What would you have changed about Kennedy?

[Anyanka Bunny Slayer]

Having her on the show. She did not belong.

She was a nasty, spoiled, entitled, sexual predator.

Had a man done the things she did he would have been justly condemned.

She is not a training officer. She an abusive brat who gets off on power. She drives a girl to suicide.

She forces her way into the bed of a grieving widow WHO SAYS NO. She shames Willow into accepting her attentions.

Willow had a psychotic break (the spell activating Warren) because of how guilty she felt. Willow only changed because of her feelings. Amy did not determine the form.

The message is either: it is ok for women to be abusive sex predators OR lesbian relationships are unhealthy and that is ok.
(Or maybe both)

Uhm, no. Maybe joss actually hates lesbians? The relationship is homophobic in my opinion.

Maybe Joss needed to tear down or kill his lesbians?

Willlow went from whiny and insecure to arrogant, murderous, whiny and insecure... But she still does not deserve the shoe-vomit that is Kennedy!

And Kennedy's first words on the series were to disrepect Buffy. I will never forgive her for that. You walk into the house of your protector and the first words out of your mouth are insults? She goes downhilll from there. She should have died instead of Amanda.

I really detest Kennedy.

She's absolutely hateful.

 

[twoslayers]

I don't especially hate Kennedy. And I'm not sure I'd consider her relationship with Willow abusive. Yes Willow is grieving, but she's a grown woman who can make up her own mind. Is Kennedy pushy? Yes...but she still gives in to Kennedy's pushiness. If Willow had outright shut her down and stuck to that, Kennedy would probably have left her alone. I don't love the pairing, but that's only because I don't think they have much chemistry, and they have next to nothing in common. TBH, unless Oz could have come back, I'd have kept Willow single in Season 7 and kept Kennedy as just the potential we focus on more.

 

[garfan]

I don't especially hate Kennedy. And I'm not sure I'd consider her relationship with Willow abusive. Yes Willow is grieving, but she's a grown woman who can make up her own mind. Is Kennedy pushy? Yes...but she still gives in to Kennedy's pushiness. If Willow had outright shut her down and stuck to that, Kennedy would probably have left her alone. I don't love the pairing, but that's only because I don't think they have much chemistry, and they have next to nothing in common. TBH, unless Oz could have come back, I'd have kept Willow single in Season 7 and kept Kennedy as just the potential we focus on more.

If Willow was able to just shut a person down it would have changed her relationship with every other character

Oz coming back would have been the exact opposite of what the writers wanted because they wanted to make sure no one could say Tara was a phase

 

[hoponlilmama]

I don't especially hate Kennedy. And I'm not sure I'd consider her relationship with Willow abusive. Yes Willow is grieving, but she's a grown woman who can make up her own mind. Is Kennedy pushy? Yes...but she still gives in to Kennedy's pushiness. If Willow had outright shut her down and stuck to that, Kennedy would probably have left her alone. I don't love the pairing, but that's only because I don't think they have much chemistry, and they have next to nothing in common. TBH, unless Oz could have come back, I'd have kept Willow single in Season 7 and kept Kennedy as just the potential we focus on more.

It was a mistake to give Willow a love interest in s7 - considering the events of s6. She was on the warpath after Tara died and caused so much destruction. And months later she's in another relationship after trying to end the world?

If the writers really wanted to make something happen, it should've come right towards the end of the season. Maybe in End of Days they could share a first kiss, and show the audience a potential blossoming romance.

Aside from Kennedy being abrasive, they have zero chemistry.