so many potentials...no back story really.(writing issue not the character to be honest)
5. She was a kick-ass Potential, who became a kickass Slayer
Well again, she rose in the ranks to a level of team leader, but we never really got enough time of her combative side to attrribute kickass to her, i mean, the only one i could claim kick ass would be Amanda, and thats because she showed her potential before any training.
6. The didn't become some bland, near perfect character that many fans had demanded that she should have been./QUOTE]
You are very correct, she became this bland uninteresting character that fans demanded dead in the finale, just so she would be apart of something interesting.
7. She was a loving partner to Willow.
From her many faults, the character did seem to genuinely care for Willow, and had she been developed more, and it been even just 6 months later, i, and many others, would possibly have accepted her.
8. She was not embarrassed about her sexual preference.
You are correct, and this was one of the things i was hoping that would be targeted.
But you make a comment later about Willow not being the same because in season 4 she was nervous about telling her friends, nee Family.
There is no point there. Willow did tell them relatively early on in her realisation. Its one of the hardest things in the world to tell someone something like that, no matter how close you are, for fear of rejection. Buffy even initially proved those fears accurate with her immediate reaction to Willow, she was nervous and edgy. From season 5 i would say that Willow was definately in the 'I'm Gay and Proud' catagory.
9. She was a charasmatic character who made a lot of friends.
Don't mean to be rude, but what show were you watching. Her relationship with Willow kinda made her stand out of the group. Not a Scoobie, but above the potentials. She didn't have screen time with people other then Willow really. No one said they disliked her granted, but no one seemed enamoured by her either...obviously except bad timing Willow.
10. She questioned Buffy's authority and didn't become a mindless pushover.
Only because the group had. If she really wasnt a push over then why, when Faith told her to shut it, did she whinge behind closed doors. No she only had the courage of her convictions WHEN she had back up.
Sorry all....i ranted
