Who do you think was the worst friend in Season 6?

It occurs to me that Giles didn't like Buffy needing him in season 6, but he got all bitter and drunk when he thought Buffy didn't need him in season 4!
 
Why did Willow and Tara not help contribute to paying the bills? They were living at the house, using the electricity, using water, eating food, etc. Why was it left to Buffy to pay the bills?
 
DeadlyDuo said:
Why did Willow and Tara not help contribute to paying the bills? They were living at the house, using the electricity, using water, eating food, etc. Why was it left to Buffy to pay the bills?
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Didn't they? It's never stated that they didn't pay the bills, and I always assumed that they did. I mean, they lived there, right? Why WOULDN'T they pay the bills?
 
Guy said:
Didn't they? It's never stated that they didn't pay the bills, and I always assumed that they did. I mean, they lived there, right? Why WOULDN'T they pay the bills?
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Exactly, yet we never see them mention having a job in which to earn money to pay the bills. Buffy has to work at the doublemeat palace to earn enough money yet Willow and Tara seem to just swan about the place at leisure.
 
DeadlyDuo said:
Exactly, yet we never see them mention having a job in which to earn money to pay the bills. Buffy has to work at the doublemeat palace to earn enough money yet Willow and Tara seem to just swan about the place at leisure.
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I assumed they used their dorm rent to pay (since they weren't sleeping in their dorm anymore). And Willow and Tara weren't just slacking, they were students.
 
Guy said:
I assumed they used their dorm rent to pay (since they weren't sleeping in their dorm anymore). And Willow and Tara weren't just slacking, they were students.
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It's possible I guess. Still, why didn't they try and get a part time job to get extra money, maybe an evening one which gives them time for class and to do their homework. It just seems like they left Buffy to struggle financially.
 
DeadlyDuo said:
It's possible I guess. Still, why didn't they try and get a part time job to get extra money, maybe an evening one which gives them time for class and to do their homework. It just seems like they left Buffy to struggle financially.
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I always assumed they just did what they could, and Buffy simply had to do her part too. We obviously see Buffy struggle more, because she's the main character and she's struggling with depression, but I doubt that Willow and Tara just let her work her ass off while they weren't doing anything.
 
They must've been paying the bills whilst Buffy was dead, so why did they let her work in the doublemeat palace? I get Buffy wanting to contribute to the bill paying but they could've at least given her the chance to find a decent job. It seems like Buffy only worked at the DP because she needed cash fast to pay the bills, yet if Willow and Tara were already doing that, why was there such urgency for Buffy to find a job?
 
DeadlyDuo said:
They must've been paying the bills whilst Buffy was dead, so why did they let her work in the doublemeat palace? I get Buffy wanting to contribute to the bill paying but they could've at least given her the chance to find a decent job. It seems like Buffy only worked at the DP because she needed cash fast to pay the bills, yet if Willow and Tara were already doing that, why was there such urgency for Buffy to find a job?
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Because Willow and Tara didn't have ENOUGH money, so Buffy needed to pitch in too. And I think that Buffy's urgency to get the Doublemeat Palace job was because she put it off to the last minute, and then was suddenly like "damn, how did I not take care of this already?" It seems like the kind of thing that Buffy would do in season 6. Don't forget, Giles gave Buffy money in 6x05, which gave her enough time to find a good job for herself, and yet Buffy didn't join the Doublemeat Palace until 6x12. Buffy didn't have any apocalypse to worry about at the time, so it's clear that she was just slacking off instead of trying to find a good job in time. She was just "going through the motions" instead of really trying to get her life together, so she suddenly found herself in need of immediate cash in 6x12.
 
Guy said:
Because Willow and Tara didn't have ENOUGH money, so Buffy needed to pitch in too. And I think that Buffy's urgency to get the Doublemeat Palace job was because she put it off to the last minute, and then was suddenly like "damn, how did I not take care of this already?" It seems like the kind of thing that Buffy would do in season 6. Don't forget, Giles gave Buffy money in 6x05, which gave her enough time to find a good job for herself, and yet Buffy didn't join the Doublemeat Palace until 6x12. Buffy didn't have any apocalypse to worry about at the time, so it's clear that she was just slacking off instead of trying to find a good job in time. She was just "going through the motions" instead of really trying to get her life together, so she suddenly found herself in need of immediate cash in 6x12.
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I didn't realise it was that far into the season, I thought it was earlier than that.
 
DeadlyDuo said:
Buffy has to work at the doublemeat palace to earn enough money yet Willow and Tara seem to just swan about the place at leisure.
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I love Willow and Tara, but they were a couple of Wiccan leeches. I never saw them contribute any money to Buffy; and I still don't understand how her minimum wage salary could possibly make a difference in keeping the house, bills, food, hangers-on, etc...but hey, its television.
 
Anyanka Bunny Killer said:
I love Willow and Tara, but they were a couple of Wiccan leeches. I never saw them contribute any money to Buffy; and I still don't understand how her minimum wage salary could possibly make a difference in keeping the house, bills, food, hangers-on, etc...but hey, its television.
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I think that's because Willow DOES contribute. Let's not forget that Tara leaves in episode 8 before Buffy starts her job at DMP. Willow clearly gives Buffy a hand babysitting Dawn, cooking, cleaning and as @Guy said offering her dorm rent since she doesn't live in the dorms anymore. Having another adult in the house to look after Dawn and take care of the household is big help considering Buffy's depression. It's much better than Willow not living there and having Buffy struggle with taking care of everything.
 
I would also like to add that going back to the dorms would be a much better offer for Willow. She could focus on her studies and live her life like any other 20 year old girl without worrying her head about Buffy being late and Dawn having a difficult homework as well as all the housework. But Willow stuck around to help Buffy! That's why Willow was living there.
 
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sosa lola said:
I would also like to add that going back to the dorms would be a much better offer for Willow. She could focus on her studies and live her life like any other 20 year old girl without worrying her head about Buffy being late and Dawn having a difficult homework as well as all the housework. But Willow stuck around to help Buffy! That's why Willow was living there.
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It could be argued that if Willow had gone back to the dorm, the household bills would likely be cheaper as there would be one less person using electricity and water and eating food. However Buffy did need all the help she could get so it was probably handy having Willow around.

Why didn't Buffy take the shark demon up on his offer to do freelance work? She'd get paid to beat demons up, something she was currently doing for free in her role as slayer.
 
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